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Lisa Ives Osteopathy
GOsC Registered Osteopath
The Office for National Statistics report that 35 million working days are lost each year to musculoskeletal issues in the UK alone. Habitual poor posture can contribute to daily aches and discomfort in the workplace and beyond. Whether you work at a desk or have a more manual occupation, your job may expose you to …
30 minutes of daily exercise (enough to make you warmer and breathe harder, whilst still able to have a conversation) can help reduce the risks associated with circulation problems and falls. It can also improve mood. This might include activities such as dancing or brisk walking. Arguably one of the finest forms of excercise is …
We can all at some stage pick up a ‘dreaded’ injury – if your car wasn’t running smoothly you would take it to a garage to be checked. So why not treat yourself as you would your car? There are an enormous array of injuries seen in clinic on a daily basis, of which, the …
Cramp can be described as a muscle spasm, an involuntary contraction of one or more muscles where they suddenly shorten which causes pain. Cramps generally last around a few seconds but can last up to 10 minutes. They commonly occur in the lower leg but can be in the front or back of the thigh/arms/abdomen …
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are”Chinese Proverb I came across a fabulous article recently by Sue Fuller in ‘Yoga Magazine’ and thought I would pass part of her article on to you; in the hope it can aid your own relaxation in class or at home? Learning relaxation …
Our (Essential Health Therapies & Pure Pilates) recent combined “Functional for Life” workshop at the Old Basing Village Hall received great feedback. If you weren’t able to make this workshop don’t worry we’re working on another combined workshop for later in the year, or may be you’d like to try a 2 hour ‘Pure Bodybalance’ …
Last month Lisa Ives (Director of EHT) teamed up with Pam Steele (Pure Pilates) to present a workshop combination that was completely new and exciting in the Basingstoke and North Hampshire district. Our aim was to bring an innovative and synergistic workshop combining Pilates (mat/equipment)/Yoga/Tai Chi and introduce a new component ‘applied osteopathy’ which looked …
6-12th October 2014 see’s the launch of national BackCare™ ” Back In the Office” awareness week. Back pain is the leading cause of sickness absence from work. The financial burden is enormous – daily it costs the NHS 1.3 million, 13 million in disability benefits with it costing the UK economy 37 million. That’s 19 …
Or to give it the medical terminology ‘Lateral Epicondylitis’. This is a common condition that effects the outside of your elbow. It results from inflammation and micro tearing of the fibres in the tendons that extend your forearm. As mentioned you don’t have to be a sportsperson to incur this condition, it can arise from …