Health

A lockdown in response to a pandemic will impact the daily lives of everyone. Protecting your physical and mental wellbeing is essential in helping to keep us safe, and adapting to rapidly changing times. Each person will have a different response to the situation, and remember it’s okay to have feelings of stress, anxiety and …

In the UK, 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are detected each year, with more than 2,500 people dying annually. Although treatment is improving, the rates of the most fatal of skin cancers, malignant melanoma, is rising faster than any other common cancer.Here we share the essential tips for prevention and early detection of skin …

Physical inactivity is a major cause of disease and disability for adults, but a brisk 10-minute walk every day can make a difference to your health. A new Public Health England campaign, Active 10, is encouraging people to steadily increase their exercise each day. Each 10 minutes of exercise is known as an “Active 10”. …

Underestimated to say the least, we work hard, train hard – why not ‘sleep hard’? Quality sleep is important to not only recharge our batteries but plays a vital role in tissue repair from injuries and aids rehabilitation. It’s a misnomer that more treatment equals faster healing. Its true our bodies possess a fantastic ‘in …

Like adults, children can suffer from back pain as a result of a variety of lifestyle activities, also like adults, there are number of things that parents and carers can do to prevent issues arising. If your child does complain of back pain, it is important to seek advice from qualified professionals, such as an …

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 …

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 …