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How to Avoid Shin Splints

Are you a runner? Do you suffer from shin splint pain? It seems logical that the stress on the shins would increase with more challenging terrain or running on a gradient, but this might not

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Fee for osteopathic treatment

Cost of appointments

No price increase this year !! I did not increase my fee for treatments between April 2018 and April 2022 It is now £50 for an initial appointment; £45 for a follow-up

I think this is extremely good value for

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS

OPEN FOR BUSINESS – As an allied health professional, I am permitted to stay open during the lockdown, as long as I wear PPE and observe good hygiene protocols

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Genes and low back pain

My patients sometimes ask me if back pain can be inherited. Apparently, heredity accounts for 40% of back pain and up to 80% of intervertebral disc degeneration.

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Medical Herbalist in Hessle

I’m very excited to announce that the excellent Medical Herbalist, Bryony MacFadyen, is now working with me at Sheridan House in Hessle

It was wonderful to have the Nutritional Therapist Jolanta Zdral working here. However, in

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Osteopathy for Back Pain

I don’t want to give the impression that back pain is the only thing that osteopaths treat – I have patients coming to see me with tennis elbow, rotator cuff problems in the shoulder, sciatica,

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New Year’s Resolutions

The time has come around again for our New Year’s Resolutions. How many people I wonder succeed in visiting the gym more often, or changing their diet, drinking less, losing weight? Just as we have

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Remarkable Women in Osteopathy

As someone who once gave a presentation on women in osteopathy, I was fascinated to see the new documentary “The Feminine Touch”, made by WEDU PBS in the US.

It’s currently available to view free online, here’s the

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