Green shoots

Green shoots

Sharing is Caring  “Everything heals”. Or does it? As we start to see the return of spring and the green shoots of renewal it is good to feel the familiar tingle of optimism. The body is a self-healing machine, and we’ve all recovered from enough injuries...
About Carers Support Centre 

About Carers Support Centre 

Sharing is CaringDo you care for someone who could not manage without your support? If so, you are a carer. Caring can be rewarding but also very challenging, both mentally and physically. Whether you’re caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail,...
Relative Robustness

Relative Robustness

Sharing is CaringRelative Robustness. This is a term I coined a few years ago to explain why we need to exercise and eat well, and it applies to all of our long-term health and also our immediate well-being as we enter cold & flu season. As long as we are more...
Wotton Health Tips: What Do I Need?

Wotton Health Tips: What Do I Need?

Sharing is CaringWhat do I need? This is the most common question we are asked; physio, chiro or soft tissue therapy? It is a complex question and a little bit of history is quite illuminating. Osteopathy was invented first by Andrew Still in 1870s as a response to...
What is inflammation?

What is inflammation?

Sharing is CaringInflammation is generally considered to be your body’s response to illness or injury but inflammation runs deeper than this – to fully understand it let’s look at some causes of inflammation; diet (not necessarily certain foods as we all react...