Vitamin D and Your Body The recent great weather we've been having has provided us with with plenty of sunshine and this when healthcare professionals normally mention Vitamin D such as in recent news where they are encouraging more people to take vitamin D supplements especially...
Does Your Knee Make Noise? For some people they be can painful and for others they can feel fine but for a LOT of people they will experience cracking, crunching or popping sensation in their knees but what is it and what causes it? Crepitus This is name given...
Running Season is Underway? Whether your aiming for Rio 2016 olympics or just want to get fitter these few tips may help you get there: Good Place to start Initially when you start running your first aim will be to improve your endurance and the best way to...
Hands changing colour? Then read on! When the weather is cold it is quite common for people to look more pale as blood leaves the skin and tries to keep our insides warm. For some people though, the exposure to colder temperatures can cause a much more bigger...
Keeping things Moving! If you are ever experience a painful joint where cold therapy or hot therapy only provides short temporary relief then it may be time to combine them. Why use Both As discussed in the previous articles heat will open the blood vessels whilst the cold will close the...
Nothing Like a Long Hot Soothing Bath! Few would argue that having a nice long soak in some hot bubbly water is one of the best ways to relax! Whilst it may allow you to get away from the stresses and strains of modern life. The heat...
Being Cold Can Sometimes Help! As well as providing one of your 5-a-day and being popular vegetables found on your plate, a bag of frozen peas is often seen being pressed against a recently injured limb. Whilst it doesn't have to be frozen peas applying cold to certain injuries at the right time can be of great benefit. Why...
Bioavailability We are often told that a in order to stock up our bodies level of particular nutrients it best to eat plenty of a certain type of food as it is known to contain a high amount of that nutrient. Even though this may be the case, there is...
Answers to Massages BIG questions! Whether you are looking to try your first massage or your a frequent visitor to the massage table these 2 articles will of interest. Pressure how much is enough: https://www.painscience.com/articles/pressure-question.php In A Nutshell: Depending on your previous experiences, your preference and why you have chosen to have a massage the pressure...
TIME TO GET OUT THERE With the sky staying lighter for longer and the weather getting a little less colder it is time to come out of hibernation and start moving those joints and getting your blood pumping to help with all those aches and painful joints. Let us...