"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa
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Dr Andrew Taylor Still, an American medical doctor and surgeon, founded osteopathy in 1874. He is widely considered the first physician in the Western world to have treated each patient as a whole, while searching for the cause of dysfunction rather than treating the symptoms. D D Palmer enrolled in Still’s osteopathic school in 1894 and founded chiropractic the following year. Read more
Somewhere around the sixth month of your baby’s life he or she will experience uncomfortable sensations as new teeth begin to push their way through the sensitive gum tissue. This can be a difficult time for the whole family. While some babies sail through the process with a minimum of fuss, others seem to suffer for days on end. What can a parent do to help? Read more
The essence of great rugby is the handling and passing of the ball, movement and anticipation, skills possessed by the best players in the world. There is of course another side to the game – physical contact in the form of tackles that can make the eyes water just from witnessing the ferocity of the impact!
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Q: Whenever I have any physical aches or pains, I’m never sure who to consult – an osteopath, a chiropractor, a physiotherapist or a body stress relief consultant. Who does what, and how do I choose? Read more
Rugby often seems to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Don’t do further damage to the sport’s good name by being an “ugly parent”. No one likes an embarrassing sideline incident, especially in front of young kids. More often than not these episodes are due to the ‘Ugly Parent Syndrome”, which is justifiably dreaded by all referees, associations and participants in sport. Read more
Osteopathy was founded in 1874 by Dr Andrew Taylor Still, an American medical doctor. One of Dr Still’s students was Daniel David Palmer, who founded Chiropractic in 1895. The association between Dr Still and Dr Palmer is not usually mentioned in accounts of the history of chiropractic. Despite these early links, osteopathy and chiropractic are now quite different. Philosophy, treatment objective and diagnosis
A philosophy shared by osteopathy and chiropractic is the importance of the integrity of the spine in ensuring good health.
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The term colic is derived from the Greek kblikos, meaning ‘in relation to the colon’. Infantile colic is a very common disorder, defined as distress or crying in an otherwise healthy infant that lasts for more than 3 hours a day, for more than 3 days a week, for at least 3 weeks. The cause is unknown. Read more
How to stay healthy while those around you don’t Each year, particularly around this time, the common cold strikes, setting off a storm of sneezes, sore throats and aches and pains. In the meanwhile there’s an onslaught of flu doing its rounds, bringing fever and fatigue to the masses. While it’s almost impossible to escape exposure, you can take steps to stop these viruses from knocking you out this winter. Read more
When Gabriel was 3 weeks old, Kerry was at her wits’ end. He had begun crying uncontrollably: before, after and between feeds. Nothing she could do would calm him. She consulted a paediatrician, who diagnosed colic and prescribed Donnatal and Panado. Neither of these had any noticeable effect. Kerry tried changing Gabriel’s formula, which made a small difference, but, she says, “The really big change came the morning after his first osteopathy treatment.” It was on the advice of her mother in-law that Kerry contacted Dr Guy Ashburner when Gabriel was almost 5 weeks old. Her mother-in-law had been treated by him after breaking her ankle. Read more
FEELING crushed by the doom and gloom of the global crunch? Aching back? Before you pop a tablet you may want to consider osteopathy as a means of diagnosing the problem. Read more
