How To Correct Poor Posture – Slouching
common complaintsHABIT –BREAKINGThe ELLE beauty team talked four colleagues into breaking their worst habits…THE SLOUCHEROnline editor and features writer Jenna McArthur wanted to fix her poor posture and tried osteopathy by Dr Guy Ashburner on behalf…
Dance Injuries
common complaints‘The dance, just as the performance of the actor, is kinesthetic art, art of the muscle sense. The awareness of tension and relaxation within his own body, the sense of balance that distinguishes the proud stability of the vertical from the…
Pain pain go away – and don’t come back another day
common complaintsPain, pain go away – and don’t come back another day …Pain is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. It’s often caused by swelling of tissue, which creates pressure on nerves and leads to discomfort. Pain is a useful…
Pain pain go away – and don’t come back another day …
common complaintsIt’s amazing how little value we attach to a good night’s sleep. Rather than investing in a new bed or high quality natural bedding, we spend our money on fancy household goods, often neglecting our bedroom environment. However, statistics…
Repetitive Strain Injuries
common complaintsRepetitive strain injury has become a generalised term for conditions derived from repetitive actions. So the category ‘RSI’ suggests the cause or maintaining factor of the presenting symptoms, but due to its lack of accuracy is…
First Aid
common complaintsAs professionals in the treatment of pain and restrictions in the body, our team at Osteopathy Cape Town are experienced in working with all types of injuries.Osteopathy helps to attain better performance and reduce probability of injury by…
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
common complaintsPresents a message that animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. This cookbook…
Osteopathy Treats Repetitive Strain
common complaintsTOsteopathy Treats Repetitive Strain Injuries are the result of the recurring or overuse of muscles after excessive and repeated movements of certain muscles, for example in those associated with the overuse of keyboards, computers and cellphones.…
Osteopathy Treats Shin Splints
common complaintsOsteopathy Treats Shin Splints – Medial tibial Stress syndromeShin splints is a term given to pain, on the inside of the shinbone (tibia), the large bone in the front of your lower leg. Pain can vary in intensity from a mild soreness to a…
Osteopathy Treats Shoulder Pain
common complaintsOsteopathy Treats Shoulder Pain - Often strained in sporting injuries, or seemingly a problem coming for no apparent reason, the shoulder complex (and it is complex, including your upper ribs, the shoulder blade, the collarbone and the arm,…