Advice for fathers with a new born baby – New Dad Tips – New Father Tips

Advice for fathers with a new born babyBecoming a father can be an exciting and overwhelming experience..Take care of yourself. Keep an eye on your lifestyle, driving and your risk-taking. Your baby needs you for a long time. Being a healthy…

Jaw Pain Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Jaw Pain Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction - the jaw joint in front of the ear dysfunction is characterised by pain in the jaw joint and surrounding tissues and limitation in jaw movements. The TMJ is a muscular joint and muscular dysfunction…

Never lift and twist – Rotational deadlifts – Windmills

“Avoid repetitive lumbar flexion as it has been shown to be the damaging mechanism leading to herniations as the nucleus inside the disc breaches the annulus layer by layer with progressive delamination of the layers.”(Callaghan and McGill…

Osteopathy treats Fibromyalgia

Osteopathy treats Fibromyalgia which is a disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain, joint stiffness, and fatigue. The condition is chronic (ongoing), but pain comes and goes and moves about the body due to turmoil of the central nervous…

Combating the effects of Birth Trauma – Natural Birth – Caesarean Birth

Being born is a pretty strenuous experience for both mother and baby, and the strain on baby in particular can produce a range of post-birth problems such as colic, poor sleeping patterns, excessive crying and so forth. Paediatric Osteopaths…

Frozen shoulder syndrome

Frozen shoulder syndrome, or adhesive capsulitis occurs when the tissues surrounding the capsule of the shoulder becomes inflamed. This causes the tissues to thicken and eventually bond with each other leaving the sufferer less able to move…

Say Goodbye to Neck and Back pain for Good

Our backs and necks are perhaps two of the most neglected areas of our bodies. Statistics show that more than 80% of people will suffer from back and neck pain at some point in their lives – a number too high to ignore. Charlene Yared-West…

Injury to -The Springboks – Rugby Injuries

Mending the Springbok machineAn international rugby player’s body is a finely tuned machine that has taken years to condition. The Rugby World Cup is the greatest challenge any rugby player faces. Running out onto the rugby field under…

What is Osteoporosis?

With more than four million potential osteoporosis sufferers in South Africa, it’s time we stood up and paid attention.Osteoporosis is more serious than you think, affecting over 200 million women worldwide; most women don’t know they have…

Growing Pains in Children?

Can growing be painful? Do you remember being told by your parents that the pain you were experiencing was a ‘growing pain’? Believe it or not, your parents were probably right. What causes growing pains? Dr Guy Ashburner, an Osteopath…