Ice Pack or Heat Pad:Â How do you treat an injury?
Do you know when to use an ice pack and when to apply heat to an injury? Your chances of a speedy and uncomplicated recovery are increased if you use the right therapy. Whether you’ve rolled your ankle while walking the dog, or woken up with a stiff neck- how you treat […]
All you need to know about lower back pain.
Symptoms
Lower back pain symptoms include any combination of the following:
• Difficulty moving that may affect most daily activities
• Pain that also refers down one leg (rarely both) and usually not past the knee
• Pain can be sharp and muscles surrounding the pain area can be very sore to […]
Massage for pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpel tunnel syndrome affect 1 in 3 pregnant women during pregnancy.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by the compression of the median nerve at the wrist.
Carpal tunnel syndrome affects one in three women during pregnancy. It is most common during the second and third trimester. Symptoms can include:
• Numbness […]
Posture: Connecting The Dots
What does posture mean to you?
Does it bring back memories of sitting in the classroom and being told to sit up straight? Are you exhausted just thinking about it? Let’s keep it simple.
Posture is not just a structural concept of standing uncomfortably in one position; it’s actually about promoting better function. Posture […]
IVF Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the most commonly used complementary therapy used in combination with IVF. Used predominantly to increase success rates, it is also useful in helping support couples as they go through this challenging process. While acupuncture works to aid implantation rates and subsequent healthy pregnancy in assisted conception (IVF), IUI and Clomid […]
Taking the fear out of pregnancy massage
As a massage therapist I’ve notice that many women shy away from pregnancy massage due to fear of harming their unborn child. Some women fear that massage, especially in the first trimester may cause them to miscarry. Whilst pregnancy massage is safe and very beneficial for most women it is not always […]