I recently attended the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy conference. I spoke with the President of the CSP, Professor Baronness Finlay of Llandaff, who is using her input into legislation to ensure that physiotherapy is at the heart of health teams where they can diagnose and treat patients efficiently. She is a fascinating and forceful lady … Read more
The RELAXBACK UK Show this week talks about Reflexology and The Bowen Technique. These are two complentary therapies that people often find helpful for musculoskeletal issues but do use them other issues. The NHS website has information on alternative and complementary and what those terms mean. It is worth a look if you interested in … Read more
The RELAXBACK UK SHOW this week has neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, Dr Rahul Jandial, giving advice on how to improve your performance at mental and physical endeavours. Also does driving give you a bad back? – an ingenious gizmo called the Shoft can help tp prevent getting back pain from driving and also make your car … Read more
The RELAXBACK UK SHOW this week looks at helping with giving up cigarettes with the stoptober campaign and also intervertebral disc decompression therapy. Giving up smoking is very hard and the Stoptober campaign is designed to give some help to those who really want to kick the habit. Lloyds Pharmacy are getting very involved in … Read more
Back Pain Awareness Week
This weeks RELAXBACK UK SHOW asks neurosurgeon and scientist Dr Rahul Jandial if we can control pain using our brain. Actor, Will Mellor talks about being addicted to his phone and how he makes sure it doesn’t take over his life and ruin his family time. I loved talking with Dr Rahul Jandial – first … Read more
This week the Relaxback UK Show looks at National Fitness Day and in particular and Flying Start Campaign from AXA PPP healthcare.There is also news on meningitis including advice on how to spot which is important because it is not always easy to recognise and catching it early can dramatically lessen it severity. National Fitness … Read more
In the RELAXBACK SHOW this week I describe my Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment. The whole thing was a very interesting experience. I was sent a heart rate monitor in the post and attached it to myself (it was small!) for three days. It measured my heart rate and from that drew conclusions on how much sleep … Read more
On the RELAXBACK UK SHOW this week – many of us have sedentary jobs and keeping active while working at your desk can be a bonus for our health and wellbeing. Also allergy testing can provide help for asthmatis to find the triggers that set off attacks. I spoke with Mike Wilson who is a … Read more
This week on the RELAXBACK UK SHOW the subject is gut health. I speak with Amanda Hamilton who has presented many shows on nutrition and written books on the subject and also Dr Stephen Robinson who is a researcher working on the absolute cutting edge of how our gut can influence our health. Also you … Read more