Yesterday (May 19th 2012) I attended a local area meeting of the Central Sussex Osteopaths. The lecture was given by Dr Nikki Petty, a lecturer in physiotherapy at the Univesity of Brighton. The lecture was on clinical reasoning from a physiotheraspists perspective and was very well received. After sitting on a Back App chair for … Read more
Has a bad back ruined your love of playing golf? I must admit that I am not a golfer but I know a number of golfers who have had a bad back ruin their enjoyment of the game so I thought that the story below might provide you with a feel good factor and maybe even … Read more
BackCare, the charity that promotes healthy backs has a number of runners in the marathon raising money for them. I will be sponsoring one of them – his name is Charlie Woods. This is a very worthwhile cause – many people will suffer from the problem of back pain at sometime in their life and when … Read more
I recently spoke with Gillian Brown, an osteopath at the Harpenden Osteopathy & Sports Injury clinic. I pretended to be a member of the press and carried out an ‘in depth interview.’ Her thoughts on a healthy lifestyle and practising osteopathy are, I think, relevant to everyone. Interview with Gillian Brown – an osteopath in … Read more
I will be attending the ACPOHE/ SOM conference next week and will be exhibiting some Back App chairs. For those who attend there will be a chance to win a Back App ergonomic chair (www.backapp.co.uk .) The conference is on March 20th and 21st at the Royal College of Physicians and I will be exhibiting … Read more
At the Back Pain Show last week I spoke to many people while on the Back App stand. I started to note the questions that people asked and have listed some of them here – they are more or less in the order that they were asked most often. Questions about Back App from the … Read more
At the Back Pain Show last week I came across the Spring Rehab Centre. They run residential courses to help people that suffer. The courses generally last three weeks and are consultant led with instruction from physiotherapists. They cover many different topics from recreational therapy, individual physiotherpay and ability awareness.The concept seemed a good one … Read more
The Back Pain Show is next week on Friday and Saturday at Olympia.There will be many exhibitors and it will be interesting for a health professionals and members of the public that treat or endure a bad back. If you come stop by stand 200 to try out the Back App ergonomic chair.
The Back Pain is approaching – it is at Olympia on February 24th and 25th. Follo the link below for free tickets. It is a huge exhibition catering for everything related to back pain.http://www.backpainshow.co.uk/go/’insertcompanyname
I love sit/ stand desks that allow you to work standing or sitting. I have noticed some articles recently about treadmills at your desk so you walk while working. I admit that I haven’t tried it but I can see it being a bit awkward and they must take up quite a lot of space. This … Read more