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Plank works your core without the risk

Will a strong core stop back pain?

Often people with back pain are told that their “core” isn’t strong, that they should “strengthen their core” to relieve their back pain. What is your core? Roughly speaking, when people refer to the core they mean the muscles between the base of your ribs and your hips: The pelvic floor muscles transversus abdominis multifidus internal and external obliques rectus abdominis erector spinae (sacrospinalis) especially the longissimus thoracis the diaphragm the latissimus dorsi gluteus maximus trapezius Is your…

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Bodyworks Sponser Walking Football Spain

Bodyworks Sponsor Walking Football Spain

For those of you at our party last week, you may have noticed a friendly group of chaps in matching stripy shirts. Nope, this isn’t a new fashion, these are the Walking Football Spain team and now Bodyworks Clinic are proud to announce that we sponsor them! Why we sponsor Walking Football Spain – because movement matters! There is a huge wealth of research showing that keeping active and moving…

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Golf is good for your health

Golf – scientifically proven to make you healthier!

From the British Journal of Sports Medicine, all the facts on how Golf really does make you healthier! And, according to a recent study from the MacMillan Cancer Support Charity in the UK, just one round a week is enough! In fact they are so convinced of the health benefits they organise an annual golf event on the longest day of the year to fund raise. What a great thing…

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Summer Sandals 2017!

Summer Sandals 2017 are HERE!!

They are here!!! Finally we have stock at the clinic as well as an even bigger range that we can order specially. Vionic just get better and better every year that we work with them! If you’ve spotted something that you really really want then let Kat know asap so she can put one of her special stickie notes with your name on it. Or she can show you the…

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Estelle Mitchell supporting Knitted Knockers on the Costa del Sol

Knitted Knockers

At which point you ask, “what on earth is a knitted knocker?!” And wonder whether I have completely lost the plot! A Knitted Knocker is a breast prosthesis, knitted by volunteers, with 100% cotton yarn and filled with non-allergenic stuffing. And provided FREE to anyone who needs one. There, that’s the technical bit out of the way! How much do your boobs weigh? A question that many a woman, particularly…

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10 ways you can avoid a migraine

10 ways you can avoid a migraine

If you suffer with migraines it can feel like they control your life. But here are 10 ways that you can start to take back control or even avoid a migraine altogether! Keep a diary – know what situations and foods are your migraine triggers. For most migrainers regularity is key – get to know the daily routine that works best for you. Early Warning Signs – quick action can…

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Bodyworks Mobiliser Testimonial - Chris Kirkland, footballer

Chris Kirkland and his Mobiliser

It’s not just riders and golfers who use the Mobiliser to prevent injury and recovery time and stay fit, there’s even the occasional footballer who has the right idea!   Former Liverpool and England Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was ready to call time on his career despite being just 30. Back pain and spasms were preventing him training and playing to his maximum ability. Yet until recently he has been a…

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Diabetic Foot care - preventing complications

Diabetes and Feet

Diabetes is a complex condition with far reaching side effects whether Type 1 or Type 2. Nutrition and medication will always be key factors but there are other things to think about. In the UK there are 135 foot amputations EVERY WEEK related to diabetes, that’s over 20 every day! But 4 out of 5 of these could be prevented with good foot care. Here’s how to be that 1 exception!…

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Bodyworks Mobiliser Testimonial - Harry Meade, event rider

Harry Meade and his Mobiliser

Harry Meade is a celebrated Event Rider who, representing Great Britain, won silver at the 2014 World Championships in Normandy. Harry Meade, regularly uses a medical-grade massaging machine to aid riding mobility. The Mobiliser was recommended to Harry by his dressage trainer, Sandy Phillips, in 2008 – he now sees it as an essential piece of riding kit.   ​Using the fifteen minute massage and mobilising routine twice a day,…

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Mobiliser Testimonial - Golfer Bernard Gallacher OBE

Bernard Gallacher OBE and his Mobiliser

Bernard Gallacher OBE was one of the foremost golfers of his generation, a consummate competitor who will always be remembered for leading the European Ryder Cup team to their famous victory on American soil in 1995. Here Bernard talks about using the Mobiliser to help manage his back pain so that he could continue to play golf at the highest level. Bernard says: “I’ve experienced the odd twinges in my back throughout my golfing…

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