We will be available for osteopathic treatment between Christmas and the New Year, although we will be operating a reduced service. Please contact us on 020 8566 0767 (for Ealing) or 01895 2000 50 (for Uxbridge) to arrange an appointment. … [Read more...]
I am an osteopath during the week, but an assistant coach on Sundays at Ealing Trailfinders, my son's rugby club. At the various tournaments the club enters, I am always struck by the sight of the substitutes standing shivering-cum-frozen on the side of the pitch. They are not waiting to join … [Read more...]
At this time of year, many of the families we treat in Ealing and Uxbridge are steeling themselves for yet another round of stiff medication as parents or children contract various chest infections, flu or viruses ... At home, we tend to use one very powerful form of non-medicated treatment, … [Read more...]
We hope that you (and all of our patients) will be very happy with our service and treatment. However, if you do have a problem or want to complain, Peter and I aim to be approachable to everyone and truly want to resolve any issues or concerns that a patient may have. Nothing has changed in this … [Read more...]
October is a month in which we celebrate milestones at Bridge to Health... On Friday (1st October), we will be celebrating the start of our fourth year of opening at our clinic in Uxbridge. We would like to thank those many patients who have visited us for treatment and nutrition advice over the … [Read more...]
One of our most versatile exercises involves the purchase of ankle weights (I recommend 2,2lbs or 1kg weights, £7.50 at Argos last time I checked) and the hijacking of an encyclopaedia! Watch our video: Exercise 15 - Stretch of Lumbar and Pelvic Muscles (1 minute 12 seconds) - we tend to find this … [Read more...]
Are you looking for recommended ante-natal classes or a local yoga instructor in Ealing? Counselling /Psychotherapy? Where to get nutrition supplements in Uxbridge (health food stores), find a gym, or want to find pilates and tai chi classes, then check out our Health Links where you will find an … [Read more...]
One of the most common approaches when faced with back pain is that heat is used for symptom relief. Patients will run a warm bath, fill a hot water-bottle or apply the "deep heat" balm. They then tend to report short-term relief, followed by a relapse, or frequently, a worsening of the pain. It … [Read more...]
Now that we can refer to our exercise video library, I can share with you a short exercise sequence to follow at work/in the office that will take you less than 2 minutes to complete. If performed every couple of hours (say 4 times a day) these exercises would probably largely curtail … [Read more...]
Many of our patients blame their aches and pains on their own bad postural habits; the implication is that if only they could maintain good posture in the chair at work, they would not encounter the same problems. Whilst good posture can help, it is part of a wider picture, and in most cases … [Read more...]
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