Have you stopped to consider how heavy your handbag is? It is not uncommon for some bags to weigh as much as up to 3kgs. Unfortunately carrying these heavy and often unwieldy bags can pose a risk to your posture or contribute to back or neck problems. As chiropractors we are committed to helping people […]
It’s Walk to School Week (May 21 -25). Every May, Living Streets, organises a fun themed challenge to encourage children and their families to walk to school and start to experience it’s many benefits. Last year 400,000 children and their families participated in the challenge. As chiropractors at a busy family chiropractic clinic in Newcastle […]
Is modern life becoming a pain in the neck? Are you like the millions of people who spend hours on end every day using a Smartphone or another mobile device? If so, you could be at risk of “text neck”, a new age epidemic that could lead to permanent damage. You probably don’t put that […]
If you’re suffering back pain you may be tempted to try just about anything to get rid of it. The lengths that some people go to to get relief from their back pain often surprises us. Chiropractors who are members of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) shared some very interesting ‘cures’ people suffering back pain […]
Consumer research from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has revealed the state of back health across the various regions of the country. What’s particularly interesting to note are the wide variations found across the regions of the number of people experiencing back and neck pain. The research indicates that the region with the best back […]
We Brits love our gardens. We spend a lot of time and money on them. Now the sun is starting to shine and with longer hours of daylight, gardeners across the country will be spending time get their gardens into shape. Gardening is a great form of activity regardless of age and it also gets […]
