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BBC NEWS | Health | Yoga tested as back pain therapy This is a very welcome study as it's good to see any complemetary therapies being tested in the way. I hope and expect that it will have positive results but I'm also a little concerned because I've had some clients who have found they have actually made thier backs worse doing Yoga. I think that as wirh most things you need to have a very

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Rolfing goes mainstream Rolfing is something you can get in this country too but you may have to search a bit for a practitioner. From what I've read it addresses very similar problems as the Neuroskeletal Realignment which I practice but the pressure is more direct and often painful while NSRT is remarkably gentle.

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World Lupus Day 2007 Lupus can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms are often similar to other arthritis conditions. Therefore although I'm a little late for World Lupus day I still think it's worth posting this link.

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I've just completed my First Aid at Work requalification course and it reminded me of how passionate I am about First Aid training. I think it should be taught in all of our schools as part of the core curriculum and that everybody should know the basics of what to do in an emergency. I'm going to do my bit here by linking to the St Johns Ambulance website and suggesting that you read over these

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New treatment for osteoporosis - Independent Online Edition > Health Medical Woo Hoo! this is good news for us women of a certain age. Osteoporosis is such a threat to the wellbeing and happiness of older women that anything which can help to prevent it is welcome.

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What Arthritis Patients Should Know About Osteoporosis I hadn't realised that people with rheumatic conditions were more likely to get osteoporosis. This means that it's even more important for them to make sure they eat a good diet and do weight bearing exercise.

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futureLMT.com Newsletter Useful online massage magazine for students.

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Natural Holistic Health Blog � Blog Archive � Sciatica and Piriformis Muscle Syndrome I've found that Neuro-skeletal Realignment therapy and massage can help with most sciatica pain especially as in most cases the piriformis muscle is the main problem.

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Arthritis Pain Tied to Emotions This article is about a small research project which may provide a possible reason why relaxation techniques are so effective at relieving arthritic pain.

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This is a heartwarming story of a young girl who avoided surgery and who cured herself with exercise and other non-invasive treatments. She's gone on to set up a clinic to teach other people who suffer from Scoliosis the same methods.

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This is a very useful site about arthritis, the current article is giving information about Fibromyalgia which is a pain syndrome that can be very difficulkt to treat.

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I've worked with at least one client who seemed to be addicted to painkillers and while it's not that common I think this is a very useful article to alert people to the possible dangers.

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Interesting article about obesity, while nobody would claim that being overweight is good for you it does seem that the health problems of being obese may be less extreme that we thought and the causes of obesity may be more complex that just people eating more and exercising less.

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Nothing very startling here but this article does give some good information about how joints change with age and some tips about minimising joint problems.

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Nice article which outlines some of the health benefits of having a regular massage. It's good to see such positive coverage in the media for this therapy.

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This study done with 318 people results showed that taking Glucosamine sulfate was more effective than either a placebo or taking painkillers for reducing the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee. It is importnat to take the glucosimine at the correct strength (1,500mg daily) as a lower dose won't have the same effect.

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I do suffer from knee problems and I'd like to try these shoes but the price has put me off so far. I'd love to hear from anyone else who has tried them if the expreriences are good or bad.

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I see many patients with chronic back pain as this is an area I specialise in. I find that most are helped by a combination of Neuroskeletal Re-alignment and remedial massage but the most successful are people who are also prepared to help themselves by amending thie posture and doing soem exercises to promote the flexibility and stability of their back muscles.

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This article is about acupuncture and how it helped this person out of back pain. It's good to see that complemetary therapies are starting to gain popularity for this sort of chronic condition as I know that such therapies can bring relief when conventional mediciece fails. My own therapy is Neuroskeletal Re-alignment but there isn't any one therapy which will work for everyone so people need

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This isn't news to me but may be to other people, I find that shoulder bags are the very worst culprits and are oftern implicated in severe shoulder pain in my female clients. I myself was misdiagniosed with Carpel Tunnel in my right hand some years ago. I didn't believe that carpel tunnel was the cause of the numbness I was getting in my fingers and stopped using the heavy shoulder bag I'd

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Some useful links about exercise and it's effect on the progression of knee arthritis. This study suggests that exericise won't effect the arthritis either way but will be beneficial for the whole body. There is also a link which suggests exercises which are beneficial for arthritis sufferers.

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I found most of these tips fairly obvious but even if there may be one simple little thing that can help you it's worth looking the list over.

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This article is very pro-Homeopathy and calls for more open mindedness in the NHS for using homeopathic remadies alongside more conventional treatment.

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I've not come across elderberry extract before but this looks like an interesting study of it's effects on recovery of people having flu. The sample size was fairly small but the study was done as a double blind and the figures are impressive. s

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This is quite specific so it may not be of interest to most people but it is a very detailed guide to the correct strokes to be used when swimming to avoid shoulder pain.

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