As all regular readers of our blog know, we talk a lot about the importance and benefits of proper breathing technique. For the last year, we’ve discussed COVID-19 extensively, for obvious reasons. Today we want to share this really interesting article, ‘Unlocking the Mysteries of Long COVID’, with you as it focuses on the intersection of […] The post Unlocking the Mysteries of Long COVID appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

As we head into autumn with increasing concerns about a second wave, we believe that everyone should be getting a vitamin D test to ensure that you have sufficient levels for maximal health.  Even if you have spent time getting a tan over the summer, do not assume that your levels are high enough. Everyone’s […] The post The Importance of Vitamin D appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

If you’ve visited us for treatment or training or even just followed our newsletter/blog with any regularity, you’ll know that proper breathing is a huge focus for us here at Backs Etc. Quite simply, breathing retraining is a game-changer. So we were very excited when we heard about James Nestor’s new book, Breath: The New […] The post Follow Your Nose appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

Four weeks into lockdown and we are well into our new routine here in Clapham: daily meditation and exercise followed by video calls with patients, a daily walk, and more time for study, reading etc.  We are also preparing for the possibility that we will contract COVID-19 at some time over the next year. We […] The post Coronavirus and your immune system appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

This article was originally published By On Target Publications, and can be found here. I am very proud to call myself a chiropractic rehabilitative specialist. Rehabilitation requires rebuilding patients from the ground up, starting at the reflexive stability with which we were genetically gifted. However, my patients are shocked on the first visit, when I […] The post Kathy Dooley: Restoring Authentic Breathing and Core Control appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

“As kids, we move a lot without thinking, but as grown-ups, we think too much without moving.” This quote comes Erwan Le Corre the founder of MovNat.  We all know that kids move: They play, they run, they jump, they crawl, they spin, they climb. They literally cannot stop moving until we manage to grind […] The post On Movement appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

Real men don’t eat salad. But if they did, they’d eat BIG ASS salads. Side salads? Pfft. Let’s face it, when eating out, if you get a choice of sides, say fries or salad, are you really going to pick the salad? No siree, fries all the way. And for a starter, who orders a […] The post Explosion in the Vegetable Aisle – In Praise of the Big Ass Salad appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

Sue and I have recently returned from a 5 week trip in East Asia. The primary focus of the trip was assisting the amazing Immaculate Dissection teaching team in Tokyo and Taipei. For avid travellers such as ourselves, however, flying that vast distance without taking the opportunity to sample more of the region’s wonders would […] The post Getting up in Asia appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

Quarterly corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis increased cartilage loss over the course of 2 years without providing any clinical benefit, according to a randomized controlled trial. So think before you opt for that steroid injection. Read the whole article, Steroid Injections Increased Cartilage Loss in Knee Arthritis The post Steroid Injections Increased Cartilage Loss in Knee Arthritis appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more

We may not be able to avoid stress, but we can influence how it affects us. This article from functional medicine/ancestral health giant Chris Kresser details the four factors that drive our response to stress and simple—but effective—tools for changing how you experience it. Read the full article, 5 Simple (But Powerful) Tools for Fighting Stress The post 5 Simple (But Powerful) Tools for Fighting Stress appeared first on Backs Etc Osteopathy ..read more