Private Subconscious-mind Healing (P.S.H.) – An Innovative Approach to Therapy Discover the Power of Your Subconscious Mind for Healing and Transformation Unlock your natural ability to heal and make lasting changes with Private Subconscious-mind Healing (P.S.H.), an evidence-based therapy that taps into the innate healing potential of your subconscious. P.S.H. practitioners are highly trained professionals who guide you through the healing process without the need to relive painful memories or traumas. With expert guidance, you can access your subconscious mind in a private and seclud ..read more

c-section physiotherapy advice Recovery After C-Section – Advice from a Women’s Health Physiotherapist Congratulations on your new arrival! The early postpartum time can be an overwhelming period of changes and challenges and that can include concerns about recovery after c-section. If you gave birth through a caesarean section (C-section), you may be facing additional challenges as you navigate the physical demands of recovery after c-section including your c-section scar healing well. Giving birth through C-section is a major abdominal surgery that requires a longer recovery period than a va ..read more

Bone health and physiotherapy Do you suffer from osteoporosis or osteopenia? Exercise is a CRITICAL component in building and maintaining strong bones. Recent clinical studies have uncovered a powerful combination of exercises that can help keep your bones healthy. These exercises include jogging, stair climbing, skipping, step aerobics, dancing and more, combined with progressive resistance training. This combination is particularly effective in maintaining the health of both hips and spine, which are common areas affected by osteoporosis and osteopenia (Zhao et al, 2017) in postmenopausal wo ..read more

What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?     This is a specialized advanced area of physiotherapy that assesses and treats Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), which can affect men, women, and children at any stage in life.  PFD is a general term that is used to describe a number of conditions that may affect the urinary, reproductive, digestive, sexual, and/or stability systems in the pelvis. ​What kind of conditions do we treat? Conditions that are commonly treated are: · Bladder issues:  such as incontinence, urinary frequency or urgency (got to go, got to go) · Bowels probl ..read more

10 Pregnancy Massage Myths There are many myths surrounding massage during pregnancy, some unfounded, and some back by outdated or lack of research. Massage schools and many health professionals still teach those myths unfortunately. Pregnancy has long been seen as a fragile condition, but new research involving pregnant women and massage shows that massage during pregnancy has many benefits for mother and baby. The Myths of Massage during Pregnancy 1. Massage causes miscarriage There is no evidence to suggest that massage causes miscarriage. Massage was never listed as a cause of mi ..read more

The terms stress and relaxation have different meanings in different contexts, however here, we’re going to use these terms specifically as they relate to health.   The Stress Response   Stress is a word we’re used to hearing. We say “I’m stressed” when we start to feel a bit overwhelmed, or when we lose our temper at a time when ordinarily, we wouldn’t. The term stress in a medical sense, was first used by the German-American scientist Hans Selye in an article in Nature, published in 1936.1 Selye discovered that whilst the body could cope with short term stress, if that stress cont ..read more

The first week of August we celebrate breastfeeding week. Its our way of supporting and raising awareness about new mothers and their breastfeeding journey. As someone who has had 3 children of my own, juggling motherhood and breastfeeding is really challenging. As a practice we treat lots of breastfeeding related issues such as mastitis (blocked ducts) wrist pain etc. We see thechallenges these women go through, so we decided to support and surprise them with a small gift bag full of amazing products like Purelan sample breast pad microwave steriliser breast milk bag nursing pads baby moistu ..read more

The digestive system & constipation To help you to understand how to manage constipation, we first take a look at the digestive system. The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, along with three other organs, the liver, pancreas and gallbladder. The GI tract itself is a series of hollow organs that are connected to each other from mouth to anus. Food travels through the following organs: mouth –           breakdown of food begins here with carbohydrates oesophagus –    food travels from mouth and stomach stomach – &nb ..read more

  Pregnancy-related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pregnancy related wrist pain What is it? The carpal tunnel is located in the wrist and it is a passageway for tendons and nerves to travel through. The base of the tunnel is made up of wrist carpal bones and the top of the tunnel is made from ligaments. As a result, these stiff structures only allow little movement for the tendons and nerves to move.  Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition where the tendons and nerves on the front of the wrist become irritated. The carpal tunnel becomes even more restricted due to inflammation and applie ..read more

  wrist pain postpartum De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is an inflammatory condition where the tendons on the side of the wrist and base of the thumb become irritated resulting in wrist pain.  These tendons travel through a compartment which becomes restricted due to inflammation and thumb and wrist movements are painful. Postpartum wrist and thumb injuries commonly occur due to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy into the postpartum stage that increases swelling/fluid retention and relaxes the ligaments which change how tendons and ligaments stretch. It can also occur to new ..read more