A foam roller – what is it good for?
We are always looking for ways that our patients can engage with their care and control it wherever possible and this is where the foam roller comes i...
“I’ve got sciatica” – well, no, you probably haven’t.
It’s been a day of patients coming in and telling us that they have got sciatica. I am now pretty skeptical about this diagnosis. It is used, badly,...
Why do my right shoulder muscles hurt more than my left?
I’ve been explaining why one set of shoulder muscles hurt more than the other today. The question: The reason your right* shoulder muscles are usual...
Ben’s acupuncture book
Ben knows his stuff. He is a co-author of an acupuncture book that's called Dry Needling For Manual Therapists. This gem is described as: "...
How are migraines different from headaches?
...And How Should You Treat Them? This is a great blog article on migraines written by Dele, one of our chiropractors here at C1. We see headaches...
One of our top 5 reasons your have arm pain – trigger points in your infraspinatus muscle
A trigger point in your infraspinatus muscle can cause some impressively nasty pain in your arm and shoulder. What causes your infraspinatus to go wr...
Dele has a running Q+A with Rob Ellchuk
For those of you who don't know it, Dele, is a pretty impressive runner. He has worked with Rob Ellchuk from Team Bath. Dele managed top get him t...
“Are you sitting comfortably?” Coccyx pain- literally a pain in the backside!
Coccyx pain - what is it? www.coccyx.org describes "Coccydynia as being anything from discomfort to acute pain... The name describes a pattern of sym...
Headaches – Massage or Medication?
Luke Norland writes on how massage can benefit headache sufferers: Your body can produce its own biochemical prescriptions to alleviate the pain and...