Pharmaceutical Concerns!
Very interested to read an article on Pharmaceutical companies and the fact that they routinely withhold results of clinical trials on prescription drugs. That’s right, Regulators do not have access to...
View ArticleSweet Poison
Loving this sudden interest in the dangers of sugar. It’s something we have been promoting at Openhealth Clinic for the last four years. Maybe our national obsession with Fat, Cholesterol and Statins...
View ArticleProfessional Registration – How can it be wrong!!
At Openhealth Clinic, we pride ourselves on having practitioners who are highly qualified. Whether you are seeing one of our Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Sports Massage Therapists or anyone else, we...
View ArticleNHS Targets – An obsession worth pursuing?
I read an interesting article recently on health matters and so called “Government Targets”. The author asked us to consider the NHS as a balloon. If you squeeze it in one part, it will simply bulge in...
View Article150 minutes of exercise per week – Realistic?
Pleased to read about the researchers who are claiming the Health Department’s aim for of two and a half hours of exercise per week (especially for older people) is unrealistic. I’m not pleased with...
View ArticleLife is Cruel……. Thank God for Surgeons & Technology
I shadowed surgery last week, a hip revision. That is a replacement hip for a failed replacement hip. What made it worse was that the patient concerned was only in his mid 40s and had already had the...
View ArticleProfessional Registration – How can it be wrong!!
At Openhealth Clinic, we pride ourselves on having practitioners who are highly qualified. Whether you are seeing one of our Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Sports Massage Therapists or anyone else, we...
View ArticleBecoming a Supple Leopard – good title, great read!
Every now and again I find a book or a website that really reignites my love of the human movement and its’ amazing capabilities. Supple Leopard is written by Kelly Starett. Although a qualified medic,...
View ArticleDNAs – Missed Appointments to you and me!
Interesting to see the NHS making a conscious effort to try and reduce the wastage that is “no shows”. In both the NHS and Private sectors, missed appointments are very frustrating. Most health...
View ArticleBoxing – the new cycling!
As close to my heart as cycling is, can’t help but loving the new trend of boxing. As I have mentioned before, what’s great about cycling is the recovery time. That is, not only the short time taken to...
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A New Year Metabolic Detox Program!
A metabolic detox program for the new year! In January 2016, our Registered Nutritional Therapist Jacqui Mayes is offering you a supervised 14-day Metabolic Detox. Research shows that detoxing...
View ArticleCongratulations Mercedes AMG F1!
An exceptional feat. 2015 saw Openhealth’s first involvement with the Brackley based Formula One team. We are proud to have been part of one of the most dominant years in Grand Prix History by...
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Are You Ski Fit?
We are now well into the ski season, and more and more patients are telling us of upcoming ski holidays. So we thought it would be worth pointing out a few things that might help! Skiing is great...
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The three Rs!
Patients usually come to see us here at Openhealth because they’re in pain. Our job as therapists is to understand the root cause of that pain, so we can devise the best possible treatment and...
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The Importance of Rehab (and Prehab)!
Nothing is more enjoyable than running those extra miles on the road or working hard at the gym. Even getting out for a daily walk or a round of golf can be the tonic for modern life. However, to do...
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How does a gumshield make a tennis player better?
Milos Raonic and his gumshield You may have seen on the sports news last week that Andy Murray’s semi-final opponent in the 2016 Australian Open semi-final, Milos Raonic, wears a gumshield whilst...
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The Benefits of Acupuncture
Openhealth is a multi-disciplinary clinic, and acupuncture is an important part of the team-led approach that we believe is the best route to patient recovery. Some patients will visit us for...
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Sports massage? Soft tissue therapy? What’s the difference?
Soft Tissue Therapy can get to bits you can’t stretch… Most people have heard of sports massage nowadays. The name is a bit of a misnomer however. Sports massage is different from other forms of...
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More About Massage… How? Why? When?
With marathon season just around the corner it is important to make sure your body is in peak condition. Although stretching and foam rolling are great ways to maintain muscle health, they can’t get to...
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Osteopathy, Holism, and Elephants
It’s time for a blog entry about osteopathy, and to be honest I’ve been nervous about it. This is because osteopathy is different from osteopath to osteopath, and some osteopaths can get quite...
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