Vitamin D – Are You Deficient?
Even a brief dose of sunshine over a small part of bare flesh is beneficial in helping synthesise Vitamin D At this time of year, the sun is (usually) out. But after a long winter many of us find that...
View ArticleAnd breathe…
Breathing is, needless to say, rather important. We need to take air in so that the oxygen can be absorbed into our blood and delivered to our muscles, organs and brain. Once respiratory processes have...
View ArticleIt’s all about the Glutes
Maybe it’s just fashion, but current trends in manual therapy and rehab point towards the glutes as the root of many problems. Whether it’s low back pain, knee issues or shoulder problems, glute...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Rotation
One of the movements that our practitioners look at with a lot of our patients is the ability to rotate. Can you rotate when you need to? Or are you rotating too much when you shouldn’t? Pulling the...
View ArticleNutrition – Is there a one-size-fits-all solution?
Many of the patients who come to OpenHealth, whether it’s for manual therapy, massage or nutrition, arrive confused about the condition they’re in. More than likely they’ve done a bit of research...
View Article7 Problems with Imaging
To many people, imaging techniques seem to be the last word in finding out what is wrong with them. In many cases, such investigations, such as X-ray, CT and MRI, can indeed identify the cause of...
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