by Gerry O'Neill | Tuesday, November 15, 2016 | Health and Lifestyle, Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
People associate massages with elite sportspeople or with a hedonistic lifestyle, but a sports massage can benefit you whether you’re an athlete or an office worker and whether you’re injured or not. Practiced since the ancient Greek Olympics, sports massage was...
by Gerry O'Neill | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain, Sports Related
We’re always encouraging our children to get out of the house and do something active, so we’re delighted when they take a keen interest in a sport and proud if they get into a school team. But there’s a price to pay; we don’t always realise how vulnerable young,...
by Gerry O'Neill | Thursday, September 8, 2016 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain, Sports Related
I’ve noticed an increase in the number of MAMILs (middle-aged men in lycra!) on racing bikes on the roads around Petersfield. I wonder if it’s anything to do with the Tour de France getting underway? Unfortunately, unlike the professionals who inspire them, many...
by Gerry O'Neill | Sunday, June 12, 2016 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
Golf, tennis, pulling up weeds in the back garden – summer’s here now and we all want to get outside, whatever our idea of fun is. Any activities like these can lead to pulled muscles and injured joints, but instead of reaching for the painkillers, have you considered...
by Gerry O'Neill | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain, Sports Related
If you tell your boss at work or friends at home that you need treatment for tennis elbow you may not get much sympathy; but tennis elbow isn’t just the result of too many summer afternoons hitting tennis balls over a net. It should be taken seriously and treated at...
by Gerry O'Neill | Monday, August 31, 2015 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
Gardening has grown in popularity over the last few years and many of us have become avid amateur gardeners. Gardening can be a great source of relaxation, exercise and satisfaction but, like any other form of exercise, it doesn’t come without its drawbacks. Although...
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