Tech Neck
‘Tech neck’ or ‘text neck’ is a term used to describe pain in the neck, shoulders and back as a result of using mobile devices. When we sit with our…
Author Archive: Whitley Bay Osteopathic Centre
How Can I Prevent Back Pain Continued…
In a previous post, I wrote about non-specific Lower Back Pain (LBP) and gave some tips for how you can deal with it. I now want to give you some…
Health and Wellness Retreat 2021
We’ve got big news to bring you today about a fantastic new health and wellness event that’s coming up later this year. Our very own Kate Chartres has teamed up…
What causes back pain?
The most common kind of back pain, which is experienced by around 80 per cent of adults (4 in 5 people), is known as either “non-specific” or “mechanical” Lower Back…
Why Osteopathy could help to prevent your migraine
If you suffer from migraines, you’ll know how badly they can affect you. It’s not ‘just a headache’, which is what those who’ve never experienced a migraine often say. A…
Freedom Day… but freedom for what?
There are divided opinions whether 19th July, “Freedom Day”, as the Prime Minister refers to it, means freedom from needing to worry about Covid or freedom to infect whoever you…
So you have had your COVID Vaccine….
Figures from Public Health England (PHE) show that between 1st February and 21st June this year, almost half of the over-50s who died due to the Delta variant had received…
Viral myths – a dose of reality
As I listen to non-scientists (politicians, journalists etc) talking about the pandemic and vaccinations I am constantly struck by how generally misunderstood viruses are. Most people seem to imagine a…
Back pain – What is really causing it?
There are a lot of people who experience back pain on a regular basis. For some it is a recurrent problem; for others it is there ALL the time. …
Post COVID Recovery
The majority of COVID patients experience relatively mild symptoms and recover quickly with no apparent lasting damage – they are the lucky ones. Some are not so lucky. Some feel…