In the poignant words of comedian Bill Bailey: “One day we’ll have one hand with just one big finger for pointing at takeaway menus and dialling phones and the other hand will be a sort of plate shaped disc like thing for holding kebabs on and such.” This was admirably stated many years before read more »

If you work sitting at a computer or you own a laptop, iPad, Kindle or some kind of smartphone then it is likely you will have experienced ‘the computer neck’, which is essentially an ache and tightness in the neck and across the shoulder blades. According to chiropractor Dominic Cheetham, too much time spent staring read more »

Labour MSP Jackie Baillie has revealed that the NHS in Scotland has spent more than £200,000 sending patients with chronic pain to England for treatment. 23 patients were sent to Bath in 2008-09, 18 in 2009-10 and 21 in the first six months of 2010- 11, amounting to a total cost of more than £620,000. read more »

The Alexander Technique is a method which has been used for many years by performers in order to improve their posture and performance level. The technique has recently been receiving much attention from researchers and health experts, with a British Medical Journal study stating just a handful of lessons and exercise can reduce the symptoms read more »

Learning the Alexander Technique is great for increasing our awareness of how we move and use our bodies. Throughout life we get stuck in patterns of moving in certain ways which cause unnecessary tension without our joints and muscles. Alexander Technique is a way of getting back to basics and recognising when we are doing read more »

Miranda Hart recently took part in the grueling task of cycling the length of the U.K all in the name of Sport Relief. The popular comedian took part in the 82 hour challenge stretched from John O Groats to Lands End. Alongside fellow celebrities Davina McCall, Fearne Cotton, Russell Howard, David Walliams and Patrick Kielty read more »

Back pain is a Colossal problem, not only will 7 in 10 of us experience it at some point, but it is also the biggest cause of sickness and absence in the western world. Considering all of the above and the fact that its ever increasing (rising from 47% of people “currently suffering” in 2007, read more »