Arthritis – fighting inflammation naturally By Dr Karin Elgar PHD, Nutritional Therapist 12th October marks World Arthritis Day. Around 9 million people will see their GP every year for a musculoskeletal complaint, of these more than 2 million will have osteoarthritis, the “wear and tear” type of arthritis, and 350,000 will have rheumatoid arthritis, an […]
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Nutrition and Sports Injuries – Preventing or Healing a Sports Injury. When athletes are injured, they usually turn to the traditional injury therapies – rest, icing, compression, elevation, as well as anti-inflammatory medications. Few athletes realize that in some cases unique nutritional strategies may also help them get well. The fact that nutritional aspects of
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Stretching: The Current Evidence Sports practitioners, trainers, coaches and athletes have for decades routinely utilised stretching in pursuit of various fitness goals for recreational and elite athletes alike. But what are the evidence-based benefits of stretching? Do we advise and practice it out of habit, outdated beliefs or is it current best practice? This overview
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Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Pain Relief At The North Wales Spine Clinic we help patients to realise how food choices in our diets affects our general health and well being. Even in muscle or joint pain inflammatory conditions like gout or arthritis, diet plays a pivotal role. This point really came home recently, when after years of telling
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How to avoid common Running Injuries Runners aren’t the most injury-prone of athletes, but they’re high on the list. Here’s a review of the literature telling you what to avoid. Don’t be too upset if you have had a running-related injury during the past 12 months. After all, you’re in the majority. Scientific studies show
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The mountains of Snowdonia provide the backdrop for a huge number of people to undertake recreational sports. Many get involved with rock climbing, walking, running and kayaking, etc, etc…… But what do we do when we get injured and how can we avoid getting sports injuries in Snowdonia? We may get arm pain or knee
The dreaded slipped disc back pain is something we think most people fear and we have many Chiropractic patients from Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire who often comment about this. There are many times a patient will walk into The North Wales Spine Clinic and say they think they have a slipped disc. It is
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In many cases of chronic low back pain, early and aggressive treatment produces optimum results for the patient. Our Conwy Chiropractor has found the following three-step approach highly effective: spinal manipulation of the lumbopelvic area, along with the adjunctive therapies of rehabilitative exercise and external supports. Step 1: Spinal Manipulation A “two-to-three-week regimen of daily
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At The North Wales Spine Clinic many patients find us by searching Chiropractors in North Wales, Chiropractors Conwy, Chiropractors Gwynedd or Chiropractors Anglesey. The first few questions patients ask are – Can Chiropractic help reduce my pain? Is the Chiropractor registered? And what happens when I see the Chiropractors at The North Wales Spine Clinic?
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The answer to the question of whether or not you can see a chiropractor on the NHS (National Health Service) is Yes and No. It is unfortunately a post code lottery as to whether your Local Health Board has a contract set up with a local clinic that your GP can refer you to for
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