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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Sports Injuries, Athletes and Low Back Pain in Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire At The North Wales Spine Clinic a large number of our patients are athletes from Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire who present with sports injuries such as low back pain. In fact, about 80 per cent of the world’s residents suffer
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 Do we advise and practice it out of habit, outdated beliefs or is it current best practice?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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Low back Strain Treatment & Causes The common background for Low Back Pain A low back strain results from an injury to the dynamic muscle stabilizers or static ligamentous structures of the lower back. At The North Wales Spine Clinic we find many cases of low back strain are associated with mechanical overload or a
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Top North Wales Golf Professional Teams up with The North Wales Spine Clinic and blows competition away whilst avoiding golf sports injuries. Matthew Tottey top North West Professional Golfer has teamed up with leading Golf Professional Iain Runcie and The North Wales Spine Clinic to help him improve his game and reduce the chance of
Trapped Nerve Shoulder Pain in patients from Caernarfon, Llangefni, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Llandudno, Conwy, Colwyn Bay and Abergele. Do you live in the Gwynedd, Conwy or Anglesey regions? Have you got that trapped nerve shoulder pain feeling for the first time or again? Today’s post at The North Wales Spine Clinic concerns trapped nerves in
Chiropractic treatment for Non-specific Low Back Pain patients from Caernarfon, Llangefni, Llanberis, Bangor, Llandudno, Conwy, Colwyn Bay and Abergele. A portion of patients from Caernarfon, Llangefni, Llanberis, Bangor, Llandudno, Conwy, Conwy Bay and Abergele that present to the Chiropractor at The North Wales Spine Clinic with back pain fall into the category of “non-specific low
