Treatment Of Injuries In Children

Treatment Of Injuries In Children

When and where do you seek help? Minor injuries are relatively common in children. With their tendency to climb things, fall off things, bump into things and each other cuts, bruises and mild strains are likely with this group. The difficulty can be working out when...
Early Spring is Wood Season

Early Spring is Wood Season

Within the philosophy of Chinese Medicine, there are various elements; Wood, Metal, Water, Fire and Earth. Each element has its own power and it is thought that who you are, how you react to things, how you relate to other people etc. is defined by one particular...
Metal Season

Metal Season

Which element are you? It’s metal season Metal season corresponds with the Autumn. This time of year can be associated with dying back, falling away and sinking back into the earth. It may be viewed as a preparation for the coming winter, but also for new life in the...
Walking aid or not?

Walking aid or not?

There can be a straight-forward answer to this question, for example if you’ve had an operation and need some assistance with walking as you’re getting back to full fitness.  However there are times when it’s difficult to know whether you should or shouldn’t use...

Changes to the body with ageing

Bone density – Bone loses calcium and other minerals with ageing.  This is increased for women post menopause.  This causes the bone to become thinner and weaker leading to a greater incidence of fractures.  This doesn’t affect just women, approximately 1 in 5...