Workers experiencing back pain forced to take 12 sick days a year: UK chiropractors urge employers to do more to protect employees’ back health New consumer research reveals that a third (33%) of Brits have taken at least one day off work due to back or neck pain in the past year, resulting in 12…
Christmas Holiday
The clinic is closed from Saturday 22nd December until Wednesday 2nd December 2019. All enquires will be addressed upon our return. Merry Christmas Life and Care Chiropractic
Can the nutritional status of adults be improved by hazelnuts? Research by Oregon University
This study involved 32 subjects aged 55+ eating 2 ounces of hazelnuts every day for 16 weeks. The study concluded hazelnuts added to diets of older adults increased blood concentrations of magnesium and increased urinary levels of vitamin E. There was also a decrease in glucose and LDL levels. Hazelnuts represent a natural multivitamin and…
INFLAMMATION fought by foods
Chronic inflammation has been linked to diseases like cancer, heart disease arthritis and Alzheimer’s. An anti-inflammatory diet can fight off inflammation for good. For more info: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation
Amazing team of doctors in the UK repair unborn babies spines in womb
This is the first time that a team of 30 doctors in the UK university of London have carried out such a procedure. The babies had spinae bifida occulta which is usually treated after birth. Spinae Bifida refers to ‘a malformation of one or more vertebrae’ leaving a small gap in the spine. For more…
World Mental Health Day 2018
On 10 October every year The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day. It promotes mental health education and awareness against the social stigma people with mental health face. This year’s theme is ‘young people and mental health in a changing world,’ set by the World Federation for Mental Health. See, http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/2018/en/
Back pain experienced more in the UK: BCA research
More people in the UK are experiencing back or neck pain each week than they were five years ago according to new research just released from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA). The consumer research, which looked at trends from the past five years, revealed the number of people experiencing back or neck pain on a…