Peak Sports Performance! Is Sleep the answer?!

Our Crossfit Chiropractor Tash explains why sleep is so important to sports performance and how the two are so closely linked. Sleep is more important than you think!  If you are fairly active, just like to keep fit, or a high level elite athlete, sleep is so important when it comes down to performance within a sport. Athletes who slept on average less than 8 hours per night were 1.7 times more likely to have had an injury compared with athletes who slept for 8 or more hours. A more [...]

By |2019-09-26T14:48:02+01:0025th September 2019|

Drug Free Treatment for Back and Joint Pain?

Recent News Review – ‘Millions of people in England taking medicines they can find hard to stop’ The Guardian, September 10th 2019 Did you see the latest article in The Guardian discussing the increase in number of UK patients taking longterm medications for chronic conditions?  Whilst part of the article focused on the use of antidepressants and sleeping aids, the section that really caught our attention was the number of people using opioid painkillers for their back and joint pain.   More worrying, say the experts, are the half a million people who have [...]

By |2019-09-25T11:53:56+01:0025th September 2019|

How Chiropractic Helps…

Chiropractors are particularly well known for their manipulation (or adjustments) of the joints of the spine. Where a joint is stiff or not moving effectively, they apply a gentle, safe and quick movement to the joint using their hands. This creates a popping or clicking noise and the goal is to restore correct movement to the stiff area. Even though is can be a little noisy, it's usually painless, quick and can be very effective.  So how does Chiropractic (and this specific form of treatment) help? It was once thought [...]

By |2019-09-25T11:11:52+01:0025th September 2019|
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