Psychosomatic Back Pain
A search on Google brings up the following definition: “Psychosomatic disorder is a psychological condition that leads to physical symptoms, often without any medical explanation. It can affect almost any part…
YOGA AS THERAPY
Presenting at the Lifestyle Medicine Summit today Alyssa Wostrel MBA, Executive Director at International Association of Yoga Therapy: The Trajectory of Yoga Therapy as a Profession. Robyn Tiger MD, Founder…
New European Distributor
A few years ago I had the great pleasure of meeting Jurgen Laske, one of the founders of Bausinger GmbH at the Just Love Festival in Heidenrod, Germany. I was…
Lifestyle Medicine Summit 2021
JOIN US! The Summit is the largest global gathering of Lifestyle Medicine experts and researchers who will be sharing their evidence-based health strategies for chronic pain and dis-ease. Many of…
THE BODY-MIND COMPONENT OF CHRONIC PAIN
Specialising in musculoskeletal medicine, I’ve worked in a number of different environments. In each one, certain types of scenarios would present themselves time and again. Of course, there were common…
We’re Celebrating!
ACCREDITATION OF THE BUTTAFLY TECHNIQUE The Complementary Medicine Association has given the thumbs up to our new two-day course on using the Buttafly for back care and the relief of…
The Buttafly Technique — a different approach to back care
I’ve been working with the Buttafly Technique for many years now, and I still feel a sense of curiosity and excitement when I see the responses people have to this…
Posture is Dynamic
A month ago, I started posting exercise and movement-related tips on TikTok and have received hundreds of comments from viewers asking for advice on how to “fix” their posture. It…
OVER A MILLION FOR A QUICK FIX?
In just over 3 weeks this video on TikTok – my fourth one – has had 1.5 million views and 333K likes, and over 1500 comments. In that time…
Less is More
And often so much more than we ever give credit for… This week, several clients have taken my advice to do less with a rather knowing sort of a nod.…
Bridge Pose with the Buttafly
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) Bridge Pose is a great way to counteract all the sitting we tend to do in our daily lives. When you sit down, your hips…
Posture Clinic With Melanie
It’s All In The Detail As a specialist physiotherapist experienced in assessing posture & treating back pain, my aim is to help people get the best out of their yoga.…