‘My back aches when I sit or stand for too long’ Start walking. Allowing the lumbar spine and pelvis to naturally tilt and rotate through normal gait allows for improved joint mobility improving blood supply and lymphatic drainage. Help yourself: Always wear appropriate shoes i.e. a comfortable fit to allow your feet to move and …Continue Reading
Exercise- Weight bear, or not to weight bear? As human beings we are designed for motion. This benefits us in many ways not only to improve the blood flow to our muscles and joints to maintain health but also for our organ systems to function they require motion to encourage oxygenated blood and …Continue Reading
As Nick Cowan featured in Tesco Living providing expert advice, http://www.tescoliving.com/health-and-wellbeing/your-health/2014/june/is-your-screen-time-affecting-your-health here is a more detailed approach to this growing topic. The human body is designed to move, however through evolving we have invented the means to be more efficient so that we don’t have to move as much. Technology, in the shape of …Continue Reading
Nick Cowan was recently approached for the Alan Titchmarsh Show for a feature on back pain, and appeared on the program in March. “Dealing with back pain is something many of us will have to face. Recent NICE guidelines (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) indicate 4 out of 5 will have back pain …Continue Reading
“Who’s interested in doing the Hastings half-marathon?” At 16 years old, I was a rugby and all round team sport fanatic, not to mention a despiser of “plodding along” distance running, so why on Earth would I be interested in running a half marathon? For starters I was rubbish at cross-country, not …Continue Reading
I am always intrigued by the phrase “being pregnant is a most natural process” and that birth is “the most beautiful experience there is”. After all it is this very experience that is creating life. Being of the male variety I am unable to ever have first hand knowledge of these phrases, …Continue Reading
Welcome to the new home of Nick Cowan Osteopath, formerly known as Kensington Osteopaths.
