Following the recent government announcement of the relaxation of many COVID restrictions, we have returned the clinic waiting room to its former soft, relaxing ambience, with sofas surrounding the fire. We have also opened access to the coffee machine, with which you can make latte, cappuccino, white or black coffee, straight from freshly ground beans.…

A modern day problem for so many of us is the feeling of being permanently tired and exhausted. We go to bed earlier but still wake up the next morning feeling like it’s the middle of the night and just want to go back to sleep. A lot of this can simply be due to…

Any of us can suffer flare ups from time to time. A swollen knee or ankle maybe. A flare up is an internal activity, something has caused your body to react this way.  I get asked several times a week about what would be best to do and not to do, to help get the…

MRI’s often show tissue damage to spinal discs, muscles, cartilage and tendons when no pain is felt.   Now at first glance the above statement might seem woefully wrong or at the very least illogical and confusing.  However, it’s true. Understanding your pain more now will improve your quality life both now and into your…

Our cats are in their twilight years and they are suffering arthritis and all the others problems of old age. Vet visits are getting more frequent as we want to make sure they can enjoy the remainder of their lives as much as possible and with as little pain as possible. At a recent visit…

We decided to head to the beaches of the Norfolk Coast for the Bank holiday weekend as it looked like the weather there was going to be better than home.  Before COVID (remember those days?) one thing we thoroughly enjoyed was a 5 mile walk up the beach to a remote pub called the Nelsons…

Every now and then you come across something so amazing it makes you question your own beliefs about what is possible in life. Most of us set limits on ourselves that restrict what we believe is possible and guess what that’s what usually happens   We achieve far less than we could have without self…

When you are in pain, it dominates your thoughts. All you want to do is get out pain and fast. The problem is that pain is a complex issue and there are usually no simple solutions There are many factors which could affect the level of pain you feel and some of these factors may…

For those of you who have had a serious pain problem and needed an MRI to help diagnose the problem, you will know that getting an MRI through the NHS can be somewhere between difficult and impossible. Even when approved, it can then take weeks to get the scan and then weeks to get the…