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Golfing Injury or want to improve your golfing performance

Athletic performance in golf seems to get little consideration outside of the professional game. You wouldn’t play rugby or cricket without training to improve athletic performance, so why do people do so with golf? All too often the only warm up a golfer will do before th...

Osteopathy in Sport

OSTEOPATHY IN SPORT FOR PEAK ATHLETIC PERFORMANCEA well-balanced and injury-free body is the dream of every athlete. Unfortunately, this is not always the reality. Osteopathy in sport has been used in different countries to prevent and treat injuries, giving the athletes a b...

Cycling Injuries

CYCLING INJURIES, CYCLING OPTIMALLY AND HOW OSTEOPATHIC MANUAL TREATMENT CAN HELP YOUHi Wellingtonians! Reg Osteopath Diego Polo here, if you’ve had a moment to read my profile on the City Osteopaths’ website, you will see that I’m from Rio, Brazil and that I moved to ...

Circadian Rhythm - 1

The vast majority of what is happening in living cells and organisms is not random or haphazard but undergoes specific fluctuations throughout the day or 24 hours. Genes switching on and off, hormone secretion, metabolism, cell and DNA repair, blood clotting, immune function...

Circadian Rhythm - 2

We previously looked at how light affects our circadian clock and explored ways to support a healthy circadian rhythm using light and lighting (circadian-rhythm-why-when-matters.html). Food is the other main environmental cue that resets our rhythm through the peripheral clo...

Hip Mobility Stretch

Short video, demonstrating a simple and effective hip mobility stretch, to help you get the most out of running and reduce the chances of injury.Mobility is an essential component in all sports. Creating mobility through stretching is essential and the most effective stretch...

Hyberbaric Oxygen Concussion

Hyperbaric Oxygen for Concussion Recoveryn 2014 there was a patient I had been seeing on ACC for a bad concussion - traumatic brain injury (TBI). We were making progress with the treatment, but it was slow. I did not see her for a month and when she returned, she ...

The use of Herbal Medicine in Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue

Functional herbal therapy (meaning the clinical application of herbal medicine) can provide a level of support and healing which can help address some of the key health components that make up the puzzle of long Covid. Adaptogens are natural substances that help the b...