Myself and my colleagues at the Lloyd’s Wellbeing Centre regularly hear these common myths about back pain – which ones do you hear? Myth 1: “Back pain goes away.” Patients are often told by GPs that episodes of back pain usually go away within 4-8 weeks. The reality is that if you have suffered from…
Cervicogenic Headaches are the result of an injury or problems to the neck. This article follows on from our previous blog post on Tension Headaches. Symptoms: are usually a type of pain that is dull and achy around the base of the skull or one or both sides of the head. There may be a…
This article discusses headaches which are NOT caused by Migraine. (We’ll publish a separate article on Migraine Headaches in a future blog post.) At the Lloyd’s Wellbeing Centre we are constantly providing treatment to patients who have headaches. Headaches have many different causes and it is important to find out the real cause of your…
When patients use the Internet to learn about back pain, they can find a common myth repeated – that back pain can resolve on its own within 2-8 weeks. But as I explain to my patients, you’re not “healed” just because you don’t feel pain. When it comes to the most common injuries affecting the…
Stop running with the herd – adapt and improve your training with good nutrition! Hurling yourself into a fitness regime, whether it involves running or any other form of exercise, will not compensate for the everyday challenges to your health. It is more likely to overload your body and deplete your core energy if it…