Colne Osteopathy

25/07/2025

Good morning,

This is an edited re post.

Here is an interesting point. Most people don't really check exactly what they eat. There is a notion of a good diet which for most is actually quite an emotional topic.
The over whelming number of people don't know how bad Trans fats are or hydrogenated fats...and the topic gets boring for most really fast.

But if you don't watch out for this stuff you can get really unwell, low energy, sore.
I have at times pleaded with patients to alter their diets when I realised that they were on seriously poor balances of good and bad fats.

The difference can be profound.
One patient resolved a long standing tendon injury.
Another patient resolved a 20 year issue in their leg.
These anecdotes are merely an indication.

Eating the RIGHT diet for you is not as simple as assuming your eating well.

I see the consequences of this false assumption daily.

I understand it can feel offensive to be told your diet is not meeting your body needs. I just ask that you consider there might be some crucial deficits.

Hint: Try assessing how much potassium you consumed yesterday...you'll possibly get the idea.
I hope that helps

16/07/2025

In 2013 I did a course is Classical Osteopathy/Natural Hygiene and was introduced to the use of Magnesium for topical use. Since then I have spent many hours looking at research papers presentation and read several books. At one point bought a whole tonne. That I wont' do again ....:) - I was considering online selling with some variations to basic topical oil.
I STILL consider topical magnesium to be incredibly useful and recommend people use it quite liberally. The only caveat is that if you're on blood pressure meds you check with a pharmacist first.

Once you get into the world of Orthomolecular dosing again there are quite a few caveats that are not well known, the same is true for medicinal teas.

16/07/2025

Osteopathy like art has many ways to be applied. Each practitioner has various elements. Some only do backs (not many) some do vert very gentle techniques. Others employ powerful soft tissue techniques ( massage type).
And of course spinal clicking.

Please check with your prospective osteopath or receptionist to clarify what approach is being used so you can manage your expectation. It will benefit you more in the long run as many Osteopaths are highly skilled and rather versatile in approach.

15/07/2025

A significant amount of time per new treatment is spent trying to advise the patient of anatomy in the real not the simplified snippets that so many are satisfied with. I regularly see patients who are certain their pain is in the shoulder, for example. I then use diagrams and models to show, at least in part. How the shoulder links to lung, neck hip etc etc. This is not a simple task as some patients are so convinced of rather simplified "Youtube"/ googled videos that it actually presents a barrier to their own recovery. Over use of the phrases like rotator cuff is a big one.

There are plenty of of muscles that stabilise and activate the shoulder that are not the rotator cuff.

"Sciatica" is also a term hugely mis used. It simply means leg pan for most people it does not specify Nerve bone muscle ligament joint artery veins fascia etc.

Nerve impingement is the other one...:). Honestly its not quite as common as you think. Nerve pain can be very hard to distinguish from vascular pain or sinew pain or muscle pain without careful assessment. If it is Nerve impingement I will always let you know.
.and remember communication is the key. Even repeat patients on occasion fail to keep the practitioner informed DURING the treatment how they are feeling.

Please come to the practice with an open mind on diagnosis and a real willingness to work with and I assure you that a better outcome is more likely.

I hope that helps

13/07/2025

Given my unusual interest in the human condition. I sometimes forget how "normal" folk think about ill health...:). So for those who have been to the practice I am hoping to gain some insight into what you want would prefer.

a) Just an MSK narrative.
b) a Mixed MSK and nutritional narrative.
c) A nutritional dominant Narrative....z) a mostly silent quiet narrative, working on previously established diagnostics. 😁

Do let me know at the beginning of your consult. I truly did start out as a Massage therapist and have studied many forms so to speak.

If ever your curious I can show you rather unusual thumb muscles as a lasting reminder of those years and the training I did. Not too different from focussed martial artists..

I remain extremely interested in the management of toxic load and its a huge topic with many facets.

09/07/2025

Here is a little video about the neck and throat and shoulder.

https://youtu.be/_W4Op3GxCjw

06/07/2025

Here is a reflection for people. Its about detoxing natural hygiene and osteopathy that I am not sure how to categorise. It may be of interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQM16n-gtrw

06/07/2025

Are you browsing considering a treatment.

Here is a link to address certain aspects of a treatment and what I consider important..

In training Clinicians are continually reviewing how we communicate with our patients. This video is an attempt demonstrate some good practice from BOTH pat...

05/07/2025

Good morning, I recently saw a patient who could not stop contracting one of his rotator cuff muscles. We tried two other exercises but they were not for him. One option caused the wrong type of pain the other he was not confident in replicating.

So I came up with the "exercise " in the video below. I generated a QR code and its below.

See what you think. I might show a REALLY similar lymphatic technique.

03/07/2025

Do not under estimate the value of garlic and cloves for health. The data is out there.

03/07/2025

At the practice I sometimes see patients who have imbalanced muscle in the rotator cuff where muscles need to NOT switch on and relax.

Here is a short video for that ...

This short video was made with a specific patient in mind who was over using his Supraspinatis muscle. It's a demonstration on one of the ways to REDUCE ton...

02/07/2025

For those who are struggling with breathing and histamine reactions. Please remember even five minutes gentle walking can help mobilise blood and lymph. Mild exercise can reduce inflammation. Support nutritionally with low or NO refined sugar and try and consume greens EVERY DAY. Do not under estimate the value of of herbs like parsley basil oregano.

Also herbal teas are often MEDICINAL I don't mean fruit teas. Nettle tea or calendula add a bit of heather RAW honey add honey once tincture has cooled a bit.

For all those who believe they have a "good: diet" ...up on close examination I have only confirmed that a handful