Osteo Studio

09/10/2024

My latest blog provides a step by step guide to recovering from a hamstring injury.

The most commonly injured muscle in athletes is the hamstring, frequently occurring in sports that involve sprinting, jumping, or sudden stops. This article will cover what you need to do to rehabilitate yourself after a moderate to mild hamstring injury.

11/09/2024

In my latest blog I've looked at the science of helping long covid using probiotics.

There is now strong evidence that following SARS-CoV-2 infection the balance of our microbiomes (the bacteria in our digestive tracts) is upset, often on a long-term basis.

15/05/2024

https://www.osteostudio.uk/blog/great-british-gardening-injuries

Great British Gardening injuries. Now that the constant winter rain has stopped (hopefully) lots of Brits are heading out to tend their gardens. As an osteopath I’ve noticed that this annual over-enthusiastic return to gardening brings in a fresh crop of patients. It appears that overdoing certai

04/04/2024

www.osteostudio.uk/blog/do-you-stand-with-more-weight-on-one-leg

If you are someone who stands with more weight going through one leg then you run the risk of upsetting a small but important muscle called gluteus medius. Not only can you develop pain from the muscle itself, but you can also develop hip, pelvis and back problems as well.

31/03/2024

I have repeatedly found that patients with a rounded upper back benefit from using a foam back roller for just a few minutes every day. This can help to keep their upper backs mobile and pain-free. It can also help to reduce the functional pressure on their necks and lower backs, reducing the likelihood of neck and low back pain.

https://www.osteostudio.uk/articles/foam-roller-for-a-rounded-upper-back

In this short article I describe how best to use a roller, where to buy my favourite roller for £15, and include a short video showing exactly what to to. Anyone looking for an osteopath near Forest Row can also buy a roller directly from me and I can talk them through how to use it along with other exercises to keep your back healthy and mobile.

Cliff Russell
Registered Osteopath covering Forest Row and East Grinstead.In

13/03/2024

In my latest blog I talk about how intermittent fasting could help people with long covid.

As well as general health benefits, intermittent fasting (IF) has been shown to reduce inflammation in the body and trigger a process called autophagy which cleans up cells. These processes are potentially beneficial to people with long covid.

24/02/2024

In my latest blog I cover some simple at home exercises to traction your low back and help relieve low back pain caused by irritated discs and joints.

Research has shown that tractioning your low back can be a safe and effective way to relieve low back pain, particularly if you have an intervertebral disc injury, either with or without sciatica. Traction is also useful for alleviating low back pain from other causes like stenosis and irritated spi

10/02/2024

https://www.osteostudio.uk/blog/red-light-therapy-for-long-covid

As red light therapy already has a track record of reducing inflammation in the body, scientists have been actively researching its use to treat the systemic inflammation caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus

28/01/2024

https://www.osteostudio.uk/blog/essential-oils-for-back-pain

I recently did a deep dive on the scientific evidence supporting the use of essential oils for back pain and sciatica. The result was that I was genuinely shocked at the number of published studies (probably hundreds) that had looked at the role of different essential oils in treating neuropathic pa

08/01/2024

www.osteostudio.uk/blog/how-to-relieve-plantar-fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a condition that causes debilitating pain to the tissues (fascia) on the underside of the foot - normally towards the heel. This tissue (the plantar fascia) is a thick band of tissue that supports the foot arch and helps in shock absorption during walking and running.

16/12/2023

https://www.osteostudio.uk/blog/what-hunter-gatherers-could-teach-office-workers

What Hunter-Gatherers could teach office workers - spoiler alert - stop sitting on chairs so much!! Sitting is a bit of a modern day curse, particularly for office workers who often spend long hours each day sat in front of their computers.

20/11/2023

In my latest blog I talk about how people often don't notice that they are losing mobility in their hips, and how this can contribute to their knee or back problems. I also provide two simple exercises to help restore hip mobility.

I frequently find that patients coming to see me with knee or back pain also have problems with their hips lurking in the background. As a result, working on their hips can indirectly really help the knees and low back.