Thrive Body Clinic

21/01/2026

Lymphoedema: Why Swelling Doesn’t Always Mean “Fluid” — and What Can Help

If you’ve got persistent swelling in an arm or leg that doesn’t fully settle overnight, it’s easy to shrug it off as “water retention” or “just poor circulation.” But sometimes it’s something else: lymphoedema. And if you’ve never heard of lymphoedema, you’re not alone — it’s one of those conditions that can quietly impact daily life while people are left guessing....

If you’ve got persistent swelling in an arm or leg that doesn’t fully settle overnight, it’s easy to shrug it off as “water retention” or “just poor circulation.” But sometimes it’s something else:…

14/01/2026

Migraines: Not “Just a Bad Headache” — What’s Really Going On (and What Can Help)

If you’ve had a migraine, you’ll already know this: it’s not a normal headache.It’s not “a bit of stress.” It’s not something you can just push through with a coffee and a paracetamol. A migraine can wipe out a day. Sometimes two. It can leave you feeling sick, light-sensitive, foggy, and weirdly anxious about when the next one will hit....

If you’ve had a migraine, you’ll already know this: it’s not a normal headache.It’s not “a bit of stress.” It’s not something you can just push through with a coffee and a paracetamol. A migraine c…

12/01/2026

3 Tips for Staying Strong Enough for Everyday Life After 40

Strong for real life, not for Instagram PRs. Let’s be honest – most people over 40 don’t care what they can deadlift on Instagram. What they do care about is: Can I carry the shopping without my back kicking off? Can I get off the floor without feeling ridiculous? Can I move furniture, lift the dog, play with the kids or grandkids… without paying for it for three days after?...

Strong for real life, not for Instagram PRs. Let’s be honest – most people over 40 don’t care what they can deadlift on Instagram. What they do care about is: Can I carry the shopping without my ba…

05/01/2026

3 Tips for Making Exercise Feel Less Intimidating When You’re Starting Again

Let’s be honest – coming back to exercise can feel brutal. Once upon a time you could run 5k without thinking, throw some weights around, or rock up to a class and keep up just fine. Now? You’re knackered after the stairs, your old gym kit mocks you from the drawer, and the idea of walking into a fitness class full of 20-somethings is… not appealing....

Let’s be honest – coming back to exercise can feel brutal. Once upon a time you could run 5k without thinking, throw some weights around, or rock up to a class and keep up just fine. Now? You’re kn…

31/12/2025

New Year, same body… unless you actually do something about it.

I’m not going to wish you a “New Year, New You”.
You’re still you. You’ve just made it through another year of work, family, stress, school runs, training (or not), and everything else life threw at you.

What I do want to say is this:

Thank you to everyone who has:

Come into Thrive Body Clinic this year

Trusted me with your pain, injuries and niggles

Recommended me to friends, family, colleagues and gym buddies

Sent a message asking, “Do you think you can help with this?”

For a small clinic like mine, every single booking, review and referral genuinely matters. I don’t have a big marketing budget – I have you lot, and I’m very grateful for that.

As we head into the new year, here’s my simple invitation:

Instead of:

“I’ll sort my back when it gets really bad”

“I’ll get this shoulder checked when I’ve got more time”

Try:

“What’s one thing I can fix now so I’m not still complaining about it at the end of next year?”

That might be:

Finally getting that long-term ache properly assessed

Getting a clear plan instead of guessing with YouTube stretches

Or just asking a question you’ve been sitting on for months

I’m Andrew, osteopath at Thrive Body Clinic in Worthing, based in the leisure centre.

If you’re heading into the new year already hurting, or you’ve decided you’re done ignoring that same old problem, drop me a message and I’ll tell you honestly whether I think I can help and what that would look like.

Thank you again for supporting the clinic this year.
Here’s to a new year where your body is actually on your side a bit more.

— Andrew
Thrive Body Clinic
www.thrivebodyclinic.com

And no new years firework picture attached for good measure

31/12/2025

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Why Breathing Gets Harder — and How Your Body Starts Compensating

If you’ve had a cough for months, get short of breath on hills you used to walk easily, or feel like you can’t “get a full breath in”… it’s not just being unfit. For many people, it’s chronic bronchitis, often as part of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). And while the lungs are the headline, the rest of your body often ends up carrying the knock-on effects — especially your neck, ribs, upper back, and shoulders....

If you’ve had a cough for months, get short of breath on hills you used to walk easily, or feel like you can’t “get a full breath in”… it’s not just being unfit. For many people, it’s chronic bronc…

29/12/2025

3 Tips for Calming Sciatica Flare-Ups

If you’ve ever had sciatica, you already know it’s not “just a bit of back pain.” It’s that sharp, burning, electric, or dragging pain that can shoot from your lower back or bum down the leg. Sitting hurts. Standing hurts. Walking hurts. Sometimes even doing nothing hurts. It’s bloody uncomfortable and, understandably, it can be scary. You start worrying: “Have I trapped a nerve?”...

If you’ve ever had sciatica, you already know it’s not “just a bit of back pain.” It’s that sharp, burning, electric, or dragging pain that can shoot from your lower back or bum down the leg. Sitti…

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to one and all.

It's been a pleasure meeting and treating you this year - can't wait to see you in 2026.

22/12/2025

3 Tips for Easing Lower Back Pain After a Long Day

Let’s be honest – some days it feels like your spine’s been through a trash compactor. You get to the evening, finally sit down, and everything from your lower back to your hips is aching. Standing up again? That first step is a careful negotiation with gravity. You’re not ancient, but your body’s definitely got some opinions. Most mid-life adults I see at…...

Let’s be honest – some days it feels like your spine’s been through a trash compactor. You get to the evening, finally sit down, and everything from your lower back to your hips is aching. Standing…

17/12/2025

Raynaud’s Disease: Why Your Fingers Go White (and What That Actually Means)

Ever noticed your fingers suddenly turn white or blue in the cold?Maybe they go numb, tingly, or painfully cold — while everyone else seems fine. That’s not you being dramatic.That’s Raynaud’s disease. And while it’s often brushed off as “poor circulation,” the reality is a bit more interesting — and a lot more manageable — than most people are told....

Ever noticed your fingers suddenly turn white or blue in the cold?Maybe they go numb, tingly, or painfully cold — while everyone else seems fine. That’s not you being dramatic.That’s Raynaud’s dise…

15/12/2025

3 Tips for Sitting Smarter (Even if You Sit All Day)

Let’s be honest: most of us sit far more than we’d like to admit.At the desk. In the car. On the sofa. At kids’ clubs. At meetings that should’ve been emails. Then at some point in your 40s or 50s, your body starts filing complaints: Stiff lower back when you stand up Tight shoulders and neck Hips that feel like they belong to someone 30 years older…...

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Let’s be honest: most of us sit far more than we’d like to admit.At the desk. In the car. On the sofa. At kids’ clubs. At meetings that should’ve been emails. Then at some point in your 40s or 50s,…

10/12/2025

Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Sharp, Electric Facial Pain That’s More Common Than You Think

If you’ve ever had a sudden, sharp, electric shock–type pain shoot through your face — so intense it stops you dead for a second — you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. And if you’ve had it more than once, you’ve probably Googled it at 2am and scared yourself senseless. Take a breath.Let’s cut through the noise and explain what’s…...

If you’ve ever had a sudden, sharp, electric shock–type pain shoot through your face — so intense it stops you dead for a second — you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. And if you’ve had it m…