Paul Brooks Osteopath

11/07/2023

Are you a runner? Do you suffer from shin splint pain? It seems logical that the stress on the shins would increase with more challenging terrain or running on a gradient, but this might not be the case. Research by Michael Baggaley at The University of Calgary appears to show that the stress on a runner's shins is related more strongly to their running speed than to the force of running up or downhill....

Paul Brooks Osteopath in Hull. Shin Splints research

19/08/2021

No price increase this year !! I have not increased my fee for treatments since April 2018 It is still £45 for an initial appointment; £40 for a follow-up I think this is extremely good value for money. Especially because I offer longer appointments than most other osteopaths and chiropractors - up to 90 minutes for an initial consultation, and up to 1 hour for further appointments....

Cost of appointments at Paul Brooks Osteopath

04/11/2020

OPEN FOR BUSINESS - As an allied health professional, I am permitted to stay open during the lockdown, as long as I wear PPE and observe good hygiene protocols [ 126 more words ]

Open for business during the lockdown

29/05/2020

You'll be pleased to know I wasn't entirely idle during the lockdown. I made use of the time to redecorate my clinic in Hessle Here's the waiting room complete with its new lampshade: And here are some photos of the treatment room: I've invested heavily in Personal Protective Equipment to keep me and my patients safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's a selection of it: [ 128 more words ]

Paul Brooks Osteopath Hessle Redecorated PPE

16/04/2019

17/10/2018

My patients sometimes ask me if back pain can be inherited. Apparently, heredity accounts for 40% of back pain and up to 80% of intervertebral disc degeneration. [ 287 more words ]

Genes and low back pain. Research into the genetics of spinal degeneration by King' College, London

01/08/2018

I'm very excited to announce that the excellent Medical Herbalist, Bryony MacFadyen, is now working with me at Sheridan House in Hessle It was wonderful to have the Nutritional Therapist Jolanta Zdral working here. However, in April she decided to relocate to new premises in Anlaby She is now based at Therapy in Motion, Unit 12 Red Lion Court, Wilson Street, Anlaby. [ 279 more words ]

Medical Herbalist Bryony MacFadyen now working at Sheridan House in Hessle

15/06/2018

People in traditional cultures seem to know instinctively how to bend in a way that doesn't predispose them to back pain. Think of workers picking rice or tea. Notice how they bend at the hip joints, not in the back; they flex forward at the top of the thighs, not at the waist. This principle of 'hip-hinging' has received a lot of attention recently, but most of us find it difficult to do. [ 337 more words ]

Hinging at the hip to prevent back pain

14/02/2018

I don't want to give the impression that back pain is the only thing that osteopaths treat - I have patients coming to see me with tennis elbow, rotator cuff problems in the shoulder, sciatica, headaches, osteoarthritis and lots more - but lower back pain is perhaps the most common condition I see. The beauty of Osteopathy is that it aims to treat the whole person, and that it sees the inter-relationships between different parts and systems of the body. [ 196 more words ]

Evidence for osteopathy treating back pain

01/01/2018

The time has come around again for our New Year's Resolutions. How many people I wonder succeed in visiting the gym more often, or changing their diet, drinking less, losing weight? Just as we have an alternative Christmas message, I wonder if it might be a good idea to think "outside the box" about our New Year's Resolutions. Jiddu Krishnamurti's last words to Mankind were, allegedly: [ 454 more words ]

An alternative New Year's Resolution

22/12/2017

Stuck for a last minute Christmas / New Year gift ?
On request I have created some vouchers for osteopathic consultations and treatments