Backs Etc. Manual Therapy and Functional Training

02/06/2022

Some good mobility drills for the desk-bound

Most people sit too much during the day, which impairs mobility and flexibility. These 5 mobility exercises can help.

31/05/2022

Muscles don't have a mind of their own. They do what they're told. Simply releasing muscles, stretching them, etc. rarely has any effect on what they're being told to do by the brain. Neurological corrections are usually key for lasting change. Seeing muscle function and tone change dramatically without releasing them never gets old.

05/03/2022

Lots of fun and aha moments at today's ID2 and 6 study groups. Also, I have decided to donate the proceeds from today to charities working with Ukrainian refugees. Thanks for everyone coming to the last study group for a while.

19/12/2021

Ultra-processed food (UPF) will either kill you slowly with diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimers, or fast with COVID. Age and obesity are the two factors that most increase your risk of a bad COVID outcome. Eating this stuff is liking putting the wrong fuel in your car, you really won't expect a petrol car to run on diesel, so why do we think our bodies will function on UPF?

Explosive growth in "ultra-processed" foods that bear little resemblance to anything natural is behind a panoply of diseases. Policymakers are taking notice

15/12/2021

Our Christmas newsletter. We hope you all have a happy and healthy holiday season.

Vaccination and booster shots continue to be the keystone of the UK response.  But be aware that vaccines can only modulate, and don't replace your immune system, so to get the maximum positive effect, you should continue to do everything in your power to support and strengthen your natural resourc...

15/12/2021

Our Christmas update and newsletter. have a safe and healthy holiday season from all of us at Backs Etc

Vaccination and booster shots continue to be the keystone of the UK response.  But be aware that vaccines can only modulate, and don't replace your immune system, so to get the maximum positive effect, you should continue to do everything in your power to support and strengthen your natural resourc...

11/12/2021

Merry Christmas from all of us at Backs Etc!

See what happens when you stick 5 brave faces in this extremely dangerous Reindeer Game. Hint: don't let Santa catch you moving...

27/11/2021

In case you still are avoiding saturated fat based on outdated ideas.

This article goes through all the data to answer once and for all - is saturated fat unhealthy? Does it cause heart disease? Will it kill you?

21/11/2021

Do you still ice your injuries, maybe it's time to rethink...

It doesn't help muscles heal—and it might actually do damage.

19/11/2021

Do you get enough magnesium?

Magnesium is vital for many aspects of health including female hormone balance. It can help to support PMS symptoms & ease the menopausal transition.

26/09/2021

Finally some good sense reporting on how to eat!

A new Swedish study says decades of official dairy wisdom is wrong. Here, a nutrition expert examines more science that questions standard health advice

19/08/2021

A gift from a lovely patient made my day!

25/07/2021

A good summary on the suprising nature of chronic pain, starting at about 10mins in.

In this episode, Tim talks with Dr. Monty Lyman about his two books, The Remarkable Life of the Skin and The Painful Truth. In their conversation, they uncov...

24/06/2021

Improving your strength and mobility are often much more important than stretching, even if your aim is to increase the range of motion of a joint or muscle.

Dance Informa speaks with Sue Mayes and Andrew Pilcher, two leading dance specialist physiotherapists, about stretching for dancers.

16/05/2021

So do you have too many teeth, or is it that your jaw is not large enough?

Charles Darwin was one of the first to note that his chief oral surgeon mentioned that modern wisdom teeth did not fit like they did in ancestral skulls.

If you or a family member had impacted wisdom teeth, sometimes it’s necessary to remove them to prevent infection. Jaw bones should grow in a three dimensional directions out, and backwards, after the first twelve adult teeth have cut.
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​​Between the ages of 12-16 is when an adolescent is developing the jaw space that wisdom teeth should fit in. If they don't then the jaw has not developed to house them.

Today we surgically remove the teeth, which is sometimes necessary, but it leaves us with bigger questions. Why are wisdom teeth not fitting in our younger generations?

If you look at the majority of the human skull record, wisdom teeth fit fine, and they grow into jawbones where there are sometimes extra space behind them.

Today in the dental practice, dentists don’t see this bone development anymore.

The sad reality is that it reflects generation wide malnutrition.

In order to turn these trends around, which will take generations, our society needs to start valuing the nutrients that allow these jawbones to grow and develop.

The food that a newborn eats, will dictate how their jaw develops in two decades when it develops into a young adult.

Fat soluble vitamins are hormones, more than vitamins, and they guide the hormonal growth of bones and teeth. These signals make imprints onto growth genes, interact with s*x hormones, like testosterone, and sequester mineral into skeletal structure.

For children to adequately achieve this growth, their parents need to nourish the entire family with fat-soluble vitamins, which are solely found in their active form in well-sourced animal foods.

Today our society has forgotten how to provide these DNA messengers to our children, and we need to turn the tides before its too late.

Did you have impacted wisdom teeth? Were they removed surgically?

16/04/2021

We use a HEPA air filter and open the windows as much as possible, what do you do?

Improving indoor ventilation and air quality will help us all to stay safe Over a year into the covid-19 pandemic, we are still debating the role and importance of aerosol transmission for SARS-CoV-2, which receives only a cursory mention in some infection control guidelines.12 The confusion has ema...

07/04/2021

Our April newsletter on 'long COVID' and breathing

As all regular readers of our newsletter know, we talk a lot about the importance and benefits of proper breathing technique. For the last year, we’ve discussed COVID-19 extensively, for obvious reasons. Today we want to share this really interesting article, 'Unlocking the Mysteries of Long COVI...

28/02/2021

As well as vaccines, masks and social distancing we need to be working on metabolic health to avoid the worst effects of this and any future pandemics coming our way.

The authors of a new study are calling for stronger public health lifestyle advice to minimize the risk for COVID-19 hospitalization.