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December 2, 2021 Blog

Plantar Fasciitis

Things you can do to help Plantar Fasciitis.

  • Wear good shoes that give you arch support and have shock absorption.
  • Try shoe inserts which help to cushion the foot.
  • Put some ice on your heel in order to reduce the inflammation.
  • Rest your feet. Reduce or stop the activities which have caused it.
  • Do some simple stretching exercises, such as towel stretches, calf stretches and toe raises.
  • Do not use heat.
  • Get your biomechanics checked by a professional.
  • If you are overweight, lose weight. It decreases the stress you put on your feet, by being heavy. If standing up is part of your daily job, then losing weight is one of the most effective things you can do to cure your plantar fasciitis and to prevent future occurrences of it.
  • Have Bowen Therapy.

How does Bowen Therapy Help Plantar Fasciitis?

On this page you can watch the video about how Bowen Therapy addresses Plantar Fasciitis just@02

People often suffer with pain or injuries in their feet due to problems elsewhere in their body. Bowen Therapy treats the body as a whole and I have been delighted with the results of the clients I have treated with Plantar Fasciitis.

With foot mechanics being the primary cause of plantar fasciitis, helping the foot back into alignment is a key goal of any treatment.

That’s how Bowen helps plantar fasciitis – between the ice for the symptoms, and the stretching for maintenance.  Bowen helps bring the entire body into balance.  When the pelvis, legs and feet are helped back into alignment, gait is improved, and the plantar fascia is not re-injured.

Feet are often the victim of a culprit elsewhere in the body.  Pelvic misalignment through impact of the lumbar spine, short hip flexors or tight hamstrings may all play a part in how legs move.  Knee and ankle alignment further influences how the feet land, and the amount of strain felt by the sole and the arch.

Being totally pain free after one treatment however is unlikely especially if the plantar fasciitis has been a problem for a while.  It may need a few treatments with time and exercises to help the body learn and maintain a new posture.  Walking that “feels different" with the change to alignment and gait, needs to start to "feel normal”, so the feet can remain pain free.

To find out more call me on 07710722615.

December 2, 2021 Blog

Menopause

Bowen Treatment for Menopause

Though virtually all women experience menopause, it has remained taboo for many women. Hormonal changes during menopause typically bring unpleasant symptoms, but relatively few women talk about or address their menopause symptoms. On average, most symptoms last around 4 years from your last period. However, around 1 in every 10 women experience them for up to 12 years.

Common menopausal symptoms

About 8 in every 10 women will have additional symptoms for some time before and after their periods stop.

These can have a significant impact on daily life for some women.

  • Common symptoms include:
  • Hot flushes – short, sudden feelings of heat, usually in the face, neck and chest, which can make your skin red and sweaty
  • Night Sweats – hot flushes that occur at night
  • Difficulty in sleeping -this may make you feel tired and irritable during the day
  • A reduced sex drive (libido)
  • Problems with memory and concentration
  • Vaginal dryness and pain, itching or discomfort during sex
  • Headaches
  • mood changes, such as low mood or anxiety   
  • Palpitations - heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable
  • joint stiffness, aches and pains
  • reduced muscle mass
  • recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)   

Practical suggestions for coping with hot flashes include:

  • Dress in layers, so that you can remove clothing when a hot flash starts.
  • Avoid foods and beverages that may cause hot flashes, like spicy foods, alcohol, coffee, tea, and other hot beverages.
  • Drink a glass of cold water or fruit juice when a hot flash starts.
  • Reduce your stress level. Stress may worsen hot flashes.
  • Keep a thermos of ice water or an ice pack next to your bed during the night.
  • Use cotton sheets, lingerie, and clothing that allow your skin to breathe.
  • Keep a diary or record of your symptoms to find what might trigger your hot flashes.
April 29, 2021 Blog

Prestige Award for Therapist of the year

Amazing News

I was overwhelmed but absolutely thrilled to receive a call to say I have won The Prestige Award for Therapist of the year London and South East - Berkshire from Prestige Awards! Thank you so much to all of my wonderful clients who continue to support me (especially through this most challenging of years). I'm truly grateful!

If you would like to view my latest newsletter please CLICK HERE

I am mainly offering treatments in Bracknell at " The Wellness Centre", however still occasionally treating at Bourne End in "The Lotus Centre" and in Windsor at "Yoga for Harmony"

I take your safety extremely seriously and am a member of many professional bodies and have therefore put stringent measures in place. If you would like to find out more about how I am keeping you safe, please just click here.

Since the start of Coronavirus, Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Depression and Stress in both Men and Women has really risen, so please click here to see more about how you can help yourself and how I may be able to help. Sometimes anxiety, depression and stress have similar triggers.

Poor posture, often owing to working at home and less movement is on the rise. I am seeing many more people for sciatica. Please click here to see more about ideas that you can do that may help with sciatic type problems and how Bowen Therapy has been shown to help. Poor posture often also contributes to backpain, plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder and neck and shoulder pain.

There has also definitely been an increase in men coming to for Bowen Treatments which is great news. To find out more about Men's Health just click here.

March 1, 2021 Blog

March 1st is World Compliment Day

Compliments make us feel good. — both giving and receiving them. Feeling valued and appreciated are basic human needs.

Compliments help us communicate. an appreciation we feel toward one another and that makes us feel good. Being complimentary helps us create an optimistic, happier outlook.

Being paid a compliment can light up the same parts of your brain that get activated when you get
paid a monetary award. Other research suggests compliments and praise may help us when it comes to learning new motor skills
and behaviours.

Paying someone a compliment can also be a good conversation starter — or a good way to get over an awkward bump in a
conversation.

How to pay good compliments

They should be sincere. Otherwise our tone and body language may give away the fact we don’t mean them. Everyone has qualities that can be complimented. Pay attention to them and compliment them, on those.

Pay attention.
Pay attention to the people around you, notice what you like about that person.

Be Specific
The best compliments are specific. They refer to character traits, behaviours, or appearance of that person, rather than a generalised compliment.

Give Plenty of compliments.
It’s good to give compliments daily in close relationships to stop one another being taken for granted. Making a concerted effort to notice all the good things about your partner (or family member or friend) is important. When you compliment frequently you notice the good things in that person which can strengthen the relationship rather than noticing the negative things.

If people struggle to accept compliments.
They may struggle with low self esteem and feel they are unworthy of the compliment. In this instance perhaps show an interest in that person and what they are doing instead.

Accepting compliments happily.
Some people think that accepting compliments is bragging, But it’s not. Compliments are about communicating with those around you what you appreciate and what’s working. Learning how to graciously accept compliments is just as important as learning how to give them, otherwise it could be like refusing to accept a gift from someone.

January 29, 2021 Blog

Neck and Shoulder Pain

Neck and Shoulder Pain

As many of us are working from home and not sitting at our normal desks, many people are suffering with back pain, but I am also seeing more and more people with neck and shoulder pain. I feel there are a couple of reasons for this. Naturally, we are not moving as often when working from home. In a work environment we get up and talk to people or go into meetings, most meetings are now being carried out on zoom and therefore we tend to sit in a more fixed position than when we are at a meeting. This is often in an incorrect position and leaning on one arm. This naturally puts additional pressure on the arm and can subsequently cause the shoulder and even arm to become inflamed and stiff which aggravates our neck and can even lead to headaches. Also, often when we are in a meeting there is water supplied and how many of you have forgotten to get that water prior to tuning in to a zoom meeting? Again, this will cause the body to stiffen.

Things that you can do to help alleviate the pain

• Wriggle your fingers, elbows toes and move your shoulders whilst you are working, this will create movement through the whole
body.
• Breathe and as you exhale release the shoulders.
• Try to get in a comfortable position without leaning on one arm, worse scenario change arms throughout the meeting.
• Avoid sitting on the sofa.
• Ensure you have water to hand.
• Move as often as you are able.
• Epsom salts are also extremely beneficial to read about how to use Epsom Salt please read my latest newsletter.
• At the end of the meeting or day, participate in an online exercise class. There are many to choose from or perhaps go for a walk,
run or bike. Getting out into the fresh air is good for you.

How does Bowen Therapy Help with Neck and Shoulder Pain?

Prolonged sitting with our head forward puts too much strain on our spine, specifically our cervical spine (neck) that can cause early wear and tear, including muscular tension and/or structural vertebra issues such as herniated discs or bulging discs for example.

Bowen Therapy addresses the whole body, gently relaxing the fascia and allowing the body to realign into its natural position, thus alleviating neck and shoulder pain. There are also occasions when exercises may be given to aid the treatment.

November 15, 2022 Blog

Gratitude

Feel gratitude and be happy.

Gratitude is so important, it can change a negative mindset into a positive mindset and make us feel happier. When we are happier we respond in a more positive way to everything around us whether it be family, friends or work, so let us pause for a moment and be grateful for what we do have.

Ten Ways expressing Gratitude can help us

1. Makes us feel happier
2. Improves our Immune System
3. Lowers Blood Pressure
4. Improves our Sleep
5. Helps reduce anxiety and depression
6. Reduces inflammation through the body
7. Promotes a Healthier Heart Rhythm
8. Helps you become more connected with yourself and the environment
9. Reduces ageing effects to the brain
10. Improves relationships

To find out more just CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE

How to Express Gratitude

1. Keep a gratitude journal.
2. Tell an employee, a friend or a loved one something you appreciate about them.
3. Look at yourself in the mirror and think of something you like about yourself.
4. Sit in a quiet place and think about when something went well. How did that feel? Practice that feeling every day for a week.
5. Next time something bad happens consider 5 good things that happened as a result of this event.
6. Write someone a thank you note.
7. Write it down, talk about it, think about it, re-live it, meditate.

November 1, 2020 Blog

Join the November Gratitude Challenge

I will be posting on my facebook page a new gratitude challenge every day just CLICK HERE to join in.

If you don't belong to facebook, perhaps:-

(a) Have a box or jar that you put a slip in every day
(b) Write the thing you are grateful for in a diary

Look at it or pull a slip out any time you need to.
Above all, enjoy and feel better.