Patients with musculoskeletal problems are waiting over six weeks for physiotherapy in more than half of England’s primary care trusts (PCTs), despite evidence that the propensity for back pain patients to return to work falls rapidly
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” Feels like Forever ” NHS Patients wait over 18 weeks for physiotherapy
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Walking It Off
One of the basic components of any long-term exercise plan is walking. It can be done in your neighborhood, at a local park, or even on the treadmill at a gym. And adding stairs – numerous times up and down the stairs of your home or apartment building, or opting for
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Acupuncture ivf fertility / infertility
Acupuncture Helping to Restore Health and Balance

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We’re not just in it for the Crack
Strangely, some of our patients literally crave the release and relief that manipulation and neuro - muscular massage brings to their weary bones. Osteopathy and Physiotherapy has for generations helped to relieve underlying muscle and fascia tensions, movement patterns and stiffness caused by hours of repetitive activities.
Osteopaths are well known for cracking or clicking peoples' spines, wiggling joints and stretching shortened muscles
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Reasons to visit The Welwyn and Hatfield Practice ( Leave a comment on our news / blog section and receive £10 Off first session in June )
- A dull low back ache when you’re out shopping, watching football or just all the time
- You drive for a living or do miles of school runs ? and feel really stiff and achy when you get out of the car
- You have back pain ; sciatica (leg pain) and it won’t go away tends to be worse in the morning
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Avoiding Exposure to Pollen
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It is impossible .....
to avoid contact with pollen completely
but can you minimise your exposure to it?
Know your enemy!
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Past and Present Anger….. is it your Liver and Gallbladder ?
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Possible symptoms of a malfunctioning liver or stones in the gallbladder:
Headaches, anger, lack of drive, impatience and fatigue
Sleep disorders and dizziness Bad taste in mouth,
vomiting of bile Pain under right rib (flank)
Insomnia and nightmares Hot and cold
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Acupuncture and Fertility the Welwyn & Hatfield Practice
Acupuncture proves fertile ground for a healthy conception -
Can acupuncture really increase a woman's chances of conceiving? Research has found that acupuncture treatment can have a positive effect on those trying for a baby and can actually aid the conception process. Over the past twenty years, fertility problems have increased dramatically. At least 25* percent ofRead More ...
Latest guidelines for Low Back Pain
Government Body Recommends Acupuncture / Manual / complementary Therapies for Lower Back Pain?
New draft guidelines on the treatment of chronic lower back pain from the The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommend the use of Manual therapies such as Osteopathy and physiotherapy in the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Chronic is defined as
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Welwyn and Hatfield Practitioners A – Z Therapies
Ever seen a treatment advertised and wondered what on earth it was all about? Don't know your ayurveda from your zero balancing? Well here is your reference list for all things complementary. If you come across something we haven't included here then please let us know and we'll add it to the list. Enjoy!
Acupressure Acupuncture for
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