How acupuncture can help
Most clinical trials to date suggest that acupuncture may be useful in the embryo transfer stage of in vitro fertilisation, and results in an increased pregnancy rate and a greater number of live births (Cheong 2008, Manheimer 2008, Kong 2009, Chen 2009, Smith 2006, Westergaard 2006), ... (Read more)

Acupuncture proves fertile ground for a healthy conception – Acupuncture and Fertility 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 ... (Read more)

 
“The mattress should be supportive enough to take the weight of the body without sagging, it shouldn’t be so supportive that it does not “give” comfortably when you lay down to rest”
Buying your mattress
Your mattress should be supportive enough to take the weight of the body without ... (Read more)

THE WELWYN AND HATFIELD PRACTICE – YOUR BEST CHOICE
Our physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Acupuncturists and Massage therapists  work as a integrated team, encouraged and trained to use our focused triage pain relief system.

We dont just give exercises. we design you a hands on “top end” treatment plan that will speed your ... (Read more)

1. Don’t eat right before your massage treatment.

2. Do drink some water to hydrate your muscles and soft tissues.

3. Arrive in plenty of time so you’re not rushed and can relax.

4. Tell your therapist if you haven’t had massage or this type of massage before.

5. Ask any questions you have ... (Read more)

A good mattress could ease back pain

People with a bad back should not shell out for a hard mattress, say doctors. A trial published in The Lancet medical journal suggests a medium-firm mattress is the best for a painful spine.

The Spanish study found more than 300 patients to test beds, ... (Read more)

Deep Tissue Massage Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
A study – The Effects of Deep-Tissue Massage Therapy on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate – published in The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine (Volume 14, Number 2, 2008, pp 125-128) found that Deep Tissue Massage lowered blood pressure ... (Read more)

Wherever we are, whoever we are with, one of the most important questions is How to be free? I am talking primarily about inner freedom, the feeling of being spontaneous, happy and alive. What is the catalyst for these feelings? How do we sustain them so we can have good ... (Read more)

#1 The Art of Being Present
Take a few moments to look at your relationship with time. Are you late? Are you early?

Where does your schedule originate from? Outside or inside you?

Consider that you are always on time….

The less time pressure you feel, the happier you are.

Don’t be at ... (Read more)

In todays media  world  we switch on the TV to relax, watch Sky or  read  newspapers. Christmas is a time of joy ?   Why then does the media leave us feeling depressed and  keep telling us  the world ids going to the dogs . Give me  good news sometimes  or i will just turn it all OFF !! We dont just ... (Read more)