Morning stretch routine
Tone has made a new film showing us how a simple morning stretch routine can help to 'wake up' the body and support any lower back issues. You can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBLm2yP7S3c photo:
Are you stitting (un)comfortably?
Healthy Home Office are providers of ergonomic furniture which is designed and crafted to provide furniture for the office or those who work from home to improve issues associated with poor posture and position when working at a desk. It is not uncommon for individuals to spend most of their day sitting, but the style [...]
Myofascial pain syndrome
At Luck's Yard Clinic we see many patients who present with symptoms of long term pain but there is often no obvious cause like an injury or trauma. It may be that they are suffering form pain in the fascia, a thin casing of connective tissue found throughout the body. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a long-term pain condition. It [...]
Taking back control with Laurie’s help
Luck's Yard Cognitive Hypnotherapist, Laurie Harvey explains how she helps her clients take back control of fearful situations. She says: As you may already know, when I’m not busy with clients, I’m most likely to be found pottering in my garden or wandering around the garden centre. It was on one of these cheeky little [...]
Welcoming Chinese Medicine Acupuncturist, Elaine Williams
We are delighted to welcome Elaine Williams to the Luck's Yard Team. Elaine will be offering appointments on Tuesdays starting from 4th June. Elaine has enjoyed working with acupuncture and The Chinese Medicine model of health for almost 30 years. Originally training at the College of integrated Chinese medicine in Reading, Elaine then travelled to [...]
The Luck’s Yard team share their thoughts on walking:
We are a keen bunch of walkers so thought we would share why we enjoy walking: Laura says: For me personally hiking is a simple, free activity that creates a huge sense of achievement (releasing dopamine), I love the views, appreciating nature, it gets you away from screens, phones, TV etc also where I do [...]
How does Laurie Harvey work with Anxiety?
How does Laurie Harvey work with Anxiety? This is usually the first question people ask me on our free discovery calls so I thought you might also like to know how I work with anxiety. First of all, I listen deeply to what makes you feel anxious it may be certain places, people or situations [...]
Choose the right footwear for your walk
As a podiatrist, Yvette has many discussions with her patients about the benefits of wearing good footwear and the problems that wearing bad boots or shoes can cause. These last few months in the UK have been very wet which makes it even harder to make good footwear choices when going out and about. Wellington boots are [...]
Walking for health
In the health awareness calendar Walking Month takes place every May and health advice is to encourage more people to get out and walk daily regardless of age. Often walking is not considered as a particularly ‘good’ form of exercise but it actually has numerous benefits for our body and mind. So, if you are [...]
Have you tried walking backwards?
What are the benefits of walking backwards? Have you tried walking backwards also known as ‘retro’ walking? There are several benefits to changing the direction in which you walk but also some important points that you should note in terms of safety. But firstly the benefits: Builds muscle strength With backward walking, it's the opposite [...]
