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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Back pain advice for new parents

If you already suffer from back pain and are about to welcome a new baby, the advice is to remember to take care of your back. The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has found that the strain of lifting and carrying babies and toddlers can cause severe pain to parents who already have back or neck [...]

Super Blues

The description Superfood is ubiquitous these days with a new one being written about every week. There has been a lot of research into the health benefits of blueberries and now new research from the University of Cincinnati has revealed has revealed that this dark blue fruit has a protective role against Alzheimer' Disease. A small [...]

Iceberg Syndrome and sudden pain

Have you ever wondered why low back and neck pain can arrive just out of the blue and cripple you completely when there is no obvious trauma related to blame?  Not even a heroic injury from lifing or digging in the garden! At Luck’s Yard we call it the iceberg syndrome.  Usually we ignore little [...]

Texting after lights out

New research from the US looking into the texting habits of American teenagers highlights the detrimental effect this has on sleep and school performance. It is estimated that children between the ages of 8-18 are spending about 7 1/2 hours daily on electronic devices. "We need to be aware that teenagers are using electronic devices [...]

Ski safe and savvy

If you are skiing this season, the British Chiropractic Association and Luck's Yard Clinic has some great tips to help you and all your party stay safe and happy on the slopes. Beware of Day Three! Despite common assumptions that a ski injury is most likely to occur on the first day Matthew Bennett, BCA [...]

Tone Tellefsen Hughes

Tone was born in California to Norwegian parents. She trained at the Anglo European College of chiropractic for 4 years and spent the next 2 years in Stockholm finishing her Swedish certification and Chiropractic registration. In 1993 she came to the UK and worked as an associate in Reigate, Staines and lastly Godalming. Tone started [...]

Natural Immune Boosters

Even though we have been experiencing unseasonably warm weather, coughs, colds and flu abound at this time of year and can drag on for ages, lowering energy levels and disrupting our lives and generally make us feel below par. Rather than reaching for the usual medicines which may only mask the symptoms, a more natural [...]

Free sugar app

I liked this piece from the BBC health website about a free app which tells you the sugar content of food and drink. The app allows you to scan barcodes on food and drinks and reveals the total sugar content in cubes or grams.  I think the idea of ‘cubes’ is visually more user friendly [...]

Avoiding injuries this Christmas

Every year my front desk team ask me if we need to open the clinic over the festive season. And every year I tell them YES WE DO!  Something strange happens during festive season and we are often so busy getting many acute phone calls both before and after Christmas looking for emergency care. Why do so [...]

Does your back need a service?

In 2013 almost 31 million days of work were lost due to back pain with an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK suffering annually. The British Chiropractic Association estimate that 1/3 of us have to take time off work because of back or neck pain which is not only causing individual suffering but costs [...]

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