Inflammatory Disease of the Bowel ” Part One

by Jonathan Blood Smyth

What are inflammatory bowel diseases?

These are disorders where the bowel becomes red and inflamed. In ulcerative colitis the lining of the large bowel is involved. In Crohn’s disease (named after an American physician) any part of the digestive tract can be affected and the full thickness of the bowel wall can become inflamed. Crohn’s disease, when it affects the colon and ..read more

Pregnant Women Can Treat Back Pain with an Osteopath

by Andrew Mitchell

Pregnancy puts an enormous amount of strain upon a woman’s body. To be sure, bearing life is no easy task! The average amount of weight gain put on during pregnancy is fourteen kilos and those fourteen (or more!) kilos can put a lot of strain upon a woman’s spine and back muscles. A great deal of pregnant women living ..read more

The Shoulder and Physiotherapy

by Jonathan Blood Smyth

The function of the human arm is to allow placement of the hand in useful positions so the hands can perform activities where the eyes can see them. Because of the huge range of positions required the shoulder is very flexible with a large motion range, but this is at the expense of some reduced strength and greatly reduced stability. A ..read more

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