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Quick tips to help you relax and de-stress
August 15, 2018

Weโ€™ve all come home from a long day at work and felt overwhelmed with stress, unable to relax and enjoy...

Surprising Benefits of Beer
July 31, 2018

Everyone loves a good pint now and then, but did you know that beer actually has some surprising health benefits...

6 Surprising Health Benefits of Tequila
July 13, 2018

Itโ€™s national tequila day, but did you know that tequila has some surprising health benefits. Here are 6 interesting facts...

5 Things About Our Osteopath Simon Keeble
June 8, 2018

Used to be a contemporary dancer from 16-18 years of age performing in the arts programme in military schools; a...

Mens Health Tips
May 31, 2018

Mens Health Week starts on the 11th June, we thought we’d compile a short list of things you can do...

Asthma Awareness Day
May 1, 2018

Itโ€™s Asthma Awareness Day โ€“ Breathe Easily with a Capnograph appointment What is asthma ? A respiratory condition marked by...

Staff Picks – Favourite Books
April 7, 2018

With a variety of literature festivals coming up, weโ€™ve asked our staff about their favourite books โ€ฆ Receptionist Linda H...

Stress Awareness Month
April 7, 2018

โ€˜Stress is an important dragon to slay โ€“ or at least tame โ€“ in your life.โ€™ (Marilu Henner) People have...

Running Injuries
April 7, 2018

A marathon โ€ฆ a race which London Marathon co-founder Chris Brasher called โ€˜The Worldโ€™s Most Human Raceโ€™. Thousands of people...

Muscle and Condition of the Quarter
April 7, 2018

This quarter we are looking at the Piriformis muscle, and how it can affect the sciatic nerve. Piriformis Piriformis (meaning...

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
April 7, 2018

This quarter brings both MS Awareness week, running from 23rd โ€“ 29th April, and World MS Day on 30th May....

Irritable Bowel Syndrome
April 7, 2018

This April, the Institute of Osteopathy is running an event on managing IBS. At Good Health Centre, we regularly meet...

Testimonial of the Month
January 12, 2018

I first came to see Emily following a car accident with a fractured rib and whiplash. Emily has been incredible....

Chronic Pain
January 12, 2018

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), defines pain as โ€˜an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with...

New Year’s Resolutions
January 12, 2018

A New Yearโ€™s Resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. Do you have a New...

Are you this yearโ€™s Eddie the Eagle?
January 12, 2018

The mountains are callingโ€ฆ And we can see the appeal; a day on the slopes can contribute to a healthy...

Muscle of the Quarter chosen by Ami – Temporalis
January 12, 2018

What is it? Also known as the Temporal Muscle, Temporalis is one of the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is...

Frozen Shoulder
December 1, 2017

Itโ€™s not just snowmen โ€ฆ Their clinic is only open in December. Humans however, we treat all year round. Those...

The Good Health Academy’s CPD Event On Chronic Pain
November 21, 2017

This month the Good Health Academy ran a CPD event on the subject of Chronic Pain. The International Association for...

Healthy barbecue recipes
September 7, 2017

  Citrus-spiked sea bass 2-3 large oranges Zest 1 lemon (use juice) 1tbsp olive oil 4 300g whole small sea...

How Can Osteopathy Help with Circulation?
September 30, 2023

Osteopaths don’t just treat problems with bones- all of the body’s systems are connected, and some issues of circulation fall...

4 Sports Injuries in Your Osteopath’s Remit
September 25, 2023

Osteopaths are qualified to help with managing minor sports injuries, such as: muscle strains ligament sprains repetitive strain injuries like...

Can I Have Tennis Elbow Without Playing Tennis?
July 7, 2023

Tennis Elbow, and its cousin Golfer’s Elbow, do have misleading names. Despite the suggestion, both conditions can develop without ever...

How Do Labrum Tears Happen?
June 29, 2023

Labrum is Latin for “lip”, and in this context, it refers to the lip of cartilage extending from the socket...

What Are the Four Types of Snapping Hip?
June 23, 2023

Snapping hip syndrome is, as the name suggests, a condition in which a “snap” is heard or felt from the...

Can We Help with Your Lower Back Pain?
October 30, 2023

Lower back pain is one of the most common ailments that brings patients to clinic. Some people are prone to...

What Can We Do for Arthritic Pain?
August 30, 2023

Arthritic pain is an ailment that osteopaths are qualified to help you to manage. Any joint can be affected, and...

Coping with Depression
May 11, 2017

“Everybodyโ€™s experience with depression will be different and each episode can vary in severity.” This month the World Health Organisation...

Pedal on over to the Good Health Centre
May 2, 2017

“The 2017 Tour de Yorkshire” Here at the Good Health Centre, all of our osteopaths are pro cyclists, itโ€™s a...

Gardening
April 24, 2017

Common Injuries With Gardening & How Osteopathy May Help. Gardening injuries are much more common than people believe. Like any...

Tinnitus and the Temporomandibular Joint
February 23, 2017

Tinnitus affects roughly 30% of people, with an estimated 10% of people suffering from persistent tinnitus. Tinnitus can be a...

Snowboarding injuries and their exercise rehabilitation
January 23, 2017

Snowboarding has been an up-and-coming sport over the last two decades. The risk of injury within the lower extremities (below...

Muscle of the Month
December 21, 2016

Supraspinatus What is it and what does it do?Supraspinatus is a member of the rotator cuff muscles which surround the...

Spiced Chicken, Spinach and Sweet Potato Stew
December 20, 2016

Ingredients This meal serves 4 Method Put the sweet potato in a large, deep saucepan over a high heat. Cover...

Slips & Falls
December 8, 2016

โ€œAll the leaves are brownโ€ฆ. and the sky is grey.Iโ€™ve been for a walk on a winterโ€™s dayโ€ฆโ€ California Dreaming...

Rugby Injures: The Hamstring strain and the Medial Collateral Ligament sprain
November 25, 2016

Rugby injuries are vast in occurrence, diverse in diagnosis and common in both training and match scenarios. The role of...

Back To School
September 22, 2016

As the children go back to school this September, we thought it would be a good time to talk about...

10 facts about your amazing spine!
May 18, 2016

Chances are youโ€™ve never stopped to think about how amazing your spine is. Itโ€™s easy to take it for granted,...

How osteopathy can help manage arthritic joints
May 16, 2016

This week is Arthritis Care Week in the UK. It aims to raise awareness of what itโ€™s like to live...

Five ways to boost your brain health
May 9, 2016

You try to eat well, keep your weight down and take some exercise. But have you ever paid close attention...

How to get a good nightโ€™s sleep
May 1, 2016

Getting plenty of sleep is essential for our general health and wellbeing. It plays an important role in our immune...

Why weโ€™re supporting On Your Feet Britain
April 25, 2016

One of the top four preventable causes of death in the UK today isnโ€™t alcohol or drug abuse, or high...

How Josh helped his marathon running patient
April 13, 2016

With the 36th London Marathon taking place on Sunday 24 April, this weekโ€™s blog post takes a look at the...

Ways to cope with hay fever symptoms
April 11, 2016

Spring is most definitely in the air. Sadly for some of us that means the unwelcome return of a runny...

Osteopathy for pain management
March 29, 2016

If youโ€™re experiencing pain on a regular basis, painkillers are not your only option. Osteopathy can address the underlying causes...

Best foot forward โ€“ our advice for taking up walking
March 14, 2016

Weโ€™ve been inspired by many of the celebrities who have completed amazing Sport Relief feats: Radio 1 DJ Greg James...

Solgar 7 capsules for sensitive joints
March 10, 2016

This month in the practice weโ€™re promoting the Solgar 7 joint complex supplement. Donโ€™t let stiff or sensitive joints limit...

Acupuncture for pain relief
March 7, 2016

Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide range of ailments, from digestive conditions to problems linked to the menopause,...

The importance and impact of gut health
March 1, 2016

Recently in the practice weโ€™ve been offering patients advice on digestion and promoting probiotic products that can help to encourage...

What exactly is Reiki?
February 22, 2016

Heard of reiki but not too sure what it is? Read on to discover how this traditional Japanese method of...

Show your heart some love this Valentineโ€™s Day
February 10, 2016

Planning to treat the one you love to some flowers or a romantic surprise on Valentineโ€™s Day? Why not show...

Preparing your body for skiing
February 2, 2016

So youโ€™ve bought, or arranged to hire, the latest skiing equipment and clothing ready for your ski holiday, but have...

Osteopathy as an alternative to steroid injections
January 26, 2016

We recently received some wonderful feedback from patients of our practice founder and osteopath Ami Sevi. His treatments had eased...

Vitamin D: a vital boost for bone health
January 19, 2016

Itโ€™s January, thereโ€™s not a lot of sunshine about and the cold and wet weather is driving us to spend...

Make a resolution to correct your posture in 2016!
January 6, 2016

Cutting down on fatty foods, quitting smoking, taking more exercise โ€“ all common New Yearโ€™s resolutions to improve our health....

Avoiding slips on icy ground
December 28, 2015

โ€˜Tis the season of icy pavements. A fresh frost may look pretty as we gaze out from within our warm...

Therapies that can bring arthritic pain relief
December 21, 2015

Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain, swelling, inflammation and often stiffness in joints of the body. The two...

Long Covid
January 7, 2023

Early on in the pandemic, Long Covid emerged. It is now widely recognised as a potential complication of an infection...

Can We Help with Your Lower Back Pain?
October 30, 2023

Lower back pain is one of the most common ailments that brings patients to clinic. Some people are prone to...

How Can Osteopathy Help with Circulation?
September 30, 2023

Osteopaths don’t just treat problems with bones- all of the body’s systems are connected, and some issues of circulation fall...

Should I See an Osteopath for my Aches and Pains?
August 31, 2023

Osteopaths are here to help with all sorts of conditions, but we can also help with those little aches and...

What Can We Do for Arthritic Pain?
August 30, 2023

Arthritic pain is an ailment that osteopaths are qualified to help you to manage. Any joint can be affected, and...

Can I Have Tennis Elbow Without Playing Tennis?
July 7, 2023

Tennis Elbow, and its cousin Golfer’s Elbow, do have misleading names. Despite the suggestion, both conditions can develop without ever...

How Do Labrum Tears Happen?
June 29, 2023

Labrum is Latin for “lip”, and in this context, it refers to the lip of cartilage extending from the socket...

What Are the Four Types of Snapping Hip?
June 23, 2023

Snapping hip syndrome is, as the name suggests, a condition in which a “snap” is heard or felt from the...

How is Breathing associated with Pain?
May 22, 2023

Most of the time, we have very little awareness of our breathing. But have you ever noticed how your breathing...

Breathing Exercises
May 22, 2023

Most of the exercises we prescribe are tailored for a specific patient and their condition. But breathing exercises are for...

Fibromyalgia
June 8, 2022

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Fibromyalgia is a condition characterised by fatigue, difficulty concentrating, chronic widespread pain, and IBS...

What Are Trigger Points?
May 9, 2022

Trigger points are a controversial phenomenon as the research behind them is somewhat weak. What we know for certain is...

Long Covid and The Perrin Techniqueโ„ข
May 3, 2022

Infection with Covid-19 can leave sufferers dealing with fatigue, muscle and joint pain, brain fog, depression and sleep problems for...

Allergy Awareness Week Catherine Barker
April 22, 2022

The longer days, warmer weather and blossoming trees might be welcomed by some of us, but for the 10 million...

Colic: What Do We Know About It?
April 19, 2022

Rather than a diagnosis, colic is a symptom, or a collection of symptoms. It is characterised by inconsolable crying in...

Tongue-tie in Babies – Symptoms and Treatment
April 4, 2022

Tongue-tie affects around 10% of babies. It often affects breastfeeding. Here, we look at what it is and what can...

Good Health Centre reopens its doors
March 28, 2020

We are delighted to inform you that the Good Health Centre is re-opening its doors on Monday 1st June and...

Back to School With Better Posture!
February 28, 2020

For many children and young people sitting in a classroom or at a desk at home brings about back and...

Ten Tips for a Healthy Heart
February 14, 2020

Thereโ€™s nothing like Valentineโ€™s Day to focus the mind on matters of the heart. And while we at the Good...

Tinnitus Week and Osteopathy
February 4, 2020

This week in the UK (3-9 February) is Tinnitus Week. Here at the Good Health Centre in Leeds, we want...

A Happy, Healthy Vagus Nerve
January 28, 2020

WHAT IS THE VAGUS NERVE? The word โ€˜Vagusโ€™ means โ€˜to wanderโ€™. So itโ€™s a fitting name for the Vagus Nerve,...

Myofascial Release and the Treatment of Pain
January 23, 2020

My recent post about the magical world of fascia, today I explain myofascial release, how it works and why it...

The Benefits of Drinking Stout
November 7, 2019

7th November was National Stout Day! While drinking too much can have detrimental effects on your health, as it was...

World Spine Day (16th October)
October 16, 2019

With an estimated one billion people worldwide suffering from back pain, it affects all age groups, from children to the...

National Arthritis Week
October 7, 2019

This week is National Arthritis Week UK, so letโ€™s look a little more closely at what arthritis is and how...

How Much Vitamin D Should You Be Getting?
November 27, 2019

Our guide to the โ€œsunshine vitaminโ€ in winter! Vitamin D is a hormone that your kidneys produce to control blood...

4 Sports Injuries in Your Osteopath’s Remit
September 25, 2023

Osteopaths are qualified to help with managing minor sports injuries, such as: muscle strains ligament sprains repetitive strain injuries like...

What Are the Four Types of Snapping Hip?
June 23, 2023

Snapping hip syndrome is, as the name suggests, a condition in which a “snap” is heard or felt from the...

The 3 most common bike related injuries – Neck Pain
September 24, 2019

The final chapter โ€“ part three In the final part of this blog series we are going to talk neck...

The 3 most common bike related injuries – Back Pain
September 23, 2019

Part Two In part one we spoke about knee pain; today is about lower back pain. —————————————————————————————- Anyone out there...

The 3 most common bike related injuries – Knee Pain
September 10, 2019

Part one Are you a cyclist? —————————————————————————————- Do you have neck pain? Lower back pain? Knee pain? These are the...

Why is My Back Pain Worse While Breastfeeding?
August 5, 2023

The first week of August is Breastfeeding Awareness Week, which may seem irrelevant to osteopathy, but there are a few...

How is Breathing associated with Pain?
May 22, 2023

Most of the time, we have very little awareness of our breathing. But have you ever noticed how your breathing...

Breathing Exercises
May 22, 2023

Most of the exercises we prescribe are tailored for a specific patient and their condition. But breathing exercises are for...

The Benefits of Diaphragmatic Breathing
November 26, 2019

Diaphragmatic breathing – not just for meditating! —————————————————————————————- What does diaphragmatic (abdominal) breathing do? Diaphragmatic breathing has loads of benefits...

You Time this Yuletide
December 3, 2019

This holiday season is the gift of giving. Why not give back to yourself? โ€˜Tis the season to be… โ€ฆstressed?...