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Hot or Cold Therapy. Which one should you use?

Hot or Cold Therapy. Which one should you use?

Contrast Therapy Also known as Hot and Cold therapy is often used to reduce inflammation, yet can also reduce muscular tension, increase blood flow and therefore reduce pain. The easiest way to use contrast therapy is with an ice pack or a pack of frozen peas and a...

Is Hay Fever getting you down?

Is Hay Fever getting you down?

Summer is here and for a large number of people that also means Hay Fever is coming too. Hay fever is an allergic reaction to pollen. The symptoms are awful, you may experience sneezing, a runny nose, red and scratchy eyes! Although hay fever does not pose a serious...

Rule of the artery is supreme

Rule of the artery is supreme

There is this saying in Chinese medicine: “if Qi is free, there is no pain, if Qi is blocked, there is pain”. Qi is the vital energy that basically powers the body. Chinese Medicine draws many of its philosophy from observing nature and making comparisons with the...