Over 80% of the population experience back pain at some point in their life. In a Gallup poll of 2000 people found that 47% of those reporting back pain felt that gardening was the cause of their pain. This rose to 56% in those people over the age of 35.
Many of my patients are reporting difficulties getting to sleep or staying asleep currently. Worries are keeping minds busy or staying at home more means that they are not as physically tired. These tips will help you to improve your sleep habits, and hopefully, help you to get a more healing sleep.
I am often asked what the difference is between different manual therapies. I think it is very much a personal preference that is guided by the therapist you see.
Osteopathy, Chiropractic and Physiotherapy are all referred to as manual therapies and are considered Primary Health Care Professionals (and in this current climate have been identified as Essential Workers who can support the NHS by seeing patients in pain, who may otherwise seek assistance from the NHS).
