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Training/Activity ideas for working at home Unless you are able to leave home you are probably much less active than you are usually. In an average day at work you walk there and back go out for a walk at lunchtime. You may change rooms/buildings as well as any sports or activities. Non of this happens during home working. It is very easy to spend your whole time sitting and forget to do other things. If you include some activity in your plans it will help your concentration as well as keeping your energy levels high it will lift your mood.  To prevent yourself being overcome with worry, it is important to structure your time so life still has a routine. Why not write some lists of things you might try: books to read,  box sets to watch,  exercise you like to do,  Games to play Recipes to try New skills friends who you don’t normally have time to talk to                          ...

Protect Your Back When Digging in the Garden Mary Shares some of her tips for working in the garden and staying pain free It's the season to get out in the garden and start digging. You may not have done this type of activity for months so go gently and don't overdo it. You don't have to dig the entire bed in one go! This year it seems a particularly good idea to grow your own vegetables and, besides, fresh air and exercise is good for mind, body and spirit in these troubled times.

Axial Spondyloarthritis -NASS talk Glynis gave a presentation on osteopathic treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis (Axial SpA ,AxSpA) (including Ankylosing Spondylitis AS ) to a mixed group of practitioners on the evening of 17th September. It was hosted by The National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS)  www.nass.co.uk   in the Freeman Hospital,Newcastle, as part of a refresher of Axial Spondyloarthritis Axial SpA. In this blog aimed at colleagues she describes how the evening event went.  Why revise your skills in this area of diagnosis ?   There is an 8 and a half year gap between onset of symptoms and diagnosis for people who have Axial SpA . We have the luxury of time and maybe able to use our clinical reasoning to reduce this delay.Interested ? The evening This was a first for me speaking to a multi disciplinary group of practitioners. I was very nervous as the time got nearer to the event. Jill from NASS kept smiling at me and even laughed w...

Sewing 5 ways to protect your back I love to sew and have at different times made clothes, toys, embroidery, tapestry and quilting. This last one I started to use up my dress making scraps but it developed into a completely separate way to add to my fabric collection.  Working with fabric has been a great way for me to relax I find it is easy to forget my worries when I am working with fabric and colour. I am completely absorbed by the challenge at hand. I love to express my arty side. Sadly I rarely have time as a working parent to do these things now but know I will return to them in time. If these are new to you or you are experienced with needlework I am keen that you get as much out of doing these activities as possible.  Each of these things has a different challenge to complete some the small and intricate,other larger pieces involved more bending reaching and in the case of the finished quilt lifting. One thing I notice as an osteopath is that patients who are e...

Revision/Training/Activity ideas This blog was written by Glynis one of the osteopaths here at Eyre Place in Edinburgh. When you are revising everyday in the run up to exams you will have a timetable of subjects.Unless you revise away from home in a library or at school or college you are probably much less active than you are usually. In an average day at school you walk there and back and change classes as well as any sports or activities. Non of this happens during revision. It is very easy to spend your whole time revising and forget to do other things. If you include some activity in your plans it will help your concentration as well as keeping your energy levels high. HIIT  High intensity interval training is perfect when you are short of time.Download an interval app. It lets you set the time and number of reps. The free version of  12 minute athlete is good. 12 Minute Athlete by 12 Minute Athlete Aim for 4-5 minutes of high intensity activity with ...

Gardening  tips from Glynis  5 ways to protect your back  1- Kneel Bring yourself down to where you are working  2- Bend your knees, this is good exercise for your legs and reduces back strain  3-Alternate activities from bending to stretching. So weed for 20 minutes then prune for 20 minutes. It may mean that weeding takes 2 or 3 sessions but you will feel better when you have finished.  4- Bring pots up onto a table.  5 - Do get help-a job shared is a job halved.