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A Balanced Diet During Pregancy |
A Balanced Diet During Pregancy
It is as important to look after yourself during pregnancy as it is the baby. The foetus is remarkably good a taking what it needs from you but this can leave you nutritionally depleted if you don’t eat well. Pregnancy is not the time for faddy restricted diets but a time to eat a wide and varied diet.
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The benefits of good posture |
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 Having good posture not only helps keep you injury-free, but also makes you look slimmer and gives you more energy! Posture is the relative position of all our body parts. Each joint in our bodies has an optimal position and range of motion. In this position our joints are exposed to the least wear and tear and the most efficient use of energy.
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Common Football Injuries: |
 Before working at the Octagon clinic I was fortunate to work at the official Chiropractic Clinic for the Milton Keynes Football Club (MK Dons) the year they became top of the first division, under the management of Pete Winkleman and Paul Ince as coach. We worked alongside the team’s physiotherapist, fitness trainers and podiatrist. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team provided the players with expert knowledge with respect to all aspects of their performance.
By Rachel Hodson
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Why school could be a pain in the back - and how to avoid “ants in the pants syndrome” |
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It is commonly thought that only adults can get back pain and headaches, but this could not be further from the truth. Research in the last ten years found the incidence of back pain in adults to be as much as 80% and in children to vary between 7-51%
by Tone Tellefsen Hughes DC, BSc, FCC (paeds).
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Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy |
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 Even though the nine months of pregnancy is a relatively short period in a woman's life, it can be hugely influential on her body during this time and afterwards. Research has found that at approximately 50% of women experience some kind of back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
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 Chiropractic management on Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD)
By: Tone Tellefsen DC. BSc. FCC. (paeds)
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