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Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, and we get most of ours from sunlight exposure. However, it’s staggering to know that over half of adults in the UK have a Vitamin D insufficiency…

If you’re wondering whether to choose a chiropractor, osteopath or a physiotherapist for your back pain, you might be surprised to learn the results can be very different. The difference between an osteopath and chiropractor might seem minimal but, look deeper into the methods they use and you’ll find out who is likely to be more effective in treating your pain.

Although the UK is not renowned for its long, sweltering summers, when we do get sunshine, we Brits make the most of the longer days and warmer temperatures.

Joanna Lowry-Corry outlines seven different types of back pain which affect women more than men

Your hip flexors are an important muscle group. If they are tight – and therefore not moving to their full ability – your spine can become more unstable. The pressure is then added to your lower back as your muscles try to realign your spine.

Many people think they need to see their doctor before they see a chiropractor, not realising that they can simply book and pay privately. At London Wellness Centres, we never treat a patient without conducting our own full diagnostic consultation so we become familiar with your body, your health and your fitness first to ensure you are in safe hands when treated.

Pregnancy and the excitement of a new arrival can be a wonderful time for families. However, it can bring additional aches and pains for the mum-to-be and, for many, the fear of a complicated, painful or intervention-ridden delivery.

Sit down and make yourself uncomfortable… it doesn’t have quite the same ring as ‘sit down and make yourself comfortable’ does it? And there’s the rub. Sitting down is actually doing us harm.

We give you our top 3 tips to help relieve your sciatic pain at home, but did you know that sciatica doesn’t exist? Don’t worry, we don’t think you’re imaging your pain, but it’s actually not a condition in its own right. Learn more about it and how to stop the pain.

If you need a back pain clinic, London Wellness Centre’s two London-based clinics are open at weekends, helping to ease the pain of a busy lifestyle. Conveniently located in Canary Wharf and London Bridge, we also have late-night appointments available for shift workers, office workers, busy mums and dads, or anyone feeling the strain of their sedentary day or for professionals such as teachers who can’t get out during the working day.

Now that the mercury has nosedived, have you noticed your aches and pain getting worse? You’re not alone. Here are 4 simple tips to help ease your musculoskeletal pain during the autumn & winter months.

Just last year, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reported an increase in sufferers of back pain. Lifestyle is to blame, but perhaps not in the ways you might think.

When patients come for chiropractic treatment they often ask us if we are cracking their bones.

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage used to relieve muscle tension or limited movement of joints. This type of massage concentrates on realigning deeper layers of muscle and tissue, where the massage strokes help break down pockets of tense tissue that are causing pain. The concentrated pressure on these specific areas releases the tension, allowing for better blood flow and joint movement.

Need more beauty sleep? Ingvild Naestvold, Chiropractor at London Wellness, reveals how what you sleep on, can have a massive impact on your slumber.

Sudden injuries can be painful. So can waiting for hours at A&E. But what about a chiropractor? London Wellness Centres (LWC) explain why an emergency injury doesn’t necessarily mean a visit to the emergency room.

There’s nothing worse than waking up in severe pain or finding your back has seized up during the night and you can’t get out of bed.

What if your morning run turned out to be more eventful than planned and you turned your ankle?