In March 2024, when my GP diagnosed me with prehypertension (i.e having blood pressure that’s slightly higher than normal) and as being borderline diabetic, warning bells started to ring. Known as the ‘silent killer’, hypertension often has no symptoms but it can lead to serious conditions like kidney disease, stroke and heart attack. At the […]
Times are changing here at the North London Clinic. After nearly 30 years of running my busy Osteopathy clinics single-handedly, I’ve taken on a new Associate at The Twyford Practice. I’m delighted to welcome Registered Osteopath Motoko Nagasaki, who graduated from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) and has more than 10 years’ experience […]
How do you keep your back healthy? This week marks Back Care Awareness Week. As an Osteopath with 25 years’ experience, Robin Kiashek says: “It’s often back issues that first prompt people to approach me” In fact, according to the NHS, 70 percent of us will suffer with back pain at some point in our […]
Why is recovery so important? Recovery After Exercise On Sunday 11th September my son and I cycled the 55mile London to Brighton route. And we were very pleased to raise just under £3000 for Macmillan while we did so. I’m generally a fair-weather cyclist (and Peleton owner) so I trained for the ride beforehand and […]
Maintaining a Balanced Lifestyle A balanced lifestyle is something we hear a lot these days. Balanced diet, work/life balance, the list goes on. But are we sometimes guilty of just ticking off the easy bits? As an Osteopath of more than 25 years’ experience, Robin Kiashek can testify to the benefits of maintaining a healthy […]
With the Tour De France setting off on July 1st, cycling fever has set in. The 3,500km ride will see more than 150 cyclists make their way from the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, through northern France and take on a gruelling Alpe d’Huez climb. What is the Tour De France? The tour is the […]
Since, as a nation, we’re in the mood for celebrating anniversaries, we thought it might be a good time to explore the benefits of Autogenic Training – a powerful relaxation technique first published 90 years ago by German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz. Shultz noticed that hypnosis patients entered a relaxed state in which they experienced […]
We’re all guilty of it. Whether it’s at home, at work or at play, our posture is something that unfortunately gets overlooked time and again. In 2020 and 2021 we saw the rise of make-shift desks thanks to the ‘work from home’ orders imposed across the nation. We also saw a steady increase in the […]
A recent report by The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), found that rising NHS waiting times are prompting one in six to consider private healthcare if they have to wait longer than 18 weeks for care. This is borne out by what experienced Osteopath, Robin Kiashek, is seeing in clinic. Robin says: “I’m seeing […]
Osteopathy has long been used to treat back pain. But for years, evidence of its effectiveness has been limited – until now that is. According to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), there is now “promising evidence” that osteopathy may relieve musculoskeletal pain. The review, published in the BMJ, saw researchers asses the safety and effectiveness of […]
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