General Health Education

Here are some additional resources for you if would like to read more about the subject. https://worldsleepsociety.org/sleep-resources https://www.sleepfoundation.org Exeter Hospital Sleep clinic Book: Counting Sheep by P Martin Fast Asleep by Dr M Mosley

There are some breathing exercises and yoga poses that can help as part of your routine to prepare yourself for bed. Here are some Yoga poses to try for relaxation before sleeping. Head to knee pose: Calms the nervous system Floor: sit with one leg outstretched and one leg bent with the foot resting against

There are many ways to improve sleep, although some may take a bit of practise and resolve. As with most things, each person is individual and so try everything until you find the formula that works best for you. If you lose track of your routine for a few days, because, sometimes life is just

Sleep is such an important part of our lives yet bizarrely, it has yet to be discovered exactly why we need to sleep. What is clear is that without sleep, eventually the body goes into dysfunction and dies. There is a, fortunately very rare, condition called Fatal Familial insomnia, where people just can’t sleep at

Here are some additional resources and reading for chronic pain management. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IP7AXR0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Explain Pain Book https://livewellwithpain.co.uk/resources/resources-for-your-patients/ https://www.paintoolkit.org/resources

Breathing exercises can influence the nervous system and pain pathways in a number of ways. Stress and chronic pain can also lead to a paradoxical breathing pattern where the abdomen moves the wrong way when breathing- this increase anxiety and can cause other health issues. Below are some breathing exercises to try. Start by lying

The good news about the brain contributing to pain pathways is that is can help to reduce pain too. The brain can create the release of powerful internal painkillers such as endorphins. Harnessing that power requires patience, practise, perseverance and determination. Finding the methods that work best for you is also crucial to gaining control

Historically, stress was an important reaction for our bodies to have. If we needed food urgently or needed to run away from a predator or another tribe, the stress would produce adrenalin that gave us extra resources to cope with the imminent problem. Back then, stress was a short lived experience. In modern times, many

Everyone experiences pain from time to time. From the moment we’re born, taking that first scary breath to the day we die, there are a multitude of experiences and events that can cause us pain. So we grow up feeling fairly confident that we know what pain is and understand it. Unfortunately, our culture brings

There is a plethora of resources on the internet about strengthening. If you have a specific health condition do check out the relevant support group or charity website as there are often bespoke and useful guides on there. https://www.exerciseregister.org https://www.csp.org.uk/public-patient/find-physiotherapist/physio2u https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information-and-support/your-magazine/muscle-power-and-parkinsons https://mstrust.org.uk/life-ms/exercise/build-your-own-exercise-routine/strength-exercises https://www.arthritis-health.com/blog/strength-training-can-crush-arthritis-pain https://theros.org.uk/information-and-support/bone-health/exercise-for-bones/#:~:text=minutes%20every%20hour.-,Muscle%20strengthening%20exercise,lift%20eight%20to%2012%20times. https://www.stroke.org/en/life-after-stroke/stroke-rehab/post-stroke-exercise-videos https://msktc.org/sci/factsheets/exercise