For our next seminar we are addressing the largest joint in the body, capable of carrying 5 times your body weight (that’s about half a ton!) – your knees! Wednesday 13 November – 11.30 Do you have any of the following knee problems? Feels like it will give way Difficulty with stairs Restricted Movement Problems Kneeling Intermittent Pain Ligament Injury Swelling Weak Muscles Tracking Issues Patella Tendonitis Meniscus Damage Arthritis…
We are proud to announce that our fabulous acupuncturist Rebecca is now qualified to support patients with cancer with acupuncture Now many of the individual aspects and symptoms that are specific to those patients with cancer are generally and widely supported by acupuncture. But, of course, both cancer itself and the treatments associated with treating it, can have quite specific implications that require very careful consideration. Now I want to…
One of the services that we are most excited about being able to offer to our members comes from our collaboration with HealthMe.es Over the last 15 years we have seen and heard many first hand experiences from our patients about accessing healthcare on the Costa del Sol. We’ve heard the combinations of praise for high quality services and care combined with the frustrations. And we’ve always tried our best…
We had a stunning reception to our FREE Foot Pain Seminar last week. So this week’s topic is another one of my personal favourites – Carpal Tunnel!! Wednesday 2 October – 11.30 I have written and written about this topic over the last decade. The Carpal Tunnel / RSI phenomenon that has occurred over the last 20 years, often blamed on computers and our changing work habits. Now I’m going…
With the cooler weather and the start of the new school year the Costa del Sol returns to “normal”! And so we return to our usual schedule and work pattern as well. Before the summer we started our new seminar format. And WOW what a response! So we start again this week! Wednesday 18 September – 11.30 And we start with one of my FAVOURITE topics!!! Your FEET!! As everyone…
This week is the last episode of Season 1 of Healthcare on the Costa del Sol! Whew, it’s been a huge learning curve over the last 6 months and we have had such fabulous feedback from our lovely listeners. We are taking the rest of the summer off to regroup, rethink and will be back in the Autumn with new ideas, new voices and some interesting new ideas. Now back…
This week we are talking to Isabel Bracero from the Quiron Salud hospital in Marbella. Isabel will be talking us through the range of services available within the private healthcare sector here on the Costa del Sol. We know from personal experience with so many of our patients that they choose private healthcare for a number of reasons, wanting faster appointments, English speaking medical staff or inability to access public healthcare. …
This week we are talking to Julie Colan, founder and creator of Secret Whispersand pelvic floor crusader. As many of you know I’ve worked with local midwife Anne Halpenny of Irish Midwives for a very long time, supporting her antenatal classes by educating mums to be about the importance of their pelvic floors. So it was brilliant to get a chance to chat to Julie about the importance of the pelvic floor and her…
4 out of 5 people will experience back pain. Chronic lower back pain is becoming a big problem affecting over 18 million people in the UK preventing many from working. So what is the solution? Lumbar Fusion Surgery? The Backcare Charity states that; “Very few people require back surgery. Such surgery is only essential when there are extreme symptoms such as a paralysis of the bladder and bowel or loss…
Confused by health insurance? Not sure what it does or doesn’t include? Need to know what to do for your residencia? I know I was! Sonia Fendley from STM Nummos Life talks us through her top tips from over a decade of experience explaining how to make the best use of your current policy and what questions to ask if you’re getting a new one. Health insurance is tricky topic,…