Well this is a rare day for me – excited about a surgeon! As you know I’m not a big advocate of surgery – the last resort not the first option! But occasionally I find one that I feel I can genuinely recommend, that’s really doing the best for their patient with the minimum of recovery. I introduced him here last year but then this little thing called Covid kind…
Well, here we go again! As of midnight this morning (Wednesday 27 January) Marbella enters Level 4, Grade 2 (Nivel 4, Grado 2) for 14 days, until 10 February. Which means all non-essential businesses must close completely. Fortunately we are a health clinic and are therefore considered essential! So all appointments that you have booked at the clinic can still be attended. Emmie can send you a “justificante” in nice…
Well, we made it to December! And the holiday season for so many of us. As you will no doubt be aware, the holiday season in Spain extends until the Three Kings or Reyes Magos celebration on 6 January. More celebrations! During this period the clinic will be open by appointment whenever you need us. But, if nobody does because you are feeling far too lovely enjoying the celebrations, then…
UPDATE – due to the high level of demand Lisa has extended the offer until 31 August 2020! Lisa is SO excited about this! For the last couple of months she’s been raving about this fabulous food intolerance test on offer in the UK and has been desperately trying to figure out how she can offer it to her patients here in Spain. Fortunately she’s had a bit of time…
Following on from our previous article talking about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome as part of a strong and healthy immune system Lisa, our resident Gut Health Expert, has put together this simple quiz to help you find out if your guts are as healthy as you think they are! How did you do? If you think you might need some help don’t forget that you can arrange…
The “new normal” starts here! And while many things are back to something like normal there are still many people who are wary about close contact with others, visiting medical centres or hospitals unless needed and wanting more privacy and space. Not all of that sits with our usual image of physiotherapy does it? Picture a conventional physiotherapy session and you probably think hands on contact right? Here in Spain,…
And yes, I am including our current pandemic of Covid 19 in that question. While we still learning daily about Covid 19, one of the most interesting things is that some people are completely asymptomatic, while others display grave symptoms very quickly. And there is much investigation to identify who is at risk and how to better protect them. Age seems to be a factor, as do co-morbidities (previous health…
Now all of Andalucia is safely into Phase 3 so we start to look forward to the “New Normal”. Here at Bodyworks we are guided by the regulations from the Colegio de Fisioterapeutas de Andalucia as they are my governing body. I’m not an epidemiologist or a virologist or an infectious disease specialist (although I know them!). I’m very lucky to have had the support and input of some very…
No, this isn’t some new, obscure symptom of Covid-19 (or at least, that’s not where I’m going with this!). But a look at how lockdown, quarantine and our current life is affecting every part of our body – including our bowels. Life is different Right? Even if you are back at work there are masks and gloves and hand sanitiser, or you’re all set up with the ironing board to…
If you are waiting for your knee operation it can get a bit disheartening. It can feel like limbo – you aren’t getting better, just . . . . waiting. And often you don’t get a referral to a physiotherapist or other support and help until AFTER the operation. And if that operation is delayed or postponed because of a crisis (here’s looking at you Covid-19!) then you get stuck.…