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 on her hands lately to pester them and find a solution! Which means that we are delighted to…
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.…
If you are waiting for your hip 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.…
I started alone – just me offering video consultations during this period when face to face appointments aren’t possible. But slowly I have been joined by a growing group of professionals who are able to offer support and services for their patients online. It’s an amazing insight into the future! International support Of course one of the strengths of this method of support is that it doesn’t matter where you…
So Zoom is the most fashionable app right now – for meetings and socialising, exercise classes and webinars and . . . . well anytime you want to see the person you’re talking to! But with more use some of the serious security flaws have come to light. And this means it’s not appropriate to be used for medical video consultations – we have a higher burden of data protection…