As osteopaths, it’s really important that we continue to develop our skills, learn new approaches, experience alternative  ideas and stay abreast of research. It’s also important that we continually refine our techniques to maximise the effects of our treatments.

Richard recently attended a ‘Masterclass’ taught by pioneering osteopath Laurie Hartman, widely regarded as being one of the leading teachers of osteopathic technique, with over 50 years of teaching experience around the world!

Here’s what Richard had to say about the course:

Although his Handbook of Osteopathic Technique can probably be found in every osteopath’s library, it pales in comparison to instruction by the man himself!

The day absolutely flew by as we quickly moved from methods of assessment to refining our techniques to learning new approaches to common problems. His technique is absolutely flawless – quick, easy, effective and minimally invasive for the patient.

I can only hope that I’ll have a fraction of his ability as I develop over my osteopathic career!

So, a day very well spent! Expect to see a few tweaks to Richard’s treatments as he puts some of these new techniques into practice 🙂

We’re ready proud of the fantastic bunch of patients that we treat and always welcome feedback about the treatments that we offer. Last week we had this rather fantastic feedback from the mum of one of our younger patients:

Richard has been wonderful with my son whom I took for Osteopathy work when he was just 10 days old. I wanted to have my son checked for lasting effects following his ventouse delivery. I have since had follow up appointments (at my request not at Richard’s suggestion) three times over the last four months to help my son with Colic, constipation and most remarkably of all, for difficulties with breastfeeding. My son had tensions in one side of his jaw which was making it incredibly difficult for him to fully open his jaw and exacerbated symptoms of a “slight” posterior tongue tie; Richard worked wonders with this and as a result my son began opening his mouth fully and latching far better than he had done previously, thus avoiding surgical procedure for his tongue tie correction. Richard has been very attentive, gentle and understanding with my son and I have seen him relax completely on Richard’s table which is absolutely fantastic. I can’t recommend Richard highly enough with his work with infants.

If you’re interested in our treatment of babies, why not visit our Osteopathy for Babies page and see how we could help.

Came across this video today from the same guys who did the fantastic video “23 and a half hours” about the importance of exercise for health. This time they’re looking at Low Back Pain, talking about the best way to approach it.

I must say that this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on the subject. It talks about the causes of and approaches to the treatment of acute and chronic low back pain in a really engaging and logical way and reinforces everything that we say in our clinic.

It’s well worth ten minutes of your time:

The clinic is open as normal until Saturday 21st December, then:

• Monday 23rd – OPEN – 9am to 5pm (Richard)
• Tuesday 24th – CLOSED
• Wednesday 25th – CLOSED
• Thursday 26th – CLOSED
• Friday 27th – CLOSED
• Saturday 28th – OPEN – 10am to 2pm (Sarah)
• Sunday 29th – CLOSED
• Monday 30th – OPEN – 11am to 5pm (Richard)
• Tuesday 31st – CLOSED
• Wednesday 1st January – CLOSED

Then from Thursday 2nd January onwards we are open as usual.

Happy Christmas everyone 🙂

After being a mere spectator for the past couple of years, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and join in with Movember this year.

If you’ve not heard of it, the idea is to grow a moustache over the course of November whilst raising sponsorship and awareness for mens health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer.

You can sponsor me here: http://uk.movember.com/mospace/8285125 or drop off a few quid next time you’re in clinic. I’ll also be donating 50p for each patient treated in November so hopefully between us we’ll raise a good amount.

Well, my recent comments about posture and it’s importance in good health which appeared in the Nottingham Evening Post and Daily Mail have caused quite a stir!

The latest publication to talk to me about this very interesting and important subject is Take A Break magazine, who’ve featured a special Q&A as part of a double page spread in the Autumn bumper issue.

We’re really proud to announce that we have a new osteopath on board!

Sarah Hancox joins us fresh from Oxford Brookes University where she completed the 4 year BOst (hons) degree programme.

She’ll be available for appointments from Friday 4th October and will be working on Fridays from 9am to 5pm and Saturdays from 8:30am to 1pm. Sarah has a strong sporting background including hockey and cricket and brings with her a lot of experience of the effects that those sports have on the body.

We look forward to Sarah strengthening our team and bringing even more expertise on board.

Now then Sarah, did we mention that you need to bring in biscuits regularly…? For the patients, of course 😉

We’ve upped sticks and moved to a new permanent base in West Bridgford!

The clinic is at 39-41 Loughborough Road which is at the corner of Millicent Road, a stone’s throw from West Bridgford centre but easily accessed from the main roads. We have our own parking space (number 8) but there’s loads of on-street parking around the area including Henry Road and Millicent Road itself.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

To make things easier for everyone and to maximise my time seeing patients, I am changing my hours from the 1st August to:

MONDAYS = 9am – 7pm at Bay Therapy Centre, West Bridgford NG2 5BB

THURSDAYS = 9am – 7pm at Castle Clinic, Ruddington NG11 6DT

SATURDAYS = 10am – 1pm at Bay Therapy Centre, West Bridgford (not every week)

Hopefully this will help to minimise confusion about locations and days that I’m working and will generally improve the patient experience all round.

After appearing in the Daily Mail the other week, the Nottingham Evening Post asked me to take part in a bigger article focussing on the effects of bra wearing on back pain and posture.

Osteopath Richard Moore, of Moore Osteopathy in West Bridgford and Ruddington, says he regularly sees women who are experiencing a catalogue of health problems due to wearing the wrong sized bra.

“I see a lot of people that have neck, shoulder and back pain from an ill-fitting bra. You can definitely draw a connect between the two,” says Richard.

He says that a badly-fitting bra, especially one that’s too tight on the back, can cause a women to slouch and stoop. This can cause aches and pains in the neck and back and even problems with digestion and breathing.

“Often what happens is that the chest width – so the number part – is too tight. It compresses the lower ribs and stops them moving when you breathe,” says Richard.

“The opening and closing of the ribs when you breathe helps to improve flood flow to the area of digestion.

“Also, if it’s too tight in terms of the shoulder straps, it tends to pull you forward and that affects the mobility of your stomach contents flowing through quite so well. It makes you more prone to constipation and a slow digestive tract which are often symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).”

You can read the full article on the Evening Post website.