in association with the charity BackCare
BackCare Awareness Week (#backpainweek) is from 7th- 12th October 2019 and the team at The Forge Clinic have been looking at how you can prevent and manage back pain.
What is BackCare?
BackCare is a charity established in 1968 by businessman Stanley Grundy following a back injury he suffered in a […]
Do you want to improve the overall appearance of your skin?
Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, derived from ancient Chinese medicine, is a non-invasive, safe, gentle and natural anti-ageing treatment which may help to reduce wrinkles, eliminate fine lines, lift sagging skin and improve skin colour and texture. The treatment is suitable for those wanting to improve […]
Want to boost your health, regain your vitality and feel more energised? Our Nutritional Therapist, Julie Deeks, will show you how, with her easy-to-follow, step-by-step, professional personalised programme.
This isn’t about detoxing and deprivation. This is about learning how to nourish your body with the proper nutrition you need. By helping your body to naturally “reset” […]
BackCare Awareness Week (#backpainweek), from the 8th to the 12th October, is promoting awareness of the causes and effects of back pain and back problems as we get older, as well as prevention and treatments.
So, how can you ease or prevent back pain and keep your spine in good shape? We asked some of […]
Alan Burke, Sports Osteopath at The Forge Clinic shares his training schedule for the Prudential RideLondon and tips for a successful ride.
“With just five days to go before my 6th Prudential RideLondon 100 I am now having an easy week winding down. The hard work has been done over the last six months and […]
As Nutritional Therapist Julie Deeks explained in the last Nutritional Therapy post, there are a huge variety of nutrients in vegetables and fruit and these can help provide any number of health benefits including controlling cholesterol, keeping blood pressure levels steady, protecting our DNA from damage (damaged DNA leads to disease), supporting our immune […]
Julie Deeks, our Nutritional Therapist at the Forge Clinic, uses dietary adjustments and lifestyle changes to improve your health and wellbeing. In this blog she gives advice on the best way to get your ‘5 a day’!
I always get my clients to eat as many different colours of vegetables and fruit as possible! “Eating […]
Don’t let your healthy eating habits slip while you’re away from home. Here are some tasty ways to keep going.
Pack a snack and plan ahead
If you feel hungry when you’re out and about and there are no healthy choices around, it’s all too easy to grab a chocolate bar or packet of crisps. To […]
For those of you are running the London Marathon 2018, Sports Massage Therapist Naomi Johns and Physiotherapist David Silver share their key tips on getting through the race.
GETTING READY
Have breakfast. Eat at least 2 hours before the start. Porridge, bananas and coffee are our favourites but don’t try anything new.
Get to the start […]
Doctors will soon be prescribing exercise, reports Alan Burke, at the recent national conference on sport health at the Royal Society of Medicine.
Alan says: “The government initiative, revealed by Consultant Sports Physician, Dr Paul Jackson, is to promote exercise as an important way to treat patients and boost the nation’s health.”
These new plans, under […]