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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Does your back need a service?

In 2013 almost 31 million days of work were lost due to back pain with an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK suffering annually. The British Chiropractic Association estimate that 1/3 of us have to take time off work because of back or neck pain which is not only causing individual suffering but costs [...]

Cut sugars to cut cravings

For many years fats in the diet were considered unhealthy but we now know that sugars are culprit when it comes to increasing rates of diabetes, obesity and other metabolic health conditions. So, have you ever wondered how long it would take to alter your desire for sugary or sweet foods? Well, according to research [...]

Can probiotics help fight obesity?

According to Diabetes UK we are the ‘fattest’ country in Europe with over 1 in 5 adults categorized as overweight and 1 in 15 as obese.  The number of obese adults is set to rise to over 26 million in the next 20 years – a rise of 73% which would result in an extra [...]

Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis in the UK.  The main symptoms of osteoarthritis are pain and stiffness in your joints, which can alter mobility in affected joints and make it difficult to do certain activities. Symptoms: Symptoms may not be present all the time and can come and go in episodes depending [...]

Brain boosters (and what to avoid)

I read an article in one of our national newspapers the other day about how to boost and protect your memory and improve mental performance. We currently live in an era of information overload especially with technology at our fingertips 24/7 so I think this is nice little reminder of how to keep our brains [...]

How to avoid holiday pain

We hope to come back from our annual holidays feeling relaxed and rested and ready to take on new challenges. But the reality is sometime the opposite!   The stress of organising a holiday along with packing and getting to your destination is enough to cause tension in the neck and back and induce headaches. Long [...]

Why you need Vitamin D

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition is proposing that everyone should consider taking Vitamin D supplements to counter the lack of sunshine. Currently only at-risk groups are advised to supplements and these include under 5s, pregnant women and over 65s. Considering the lack of sunshine in the UK this summer this is timely advice. National [...]

Mission in Posture

Chiropractors Tone Tellefsen Hughes and Daniela Colores Jardon from Luck’s Yard Chiropractic Clinic in Milford joined Year Nine students from a local school at their health and well-being day in late June. They wanted the girls to become more aware of body tension and how the body works including giving tips on how to prevent [...]

Sit down, stand up – more research

I recently wrote a blog highlighting Australian research that shows alternating between sitting and standing at work may help reduce pain. Luck’s Yard Clinic has carried out its own survey with a local company looking at how active people are during their working day, what musculoskeletal or other pain they feel and whether stress affects [...]

Nutrients slow brain ageing

Following research at Oxford Univeristy people wth early memory loss may be offered a range of B vitamins alongside fatty acids. The two year study on Alzheimer’s showed that a combination of Vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid with omega 3 fatty acids prevented brain shrinkage – a characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Professor David Smith will [...]

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