When recovering from an injury or dealing with back pain, the healthier you are, the quicker healing occurs. At Freedom Clinics, we do everything we can to fix our patients and get them back to health as swiftly as possible, but there are many things you can do to help yourself get better quicker. Here … Read more
Freedom Clinics Chiropractor Alan Binns talks about the importance of back care from birth, through the early developmental & teenage years, and the benefits regular treatment can have in later life. When was the first injury you had? When did you first notice that you had a problem with your back or your neck … Read more
Acupuncture Awareness Week The first ever Acupuncture Awareness week will take place from the 25th February until the 3rd March 2013. In spite of acupuncture’s ever increasing popularity there are still misconceptions surrounding this form of treatment. This week aims to answer questions, provide information and enlighten patients on acupuncture treatments. The theme of this … Read more
Currently thousands of amateur runners are training for the longest, most difficult and gruelling twenty-six miles of their life: the London Marathon. Many will have already started their training and others will be kicking off soon. To help you reach the finish line, Rod Gillingham (Osteopath at Freedom Clinics) and Pete Hopson (Personal trainer and … Read more
One of Leeds’ leading chiropractors is warning about the dangers the festive period can present to your back. Rachael Thompson, chiropractor at Freedom Clinics on King Street in Leeds city centre, has provided a check list of dos and don’ts to prevent people being laid up in bed with a bad back this Christmas. … Read more
What actually is a “slipped disc” / “bulging disc” / disc prolapsed / disc herniation? So you’ve been told you have damaged a disc in your spine? This article helps us to understand what it is and how it can be treated. The above terms all indicate damage to the soft intervertebral discs that sit … Read more
It is a common misconception that Chiropractors and Osteopaths only treat back pain. Their speciality actually lies in the treatment of all of the joints in the body (along with all the nerves and muscles associated with those joints). The reason they tend to focus on the spine is the association the spine has with … Read more
From 8 – 12 October 2012 it’s National Backcare Awareness Week, and this year’s focus is on ‘Builder’s Back Pain’. The building industry has a very high record of work related injuries and back pain. This is not unusual when you take into consideration the nature of the work but there are measures to minimise … Read more
Freedom Clinics are proud to be supporting swimmer Claire Cashmore at the London Paralympic Games. Claire has been swimming competitively since the age of 9. She currently holds a number of World and European records and is one of our big medal hopefuls for London 2012. Here are just a few of her achievements to … Read more
Trying to decide what type of massage you need can be tricky – here’s a quick guide: There are so many different types of massage around and many people choose based on these factors: Location Duration Value With therapeutic massage you tend to pay for how long you would like your massage to be whether … Read more
By Dr Alan Bins, Freedom Chiropractor. I’m sure that when you are asked why you go to a chiropractor, the answer is a given: because you’ve got a bad back (or shoulder, or neck etc). It’s very satisfying helping someone who is in pain; there are even those special moments when someone crawls in and … Read more
If you have suffered from back pain in the past you’ll know what it feels like, and no doubt thank your lucky stars for each day that you remain pain free. It is sometimes easy to forget though, so whilst you continue to enjoy an active lifestyle, it’s important to think about what you can … Read more
