Blogs from the Trinity Practice
Osteopathy for Sports Injuries
29/12/2025
Recover Faster, Perform Better:
How Does Osteopathy treat Sports Injuries?
Whether you’re a weekend runner, a gym enthusiast, or a competitive athlete, sports injuries can be incredibly ...
Shoulder Problems
23/07/2025
Our Osteopaths, Acupuncturists and Soft Tissue Massage Specialist can all help with shoulder problems but in different ways. Today we will focus on Paula Edwards, our Soft Tissue/Remedial Massage ...
The BBT Chart and Natural Conception
10/07/2025
Let’s talk about the Basal Body Temperature (BBT) chart and why it is a little gem in an acupuncturist’s tool box and to the women who use them. The BBT chart empowers you to take control of ...
What is an Osteopath?
05/06/2025
WHAT IS AN OSTEOPATH AND HOW CAN THEY HELP ME?
What is an osteopath?
An osteopath is a regulated healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats, and helps prevent pain and injury by focusing on how ...
Knee Pain? It Might Be Your Kneecap Misbehaving
22/05/2025
Sounds familiar? You’re not running marathons or entering Iron Man contests yet your knee grumbles every time you climb stairs or stand up from the sofa. Annoying, isn’t it? ...
Menstrual Health and Acupuncture
25/04/2025
We acupuncturists love it when our clients tell us their periods have improved after targeted acupuncture sessions. There is nothing more thrilling to hear you are pain free, with no headaches, no clots ...
Meet Sal Pande - Acupuncture
21/03/2025
I began studying Chinese Medicine over 20 years ago with Qigong in 2004. In 2008 I started a degree in acupuncture and graduated in 2011 with a BSc 1st Class Honours. My training was in Traditional Chinese ...
Cupping
28/02/2025
Discover the Healing Benefits of Cupping Therapy: A Time-Tested Tradition
Cupping therapy is an ancient healing practice that has stood the test of time. With roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ...
When does your Back Pain need an Osteopath?
01/01/2025
5 Signs Your Back Pain Needs an Osteopath (Not Just Rest)
We’ve all been there - waking up with a twinge in your lower back, or that stubborn ache after a long day at your desk. While rest ...
Osteopathy for Babies, Children and Teenagers
25/10/2024
Osteopathy for Babies, Children and Teenagers
We love helping under 18’s reach their best. Read on for infants and babies, or jump to treatment for children and teenagers here. ...
Spines...
16/10/2024
A hedgehog has over 5000 spines - we only have one, but it does have 33 vertebra,120 muscles, 220 ligaments,100 joints and 23 discs.
The lower (lumbar) discs are over 11mm high ...
Acupuncture Treatment for the Effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder
26/09/2024
Dreading the winter? Becoming depressed as the nights draw in? You could be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Acupuncture treatment could help you through this autumn ...
Muscle Spasms
18/09/2024
MUSCLE SPASMS
Muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of one or more muscles, often characterised by sudden and intense pain or discomfort.
Here are some common areas where muscle spasms ...
150th Anniversary of Osteopathy
21/06/2024
22 June 2024 is the 150th Year Anniversary of the Foundation of Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a branch of medical practice emphasising the treatment of medical ...
Pregnancy
08/03/2024
Our three Osteopaths at The Trinity Practice, Kevin Partridge, Emma Childs and Emma Chippendale all have many years experience of treating patients during pregnancy. Many patients are recommended ...
How much exercise for health?
05/01/2024
Being active is a key part of staying healthy and there is plenty of well intentioned advice on what we should be doing. But what does the science say? As expected is varies slightly by age etc, but ...
What is an Osteopath?
01/12/2023
What is an Osteopath?
An Osteopath is an Allied Healthcare Professional that focuses on the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves etc) and its impact on the overall health ...
World Osteoporosis Day 20th October 2023
20/10/2023
Osteoporosis is a common and growing diagnosis in the UK. It is normally a chronic condition characterised by weakening of the bones, making them more susceptible to fractures. It often affects the hip, ...
Menopause and Hip Pain
19/10/2023
Menopause and Hip Pain
There are many well known symptoms of the menopause - the physical symptoms, such as hot flushes, and emotional symptoms which may disrupt your sleep, lower your energy ...
Hip Pain
12/10/2023
How Osteopaths can help Hip Pain:
Osteopaths can play a valuable role in assessing and treating hip pain, as they specialise in musculoskeletal health and can use manual techniques and exercise rehabilitation ...
Acupuncture for Headache Relief
27/09/2023
Acupuncture for Headache Relief: A Natural Approach
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese practice that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments, including headaches and migraines. It ...
Terms and Conditions For Discount at The Trinity Practice
27/09/2023
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR DISCOUNT AT THE TRINITY PRACTICE:
PRE-PAYMENT DISCOUNT
This is for a 10% discount off 5 treatments with either an Osteopath or an Acupuncturist or Soft Tissue/Massage therapist.
This ...
Children's Health - Growth and Development
25/05/2023
Children’s Health
Growth and development
Screen time is a big issue in our household - not only is a lot of the day spent looking at a screen for school lessons, but there is the addition of ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2023
08/03/2023
International Women’s Day has given me the chance to reflect on the importance of the many women present within my working life.
I am very lucky to have a job that I love - being able to help ...
Dreary Days and the Importance of Vitamin D
01/11/2022
Vitamin D is a much talked about vitamin, and making sure you have enough of it can go a long way to improving your overall health!
It is also know as “The Sunshine Vitamin” as it is produced ...
Running Knees!
14/10/2022
Does Running Cause Osteoarthritis in the Hip or Knee?
ILIOTIBIAL BAND SYNDROME - A COMMON CAUSE OF KNEE PAIN IN RUNNERS.
Running is an excellent activity to promote general health and well-being, ...
Bone & Joints Week 2022 - Osteoporosis
12/10/2022
3 million people have it in the UK, causing 500,000 fractures per year. Many of these fractures could be prevented.
So what is osteoporosis? Basically our bone has a core of a sponge-like ...
Recovering From Fractures or Surgery, Particularly Joint Replacement
22/09/2022
Our osteopathic patients are often surprised that we can treat people after fracture or surgery but this is an area that osteopaths are well placed to help with.
Broken bones from trauma or osteoporosis ...
National Arthritis awareness week
12/09/2022
National Arthritis Week, 12 - 17 September 2022
This week is National Arthritis Week.
Arthritis is a common condition that is estimated to effect around 10 million people in the UK. Those living ...
Top 5 Back Pain Exercises
07/07/2022
We have our top five back pain exercises. Safe to do when done properly, these exercises start to reduce pain and build back and core strength and back flexibility and movement.
Exercising when in pain ...
Mobility Exercises and Stretches
23/06/2022
A patient said to me recently as I was working on her leg, ‘It’s almost like it’s connected all the way up to my head’. It seemed obvious to me now but being an osteopath ...
Spraining an Ankle can be a Real Headache ......
31/03/2022
Spraining an Ankle can be a Real Headache…..
As osteopaths we often use the phrase ‘it's all connected’ when explaining the causes and resultant aches and pains of many different ...
Acute Low Back Pain
16/03/2022
Getting sharp pain in your low back when you get up from sitting that eases within a few paces of walking?
Sometimes the same pain can strike when turning over in bed one way-but not the other!
This ...
International Women's Day
07/03/2022
International Women’s Day
8th March 2022
At the Trinity Practice we are very proud of Emma, Chip and Paula.
I continue to thoroughly enjoy my work as an osteopath. I love helping ...
Bone & Joint week
13/10/2021
Bone and Joint Week
Overview
Joints allow our skeleton to move. A joint consists of a bone with cartilage at the end that bears against another bone with cartilage. All this is parcelled up in a ...
Rotator Cuff and Impingement made simple!
26/08/2021
We treat several cases of rotator cuff injuries every week, but what exactly is it?
The shoulder, like the hip joint, is a ball in socket joint. But the shoulder can move far more than the hip and it ...
Sciatica in cyclists
15/06/2021
With the summer cyclosportiv and other bike events looming, race preparation is well under way for many. Piriformis syndrome is a common cycling injury which effects cyclists during training. Piriformis ...
Movement and your immunity
08/04/2021
Movement and your Immunity
We all know it’s good to move more and this last year we have had the time to walk, cycle and do more physical activities. But what does it do for your ...
Children's Mental Health
26/03/2021
Spring is here, lockdown is easing, the weather hopefully is improving and the flowers are definitely deciding it is safe to show their colours. Thoughts are looking towards new beginnings but life is ...
Children's joint pain
12/03/2021
Children’s Health
Growth and development- part 1
Winter, lockdowns and home schooling have not been conducive to getting out there and exercising. There has certainly been little ...
Night Pain & Poor Sleep
05/03/2021
As the mother of a small child, lack of sleep is not unfamiliar to me but there are many other reasons that poor sleep may occur. Occasional lack of sleep or late night is fine. However, when it occurs ...
Osteopath, Physiotherapist or Chiropractor?
10/10/2020
What is the difference between an osteopath, chiropractor and physiotherapist?
Hello, my name is Jackie. I have just joined the Trinity Practice as a receptionist. Although I have always ...
Age is just a number
28/02/2020
‘Age is just a number’ we are constantly told and as osteopaths we would particularly agree. We treat all ages from day one and our training shows us what to look for at each stage ...
What we see...
12/01/2019
'What is the most common problem that you treat?' is one of the most frequently asked questions within our osteopathic practice.
My first response is usually low back pain, followed by upper ...
Coccyx Pain
25/09/2018
The Tiny tailbone and what to do?!
The coccyx or tailbone are four, fused vertebra at the end of the spine that can become injured or re-positioned in a fall, hard sit down or during pregnancy ...
Low Back Pain
26/02/2018
LOW BACK PAIN
Low back (Lumbar) pain is common, affecting about one third of the UK adult population. Pain can be caused by damage to a wide variety of tissues including nerves, ligaments, ...