The Forest Row Osteopathic Clinic (froc) opened in 1997. We are five osteopaths with over 85 years combined experience. Open six days a week. Celebrating 29yrs.
forest row. sussex. uk
Joined December 2015
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Back pain, morning stiffness, and fatigue could signal axial spondyloarthritis (#axSpA).
This #WorldASDay2025, tie orange laces, share your story with #LaceUpForAxSpA, and help raise awareness to recognise the signs.
Learn more: asif.info/worldasday
#EverydayChallenges
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Today is #ConcussionAwarenessDay, so take the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport that we published alongside @DCMS last year:
🗣️ 'If in doubt, sit them out'
Find out more here 👇👇
sportandrecreation.org.uk/ne…
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Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain if they walked regularly, study finds.
Explore the data 👉 hubs.li/Q02Gyjz-0
ALT Research in context panel. Copyright: 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0
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Worried about your blood sugar?
New research has found:
- For those sat at a desk all day
- A simple hourly break of 10 body weight squats
- Can help balance your blood sugar
- Is more effective than a solid 30 minutes of walking
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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🚨 The ‘weekend warrior’ strikes again 👊 ✅
More evidence that the risk of death is reduced in people who exercise once or twice per week! 📉 🤯
NEW #BJSMBlog ➡️ bit.ly/3JYBlsc
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This #WorldPsoriaisDay, we're sharing some key facts!
Did you know that up to 2.1 million people in the UK have #psoriasis?
Remember that you're not alone.
Find out more in our new 'What is Psoriasis?' leaflet that we launched today! ow.ly/lMTC50PSjEA
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It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🌍💚 A day to talk about mental health. To show everyone that mental health matters. And let people know that it’s okay to ask for help.
#WMHD #WMHD2023
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Running is not bad for your back and may even help strengthen the discs (Belavy et al. 2017). So we can reassure runners with back pain that returning to their sport isn't harmful, but we do want to find a manageable level for them to gradually progress from.
We can find this by starting at a duration and intensity where any pain is mild and settles quickly after a run (i.e. the same day). It also shouldn't lead to increases in neural symptoms such as leg pain, pins and needles or numbness.
In severe or irritable cases it's best to settle symptoms first, especially if they're aggravated by standing, walking or impact. As a therapist we need to use our judgement and work with the patient to determine when they may be ready to run.
Stay positive for runners in your care, we've seen people recover from severe pain back to successfully return to marathons and ultra-marathons! 🏃♀️
Key reference:
Horga, L.M., Henckel, J., Fotiadou, A. et al. What happens to the lower lumbar spine after marathon running: a 3.0 T MRI study of 21 first-time marathoners. Skeletal Radio 51, 971-980 (2022).
#Running #RunningInjury #BackPain #LowerBackPain #runningrepairs
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Every 1,000 steps you walk above
4,000 per day reduces the risk of
death by 15%.
Walking between 6-13,000 steps
per day cuts the risk of dying in
HALF!
Walking can literally save your life.
Get to steppin’.
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Incredibly important paper in sports medicine.
Most ACL injuries can be healed WITHOUT surgery. Traditionally, we immobilise the knee in extension, which pulls apart the torn ends of the ACL. Simply immobilising in flexion allows the ends remain close (and heal).
Think different.
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People with higher level of pain and disability due to #knee and/or #hip #osteoarthritis are those that benefit more from therapeutic #exercise
This is REALLY good news for all OA patients that are afraid to exercise due to high pain and disability
🧵
thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…
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This clip provides a visualization of the knee biomechanics, in which it's possible to note the adaptive deformation of menisci and the action of the cruciate ligaments
[📹 Anatomy Standard: buff.ly/3ARcK5h]
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🚨What are the effects of exercise on depression, anxiety and distress?🤔
NEW #BJSMBlog summarises the #KeyFindings from the recently published paper that demonstrated exercise should become the mainstay of treatment, rather than just an alternative🤯
➡️ bit.ly/43scIvR
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Antidepressants are ineffective for treating chronic pain, review finds medicalnewstoday.com/article… #ScienceTwitter
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#NEW BJSM Blog: exercise and depression 🧠🏃♀️
Exercise proves to be an evidence based treatment option for depression ⚡️
We break down the latest systematic review and meta-analysis into digestible chunks 📑
READ HERE ➡️ bit.ly/42vnXDp
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May is Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Month 🧡💜 Sending lots of positive thoughts to everyone impacted by PsA, this month and every month.
ALT Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Month
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If you're looking for an easy, healthy, no-cost, do anywhere activity that will also make your life much better, it's a daily walk. Happy #WalkingWednesday!
