Arif has been busy in the kitchen again. Thanks to patient Katie, Arif has turned a big crop of figs from the garden into his first chutney.
He’s looking forward to enjoying his fig and chilli chutney in the winter months’ with some cheese.
Apparently his courgette and french bean crops are in abundance too, so send in your recipes folks and let’s see what Arif can create.
We’re wondering if green fingered Arif is turning ‘chefy’ on us?
And yet more to celebrate on our birthday … meet Jason, who is about to embark on an amazing journey to become a chiropractor.
Watch Arif and Jason get excited about this here.
As Arif celebrated his 30th anniversary of graduating as a chiropractor on 16th July 1988, Chris, an inspirational patient of ours was celebrating his 30th birthday.
Chris and Arif were destined to meet.
Some of you may remember Chris as we have shared a heart felt video of Chris receiving treatment from Arif in the past. If you haven’t watched the video yet or if you want to remind yourself of Chris’s Chiropractic story then please take a look.
Read Chris’s Chiropractic Story and watch the video here.
July the 4th went off with a bang at Cliffs Chiropractic as we popped open some bottles of fizz to celebrate the clinics 24th birthday.
We want to thank all our patients who have supported us over the past 24 years. We could not have achieved our vision without serving our patients. And we will continue to do so.
Arif said “I’m reminded of the founder of chiropractic’s son, BJ Palmer, who said “it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. We never know how far reaching something we may think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow.“”
We’ve been here for 24 years but we haven’t affected the lives of millions, 10s of thousands, yes, and we are still on our quest to help as many people as we can to a better life through physical wellbeing, good nutrition and good state of mind.
Thank you very much for helping us fulfil our vision and we are committed to keeping on our quest.
Watch Arif’s Toast here.
It’s not uncommon for our chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend to treat patients who have been suffering back pain for weeks and sometimes months. Some have sought other forms of treatment which have not helped with the pain whilst others have simply suffered in silence!
It would appear that putting up with back pain is not confined to the Southend area as recent research* undertaken by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) found that over a third of Brits wait a month or more to seek professional help and one in ten suffer in silence and not seek help at all for their back or neck pain.
The research also revealed that women take twice as long as men to seek help. Women take on average six weeks and men take three weeks.
Our chiropractors recommend that if you have been experiencing back pain for more than a few weeks you should seek professional help.
At Cliffs Chiropractic our experienced team of chiropractors treat patients suffering back pain on a daily basis. Our aim is to find the underlying cause of your back pain and provide a long term solution to the problem. Chiropractic treatment is suitable for most people. The variety of treatment methods used ensures all age groups who need help, can benefit from chiropractic and once you’re better you will be given help to maintain good health, including being offered exercises, lifestyle and ergonomic advice.
You can read Stories and Testimonials form patients that we have helped at Cliffs.
Of course prevention is better than cure and at Cliffs we encourage everyone to take a proactive approach to their health and well-being. It’s unfortunate that as chiropractors we are increasingly treating patients for the effects of modern day living and are now seeing more and more 20 and 30-year-olds with the kind of neck, shoulder and back problems usually associated with much older people.
Regardless of your age making some simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference. With a view to helping people make these lifestyle changes we have developed ‘The Back Story‘. You can help yourself right now. Just click on your age-group and use the information to learn more about what’s happening to your body and how you can increase your energy levels, strength and flexibility. Remember you don’t have to be perfect! Making a few lifestyle changes today, and sustaining them, can give you benefits that last a lifetime.
However, if you are suffering back pain in silence then out chiropractors are here to help you. You can call us on 01702 430430 to arrange an appointment with one of our team.
Don’t suffer in silence let us help you.
*Consumer research carried out between 28/02/2018 and 07/03/2018 on a sample of 2,066 UK adults aged 16 + on behalf of the British Chiropractic Association.
Participating into sports can bring many rewards from health benefits to mental well-being, it can also have some downsides. Probably the biggest downside is suffering any aches and pains that may be picked up along the way. Whether you are playing a contact sport like rugby or a non contact sport like tennis there’s always a risk of an injury. Professional sport people and amateurs alike are prone to the same kinds of aches and pains.
It’s not uncommon, however, for people to ignore their sports aches and pains and hope that with time they will go away. In some cases this will happen, however, our chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend recommend that you seek advice and treatment sooner rather than later if you are suffering some sports aches and pains. Receiving the right treatment and rehabilitation advice is vital to ensure that your condition doesn’t worsen and get you back into action quicker and stronger, if possible.
Chiropractic is a profession that specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculo-skeletal system and its effects upon the spinal nerves. Our experienced chiropractors use their hands to adjust your spine and limbs where signs of restriction in movement occur, improving mobility, easing pain and inflammation and relieving any pressure on spinal nerves. This treatment or ‘adjustment’ therefore allows the joints to return to normal mobility then the body uses its own healing processes, which we recognise in it’s ability to heal cuts, bruises, broken bones and fight infections.
When you visit our clinic your chiropractor will carry out a full consultation and examination to determine the cause of your problem. You will then receive a Report of Findings which will outline a treatment plan for you.
While the Clinic is founded on providing Chiropractic treatment, we take a holistic approach to caring for your health, and offer a range of complementary therapies.
These include:
You also have access to free support and advice to help with supporting you in achieving and, as importantly, maintaining good health.
Don’t Ignore Your Sports Aches And Pains any longer please get in touch with us as we offer a lot of help and advice to get you back up and running as soon as possible. Contact us on 01702 430430 or email us at info@CliffsChiro.co.uk to get in touch.
Two weeks of wonderful tennis from Wimbledon has had our chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend thinking about Tennis Elbow or as it medically known Lateral Epicondylitis. Of course you don’t have to have played tennis to find yourself suffering from tennis elbow!
The condition typically develops following strenuous overuse of the muscles and tendons of the forearm. These are the same ones that are used extensively when playing tennis which is how it has come to be commonly referred to as tennis elbow.
Tennis elbow can be particularly painful with symptoms often including:
It is not uncommon for tennis elbow to clear up after a few days, however, should you find your symptoms persist for longer then our chiropractors recommend that you seek medical advice.
Our experienced chiropractors at Cliff Chiropractic are trained to diagnose, treat, manage and prevent disorders of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, and muscles), as well as the effects these disorders can have on the nervous system and general health. They treat a range of conditions including elbow pain or tennis elbow from back and neck problems.
If you are suffering elbow pain or tennis elbow why not give us call on 01702 430430 to book an appointment with one of our chiropractors who can help treat and advise you.
In our recent post Are you up up and away this summer? our chiropractors at Cliff Chiropractic Clinic in Southend shared advice to help keep your back safe if you are flying to your holiday destination this summer. However, for many, reaching their destination may mean driving, taking the train or hopping on a bus.
Regardless of the means of transport, our chiropractors want you to travel safe and keep your back in tip top condition. Here are our chiropractors top tips for back safe travel this summer:
Keep moving: Keeping your body loose and avoiding stiffness is imperative. If you are confined into a tight space or even sitting in your car in traffic there are simple exercises you can do such as shoulder shrugs, and buttock clenches which will help keep you moving. Avoid sitting for long periods in one position by moving around. If you are in the car, stop at regular intervals, this is not only good for your body it is important for your safety. The last thing you want is to fall asleep at the wheel! When you reach your destination get moving as quickly as possible.
Stay hydrated: Keeping you body hydrated is important for your overall health and the health of your spine. Drink plenty of water.
Watch your back lifting and carrying: Holidays inevitably mean luggage! Usually heavy luggage which sometimes can be awkward or stored in awkward places. Always be mindful of your back when lifting and carrying your luggage. Lift with a straight back, your legs at hip distance apart and bend at the knees. Avoid twisting your body when lifting. Reverse the process when putting the luggage down.
If you are driving to your holiday destination then you may want to remind yourself of how to adjust your driving position to protect your back by watching a video that Arif, one of our experienced chiropractors at Cliffs has made.
Hay fever season is in full swing for the many sufferers with itchy eyes, runny noses, fatigue to name the main symptoms. These symptoms are the result of an allergic inflammatory response, a zealous defence mechanism.
QUERCETIN is a popular supplement found in many fruits and vegetables with apples and onions the best examples for a UK diet.
It appears that quercetin exerts part of its anti-inflammatory effect through inhibiting the production of inflammatory producing enzymes, which are involved in the regulation of inflammatory mediators- leukotrienes and prostoglandis.
The good news for hay fever sufferers is that we stock and recommend Quercetin from a plant source at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic. The product we stock provides 500mg of pure Quercetin!
A 60 day supply of this all natural product with the added benefit of not causing any drowsiness either costs £19.50.
All you need to do is ask at reception for the product and one of our team will be able to help you.
Breath happy hay fever sufferers!
As one of the UK’s first chiropractors to qualify as a Certified Chiropractic Paediatric Practitioner, Arif has extensive experience of helping expectant mums.
Arif has recorded a short video explaining two concepts that he hopes will help expectant mums who are going to go through labour – baby hugs and sounds.
You can also read a transcript of the video below it.
If you think about it when we really cherish something and we are going to say goodbye what we often tend to do is to give it an embrace – a hug, to show how much we care, to show our compassion, our love and then, after the hug, we release and say goodbye.
Your body has for nine months been growing, nurturing and giving life to this embryo and now it’s about to send your baby into the outside world.
The uterus literally is a muscle. It will hug the baby from the top down, caressing it with contractions to bring it into the world.
Try and regard those contractions as baby hugs.
Literally your body for the final time hugging, loving and saying goodbye to your baby and helping it gently but firmly into the outside world.
The hormones you release during the birthing process are the same ones that you released when you were conceiving the child. If you think about that it’s a compassionate and passionate thing. During the birth you are passionately holding, hugging, loving that baby and releasing it to the world.
When you’re giving birth, initially when the baby is high up in the birth canal, the sounds that you make, the breathing sounds and the groaning sounds, will be quite high pitched. As the baby resonates and passes through the birth canal theses sounds will tend to be deeper.
That vibration literally helps the baby pass through the birth canal into the world.
I hope those few concepts will help you as your go through those contractions.
Have a great birth.
