YOUR BEING WELL IS OUR CONCERN!
NINE
SPRINGS
NATURAL
HEALTH
CENTRE
MAY 2013
Everyone at Nine Springs wishes you
a warm Summer (optimistically!)
Well one thing about this Spring is that it sure is making us appreciate every moment of it
like never before - there's nothing like delayed gratification! As I write, we still have the
last of the daffodils and the tulips, but no doubt summer will be hard on Spring's heels and
it will be roses, delphiniums and lavender in no time.
We would like to introduce you to Kerrie Ballantyne our new Manager, who will now be
producing this newsletter to keep you up to-date with events at Nine Springs. Please bear
with us while she finds her feet. We also have a new Receptionist, Nicky, who is helping
out in times of need.
On 19 April, we held our annual Staff Development Day. This gives us all an opportunity to
learn more about each other's work, to enhance our ability to work together as a team,
which we value highly here, and thus be able to offer you a high quality service. There
are often several ways to treat a particular problem, so it is important that we each find
the particular therapy and practitioner who is right for our individual needs, to help us to
find our path to resolving our health issues. Whilst we are all specialists in our own field,
it is also important for us to know what all the options for each patient/client are.
If you're wondering which therapy/therapist is right for you, please do not hesitate to ask
for help. The receptionists will be happy to arrange for you to meet with someone to ask
for their advice.
Jane Robinson, Partner
Over the Hill?
As a McTimoney Chiropractor, I see all kinds of
people of various ages. One phrase I seem to hear
with disturbing frequency is “it’s to be expected at
my age” and this from people as young as 40.
Excuse me while I climb onto my soapbox but I
feel passionately about this.
You are not over the hill at 40 or 50, 60, 70 for
that matter. No one should expect to be in pain
and discomfort. Aches and pains are not inevitable
and there is something you can do about it.
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Prevention is better than cure. We all know that
there are things we can do to prevent problems in
the future. But there are many smaller things,
such as the way we sit or repetitive actions of daily
life that can cause sometimes severe discomfort
and yet are easy to rectify when the cause is
identified.
Pain is your body’s way of telling you that
something is wrong. Aching joints are an
indication that something is wrong. The right
postural advice, exercises and physical
manipulation can have a profound effect on these
ailments, reducing symptoms significantly and
preventing deterioration.
For example; recently, a patient came to my clinic
and told me she had arthritis of the knee joints.
She was in her early 50’s and had been
experiencing pain in the knees for around seven
years. She had seen her GP who diagnosed
arthritis and called it normal wear and tear for
someone of her age. He told her there was nothing
to be done and sent her on her way. On
examination, I saw that she tended to lean
forwards when standing and walking. When I
pointed this out and corrected her posture, she
noticed an immediate improvement in her knees,
as the weight of her body was no longer putting
stress on her knee joint. I realigned her pelvis to
further improve her posture and when I saw her
the following week she reported a complete
reduction in knee pain.
McTimoney Chiropractic is a gentle and effective
treatment for many common complaints,
including:
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back, neck and shoulder pain
Pain, discomfort and stiffness in joints
Migraine and headaches
Muscular aches
Sports injuries
Arthritic pain
A McTimoney Chiropractor will identify and
adjust any misalignments present, while also
discussing your lifestyle and daily activities that
may be causing the problem. It is a partnership
We are now selling plants
in our Car-Park to raise funds
for Gilly
who suffers with MS.
between you and your therapist to enable you to
reduce your symptoms and prevent further
problems.
Throughout May I will be offering free, no
obligation, consultations. You can come and have
a chat about your symptoms, have a chiropractic
assessment and get some good advice on ways you
can help yourself.
Joanna Loutsis
NEW PRACTITIONERS
We have had a number of new practitioners join
us recently.
OTHER NEW PRACTITIONERS
NEW
PRACTITIONER
- KATE HAYDEN
Body and Life Transformation Coaching/Cardiac
Rehabilitation/Personal Fitness Training
- SANDRA FRASER
Counselling and Motivational Enhancement
Therapy
BEA SCOTT - Dramatherapy
We are delighted to welcome Bea
- JOANNA LOUTSIS
McTimoney Chiropractic
who is passionate about
theatre and drama and has been
a theatre practitioner for over 30
years. She trained as a
dramatherapist at Roehampton
University and qualified in 2002.
She uses dramatherapy with
prisoners, with elderly folk living
in the community and in care
houses, in drop-in centres and in
private practice with indidivuals
and groups. Currently she is
running groups for MA
dramatherapy students.
Dramatherapy can give people
confidence to look at difficult
areas of their lives and bring new
insights and happier ways of
being in the world.
Bea is hoping to run an
Introduction to Dramatherapy
group at Nine Springs soon.
MORE INFORMATION SOON!