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Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom
A centre treating anything from sporting injuries to whiplash. The centre provides a calming space from within which fully qualified therapists provide a range of treatments. The services are intended to improve performance, mobilty and general wellness, enabling clients to live a healthier life. contact on 07770881876

Sunday 31 May 2015

Weight gain and the menopause. My story


Many people believe that weight gain and weight loss is all about calories and willpower. Me included.

In my 20s and 30s I had always maintained a healthy lean weight with regular exercise and a healthy diet, never needed to count calories. I hit my mid forties and I started to pile on weight,! within 4 months I had gained 1 stone, I felt tired, moody, low motivation and cravings especially in the evenings.

I tried increasing my workouts and cardio exercise… I felt at a loss, why was this not making any difference! For the first time in my life I had no willpower and found myself going against my lifestyle eating habits… eating crisps, starch carb foods, chocolate, eating bread. Biggest problem eating rubbish before bed. …. causing  weight gain, moodiness, frustration and no will power!

I found myself in a constant loop of battling against this, fighting to gain my will power, pushing myself in the gym, this would be a 3 week cycle. Bad diet and no exercise – gym and healthy diet – bad diet and no exercise – gym and exercise. Etc!

Eventually I started to link my problem to the pre menopause, there had to be a reason in my body change.

I did the usual went to the GP for advise.. umm not much help there!

I spent 4 years trying everything plant based and natural to get this under control, it was difficult to know if these were helping, because the hot flushes and night sweats would last about 6 weeks and wain for a few months. Over the 4 years my menopause symptoms increased causing vertigo, tooth pain, muscle aches, tiredness. I gained a total of 3 stone. I couldn’t function properly, was in pain most days, exhausted from sleep deprivation… enough was enough

I revisited the GP and insisted on blood tests for everything… surprise surprise.. completely menopausal. Discussed with the doctor HRT.

It took about 7 days for the HRT to kick in. Wow I was amazed, I was sleeping, able to function at work, not feeling dizzy and in less pain. My weight started to maintain. After 3 months I felt I had enough energy to rejoin a gym.. it felt amazing being able to workout again, my muscle were responding and I began to feel great. My body shape was toning. But I still wasn’t losing weight. I started to notice I was still in a 3 week cycle and my previous knowledge of eating habits just wasn’t working anymore and still had cravings. Researching more, I came across a hormone called Leptin!
Next blog all about Leptin.

Friday 22 May 2015

Trigger point therapy

Trigger point therapy


When a nerve is pinched or when a bone is out of place and hits a nerve, the muscles that the nerve(s) runs through will develop Trigger Points in response to the pain and will send a pain signal where there isn't necessarily an injury, causing referred pain. For example, if you have pain in your wrist, the muscles near your elbow have probably shortened, causing the tissues to pull and thus, you feel pain in the wrist and not at the elbow. The root of the problem must be addressed in order for the injury to heal.



A Trigger Point Therapist's job is to release the Trigger Points at the point of pain and to find and 'erase' the Trigger Points at the origin. Erasing Trigger Points can be done in a variety of ways, but basically, the therapist applies pressure directly at the site of the Trigger Point for a short period of time, usually, several seconds. This breaks up the muscle fibers within the adhesion and releases the toxins that have built up. Once the muscle fibers are broken up, they begin to repair and eventually they return to their natural state, ultimately releasing the muscle memory associated with the injury and healing the pain.