Clinic News and Posts
Ongoing research highlights the importance of the lymphatic system on brain health
by Claire Cecil - Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist Ongoing research is seeking to understand and map the lymphatic pathways of the brain, and the importance of draining inflammation and harmful proteins from the region. This work is in its early stages, and still...
Cold Alleviating Advice and Recipe
Nutritional Advice For Speedy Recovery From The Common Cold [by Maureen Houston] If you have an infection here is the advice Maureen Houston - Oxford's most experienced - Nutritional Therapist would recommend... "At all costs, avoid over-the-counter flu and cold...
Migraines; more than “just a headache”
Group of stressed people having headache It’s 2pm, you’ve had a stressful morning at work, only made worse by not sleeping well last night looking after your toddler who was unsettled. You haven’t really stopped for lunch today and have been staring at the brightness...
Differences & Similarities Between Osteopathy & Chiropractic
by Nadine Harrison - Chiropractor As a chiropractor, this is one of the questions I am most frequently asked in clinic - "what is the difference between an osteopath and a chiropractor?” The short answer, today, is “very little!” The professions of Osteopathy and...
Chiropractic Help and Supportive Listening Skills
“I was struggling with health issues but your chiropractic help and supportive listening skills really helped me graduate successfully” Miss AO, Oxford University student Nadine Harrison is an award winning Chiropractor who works at Summertown Clinic, to book an...
Good Friday – Work For Charity Day
On Good Friday (Friday 19th April'19) three of Summertown Clinic's practitioners are dedicating their time to raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Originally an idea born out of Work for Oxfam, the Summertown Clinic team have raised thousands of pounds for...
Qi Gong Classes
Qi Gong Classes - at North Oxford Golf Club Qi Gong is one of the cornerstones of Chinese Medicine, alongside acupuncture and Tui Na (Chinese medical massage). It is a series of exercises or practices using posture and movement sequences, breathing patterns and...
Holiday First Aid Ideas By A Medical Herbalist
Herbal First Aid Kits for Holidays, Out and About and in the Car Many of us will be heading off for adventures far and wide this summer, or to the seaside or out for a day’s walking. These are the herbal items that I take with me: My tiniest herbal kit for a day out,...
Talking about Lavender
Lavender What can I say about lavender that you don’t already know? I am sure that you already use it in essential oil form as relief for stings, scalds and burns and as a relaxant if you can’t sleep. The first words that come to my mind to describe the herb are:...
Lizzie’s Ramblings – Herbal First Aid in the Field
A Spot of Herbal First Aid in the Field The trouble with this time of year is that there is so much lush herbage out there when I get out for a walk! While I was trotting down a narrow, overgrown path talking to my botanising friend and admiring the Scrophularia...
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