I have recently had plantar fasciitis – the second time I’ve experienced it. The first time, the acupuncturist managed to get rid of it in 3 weeks, and the current version seems to be taking longer, but now seems to be disappearing very slowly after about 6 weeks. This time was a bit worse, but I’ve found the unpleasant experience to be a good learning curve, and I’ve gleaned some good ways of dealing with the problem. Plantar Fasciitis seems to be very common, so if you ha

I know a lot of people who, when they hurt themselves, just wait for the problem to get better.  Sometimes this will work, but often it sets

For many people, tension in the neck must be a major cause of so much daily discomfort, this part of the body being one of the major holding

The part of our brain that memorises events could never be said to be reliable; we remember the parts we want to remember (and even then ...

If you’ve ever been at the seaside and put your foot on a raised rock, and then attempted to push yourself up using only the leg on the rock

I had a problem in a class recently. Someone stopped ‘feeling’ and began ‘doing his moves’. We were doing some partner work, and one of ...

Quite regularly, a beginner in tai chi or qigong is put off from continuing classes because he/she is experiencing a bit of discomfort.

I awoke with a headache a few months ago.  Still lying in bed, I tried to relax the area where I could feel the tension stemming from.