by Brigitte De Laat | Apr 22, 2022 | General Health
With Winter fast approaching, the temperature is dropping steadily – especially at night. Cold weather discomfort occurs mainly in the hips, knees and ankles. And many people who usually suffer with joint pain complain that their pain is worse when it’s cold. But why...
by Brigitte De Laat | Apr 20, 2022 | General Health, Back Pain
Your posture is the position in which you hold your body while lying down, standing, or sitting. Good posture means being able to perform these movements and do other weight-baring activities while putting the least amount of strain on your muscles and ligaments. If...
by Brigitte De Laat | Apr 12, 2022 | General Health, Back Pain, Pregnancy
Having a baby should be an exciting time in any woman’s life but it can also be daunting. All the changes a woman’s body goes through can range from strange, to uncomfortable, to painful, and even dangerous if there are complications. There are several reasons for the...
by Brigitte De Laat | Mar 22, 2022 | General Health, Back Pain
Many of us experience painful or stiff joints when we wake up in the morning. Unfortunately, when these become our ‘new normal’, we believe that there isn’t anything that we can do about it. But the good news is that we don’t need to live with this pain – there...
by Brigitte De Laat | Mar 8, 2022 | General Health, Back Pain
With the start of a new year, comes the desire to make improvements to ourselves and to our lives. We set goals that we’d like to achieve over the next 12 months. Most resolutions revolve around improving our health, and with 30-40% of the South African population...
by Brigitte De Laat | Feb 15, 2022 | General Health, Surgery
Have you been in a traumatic accident or had surgery? If your answer is yes, you may not know what to do after surgery. Your recovery-time can range from a few weeks, or months, or in some cases years. Surgery is never anyone’s first choice, but if it’s unavoidable,...
