Tennis elbow is treatable The good news is that it is perfectly possible to do your own tennis elbow treatment at home. The not-so-good news is that a cure for tennis elbow can be challenging. Patience is essential in this process. There are no new treatments for tennis elbow that are proven but there are […]
Read MoreWhat is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow is an odd name to give to a problem which affects mostly people who do not play tennis! It is also called lateral epicondylitis, lateral epicondalgia or lateral elbow pain. The pain from tennis elbow is felt on the outer side of the elbow and the back of the […]
Read MoreWeight loss injections You may have heard of some amazing weight loss injections and wanted to find out more about them. Semaglutide, brand name Ozempic or Wygovy, a medication previously used for diabetes, has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for use in weight loss. I am convinced that […]
Read MoreWhy calorie counting does not work The standard exercise myth is that you will lose weight if you eat less and exercise more. That is true to a certain extent especially if you are eating significantly more than your required calories to begin with. But overall it is recipe for failure. Let us see why […]
Read MoreNo painkillers recommended in NICE guidelines for chronic pain The NICE guidelines on chronic pain NG193 were published in April 2021 and may have left you scratching your head. That is because they do not recommend any painkillers. That means no paracetamol, NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen, naproxen) or opioids (e.g. codeine, morphine). To understand why, you […]
Read MoreWhat is long COVID and do you have it? Around 10% of people have a slow recovery from COVID-19 infection that lasts longer than 3 weeks (UK COVID symptom study). Most people will recover within 12 weeks. People who do not recover within this time-frame may have Long COVID if their symptoms are not explained […]
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