Balancing MCAS, Fibro and EDS   The co-occurrence or Triad of  Fibromyalgia (FM) ,  Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) , and  hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)  or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) presents a complex clinical profile which is a challenge to manage.   Balancing the "bendiness" of hypermobility with the "burn" of Fibromyalgia and the "itch" of MCAS is exhausting. When your body feels like it's perpetually overreacting to the world, the last thing you need is a...

Winter in the UK usually means grey skies, soggy shoes, and the inevitable "winter lurgy." We’ve all been there, huddled under a duvet with a box of tissues, feeling like our head is stuck in a vice and our chest is tight enough to explode. While we often reach for Lemsip and Night Nurse to get through it and hope for the best, osteopathy offers a additional non-pharmacological way to help your body physically shift the mucous build up and recover faster. Here’s why coming to see us might be...

We hear a lot about chronic inflammation nowadays partly because so much more is now understood about why it occurs and what destruction it can cause.   Chronic inflammation happens when your body's normal healing process goes wrong and gets stuck in an "on" position for months or years. Unlike acute inflammation, which is a healthy, short-term response to an injury or infection, chronic inflammation is a low-level, persistent activation of the immune system that slowly wears down tissues and...