If there’s one feeling I sense most often in a mum-to-be the first few minutes after receiving a gestational diabetes diagnosis, it’s guilt. Many mums immediately tell me, “I should’ve eaten better,” or “I should’ve exercised more.” There’s an immediate initial fear that something they have or haven’t done is the reason they have received this diagnosis, and that couldn’t be further from the truth. If you’re an expecting mum who has recently been diagnosed with gestat...

Have you had pain on the inside or outside of your elbow? Have you been told it’s the classic “tennis elbow” or “golfer’s elbow”? Lateral and Medial epicondylitis is often referred to as tennis and golfer’s elbows respectively but let's delve a little deeper and have a look at both conditions and how they come about. Getting to know the elbow joint. The elbow is made up of three bones; the humerus, radius and ulna but it isn’t as simple as it seems. The joint itself is act...

"What is cupping?" This is a question I receive almost daily. Most patients have some idea, as we have all seen footy players or people at the beach with these round marks on the body and we all know that this person has received a cupping treatment. But what does cupping actually do? How does it work? What are the benefits? How does it feel? These are the questions that I would like to answer for you all. Let’s start at the beginning, what is cupping? Cuppings origins however are an...