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Suffering with sleep issues since the pandemic?
The dictionary must be filling up with Covid-19 related terms by now. Yet another to add to the list is ‘Coronasomnia’ - insomnia caused by the pandemic.
The dictionary must be filling up with Covid-19 related terms by now. Yet another to add to the list is ‘Coronasomnia’ - insomnia caused by the pandemic. Many are coming to Reflexologist, Leanne with this issue and the causes vary.
She has found that majority of her clients report of one or more of the following since the pandemic began:
Increase in screen time
Lack of movement
Working from home
Decreased daylight
Increased alcohol/processed food consumption
Depression and anxiety
Isolation/uncertainty/fear
Do any of the above relate to you? If so, some may be improved with small changes.
Take a walk around the block at lunchtime, a phone call outside, implement alcohol/junk food free days into your week and do some lunges around the kitchen while waiting for the kettle to boil!
Many people use reflexology for insomnia and sleep issues and find it can have a great effect on relaxing the body and mind. It can help your body to rebalance your systems and decrease stress, which in turn can have a lasting effect on your sleep patterns. By focusing on the adrenal glands, which are a key reflexology point when treating someone with insomnia, they can cope better with life situations and not use adrenaline so much to get through the day.
Contact us today to book an appointment with Leanne.
- Leanne Bowden, VTCT Reflexologist
Suffering from long covid? Try Reflexology to support your recovery and ease symptoms
Reflexology is a pressure point therapy applied through the feet and helps to support the body’s systems and organs by stimulating the central nervous system. I have been treating many people through their long covid journey’s and most have experienced an improvement in brain fog, sleep quality and anxiety levels have decreased after treatment.
What is long covid?
Since the pandemic began we have seen many sufferers of long covid struggling physically and mentally. A term coined by patients themselves, long covid describes the symptoms that continue or develop after the acute infection has passed, usually after 4 weeks of initial infection. The main long covid symptoms I have seen in my clients are fatigue, brain fog, breathlessness/tightness in chest, sleep issues, depression and anxiety.
As research is infant and ongoing there is a lot of uncertainty around how long these symptoms could last, some ranging from weeks/months/years to potentially lifelong. This is causing a lot of anxiety among those that are suffering with long covid symptoms as they are unsure how long it will last.
What is reflexology and how can it help?
Reflexology is a pressure point therapy applied through the feet and helps to support the body’s systems and organs by stimulating the central nervous system. Reflexology is used to promote healing and toxin release as well as deep relaxation for the body and mind, which all help to support the recovery process. Leanne has been treating many people through their long covid journey’s and most have experienced an improvement in brain fog, sleep quality and anxiety levels have decreased after treatment. It’s been a really tough couple of years and giving yourself time to rest and recover is crucial.
Book your appointment today
Leanne is our resident Reflexologist and is based at Back to Back on Mondays and Thursdays. If you would like to discuss your symptoms and try reflexology to support you through your recovery please call us on 020 8605 2323 or contact us via our contact page.
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Blog post by Leanne Bowden
Telehealth /Videolink consultations at Back to Back
Telehealth is the delivery of rehabilitation services through online video and phone technology. It does not entirely replace in-person care, but allows osteopaths to provide virtual assessments, coaching and supervision, and prescribe at-home treatment plans to keep your recovery moving forward.
Don’t despair if you are in pain or need advice! #Telehealth is here!!!
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth is the delivery of rehabilitation services through online video and phone technology. It does not entirely replace in-person care, but allows osteopaths to provide virtual assessments, coaching and supervision, and prescribe at-home treatment plans to keep your recovery moving forward.
This could be to:
• Diagnose and manage acute injuries
• Continue and progress your home exercise programme
• Discuss changes to your symptoms
• Just for some help and advice
Many people will be thinking ‘What can they do from a Telehealth video call’? Each session includes a detailed case history, virtual examination, diagnosis and a custom rehabilitation plan.
Research is already suggesting really good outcomes from this kind of intervention.
Another really great advantage of Telehealth consults is that we are ‘Functional Osteopaths’, so that we can take you though a really good examination and start to give you some movements and exercises straight away.
It is also a great way to enable us to diagnostically rule out any concerns that we may have and if you do need further investigations, we are able to sort this out for you.
What you need:
• Access to of the following devices:
• A computer/Laptop with camera and microphone
• A tablet or Apple or Android smart phone
• Access to an internet connection.
• An adequate quiet space, cleared to perform some movements and exercises during the appointment
• No special software is needed
IF you think you will benefit from a #Telehealth appointment, call 07813 811 421 or email on james@backtoback432.co.uk