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How to avoid common sports injuries whilst keeping your New Year’s fitness resolutions

3rd January 2023

So here we are at the beginning of a new year, and probably, like most people including myself, you have set yourself ambitious and challenging health and fitness resolutions for 2023. Perhaps you are a beginner and determined to start running, or maybe you are wanting to take the next step in your fitness journey which means you will need to increase your intensity and volume. Either way, as soon as we change our activity levels, we risk injury, so…

We are delighted to announce that we are now offering Dry Cupping as part of our range of therapies

3rd October 2021

Nikki Carrol

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What is Cupping? Although it is very trendy now, it has been used for thousands of years to primarily remove, or “suction” unwanted materials from the body. Today it is used as a complementary and alternative therapy to help treat a variety of muscular issues and provide relaxation. The therapist places special cups on your skin to create suction and this suction draws fluid into the treated area. The suction force expands and breaks open your tiny blood vessels (…

Indoor Cycling – How to avoid injury

26th September 2021

Nikki Carrol

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Since the last lockdown, there has been a huge increase in home exercising and in particular indoor cycling. Generally, this is fabulous as indoor cycling is a great way to get an exhilarating, low impact, cardio heavy workout without leaving your front room. BUT, if you are not careful, it can you leave with number of overuse injuries, aches and pains. Post lockdown, I have seen a huge number of clients, complaining of neck, shoulder , lower back and knee…

We Are Reopening Soon!!

15th March 2021

Nikki Carrol

We will be reopening on April 12th , subject to government guidelines. As before, we will be operating within a Covid secure environment including full PPE. So if you have been struggling with any muscular pain, including stress headaches , shoulder or back pain, sports injuries OR maybe you just want to pamper yourself, get in touch or book in online. The diary is open now so please go ahead and make your booking. We cannot wait to see you.

UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE CLOSED AGAIN, DUE TO THE LATEST TIER 4 RESTRICTIONS

27th December 2020

Nikki Carrol

Due to current COVID Tier 4 restrictions, we are unable to offer face to face treatment so the clinic has unfortunately closed for now. We are still however available to carry out FREE online assessments and provide advice, self massage tips and rehabilitation exercises if appropriate. Therefore, if you are suffering with any muscular pain please do book a FREE online assessment, message us at info@theoxfordbodywhisperer.co.uk or call us on 07985 357671 Please also note that we will be running…

COULD YOUR CORE BE CAUSING YOUR PAIN?

6th December 2020

Nikki Carrol

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Your core may be strong but is it stable? So many clients that come to me with inexplicable aches or pains, whether they are back pain, tension headaches or even plantar fasciitis, have one thing in common, an unstable core. Even those clients that regularly train and exercise, may have unstable cores, strong but unstable. So what is the difference, why does it matter and how can it cause pain? So firstly, the core is not just made up of…

NEW ONLINE LOW IMPACT CORE & MOVEMENT CLASS coming soon

6th December 2020

Nikki Carrol

We are really excited to announce our NEW ONLINE core and mobility classes that will be running from January. These classes will be focused on improving core stability and strength as well as mobility, flexibility and functional movement so will be ideal for those suffering with muscular aches and pains from back pain to tension headaches and even those with lower limb issues like knee pain or sciatica will benefit from these classes. The simplicity of the movements mean…

Christmas Gift Vouchers

26th November 2020

Nikki Carrol

Christmas Gift Vouchers Our lovely Christmas gift vouchers are back again and after this year, who wouldn’t love the gift of a deep tissue massage? Whether it be a relaxing aromatherapy massage to help ease the stresses and strains of 2020, a deep tissue massage to relieve any muscular aches or tension headaches caused by lockdown stress or working from home, or a hot and cold stones massage just because ….treat the ones you love or treat yourself to a…

We Are Opening on the 2nd December !!!

26th November 2020

Nikki Carrol

WE WILL BE OPENING on 2nd Dec We are very excited to announce that, following the recent government briefing, we will be reopening our doors on Wednesday 2nd December and cannot wait to see you all again. As before, we will be following the following COVID secure policies, guidelines and proceeders so please do check them out if you haven’t been to us for a while. In order to minimise the amount of talking in the treatment room and thus…

Sciatica

17th November 2020

Nikki Carrol

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Sciatica can, in many cases, be relieved or indeed removed by physical therapy. It does not have to be a long term condition Have you ever been diagnosed with sciatica and are you still struggling with it? Maybe you always have pain in one buttock or leg and have just gotten used to it? If I had a pound for every single new client that lists sciatica as one of the conditions that they suffer with, I would be rich.…