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BEWARE THE EFFECTS OF TOO MUCH Wii

This is not a new bladder complaint, but a spate of injuries associated with this year's "must have" Christmas gift. As many children awoke on Christmas morning to find the Nintendo Wii in their stockings, the excitement of this new computer game got the better of many middle aged parents.

Cheshire Osteopaths Martin Davies & Associates have noticed that many of their patients have recently started to suffer from "Nintendo Wii syndrome".





They have been treating patients with neck, shoulder and tennis/golfers elbow problems brought on as a result of not following the Wii guidelines, which, amongst other things, recommends restricting the length of time that you play on Wii.

Some of their older patients in particular are finding their neck, shoulders and elbows are painful and Martin Davies has found that some of them have been playing Wii for up to 10 hours. As Wii should be played standing up (not sitting) to play for several hours is not really to be recommended.

People who are not used to exercise in general, particularly if they are stiff after the Christmas excesses, should perhaps think twice about playing computer games at all.

Before starting a play session, you should go for a brisk walk, to warm up, and carry out gentle stretching exercises. Help with appropriate stretching exercises can be found on the website www.osteopaths.uk.com.

It is surprising how much exercise you can get playing the Nintendo Wii, which makes a pleasant change for the couch potato computer game generation, and must be considered a good thing, as long as you follow the manufacturers guidelines and limit your playing time.

To find your local osteopaths for help and advice with neck or shoulder problems, please consult the General Osteopathic Council on 0207 357 6655.
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For over 20 years the practitioners at 'Martin Davies & Associates' based in Cheshire, UK, have been using their highly trained skills as Osteopaths to help remedy those aches and pains caused by the rigors of everyday life.


What do Osteopaths treat?
Osteopaths are widely known for treating the common 'bad back', but the scope is far wider than that, they spend most of their time treating very common and disabling problems which affect the back and joints and muscles of the rest of the body. As well as disorders such as sciatica, spondylosis, neck pain, arthritis and rheumatism they also treat 'frozen shoulder', tennis elbow, foot pain, migraine, knee injuries, R.S.I., sports and disc injuries.

Most people are aware that four out of five Britons will be crippled by backache at some time in their lives. The large majority of back pains result from mechanical disturbances of the spine such as postural strain, joint derangements and spinal disc injuries. These can be relieved or completely cured by carefully designed osteopathic treatment.

More and more people nowadays are choosing to consult an Osteopath for their back pain instead of just 'putting up with it' and hopIng it will go away. Britain's Osteopaths treat over 6 Million patients a year!

It is not necessary to see you doctor before consulting an Osteopath.
Martin Davies & Associates, the area's longest established practice of Registered Osteopaths, charges for consultation and treatment at the Surgeries from only £35.00. The initial consultation takes about 45 minutes and subsequent visits last at least half an hour.

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Some years ago I injured my lower back and was in agony. My doctor told me to go to bed for three weeks but it was sheer hell to lie there in pain while my 14 year old son tried to run my mail-order business to keep money coming in. Even going to the toilet was a major ordeal. The pain killing tablets had no effect other than to give me stomache ache and eventually, in desperation, I drove myself to the Osteopathic Surgery.

Martin Davies was able to diagnose what had happened in my back and began treatment immediately. The weekly manipulation and massage combined with exercises led to complete pain relief after just a few weeks. In fact within just three days the pain was already bearable. Six years later, I still go to the surgery every few months for a routine check up and manipulation and my back has never been better.

Not only that but, thanks to Martin Davies' advice on health, my weight is coming down and my blood pressure is just 120/80 - not bad for a 54 year old?

M T Pickering, Sandbach, October 2005.

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