Lisa Bywaters

Get active with incidental exercise

With our crazy, busy lives it can sometimes feel next to impossible to squeeze in time for exercise. Add to…

5 years ago

Getting a good night’s sleep

If you live with persistent pain, then you’ve probably had many nights when sleep has eluded you. You’ve tossed and…

5 years ago

Did you hear the one about?

Using humour and laughter to help manage your pain I think there's a reason we respond so positively to the…

5 years ago

You want to stick a needle in my sore foot?

Written by Steve Edwards, MSc(Oxon), MSc(Edinb), BSc(Pod) “A cortisone injection? You want to stick a needle in my sore foot?”…

5 years ago

6 ways to spring into spring

The weather’s changing. You can smell the blossoms, the freesias and other spring flowers bursting into life. The days are…

6 years ago

Fatigue…what a yawn!

We all get tired. We overdo things and feel physically exhausted. It happens to us all. But something that most…

6 years ago

Pets – the purr-fect antidote to whatever ails you

As someone who wears a lot of black you might be forgiven for thinking that adopting a ginger coloured cat…

7 years ago

Finding the needle in the treatment haystack

There’s so much information available on treatment options for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Some information will support the use of…

7 years ago

How to Manage Your Chronic Illness

Gathering your all-star support team Written by Amanda Sobey Attempting to take control of your chronic condition can at times…

7 years ago

In the same boat

Support is available from people just like you There’s nothing like talking to someone who knows what it’s like to…

7 years ago