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April 11, 2017 Man I feel like a woman!The female body is quite phenomenal. Apart from the subtle differences between the male and female physiological make up, the female body undergoes some significant changes and stresses over the course of a lifetime. However, accompanying this miracle make-up, that allows us to reproduce and continue the cycle of life, are a myriad of health concerns, complaints and complications that…

April 11, 2023 Get back to what you love doing… It’s that heart stopping moment. You bend, twist, lunge or lift and feel that all-familiar pain return. Be it an old injury that’s come back to haunt you or a new injury that still catches you when you least expect it – it’s a feeling we all desperately want to avoid. And as anyone who’s been in any…

April 11, 2023 Can we put a price tag on our health?In a time-driven society, combined with busy lives and the hectic demands of work and family, we’ve all battled the dilemma of ‘something’s really not quite right - but is it worth a trip to the doctors?’  It's easy to think that after a few days rest it will all be sorted or, if it’s not…

Dec 05, 2017 Mr Araz Massraf, Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Avicenna Clinic discusses a common cause of hip pain. Pain in and around the hip is a common complaint as it may affect everything that we can do. The pain could arise from the hip joint itself or from the tissues surrounding the hip including what is known as Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). GTPS is a…

Dec 05, 2017 Live life. Love life. Get back to what you enjoy most Feet pounding the pavement. Tyres gliding across the tarmac. The chill of water on your face. The delicate smell of dewy grass in the morning.Just some of the senses of our favourite pastimes; our escape from the hub-bub of the World, when it’s us against the elements, us against ourselves, or us against…

Dec 05, 2017 Live life. Love life. Get back to what you enjoy most Feet pounding the pavement. Tyres gliding across the tarmac. The chill of water on your face. The delicate smell of dewy grass in the morning.Just some of the senses of our favourite pastimes; our escape from the hub-bub of the World, when it’s us against the elements, us against ourselves, or us against…

April 11, 2017 Have skis will travel…safelyWith the winter months upon us, a huge number of people worldwide will be dusting off their salopettes and waxing their skis ready for a season on the slopes.  In fact, it is believed that between them, they rack up over 400 million skiing days per year globally.   That’s a lot of man hours in the snow.And with nearly 2,000 alpine…

Nov 05, 2017 But I thought sport was a good thing…Hany Elmadbouh, founder and senior consultant at Peterborough’s private healthcare facility, Avicenna Clinic, talks about the inevitable risk of sports injuries and the importance of treating these injuries properly.We’ve all been talked into ‘getting fit’ before because it is good for you and will make you feel better.  Very true. But doing any sort of exercise and…

Sep 11, 2017 It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt…Hany Elmadbouh, founder and senior consultant at Peterborough’s private healthcare facility Avicenna Clinic, talks about the cycle of pain and the importance of getting treated promptly.If you’ve ever experienced chronic and persistent pain before, you will know there aren’t many things you wouldn’t try at the promise of a reduction or removal of the suffering you…

July 11, 2017 Live life. Love life. Get back to what you enjoy most… Hany Elmadbouh, founder and senior consultant at Peterborough’s newest private healthcare facility Avicenna Clinic, explains why back pain shouldn’t stop you from living life to the full…Feet pounding the pavement. Tyres gliding across the tarmac. The chill of water on your face. The delicate smell of dewy grass in the morning.   Just…