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Learning never stops at Acorn Health. 💚

This weekend, Amy spent time at Health Sciences University completing an intensive Paediatric Fundamentals course. 👶

The course refreshed and expanded her knowledge of assessing and caring for babies, children and teenagers. It covered childhood growth and development, how movement changes as children grow, age-appropriate examinations, and recognising when chiropractic care may help—or when another healthcare professional is the right person to see.

So, why does this matter? 🤔

Children aren’t just small adults. Their bodies are constantly growing and changing, so they need an approach that’s tailored to their stage of development.
By investing in regular training like this, we’re making sure our knowledge stays current, our assessment skills stay sharp, and the care we provide continues to reflect the latest evidence and best practice. 🙌

If you think chiropractic care could benefit your little ones, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Whether it’s a tricky birth, childhood bumps and falls, delayed developmental milestones or something just not feeling right- we’re here to help! 💚

Most everyday movement happens forwards and backwards, so we often forget about the muscles that support us side-to-side. This exercise targets that lateral chain, including the muscles of the foot and calf, gluteus medius around the outer hip, the obliques, quadratus lumborum in the lower back and the muscles around the ribs.

These muscles form an important part of your core. Your core isn’t just your abdominal muscles- it’s the system that controls your pelvis, spine and ribcage as you move. The lateral core muscles help prevent you from collapsing or rotating too far when you bend, twist, carry something on one side or catch yourself after a sideways stumble. They’re crucial for core stability and need a bit of waking up. If you find you frequently feel your back twinge when twisting or side bending, this one is for you!

How to do it:
1️⃣ Set yourself up beside the wall as shown.
2️⃣ Drive your big toe firmly into the wall and keep pressing throughout.
3️⃣ Gently side-bend into a “banana” shape without losing that pressure.
4️⃣ Breathe steadily and hold for 20–30 seconds.
5️⃣ Repeat 2–3 times on each side.

Pressing your foot into the wall helps switch on the entire muscular chain from the ground upwards. Instead of simply hanging into a stretch, you’re teaching those muscles to stay active while they lengthen, building mobility, control and stability together.

Move within a comfortable range and stop if you experience sharp or worsening pain.

If your lower back repeatedly “tweaks” during twisting or reaching, get in touch. We can assess what’s contributing and help you build the movement and control your body needs.

What we do at Acorn Health is so much more than just pain relief. 💚

Because often enough, the pain isn’t the problem. It’s what the pain stops you from doing that brings you to us. It’s the impact on your life.

That’s why our treatment focuses on your goals- and what you want to achieve, not just “how is your pain today?”

Can you pick up your grandkids, are you back in the saddle, how is your posture feeling, are you stronger in the gym, do you feel less stressed?

Those are the things we help with. Relief from pain is just a part of that process.

☀️ Summer Availability Update ☀️

As we head into the summer months, our team will be taking a little well-earned time off to spend with family and loved ones.

Please see the image below for details of upcoming annual leave and periods of reduced availability.

To help ensure your care continues uninterrupted, all of our practitioners can access to your treatment records so that your treatment plan can stay on track, even if your managing practitioner is away!

If you know you'll need an appointment over the summer, we recommend booking ahead where possible, as appointments can fill quickly.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.

📞 01980 761229
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https://acornhealth.org.uk