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Cowper And Newton
Paula Noble
Wild Things
Quirky Creatures
Olney Osteopathic Surgery
September brings with it return to school, a return to routine and of course often a return to cooler/damper weather. Ideas of exercise or striving for some goal by christmas become a focus. Sometimes it is a new house or a new job. All of these scenarios can result in musculo-skeletal problems giving pain whether it be back, neck or head, young or old.
Throughout the last year we noticed a huge increase in the number of 14 to 18 year old patients complaining of back pain. Many parents were worried that a child of that age should not be suffering pain and should not need osteopathic intervention. This did lead us to look into the changes over the years and this iswhatwesaw:whenIwasa child (obviously many years ago) we sat at wooden desks with the lid at a slant on a fixed bench. We used pencils and paper and rulers and slide rules (does this ring any bells for the similar aged?). Gradually by the time my
children studied for their GCSEs calculators were most definitely ‘in’ and computers were fast becoming the ‘tool’ for study (gone is the encyclopaedia, national geographic and thesaurus). Nowadays the kids study with computers, they write and document all their work on computers and these computers are now lap-tops. Gone are the days of sitting on an office chair working at a desk top PC with reasonable chance of good posture. Here is the day of the lap-top with kids slouched on their bed, on the floor, on the settee; studying (hopefully) for hours. This brings with it many causes of pain and discomfort. So forgive them their bad posture as we sometimes lack it ourselves but....lets be honest, we are pleased they are revising at all!
If you or your family feel you may need osteopathy please feel free to call us either for an appointment or to find out more if we can help on 01234 712003.
Fiona Cockings-Mason
D.O, Director
B. Olivia Munnelly
BSc. (Hons) Ost. MRN, MAR
OSTEOPATHY
Naturopathy Sports Rehab Baby & Childrens Clinic
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Est. 1984
Tel: 01234 712 003
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First Floor, 9 High Street, Olney, Bucks, MK46 4EB
One of the enduring experiences of childhood surely has to be the delightful worlds conjured
up through the magic of the pen and paintbrush. How many happy hours are spent regarding a piece of literature and the beautiful illustrations that go with it? This is exactly the experience of artist and illustrator, Margaret Phoenix, who has recently moved to the Olney area. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, and growing up in a very artistic family, Margaret enjoyed the rich colours and images of Africa, interlaced with the fairy tales and stories from Europe to inspire a deep love of art and craft.
“I am a firm believer in the power of imagery; it says what words cannot. In this fast-paced world in which we now live, I think fun and bright colours are essential and I love creating things that are pleasing to look at. There is a zany, funny side to so many facets of life that needs to be celebrated on paper because
it brings sparkle to our lives.”
Margaret endeavours to do just this, using quirky creatures as her vehicle. Qualified in commercial design and also working as a professional photographer, Margaret left Zimbabwe for England, hoping to pursue her artistic future and incorporate her talent for English. She completed an English degree in the UK and subsequently spent six years in Berlin, Germany. She has now returned to the UK to pursue a full-time business in art.
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