Office with laptop workers If your first week back at work has come with a stiff neck, tight shoulders, or headaches that creep in by mid-afternoon, you’re not alone. January is a perfect storm for desk-related aches: we go from festive routines (different sleep, different movement, different posture) straight back into long hours sitting, driving, and staring at screens. The result is often that familiar “coat-hanger” tension across the shoulders, a tight jaw, or a neck that

Group yoga class, hip mobility. January has a reputation for big promises. New routines. New goals. New you. But if you’ve ever gone all-in for two weeks and then crashed (or flared up), you already know the truth: intensity isn’t the same as progress . Especially when you’re managing back pain, neck tension, headaches, joint stiffness, or recurring injuries. This year, we’re taking a different approach at Laura Fishlock Osteopathy: 1% better, every day . Small, realistic mov

Standing on icy ground. Winter has a way of making even small niggles feel louder. You might notice your back feels stiffer when you get out of bed, your neck tightens up faster at your desk, or old injuries start “checking in” the moment the temperature drops. If that sounds familiar, you’re not imagining it — and you’re definitely not alone. The good news? Winter aches are common, understandable, and very treatable. With the right mix of hands-on care, movement support, and

Christmas Market Picture this: It's mid-December. You're standing in a crowded shopping centre, shoulders hunched, jaw clenched, mentally running through your endless to-do list while balancing shopping bags and dodging other stressed shoppers. Your neck feels tight, your head is starting to ache, and you can't remember the last time you took a proper breath. Sound familiar? If you've ever wondered why you start the new year feeling more exhausted than energized, you're not a

Mother and child winter walk "My knee is aching—must be rain coming." For generations, this kind of statement was dismissed as folklore, old wives' tales, or confirmation bias. Doctors would politely nod while privately doubting that human joints could function as biological barometers. Your grandmother was right all along. Decades of research now confirm what millions of people with chronic pain have always known: joints really do ache before weather changes. This isn't imag

Friends laughing drinking coffee When you're dealing with chronic pain, recovering from injury, or managing a health condition, you probably focus on the obvious factors: treatment quality, exercise consistency, nutrition, sleep. These matter enormously. But there's another factor—equally powerful yet often overlooked—that dramatically influences your healing trajectory. Social connection. This isn't about "positive thinking" or emotional comfort (though those help too). Soci

You're sitting at your desk when an urgent email arrives. Your shoulders tense. Your jaw clenches. Five minutes later, the email is dealt with, but your body hasn't received the memo. By evening, you're experiencing a headache, neck pain, and wondering where it came from. Welcome to the stress cascade—a physiological domino effect where brief moments of mental stress trigger hours of physical pain. Understanding this cascade is your key to interrupting pain before it takes ho

Imagine if your car could tell you exactly when it needed maintenance—before the engine light came on, before the breakdown on the motorway. Good news: your body already does this. The challenge? Most of us have forgotten how to listen. After treating thousands of patients across Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire, I've noticed a consistent pattern: those who learn to recognise their body's early warning signals spend far less time in pain and far more time living actively

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Stressed man sitting at desk Understanding why pain persists long after healing can feel like solving a complex puzzle. Today, let's...

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Living with chronic pain isn't just about managing physical discomfort – it's about addressing both the body and mind. At Laura Fishlock...

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