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Employee Health during Lockdown

Employers have a responsibility to manage your workforce’s wellness and mental health during the lock down period and beyond.

Support your staff virtually during coronavirus DBC Health offer Wellbeing and emotional health; tips for working on personal resilience, and guidance to what employers should look out for when spotting mental health struggles, tips on keeping in touch with employees, boosting morale and ensuring health is prioritised.


Sandy@dbchealthretreat.com

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Spondylosis Pilates

 SPONDYLO – Greek for spine

OSIS – Pathological condition

•Pathological is something caused by a physical or mental disease

Normal spine has spongy bits in between the discs

Spondy – Discs are abnormal, all dried out – which makes them bulge out, causing nerve pain

Spodylosis also known as Spinal osteoarthritis

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Rehabilitation Pilates

Pilates Reformer and Mat

CAUSES

• Age, wear and tear of spinal ligaments and bones

• Weakened and degenerated intervertebral discs

• Spinal cord injury

• Genetic

The most common area affected is that of the lumbar spine and cervical spine.

SYMPTOMS

• Back and neck pain due to nerve compression

• Inflammation

• Numbness and tingling of arms and legs

• Muscle spasms

• Sciatica (low back pain extending down the leg)

DIAGNOSIS

• Your doctor will diagnose spondylosis after reviewing your medical history and performing a physical examination.

• Additional diagnostic tests for spondylosis may be ordered, including

• X-rays MRI CT Scan a study to measure electrical activity of the nerve

TREATMENT

• Depends on the severity of symptoms.

• Medications. - anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxants, anti-depressants and topical applications for relieving your neck and back pain.

• Self-care. Pilates

• Heat and/or ice therapy to lessen the pain.

EXERCISES

Spondylosis is a degenerative process and as such, there is no available treatment for the complete reversal of the condition.

Treatment is aimed at providing relief from the symptoms,

preventing permanent nerve injury and to enable the patient to perform routine daily activities.

Pilates Your therapist (me) will teach you exercises to strengthen your back and stomach muscles.

Regular walking will also help in relieving chronic back pain.

• Acupuncture

• Chiropractic spinal manipulations

• steroid injection

• Surgery

PILATES BENEFITS

The best reward for me as a Pilates instructor is helping people function again by gaining strength, flexibility and mobility, enabling the body to function within its’ limits without injury.

• Beyond the obvious stabilizing capabilities that Pilates inaugurates, it lengthens your muscles and fascia without creating much instability.

• Teaches full body integration, careful, significant spinal movements in the postural muscles.

• .Pilates movement has such healing qualities, it embodies everything you need to create and maintain uniform development of the muscles, to support your bones

• Pilates is an excellent low-impact exercise for rehabilitation patients that can be programmed to focus on spinal mobility, muscle strengthening, and flexibility, as well as focused directional breathing to promote ribcage mobility.

Random Acts of Kindness

​Random Acts of Kindness can brighten someone’s day and make our world a better place.

💜 Be Present - Make the effort and visit friends and family. I love my family and friends so much, and try to make the effort on a regular basis.

💜. Wrap someone in a hug- We all love that feeling of someone’s arms around us, to show that you care, or a kind gesture to show you appreciate someone, or simply smile at someone.

💜. Send Peace - to those suffering in war torn countries, especially this time of year. It breaks my heart to think about these innocent families, suffering daily.

💜 Donate food - to the homeless and poor. Supermarkets usually have a box to donate food, and remember not all homeless people are on drugs or alcoholics.


Don’t forget to look after your own health and well-being. Eat well and exercise!


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Pilates Contrology

I am very passionate about Pilates and the numerous benefits.

6 Principles of Pilates

  • Centring

  • Concentration,

  • Control,

  • Precision

  • Breath,

  •  Flow

Body conditioning is an exercise system of controlled and systematic movements coupled with focused breathing patterns engaging your body, mind and spirit.

The health benefits of Pilates include: improved flexibility. increased muscle strength and tone, particularly of your abdominal muscleslower back, hips and buttocks (the 'core muscles' of your body) It Eases Back Pain and helps prevent Injuries.

34 Classic Contrology Matwork Exercises, original Pilates poses developed by Joseph Pilates.

  1. THE ROLL UP

  2. THE HUNDRED

  3. THE ROLL OVER WITH LEGS SPREAD (BOTH WAYS)

  4. THE ONE LEG CIRCLE (BOTH WAYS)

  5. ROLLING BACK

  6. THE ONE LEG STRETCH

  7. THE DOUBLE LEG STRETCH

  8. THE SPINE STRETCH

  9. ROCKER WITH OPEN LEGS

  10. THE CORK-SCREW

  11. THE SAW

  12. THE SWAN-DIVE

  13. THE ONE LEG KICK

  14. THE DOUBLE KICK

  15. THE NECK PULL

  16. THE SCISSORS

  17. THE BICYCLE

  1. THE SHOULDER BRIDGE

  2. THE SPINE TWIST

  3. THE JACK KNIFE

  4. THE SIDE KICK

  5. THE TEASER

  6. THE HIP TWIST WITH STRETCHED ARMS

  7. SWIMMING

  8. THE LEG-PULL - FRONT

  9. THE LEG-PULL

  10. THE SIDE KICK KNEELING

  11. THE SIDE BEND

  12. THE BOOMERANG

  13. THE SEAL

  14. THE CRAB

  15. THE ROCKING

  16. THE CONTROL BALANCE

  17. THE PUSH UP

Watch out for full demonstrations of the 34 exercises.

Healthier Eating in your 40s & 50s

DIET - Get more antioxidants. Your body builds up free radicals over time, and these free radicals can speed up the ageing process. Antioxidants battle these free radicals, though, keeping them in check and even reversing some signs of ageing in the process.

  • Good sources of antioxidants include berries and other colorful fruit, nuts, dark chocolate, fruit juice, cooked vegetables, and beans.

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LIMIT SUGAR - Excess sugar in the body can cause the body to undergo a process called glycation. This process can damage the collagen in your skin. When this happens, your skin becomes less elastic and wrinkles can form more easily.

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LIMIT ALCOHOL.
 A glass of wine every few days should not do too much damage, but consuming alcohol in excess can cause multiple health problems.

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INCLUDE HEALTHIER FOODS -  In addition to those foods already mentioned, stock up on foods that can provide you with vitamins and minerals your body needs to repair aged, damaged skin.

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  • Eat more zinc-rich oysters. Zinc repairs damaged skin.

  • Olive oil and avocados contain good fats that can prevent further wrinkling.

  • Water-based produce, like watermelon and cucumbers, keep the skin hydrated.

  • Guava is packed with vitamin C and can help restore collagen levels.

  • Sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene, which can fight against dry skin and improve your cell-turnover rate.

  • Women should also eat more legumes, soy, red clover tea, and ground flaxseeds. All of these are good sources of phytoestrogens, which can fight against drooping skin.

  • Eat less white rice and white bread, substitute brown rice and whole grain bread.

FIBRE PROVIDER

Your metabolism slows around age 40, eating fewer calories can boost health. But you should also make sure you get adequate fibre and fluids.

"We want to make sure the calories that are decreasing come from things like sweets, but we keep those high-fibre foods in the diet, and we also make sure we meet our fluid needs. Ensure our daily eating plan is packed full of nutrient-dense food, like lean protein, fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy and whole grains.

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