Herald - Issue 401

Page 30 • The HERALD • 28th January 2021 v KEEP ACTIVE, KEEP HEALTHY v Health, Beauty & Wellbeing The Waterside Physiotherapy &  Osteopathy Clin ic www.thewatersideclinic.co.uk Jon Eyr es and As sociates • NECK AND BACK PAIN • PREGNANCY RELATED PAIN • ACUPUNCTURE • ARTHRITIC PAIN • ALL SPORTS INJURIES • SHOULDER/ARM PAIN Treatment by Chartered Physiotherapists and Registered Osteopaths Registered with all major health insurers and HCPC Tel: 023 8020 7764 First Floor, South Street Centre, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6EB The Waterside Foot Clinic Laura Webber DipCFHP, MPSPract Registered and Insured • Nail Trim and Tidy • Corn Removal • Callus Reduction • Ingrowing Toenails • Verucca Treatment • Diabetic Foot Care • Fungal Nail Treatment • Thick Nails? No Problem! Call to make an appointment on 07717 668717 Home Appointments Available £5 DISCOUNT OFF First appointment at TheWaterside Foot Clinic for new clients on presentation of this advertisement (One Voucher per Customer) THEWATERSIDE FOOT CLINIC LOCATED AT 177 LONG LANE, HOLBURY CHIROPODY/PODIATRY 07895 691290 Kerry Crook BSc (Hons) Podiatry KC PODIATRY First Floor, South Street Shopping Centre, Hythe SO45 6EB * LIFT ACCESS * Email: kerrythepodiatrist@gmail.com Join my pilates classes via ZOOM from the comfort of your home. www.facebook.com/kayleighhjaynefit F www.instagram.com/kayleighhjaynefit/ II 07825 877426 • kayleighjaynepilates@gmail.com Kayleigh Jayne Pilates Want the COVID-19 Vaccine but too Scared of Injections? by Alan Jones, Registered Hypnotherapist It seems that every day a news bulletin or newspaper shows someone having a COVID-19 injection. All good news in the ght to beat the virus but not such good viewing for those who have a fear of needles. For them, just the mention of a “jab” is enough to create dread and some will rather avoid the vaccine than face their phobia. And it can also mean refusing other medical treatment, missed diagnoses and overseas travel limitations. Whatever the reason for your needle phobia, the really good news is that Hypnotherapy can ensure that you overcome the fear, because now more than at any other time, you need to be able to relax and receive the best protective medicine available. Make an online appointment - help is just a phone call away. Call 07786 376980 or email NOW alan@alanjoneshypnotherapy.com Dementia is an umbrella term for many di erent illnesses effecting mood, memory, behaviour, emotions, thinking or language. Today I am going to discuss one sub-branch, Frontotemporal Dementia (FD), which refers to a small grouping of di erent conditions. ey are rarer but the second most common for early onset. ere are three main types of FD – rst is the behavioural type. e main symptoms include su erers no longer looking a er their personal hygiene, decreased empathy and di culty planning, and making decisions. Others include repeating behaviours and sticking rigidly to routines accompanied with an altered relationship with food. Aphasic FD is another main type – with symptoms being the loss of your ability to speak fluently, stuttering, losing the ability to read or write and/or having di culty repeating sentences. Semantic FD is the last main type – typically people forget words, their meaning and/ or fail to recognise familiar objects, but crucially the ability to speak fluently is retained. FD gradually worsens over time, but this varies, with people living generally around 2 to 20 years post diagnosis. ere are also other, less common types. Commonly people are diagnosed aged between 45 and 65. ere is no cure nor medication to stop the disease from progressing but there are ways to tackle symptoms. Medicines can control some of the behavioural problems while di erent therapies like physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy tackle problems with movement, everyday tasks, and communication. Various support groups can o er tips on managing symptoms from experts and su erers and their families. FD is thought to be caused when abnormal forms of proteins like tau (the protein that also causes Alzheimer’s), build up in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain – the lobes controlling personality and language. ey build up into clumps which are thought to cause the death of nerve cells. Unlike most other types of dementia, FD has a strong hereditary link but understanding into the gene that may cause the disease is still limited. All these conditions are extremely distressing for the su ers and their families. If this article has interested you, I would encourage you to do more research. e aim of this series is to raise awareness and understanding of medical conditions in the hope to make su erers feel more accepted and to encourage a better understanding of our bodies. Sources: www.ucl.ac.uk/drc www. a l zhe imer s . org . uk/ a b o u t - d eme n t i a / t y p e s - dementia/frontotemporal- dementia www. bupa . co .uk/hea l th- i n f o rma t i on / d eme n t i a / frontotemporal-dementia www.nhs .uk/condi t ions / frontotemporal-dementia Frontotemporal Dementia – Part of the Uncovering Dementia Series Written by Chemistry, Biology and Psychology Student George Lee in Collaboration with Brockenhurst College WELLBEING WORKSHOPS Although their drop-in Coates Centre is currently closed for all its usual activities, the Oakhaven Wellbeing team is still actively working to provide support however they can at this time through a range of virtual workshops to support your wellbeing, and particularly if you are living with a life limiting illness or coping with bereavement. Oakhaven’s Complementary Therapy team has put together a range of wellbeing workshops which are available via Zoom over the coming weeks: ‘Learning to Relax’ takes place over 3 weeks and offers insights into the bene ts of relaxation, what makes relaxation di cult, ways complementary therapies may help and learning a simple relaxation script. Each session ends with a guided relaxation. Tuesday 9th – Tuesday 23rd February 3pm to 4pm and Tuesday 9th – Tuesday 23rd March 3pm to 4pm. ‘Managing Insomnia Using Comp Therapy’ in this one session the team look at what makes sleep di cult, highlight useful aromatherapy essential oils, techniques which may improve sleep and each session ends with a guided relaxation. Wednesday 3rd February - 10am to 11.30am; Wednesday 17th February – 10am to 11.30am; Wednesday 10th March – 2pm to 3.30pm and Wednesday 24th March - 10am to 11.30am ‘Hand Massage’ this session o ers the chance to learn how to give yourself a simple hand massage treatment for self-care. In addition learn which essential oils to use to help nourish your skin and boost your mood. You will need a small towel and some cream or oil for the massage (please note that this is not a certi cated workshop). Wednesday 10th February – 2pm to 3.30pm; Wednesday 24th February – 10am to 11.30am and Wednesday 17th March – 10am to 11.30am ‘Hand Reflexology Workshop’ this one hour session will show you how to give yourself a simple reflexology treatment to help improve your wellbeing. Friday 5th February – 11am to 12noon and Friday 19th February – 1pm to 2pm. More dates are being planned so keep an eye on Oakhaven Hospice’s Facebook page and check: www.oakhavenhospice . co.uk/wellbeing or for more details email: enquiries@ thecoatescentre.co.uk