In today s world, our culture dictates a very unrealistic body shape to be considered fit and beautiful, many people find this a problem and suffer from many different psychological complications because of the fact that they feel they do not fit the body requirements to make them attractive enough to be happy, healthy and attract partners. While most of us understand that this is not normal and that no one should be judged upon his looks alone, we have to agree, in all honesty, that looks does make up a lot of what people think about others and that looks also have, to some degree, an effect on ones success in society. The development of the liposuction industry has created a situation in which people can modify their looks in a catalog style way, without going through weeks and sometimes even months of fighting overweight and working out in the gym, now everyone can order the body he or she wants and get it, if they got the money to pay for...

The good old metatarsal has been around for, well as long as we have. Funny how it takes a celebrity to make such an innocuous bone important or even famous. I have to admit, as a Chartered Physiotherapist or Physical Therapist, whichever you prefer, I doubted whether young Wayne would be fit in time for The World Cup. Fit he is though. So well done to Wqyne and to all his team. I know Wayne well, as I was his physio at Everton. He is a precocious talent no doubt, strong as an ox, with an enormous will to win and a high pain threshold. If anyone was going to defy the odds it was him. A less strong attitude may not have won through. The oxygen therapy has likely had a major effect on maximising the healing time. These factors together with the fact that there have been no complications have seen Wayne return to match fitness in the shortest possible time. One thing is for sure though, Mother Nature will not be kidded. She will only heal at her...

You ve decided that you re going to try quitting smoking. You know it will be tough but you ve made that all important decision - you want to stop smoking and you want some help to do it. You can try herbal remedies, unfortunately, these can give some people a queasy stomach. Then there are the popular nicotine replacement treatments, readily available as patches, gum or sprays. If these don t work then some people look for other alternatives like acupuncture or hypnosis to help them quit smoking. There has been lots already written about this last technique and you re probably wondering is hypnosis effective for quitting smoking... does it actually work. As with everything in life for some hypnosis will work for others it won t - everybody is an individual with particular needs and habits. As a general rule of thumb though, just because something works for you doesn t necessarily work for everybody else. Seriously, how can some comedy carnival...