AMI Chiropractic Clinic Blog

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES Your Chiropractor is still available during the Christmas period but the times have been altered to allow for the Jolly season! Opening hours between: 23 rd December - 2 nd of January Saturday 23 rd Dec: 8.30am – 12pm Sunday (Christmas Eve) 24 th Dec: Closed Monday (Christmas Day) 25 th Dec: Closed Tuesday (Boxing Day) 26 th Dec: Closed Wednesday 27 th Dec: 10am -8pm Thursday 28 th Dec: 10am – 8pm Friday 29 th Dec: 10am -8pm Saturday 30 th Dec: Closed Sunday (New year’s Eve) 31 st Dec: Closed Monday (New year’s Day)1 st Jan: Closed Tuesday 2 nd Jan: Open as usual

The AMI Clinic Christmas Voucher The AMI Clinic will be offering vouchers for all your winter aches and pains, treat yourself or even your family and friends with our Christmas Voucher. A different type of gift other than the latest gadget or in mode piece of clothing; instead of material wealth give the gift of physical Health. Vouchers: Chiropractic consultation/report of findings and 1 st treatment £35 – save £10 off Acupuncture consultation and 1 st treatment £35 – save £10 off Massage 30 mins: £20 – save £5 off 45 mins: £30 – save £5 off 60mins: £40 – save £5 off Voucher valid Until 31 st of January 2018 - ask Vanessa for further details

Feeling SAD  Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, also known as winter depression is an affective, or mood disorder, a syndrome typically used to describe a recurrent, seasonal pattern of depressive episodes Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related mostly to daylight, not temperature. The etiology of SAD is not completely understood. A combination of physiologic, psychologic, genetic and environmental factors likely plays a role.   Circadian phase delay, retinal subsensitivity to light, altered neurotransmitter release (e.g., serotonin, melatonin, dopamine), hypovitaminosis D and genetic variations in clock, monoamine and retinal photopigment genes have all been proposed mechanisms underlying the etiology of SAD. What to do    Get bright daylight exposure , ideally around solar noon, for at least a half-hour or mo

How Cold weather affects your aches and pains? Its officially winter time with the weather dropping below 0 degrees and getting our first frost of the season, some people may start notice more aches and pains in their joints than they are used to. But why does the cold give us those aches and pains? Is it in in our heads? Or is there something actually going on? Some people report they can even tell when it’s going to rain? Do these people have special powers or can it be explained? The Effect Some studies have found a strong relationship between short, cold, damp days and arthritis flare-ups. Some research suggests changes in barometric pressure worsen knee pain in people with arthritis, while colder temperatures can cause painful changes in joint fluid thickness. Cold weather can actually shrink the tissues causing them to pull on the nerve endings, thus causing joint pain. When it is cold, your nerve endings are extremely sensitive and the muscles surr

Seeking painrelief without painkiller medication? Medical Acupunture and Dry needling could be the answer for you at AMI clinic Bedford Being an Alternative medicine clinic, AMI clinic naturally wants to provide its patients with as many options as possible for their conditions. Looking into the history of acupuncture; its universal success rates cannot be ignored, so our 2 resident chiropractors decided to further their own education and resources to provide another path to healing for the patients. Having done their CPD (Continued professional development) they can now provide Medical Acupuncture and Dry needling. To understand any concept, you must ask the fundamental questions. The What? First is to understand the difference between Traditional Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture and Dry needling. Traditional Chinese acupuncture is based on the belief that it can restore the flow of Qi, an energy that flows through your body, while western medical acupuncture is