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Hydrotherapy may a useful addition to your rehabilitation programme following injury or surgery. It increases strength, balance and flexibility – essential to regaining normal function – and is less likely to exacerbate any pain due to the fact that the water reduces the load through your joints. In the early days when you could be sore, the effect of the water supporting your limb means it is easier to move through a full range of movement, rather than struggling on land without any buoyancy assistance. As you progress through your recovery and the pain of your injury or surgery decreases, your hydrotherapist will increase the difficulty of the exercises and this can be at a quicker pace than if you were exercising in a gym.

It should have been something that dreams were made of but for Katie Beard a family holiday in Florida became something of a nightmare. At 21 stone Katie had spent her life unsuccessfully trying to lose weight, but when the she couldn’t fit into the aeroplane seatbelt things really did hit rock bottom.

Men are being urged to talk the talk and walk the walk, to highlight health issues that are causing thousands of premature deaths in the UK. It is part of this year’s Movember campaign, where men grow moustaches to encourage awareness of killer diseases such as prostate and testicular cancer as well as poor mental health. Now they are also being asked to become ‘a walking, talking advertisement’ to show that taking early action really can save lives.

It is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK and usually shows no symptoms in the very early stages – so recognising possible signs of lung cancer when they do occur is of the utmost importance. Now, with Lung Cancer Awareness Month running throughout November, medical experts are supporting efforts to make people fully aware of what they should be looking for.

It appears to be the new ‘bad boy’ of all foodstuffs– but how many people presently on a ‘gluten-free diet’ really do need to avoid wheat products at all costs.

At Spire Cardiff Hospital we welcomed a new Vascular Consultant, Mr David Lewis. We have asked Mr Lewis to share with us some of the frequently asked questions he receives around his practice and varicose veins.

Recently we have welcomed Dr Naushad Junglee, Consultant Nephrologist, to Spire Cardiff Hospital. Dr Junglee performs clinical duties at several different locations in South-East Wales and consults in all areas of kidney disease, including dialysis and transplantation. We’ve asked Dr Junglee to answer some frequently asked questions around kidney disease.

The number of women attending potentially life-saving smear tests has hit a 20-year-low in the UK, according to NHS figures. The figures reveal that cervical cancer screening coverage fell from 72.7% to 72% in the last year with 1.4million women missing their tests.

Christmas may well be the season to be jolly - but it is the time when stress, over indulgence and a lack of exercise can see many of us suffering rather uncomfortable bouts of indigestion.

The winter weather always tends to make our joints ‘feel older’ than they really are -but despite its name ‘Frozen Shoulder’ has nothing to do with the frost and snow!