0344 576 1679 News Physio Celebrates 10 Years at Company Onhealth senior physio Lucy Porteous was celebrating recently, as she passed the 10-year work milestone. Part of a dedicated team of medical professionals, Lucy started at our sister company On Medical, before playing a prominent role in the introduction and delivery of Onhealth. Having the… Continue reading Physio Celebrates 10 Years at Company
Author: Ross Jackson
The Benefits of Acupuncture
Taken from ancient Chinese medicine, acupuncture is an effective pain relief treatment option that is being used by increasing numbers. A widely used, safe intervention that physiotherapists can use as part of rehabilitation from injury, the team at Onhealth is fully trained, methodical, and ready to help relieve your pain today. What is acupuncture? It… Continue reading The Benefits of Acupuncture
Back Care Awareness Week: Secrets to a Healthier You
As part of Back Care Awareness Week, here at Onhealth we decided to catch up with one of our expert physiotherapists. Robyn, a senior in our team, gave us some time to discuss the impacts of back pain and how you can avoid potential musculoskeletal injuries associated with poor posture and environments that lead to… Continue reading Back Care Awareness Week: Secrets to a Healthier You
Weight loss: Where has Shaun’s Story Taken Him?
“All of this is definitely something I wouldn’t have ever thought I’d be doing three years ago.” For Shaun Hughes, contacting Onhealth was the start of a life-changing journey. It would transform his health, his wellbeing, and his day-to-day life. We featured his phenomenal weight loss midway through his programme with Onhealth. Three years later,… Continue reading Weight loss: Where has Shaun’s Story Taken Him?
Home Health Screening: The Benefits of the Test
Our health is one of the most cherished things we have. Looking after it, maintaining it, and being knowledgeable about it is hugely important. Have you considered a home health screening test? It is estimated we will spend 20% of our lives in poor health with much of that due to preventable diseases. Catching these… Continue reading Home Health Screening: The Benefits of the Test
Business Community: Where Does Working from Home Fit?
After the initial surge in support from the business community, working from home has once again been put up for debate. Leading CEO’s have wavered in their previous commitment to remote working, with Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group axing ‘Frasers Friday’ – a working from home day for some staff – due to a perceived lack… Continue reading Business Community: Where Does Working from Home Fit?
Home Working: Third of UK Office Staff Work from Home
Home working more than doubled in the UK when comparing 2019 to 2022, a statistic highlighting the seismic shift in the national workforce. With Covid leaving a lasting legacy in terms of where companies feel their staff work best, the amount of businesses switching to a home-based workforce (as opposed to an office) has leapt… Continue reading Home Working: Third of UK Office Staff Work from Home
Weight Management Partnership Confirmed with Newcastle East Primary Care Network
Onhealth is delighted to announce the beginning of a second trial of weight management programmes being delivered in cooperation with the Newcastle East Primary Care Network (PCN). After a hugely successful initial offering, the partnership will once again aim to confront the important societal health issue of obesity. Particularly in the North East, obesity levels… Continue reading Weight Management Partnership Confirmed with Newcastle East Primary Care Network
Obesity Indicator: Waist Measurement Recommended
Updated health guidelines are urging people to measure their waist as an obesity indicator. The recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) states an adult’s waist should be less than half their height, with body mass index (BMI) a useful indicator but not one that considers excess weight around the mid-rift.… Continue reading Obesity Indicator: Waist Measurement Recommended
Obesity Debate: A One Size Fits All Approach Doesn’t Fit
The obesity debate and how best to treat the condition has raged on for many years. With societal trends trivialising it as merely a lifestyle choice, a lack of motivation, and not enough willpower on the part of the person affected, these myths must be broken down to truly understand and make tangible inroads in… Continue reading Obesity Debate: A One Size Fits All Approach Doesn’t Fit
Severe Period Pain: Medical Leave to be Available in Spain
In a unique step forward, medical leave is set to become available in Spain for severe period pain. Still in a draft format, the bill says women could have three days in a month as leave for this type of ailment, which could be extended to five in certain circumstances. Just a few countries across… Continue reading Severe Period Pain: Medical Leave to be Available in Spain
Obesity Strategy Delay is “Morally Reprehensible”
The recently announced delays in rolling out the government’s obesity strategy has been labelled as “morally reprehensible” by a former Conservative Party leader. Lord Hague made the statement after news was released indicating the curbs on multi-buy deals in shops and on TV ads for junk food had been shelved for at least 12 months.… Continue reading Obesity Strategy Delay is “Morally Reprehensible”
Menopause: Four out of Five Suggest no Workplace Support
Davina McCall recently shone the spotlight on menopause during an insightful documentary that highlighted some startling trends. Featuring a 4,000-strong respondent survey, the findings showed 70% of the 45-55-year-old target group had suffered from brain fog due to menopause. Nearly half said their ability to work was affected, with in excess of 80% admitting their… Continue reading Menopause: Four out of Five Suggest no Workplace Support
Arthritis: Exercise Can be Beneficial
Latest NHS guidance has suggested exercise is good for people with wear-and-tear arthritis, labelling it as a ‘core treatment’. With scans not needed to diagnose it and strong painkillers not recommended, the idea of exercise may be off-putting to many due to the initial pain but this eases and can help those suffering from osteoarthritis… Continue reading Arthritis: Exercise Can be Beneficial
Diagnostic Testing: Growing Numbers Turning to Private Care
Growing numbers of people are paying for private medical treatment in the UK because of record waiting times to access NHS care, according to a recently released report. Diagnostic tests – which the expert team at Onhealth can offer quick access to – are one of the types of treatment with a lengthy wait time.… Continue reading Diagnostic Testing: Growing Numbers Turning to Private Care
Onhealth Unveils New Health and Wellbeing Services
Onhealth is delighted to announce the roll-out of a range of new health and wellbeing services designed to support clients across the country. Led by a dedicated team of medical professionals, services available from today include diagnostics and treatment, health screening, weight management, senior mobility, acupuncture, employee assistance programmes, occupational health, physiotherapy, pilates, and remote… Continue reading Onhealth Unveils New Health and Wellbeing Services
Sugar Limit: Study Fires Wine Warning
Do you know how much sugar is in a bottle of wine? Does it take you past the daily sugar limit for an adult? The answer, surprisingly to many, is yes! A recent study of more than 30 bottles of wine found two glasses was enough to hit the recommended daily sugar limit for adults.… Continue reading Sugar Limit: Study Fires Wine Warning
Better Sleep Promotes Weight Loss
Better sleep has been found to help people cut calories, suggests a small clinical trial in the US. The study, although not looking specifically at weight loss, discovered a fall in calories among participants, with those who slept for less than 6.5 hours a night shedding 270 calories, on average, daily when they got an… Continue reading Better Sleep Promotes Weight Loss
Calorie Count: Will it Make a Difference on Menus?
The use of an obligatory calorie count on menu offerings has been met with a mixed response in terms of just how effective the move will be. In an effort to tackle a rising obesity problem in the UK, the Government is rolling out the initiative in April, which requires any café or restaurant run… Continue reading Calorie Count: Will it Make a Difference on Menus?
Obesity Rising: A Problem Looming Large for the World
The World Health Organisation believes there are approximately two billion overweight adults worldwide, with the pandemic making the situation of obesity rising even worse. That number, around 39% of the world’s population, is a huge volume of people, with at least 650 million classed as obese globally. A survey of 10,000 students in China in… Continue reading Obesity Rising: A Problem Looming Large for the World
Beyond Dry January: Cultural Shift Could Help You Stay Off Alcohol
For many who successfully reach the end of their alcohol-free first month of the New Year, the question they ask is ‘what happens beyond Dry January?’ After being so driven to complete the challenge, the open-ended nature of what comes next often sees people fall by the wayside, tempted by old habits. But, in an… Continue reading Beyond Dry January: Cultural Shift Could Help You Stay Off Alcohol
Dry January Benefits: What Could Happen Week by Week?
In terms of the Dry January benefits, they won’t all be achieved at once on a single glorious day at the start of the New Year. Get that rose-tinted image out of the way! Instead, different positives will start to show as the month progresses. The midway point of the month, according to a recent… Continue reading Dry January Benefits: What Could Happen Week by Week?
Journey Through Veganuary: Why I’ve embraced it
One of the team at Onhealth took on Veganuary at the start of 2021 and hasn’t looked back since. We decided to ask Amy, our Digital Marketing Manager, about her journey through Veganuary and beyond… Why did you decide to go vegan? I had toyed with the idea of going vegan for a while… Continue reading Journey Through Veganuary: Why I’ve embraced it
Health Benefits of Taking on Dry January 2022
You may already be feeling the health benefits of taking on Dry January 2022 now that you are over a week into it. But there are far more positives than you may think, aside from the obvious ones. You might have noticed a few extra pounds in the bank account for starters, but the physical,… Continue reading Health Benefits of Taking on Dry January 2022
Going Alcohol-Free: Mix it up This Dry January 2022!
Going alcohol-free doesn’t mean you need to give up entirely those brands that you know and love. An increasingly popular and valuable market to drinks producers is the non-alcoholic version of their products, ideal for Dry January 2022 participants navigating the first month of the New Year. There are plenty of drinks to choose from,… Continue reading Going Alcohol-Free: Mix it up This Dry January 2022!
Dry January 2022: More People Than Ever Set to Take on Challenge
Nearly one in five are set to take on the Dry January 2022 challenge to boost their health and wellbeing. New research has shown 18% of those surveyed, equivalent to 7.9 million people across the population, are set to take a month off from alcohol at the start of the New Year. Of those who… Continue reading Dry January 2022: More People Than Ever Set to Take on Challenge
Pilates: What are the Benefits?
Pilates can play an important part in a healthy lifestyle, promoting health and wellbeing alongside higher intensity sessions. You will have heard of it but may not know the many benefits, with the assumption that, when exercising, you need to sweat to have a positive effect on your health. This isn’t true. Here are just… Continue reading Pilates: What are the Benefits?
Home Working Returns: Staying Well While Working From Home
Another mass migration to remote working is expected on Monday as home working returns. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the re-introduction of heading back to homes to carry out the work day wherever possible as part of Plan B, a series of restrictions designed to limit the amount of contacts an employee has with others… Continue reading Home Working Returns: Staying Well While Working From Home
Weight Gain: Pandemic Accentuates Issues
People seeking help from the NHS, after weight gain, during the pandemic are heavier at the start of the process than in previous years, according to a study. A comparison of those seeking weight loss help, after weight gain, during the pandemic and the weights of those who sought help before Covid struck has found,… Continue reading Weight Gain: Pandemic Accentuates Issues
Surging Omicron Cases Could Lead to Working from Home Return
Surging Omicron cases could result in a new working from home order, according to one of the country’s leading health officials. Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, has urged Christmas festivities to be toned down with socialising restricted only to those necessary interactions. As part of this warning, she suggested… Continue reading Surging Omicron Cases Could Lead to Working from Home Return