What the Heel?

Market Stalls Encourage Continental-Style Shopping

In response to the COVID restrictions, the Number One cafe in Banchory has sadly had to close. However to keep going the team have ‘repurposed’ the space with an outside market stall. There are now 4 stalls each week, open from 10am - 2pm.

Wednesday and Saturday is the Fruit and Veg stall with produce from Turriffs of Montrose. Apart from the fresh produce there is a range of ready meals cooked by the Number One cooks. To support local businesses the eggs and potatoes come from local farms. Produce can be delivered to homes around Banchory for anyone without transport or who is shielding.

We also have bakery products from Larch Tree Bakery and bread from the Bread Maker on the stall on Wednesday.

Thursday is Deeside Refill day. Gayl has her supply of green products on sale from 10am - 2pm. You can refill any bottle with shampoo, laundry and kitchen cleaners and more. She also has a range of nonplastic household goods.

Local people are embracing the continental concept of shopping once a week from a local market stall. It is a simple way to provide affordable shopping in the town centre.

If you are a producer and want to test out the market, contact the team at numberonebanchory@gmail.com

During the lockdown period the team at Number One supported the resilience support team by providing food parcels and shopping for people who were shielding.

The produce for the parcels was supplied by the Fareshare and Foodcloud schemes where excess food is donated to local charities.

Tesco, Morrisons and the Co-op in Banchory were a great support, donating a wide range of produce every week.

From the experience it was found that there is a need for both a means of distributing excess food and supporting people who have difficulty accessing affordable food. This has led to the development of a community grocer based in Banchory town centre at Number One.

The community grocer concept is based on a membership, where members can get a weekly shopping basket of goods. The goods will be provided through the Fareshare scheme and donations from local supermarkets. Membership will be open to anyone.

The grocer will be open on Wednesday and Saturday (time to be confirmed).

For more information contact numberonepantry@gmail.com 7

Plantar Fascii� s… What the Heel? Advertorial

We all know that we are supposed to be more acti ve, and indeed acti ve every day.

However for some people this can be very challenging, parti cularly if they have a painful foot conditi on, aggravated by exercise!

Plantar fasciiti s is one of the most common reasons that people consult our clinic, specifi cally our Biomechanics Consultant Edward.

Plantar Fasciiti s is a term people use to describe heel pain, but what is it exactly?

Your plantar fascia is like a thick band of fi brous ti ssue that runs across the sole of your foot. It starts at your heel, goes under your arch and spreads out like a fan. Its job is to hold your foot together yet keep it fl exible, so it is very strong and a litt le bit stretchy.

The plantar fascia can become infl amed when it gets over-stretched, which can lead to microscopic tears and then pain. So what causes this over-stretching? Of course, there is rarely a clear answer to this questi on, but there are some factors which we believe contribute to the development of this conditi on: – Poor footwear – Sudden onset of exercise – Tight calf muscles – Imbalance in full-body biomechanics – Biomechanical problems in the foot

The standard treatment for this is ice, rest and painkillers. This may be eff ecti ve initi ally, but in chronic (over 6 weeks durati on) cases this is not a sustainable soluti on.

There are a number of treatment opti ons to try for this parti cular conditi on, and the best course of acti on should be customised to each individual suff erer.

At Banchory Spinal Health, our specialist Biomechanics Consultant is trained to assess and diagnose foot problems such as plantar fasciiti s, and we have partnered with FootHealth, the leading experts in producing bespoke orthoti cs to help with a wide variety of foot problems. We uti lise a number of diff erent techniques and will have some key recommendati ons to help you get back to feeling your best.

If we feel that you would benefi t from a pair of our custom orthoti cs we will certainly recommend them, but not without taking a full history of the problem, doing a full biomechanical assessment and foot scan with our state of the art technology and then fully discussing the best course of acti on fi rst. Someti mes we recommend other opti ons fi rst such as massage, dry needling or specifi c home exercises.

Foot and heel pain is an extremely debilitati ng conditi on, one that you don’t have to live with forever! Our team of Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Massage Therapists and our Biomechanics Consultant are here to help you live a painfree life!

If you or someone you love has suff ered with this conditi on or is experiencing foot pain, we would love to off er readers 50% off an Orthoti cs Assessment (usual cost £60) unti l December 31st 2020 when you present this arti cle.

Call us on 01330 824040 to book an appointment with Edward or send us an 8 email to info@banchoryspinalhealth.co.uk

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