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‘Dragons’ invest £13k

by Faith Eckersall

An NHS Dragon’s Den-style competition to find innovative ways to help Dorset people with mental health and other issues has handed out £13,000 to the winning projects. An initiative to tackle crippling social isolation among older residents and support for people with memory problems won the two biggest slices of competition money. Funding also goes to projects addressing young people’s sleep issues, an online singing group for patients with communication difficulties and to trial a new treatment for knee arthritis. More than 1,300 people voted for their favourite, whittling down a shortlist of proposals to five, before staff pitched to a panel of ‘dragons’ to secure an investment. Combat Social Isolation Of The Elderly received £4,710 to help the Community Mental Health (Older People) team trial a weekly session to improve old people’s sense of wellbeing and learn new skills. Healthy Body And Brain were awarded £3,548 to establish a support group for people with mild cognitive impairment. The group will help people manage their condition and reduce the risk of dementia through nutrition and diet, exercise and the importance of social engagement. The other projects receiving cash were Platelet Rich Plasma Injections to treat 50 patients suffering significant knee pain, Sleep Champions plans to help youngsters recharge their energy, make better decisions and build stronger relationships and on-going support for the new online Aphasia Choir.

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The problem is not always where the pain is! Often, clients come to see me for a massage treatment and point to an area and say ‘the pain is here, this is where the problem is.’ In fact, it’s rarely the cause of the problem, it just happens to be where the issue is manifesting itself. When you come for a treatment, it’s important to carry out a thorough consultation and for you to tell me where all the aches and pains are, no matter how long that may take! We also go through a range of motion assessment. This is where I’ll ask you to perform certain movements and assess how much movement you have in that area and whether there is any pain or discomfort in doing so. As well as the specific area where you feel the pain, I will always investigate other areas, joints, muscles and trigger points around the pain point to get to the root cause of the problem. Treating the symptoms will work to a degree but we really need to work on finding and treating the cause to prevent the pain from persisting. For example, in the picture of a pain pattern, the red areas show common head and neck pain which is actually coming from trigger points in the trapezius muscle – a muscle that starts at the base of your neck, goes across your shoulders and extends to the middle of your back. This is a typical pain pattern and trigger point I see regularly, especially with my clients who suffer headaches and migraines. After your treatment you’ll be given some homecare which is an important part of the journey to decreasing or irradicating pain. Your homecare can be as simple as applying heat or cold at home, mobilisation exercises or some stretches. It could even be booking yourself a workstation assessment or changing the position of your car seat or the way you carry your handbag. All of these important elements are discussed and taken into account during your consultation. You will never be handed an exercise sheet and sent away to get on with it - I am with you every step of your journey, no matter how many times you may need reminding how to do an exercise or stretch. I am here to listen, to be a compassionate therapist, to guide you on your journey out of chronic pain. You will receive an individual treatment plan to address your presenting pain condition and a tailored after-care plan to put you in the driving seat of your recovery. Come on – let’s get moving to a pain-free life together!

Where does it hurt?

Jemma Sandell is an Advanced Massage & Beauty Therapist and owner of Relax & Remedy, Ferndown. Visit: relaxandremedy.co.uk.

Health & Wellbeing Find your purpose for a better life

Do you catch yourself thinking: “Is this it? Is this what I’m here for?” And deep down, have a knowing sense inside that you could be so much more? I had those thoughts and I had that feeling. The biggest problem for me was that I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so how could I possibly achieve, be, or do more, if I didn’t know? I was envious of those that knew exactly what they wanted to do when they left school. Me? I just padded along, working my way up a career ladder, in an arena that was admittedly interesting, but there was always a feeling that something was missing. I didn’t have a purpose. Having a purpose can create meaning, a sense of direction, guide life decisions, influence behaviours, shape goals and be a reason to get up in the morning. It can help us to live life with integrity, to know who, what and why we are, and become easier to live a life that’s true to our values. If you are without purpose, try asking yourself: What lights me up? What puts fire in my belly? What do I love doing? What am I good at? What are my passions? Who do I love being around? Who do I admire? What inspires me? What tugs my interest? Where am I most attentive? What would make me wake up in the morning and want to go to work? Be open minded. Don’t block your answers, however crazy they seem. Read, explore, research, talk to people, ask questions, do things, try stuff. Over time you will get clarity in what you do and don’t like. It’s all too easy for us to lose ourselves in the familiar, the routine, the comfort zone. We distract ourselves with other things, telling ourselves that we’ll think about it another day when we’ve got more time. We block ourselves with a lack of confidence and self-doubt. We live in our mind because society has conditioned us to be that way, telling us what we must, should and ought to be doing. Listen to your heart, your intuition, that voice inside you that tells you that you can do so much more. What is it telling you? What is stopping you? If I removed all obstacles (time, money etc) and gave you all the resources you needed, and you could do exactly what you wanted, what would it be? And as a 90-year-old, having lived the best life, what do you want to look back at your life and be able to say about it? “When your life is on course with its purpose, you are your most powerful.” Oprah Winfrey.

How powerful are you?

n Victoria Arnold is a life coach from Wimborne Victoriaarnold.co.uk

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Connection is vital to us as human beings, and yet there can be so many blocks to our ability to connect or form new and healthy relationships. These can range from painful past experiences with loved ones, to arguments with friends or bad feelings with work colleagues, all of which have an impact on our confidence and self-worth. Whether we realise it consciously or not, we all have experiences that we can let go of, which will allow us to move forward and freely connect with those around us. Social connection strengthens our immune system, helping us recover faster from anxiety, depression or disease, and may even lengthen our life. People who feel more connected have higher selfesteem and are more trusting and co-operative - so as a consequence, others are more open to trusting and cooperating with them. Social connectedness therefore generates a positive feedback loop of social, emotional and physical wellbeing. When I run group hypnosis sessions I always begin with an exercise that allows the participants to feel more connected with each other. It often involves a selfsoothing technique known as Havening, and you can learn how to do it very easily. Start by taking a nice deep breath in and allow yourself to smile! As you do so, fold your arms across yourself so your hands rest lightly on your shoulders. Begin to make downward strokes on your upper arms - you may find that closing your eyes as you do this provides a deeper experience. Continue breathing and smiling and stroking for a few minutes, and notice what happens. After a while you may notice a calmness spreading over you, or hear yourself sigh as you activate your parasympathetic nervous system, de-coding your inner stress. Havening is a great way to soothe frazzled nerves and restore balance to a stressed mind. You can also rub your palms across each others, from fingertips to wrist, and sway from side to side as you do so, or stroke your face from top to bottom with your palms - it all has the same effect The power of touch can instantly help us form a deeper connection with ourselves, which in turn helps us connect better with others. And in this world full of people, what could be more beautiful than knowing how to form healthy relationships and establish deeper connections with those around us?

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By Susie Carver, consulting hypnotherapist with Sea Change Hypnotherapy in Wimborne seachangehypno.com

Health & Wellbeing For those who ask what I do...

When people want to improve their health and fitness, it’s my role to guide and support them. Here’s a sneak look at my week. Monday after dropping my kids for school, I meet my run group for a short 3-4 mile circuit; a great way to start the week. I’m then seeing private clients for personal training sessions. People come to me with different goals, but it’s often around things like recovering from an illness, an injury or the aftermath of having had a medical diagnosis. I take a few hours off in the afternoon to walk my dog, Scoobs, pick up the kids, prepare supper before heading off for an evening session at WOW. Although we’re a ladies’ club, the guys want to get in on the fun too, so we run three men’s strength sessions a week. Then there’s two ladies sessions which I currently run as circuits or small group training. Tuesday I always have a spare bag of clothes in the boot of my car as I’m outdoors a lot and get wet! A Tuesday highlight is my parent and baby class, Buggybeat. I started this so parents could exercise without worrying about childcare. It’s great for everyone to have some fresh air and we go for coffee afterwards. I’m then back to WOW, have a catch up with my colleagues and see private clients back to back until it’s school pick up time. Wednesday I do my own long run with my training partner and spend the rest of the day checking in with clients, reviewing food diaries, writing exercise programs. Personal training is a people business and I’m in touch with clients throughout the week, outside their exercise sessions. Thursday one of my busiest days, I see private clients all morning and take a few hours off in the afternoon again as I’m on duty at WOW in the evenings. My biggest challenge is managing my own energy levels, I need to be suitably ‘stoked’ for delivering group classes, then completely focused on individual clients during their sessions while keeping energy for my own training. Friday After taking my run group out first thing, I’m back at the Club for double shift, taking classes, including our signature step class and seeing members who want some personalised support. It’s often diet related, exercise adaptations or concerns over something like balance. I also do consultations with new members to settle them in and help with goal setting. Weekends are for resting and enjoying time with my husband, the kids and walking the dog. Getting to bed early is really important to me. There is a real

Katrina Keeling is a Wimborne-based Personal Trainer. She coaches at WOW Ladies Fitness and independently. Her specialisms include functional strength for ageing. kkfitness.co.uk kkeelingfitness@gmail.com

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