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48 free health factsheets, 16 topics

Browse nutrition, digestive health, skin, heart health, bones and movement, and more. Each factsheet includes practical takeaways, source links and guidance on when to seek medical advice. Enter your email once to download any factsheet in the library; newsletter signup is optional.

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Sport & Performance

The Tennis Body

Strength, mobility and injury prevention for club players

A practical guide to building the physical qualities that keep you on court for decades, covering rotational power, shoulder stability, lateral hip strength, and the recovery protocols used by elite players. Grounded in sports medicine research and written for recreational players who want to play without pain.

Sport & Performance

The Golfer's Back

How to protect and strengthen your spine through every round

Low back pain is the most common injury in recreational golf, yet most of it is preventable. This guide explains the biomechanics of the golf swing, the specific muscle imbalances that drive injury, and a targeted programme of exercises to protect your spine, so you can play more rounds, not fewer.

Pain & Restoration

Knee Comfort in Movement

Evidence based strategies for reducing knee pain and stiffness

Whether your knees ache on stairs, during exercise, or after long periods of sitting, this guide walks through the anatomy, the common causes, and the interventions that the research supports, including load management, targeted strengthening, and movement pattern corrections that reduce joint stress without restricting your life.

Pain & Restoration

Sacroiliac Pain and Movement

Understanding and resolving SI joint dysfunction

Sacroiliac pain is frequently misdiagnosed and poorly managed. This guide clarifies what is actually happening at the SI joint, how to identify the movement patterns that provoke it, and the rehabilitation approach, including specific exercises, loading progressions, and postural corrections, that produces lasting resolution.

Longevity & Movement

The Desk Body

Reversing the structural effects of sedentary work

Hours at a desk create predictable patterns of tightness, weakness, and postural adaptation that compound over years into chronic pain and reduced capacity. This guide identifies the specific structures affected, explains the physiology behind them, and provides a targeted daily routine designed to undo the damage, even within a full working schedule.