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Alexandra Vivès Women's health osteopath

Pink October: Looking After Women’s Health Beyond Breast Cancer Screening

Every year in October, Pink October raises awareness of breast cancer and highlights the importance of prevention and screening. It is also an opportunity to remember that taking care of women’s health goes beyond breast cancer screening. Listening to your body, seeking medical advice when you notice an unusual change, maintaining mobility, looking after your sleep and […]

Why does menopause cause water retention?

Menopause often comes with many hormonal and circulatory changes. Among the most common symptoms, many women describe: Lymphatic drainage is attracting more and more attention as a way to improve comfort during this period of hormonal transition. Why does menopause cause water retention? At menopause, hormonal variations, in particular the drop in oestrogen, can affect: […]

Lymphatic drainage: what is the difference between osteopathy and physiotherapy?

Lymphatic drainage is a manual technique that more and more people seek out to relieve heavy legs and water retention, or to improve recovery after sport. Yet many patients wonder what the difference is between drainage performed by a physiotherapist and an approach integrated into an osteopathy session. The two professions do not work within […]