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Sarah Carpenter on making time for herself through creativity

Art provides a refuge for Sarah Carpenter, allowing her to utilise her energy and keep up the momentum of her recovery.

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Yoga gets physical

Modern yoga owes a debt to the physical culture movement that created a world obsessed with health and fitness.

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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy

With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.

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When contemporary dance meets dyspraxia

Discover why a rare neurological condition meant an enthusiastic club-night dancer struggled with formal dance classes. And how persisting with those classes paid off.

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  • Baby with arthrogryposis. This is caused by a muscle disorder that leads to the joints being limited in their range of movement and the limbs being pulled into abnormal positions.
  • Daoyin technique to cure lower back disorders, C19 Chinese MS
  • Chinese Materia medica, C17: Plant drugs, Cattail polle
  • Theory of diseases treated with ephedra decoction, Chinese
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