Really gets my back up

Advantages: Helps reliev back pain
Disadvantages: Not sure whether the magnetic therapy is effective or not

...Back at the end of 2005 I was diagnosed with a prolapsed disc and since then I have been under going numerous treatments under the guidance of numerous specialists, but sadly nearly a year later I am still suffering. Whilst searching for possible ways of reducing the pain, I came across the HoMedics back support belt which offers a range of therapies from standard back support, to hot and cold treatment as well as the use of magnets, which is reportedly meant to help the flow of blood. Although sceptical at the power of the magnets, the other therapies that the support offered definitely seemed worthwhile and so promptly ordered one. ►►► What does it look like? The back support which I purchased was labelled as Large/ Extra Large which was designed to fit a waist of 35" - 48", although it does comfortably fit...

christianfilmcritic 06.11.2006 (19.07.2007) · Read review
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Support for your Elbow

Advantages: No drugs, helps make physical activity easier, does relieve pain temporarily
Disadvantages: Only for use to support elbow in physical activity, expensive

...Tennis elbow is a condition I have had the misfortune to suffer with for the past couple of years. It started out as occasional pain in my right arm. I broke this arm when I was 17 and as a result ever since I have got used to the occasional twinge of pain. However over time the pain has become more insidious, culminating in being so bad I struggle to use my right arm - which is a problem as I am right handed. Visits to the doctor have resulted in several remedies being suggested to me, including ibuprofen tablets, which worked at first, to eventually a silicone injection, which worked in a very strange way - it made the pain much worse for the first 24 hours before removing it completely. I truly thought I had rid myself of tennis elbow but just 12 months later, the tell-tale pain was back. Another injection wasn't going to be...

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The Student Support Centre tuition

Advantages: Might help some children over a short period
Disadvantages: Very expensive; parents tied into agreement;; very short trial period

...I received a leaflet from this company - the Student Support Centre - in 2006. As a parent with a child of 7 I was very interested. I felt help with Maths and English would probably benefit him. This is despite the fact that he was doing pretty well already. I telephoned the company and arranged a vist from on of their salesmen. The cost of the tution was not mentioned in the leaflet nor during the conversation by phone. When the salesman came I discovered he was a local man, a family man, He had beena teacher or lecturer who had dropped out of teaching because he thought there was a better way of educating children. He created an environment in which I was persuaded that the tution was an essential product for making sure that my son would make the best progress possible. He was very plausible. Having spent most of his time...

Arthurjones 27.12.2008 · Read review
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Not so supportive.

Advantages: Removable cover
Disadvantages: Baby slipped off the end

...Being pregnant for the third time has made me slightly reminiscent of my previous pregnancy and baby experiences, it gives me a lot of food for thought as I decide what products I will or will not be reusing or replacing for baby Lumpys arrival in July. Back in 2004 when I was expecting my first child I was naturally a bit apprehensive, I'd not had much contact with babies and was unsure of how I'd cope with it all, bathing scared me in particular and I was always worried that I wouldn't support my baby properly, perhaps even letting him fall into the water, deciding it would be better to prevent even the risk of this happening we purchased the Mothercare fabric bath support in the hopes that it would ease my first time mum worries. Mothercare Fabric Bath Support- The Mothercare fabric bath support is made up of a terry towelling...

piggypine 23.02.2008 · Read review
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Student Support Centre

Advantages: Home based learning which can be done at your child's own speed. Easy to understand and follow
Disadvantages: None

.... I also signed a mountain of paperwork to join the programme and even after he?d gone I had time to read it all again and cancel if I had any concerns. I personally thought everything was very clear and transparent. The course requires a commitment from both the child and parent, which I was made aware of before signing up to the course. The company provides the DVDs and supporting materials, but it?s up to the parents to motivate their child and keep them engaged. The format of the lessons really worked well for him. If he didn?t understand something he?d just watch the section again and again until he did and then he?d complete the assessment. The fact he was able to watch and understand it in his own time was a real benefit. I'm very pleased with the service I've received from the SSC and the improvements it has made to my...

greenqueen01 11.03.2009 · Read review
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Back Where They Belong

Advantages: Superb lyrics and vocals
Disadvantages: None for me

...the backing track, which has a solid bass and steady beat. Again this track isn?t spectacular but it more than holds its own on the album and is decent to listen to. 7/10 ***TRACK 12 ? YOU MUST HAVE HAD A BROKEN HEART*** There is nothing wrong with this ballad track but personally I wouldn?t have chosen to end the album with this track and would have placed I?m Already There in it?s place. The track itself however is a pleasure to listen to the lyrics are quite pretty when listened to and the vocal performances of the boys really allow the lyrics to shine through. The backing track supports the vocals well and the chorus in rather catchy too. 9/10 Adding all my out of ten scores for each song together my overall score for this entire album is therefore 102/120, meaning each song has an average score of 8.5/10, which is more than...

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The Student Support Centre

Advantages: Good material
Disadvantages: poor support

...I have two children, 9 & 11 who have been using the material for around 2 years now. The DVD's and accompanying books are good but the support from the centre (in my opinion) is extremely poor. We unfortunately managed to lose one of the DVD's after about 6 months (my 2 year old likes to hide them!) and it was impossible to get a replacement from them; in fact they were completely unhelpful and unsympathetic about the whole thing and just suggested skipping one of the modules which my son didn't want to do and he then lost interest. They also have this very odd payment arrangement (shows as a £3K loan from Clydesdale bank on my credit report!) where they require 2 seperate payments each month, for me this was £75 and £7.50. Unfortunately when I changed banks the smaller one was overlooked and after 6 months they tried to get the bayliffs...

PSRawly 18.11.2008 · Read review
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I couldn't find anything to support The Student Support Centre!

Advantages: I couldn't see any advantages other than it was educational content
Disadvantages: To expensive, No support, Old technology

...offered a 14 day money back guarantee, we thought we would give it a try! For anyone who is really looking - this is definitely the way to go! Inexpensive, Great Support, Easy to use even for my wife and me and we didn?t have to buy or install anything to use it. And it does have some special things that help the kids stay ahead at school. That's it! But as I said before, I can't find anything to support The Student Support Centre, especially when there are other products on the market that work better, cost less and are more interesting for the kids....

Alwaystrying 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Student Support Centre

Advantages: ok for some primary children
Disadvantages: Expensive, you can get the same from free websites

...The course is expensive and my children have not used it even though I am still paying for it. I have discovered that the School is paid by the Student Support Centre to allow them to send out letter/leaflets about their product which again are vague and misleading. I thought I was going to get some free help but it turns out SSC are a Sales Organisation where the sales people are delivering a script to the customer which directs the customer to agreeing to a sale. The script addresse any concerns the customer has and provides invalid cost comparisons with private tutor. No parent is going to use a tutor for their children every week from the time they start school all the way until they finish school at 16, continously - hence cost comparison is not valid. This is all a sales pitch which misleads the parent. Further...

Shazza786 19.01.2009 (20.01.2009) · Read review
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BACK TO BEDLAM.

Advantages: A fine album with great lyrical content.
Disadvantages: All ballads.

...--BACK TO BEDLAM-- James Blunt came onto the scene in 2005 with the release of this first album, the highly impressive 'Back To Bedlam'. Ex Army Captain, and guard at Buckingham Palace, Blunt totally changed his direction in life, to pour out his heart to music with the release of his hugely romantic and heartfelt debut album. I first heard the track 'You're Beautiful' playing on the radio and I wondered who the singer was, as I really liked the track. I then bought the album on the strength of it. I think a lot of people did the same. 'You're beautiful' really is an absolutely stunning song and I needed to own a copy of the album so I could play this track whenever I liked, and probably on repeat. - James Blunts first single release was 'High' in Oct 2004, which reached 148 in the charts, though I don't remember hearing...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 29.04.2008 · Read review
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