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Chiefs Women bid farewell to outgoing players
Exeter Chiefs Women will bid farewell to seven players at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Among those confirmed so far will be Canadian hooker and crowd favourite Emily Tuttosi who is heading back to Canada to take on a coaching role. The 30-year-old joined Chiefs in their inaugural season. She has played 88 games for the club and...
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Why You Wake Up With Back Pain, and How Your Mattress Might Be the Cause
If your back hurts first thing in the morning but feels fine by lunchtime, the problem almost certainly isn't your back. Structural spinal issues, disc herniations, and muscle injuries don't resolve themselves within a few hours of getting vertical. What does resolve itself, however, is the postural stress caused by spending eight hours on a surface that isn't supporting your spine properly.
Morning back pain that fades during the day is one of the most common and most misdiagnosed complaints in primary care. People attribute it to ageing, inactivity, or sleeping "wrong," when in...
















































