Hands up who has already experienced a bad neck and / or shoulder. Also hands up who usually says “I know, my posture is horrible but…I work at the computer, or it has been like this for the past 40 years…” An upright (sitting) posture is the most energy-efficient and structure protective one, like in […]
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Carrying on from last weeks blog about irritations of the hip. The next stage is to understand why a particular structure has become irritated. This can be due to something as simple as an unaccustomed activity i.e. starting a new exercise programme or a sudden increase in training intensity/frequency. Often in these situations, the most
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This blog post is attempting to clarify the link between pain around the hip and the potential structures may be at fault; it also gives an outline of the basic steps that are used to create a treatment programme, which can be applied to any part of the body. The hip is separated into 3
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It is estimated that four out of every five adults (80%) will experience back pain at some stage in their life. If you fall into this category here are some tips: When it really really hurts: Try to de-compress your spine by supporting the upper body with your straight arms at the end of a
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Vinyasa Yoga and Thai massage can help you prevent Lower Back Pain, improve your flexibility and tone your muscles Do you suffer from back pain? Back pain is estimated to affect 80% of adults at some point in their lives and 1 in 5 of us will visit a health professional in any given year
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With the warmer season, we mainly want to enjoy outdoor activities like tennis, climbing or simply painting the garden fence. Unfortunately, sometimes a combination of poor physical preparation, overzealous repetitive movements or overload can spoil the fun and we end up with annoying and sometimes debilitating pain in the outside of or elbow: could it
1. What is it and symptoms 2. Causes 3. Treatment 4. Medication 1. What is it and symptoms Golfer’s elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is an inflammatory condition of the medial epicondyle (the big bone on the inside of the elbow) of the elbow. It is in some ways similar to tennis elbow. The inside of
The gardening season is about to start and with it for many people the “achy back” season. What can you do to prevent it or how do you get rid of it? Heavy and unusual physical work can cause sore muscles and a feeling of heaviness in the lower back, neck, arms and even legs.
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Did you know that each year a quarter of a million people become seriously injured as a result of DIY mishaps – 100,000 of these injuries are serious enough to lead to a visit to the casualty department? Here are some tips on how to avoid injuring yourself. General DIY Tips Like all physical (and
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Some thoughts from my 20 years of experience as a physiotherapist. Dancers are judged by their ability to transform strength into graceful movements. Athletes by their ability to transform coordination into strength and speed. These performances can happen thanks to the perfect synchronisation of many muscles moving some joints and stabilizing others. This coordination work
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