| TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Scars, TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
An old belly button piercing (removed over 10 years ago) contributing to low back pain, sore hips, knees and an inability to stand comfortably or straight. There is no use by date on scars! Get them checked then rehabbed if needed 👨🏻‍🎓 Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so…
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| Client Cases, How we work, Latest News, TX - Low Back Pain
Very exciting week this week – signed off a client who presented with 20 years of back pain, visibly obvious forward lean with trunk rotation as well (noticeable to the man on the street). Been seeing osteo’s etcetera for that 20 year period – signed them off after 3 months work. 4 active treatment sessions,…
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| TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Scars
3 months post natal a new client presented with extreme low back pain (9/10), tracking down both, but mainly the left leg. They were having difficulty walking – penguin posture / shuffle with a noticeable forward lean. We checked for spinal nerve involvement, which was cleared, but they were completely unable to stand on just…
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| Education, Courses, Training, TX - Low Back Pain
Seems everyone is a level 4 personal trainer these days, that can only be a good thing, surely? This was back in the day when it was a rarity to have such knowledge! Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe better, move better, to…
Continue Reading | Client Cases, Latest News, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Low Back Pain
We’ve talked about sciatica before, but this week has been a very sciaticy kind of a week! > True sciatica is felt in the lower limb. > Pseudo sciatica is felt in the buttock and / or thigh. > Lumbar rediculopathy originates from the back and works through the butt and down. Theres a big…
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| Client Cases, How we work, Latest News, TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Scars
Low back pain – it’s a phrase which covers everything from a twinge to something truly debilitating. Today’s case review looks at the latter – a female client, currently on high dose Gabapentin, Zapain plus the usual over the counter meds for pain pretty much everywhere, but mostly from the low back and down into…
Continue Reading | Client Cases, Latest News, TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Pelvic Floor, TX - Scars
Client presented with low grade back pain and localised stiffness. They had been having continence issues as well (averaging 1 or 2 incidents a day). We started with a basic screen. Perturbation showed issues predominantly with the anterior and posterior long chain kinetics, and some lateral issues at the head and hips. The intrinsic core…
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| Latest News, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Scars
A client presented for a check up. They were feeling good, and the work we’d done previously was still holding, their range of motion was still good, they were pain free, and were sleeping better. They’d been having a few minor niggles in the low back region, so we dived into to some testing, and…
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I’m probably a bit OCD when it comes to testing the intrinsic core. Wherever a large muscle exists, or one that does a super important job it often has different sensory nerves innervating it, and this allows us more points of access into the motor control system, helping us understand and unravel what’s going on…
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