It is a joyous occasion when a clients whole deminour improves, reduced pain, positive out look, better colour and posture, standing taller, able to breath easier, and a smile on their faces. What happened, and why so sudden??? The client was one I had seen a few weeks back with a crown which was causing…
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Pain and discomfort across the top of the shoulders and lower neck when riding your road or mountain bike? It could be your Serratus posterior superior is part of the problem – it’s an accessory muscle of inhalation. Correcting breathing issues, optimising inspiration and expiration patterns, can have such a profound effect not only in…
Continue Reading Do you have a grinding or fizzing sensation, or popping noise when you move / straighten your knees? It could be down to sub optimal tracking of the kneecap (patella). More often than not the rectus femoris is dysfunctional, in a movement compensation pattern either with itself, or it’s synergists / antagonists. Correcting imbalances around…
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A client presented at clinic with chronic shoulder pain and restricted range of motion. They’d been unable to put their put their arm behind their back (as if doing a bra clasp) or lift their arm above their shoulder since falling up their front step and jarring their arm as they tried to protect themselves….
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| Testimonials, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet
So pleased with today’s result 🤩 I had a regular client and runner (training for a half marathon) come to clinic a few weeks back. Their lower leg was numb and felt like they’d been “shot by a gun” after a run. My initial concern was a possible rupture, most likely in the Soleus muscle…
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| Latest News, Testimonials, TX - Scars, TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
Love it when people click with what we achieve in clinic and run with it – excuse the pun 😊 A runner came into clinic this morning wanting to improve their running, and get back to former fitness. We struggled to find any of their intrinsic core working properly, an essential element of any movement…
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When you play piano, the left hand does a fair amount more of the intricate work than the right, on balance. Typically relegated to chord work or thumb sliding it has a pretty easy life as long as you have enough reach to span an octave. I had a client come in this weekend who…
Continue Reading | TX - Low Back Pain, TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
A client presented with low back pain (like so many do), but this time we had the added complexity of a shortness of breath. It started on waking one morning in the week, and other than a days gardening the day before, nothing unusual had happened. The history in this instance was crucial. The gardening…
Continue Reading Crushing, debilitating headaches. Like your head is in a vice. Affecting everything from your mood, your out look, how you move and your ability to focus. Awful 🤯 A client came in this weekend, with these exact symptoms. With no apparent cause, sudden on set and dehydration not indicated, there was cause for concern. After…
Continue Reading | Latest News, TX - Neck & Eyes
A client came in with soreness and feeling of instability in the neck region. Sure enough when we tested, everything seemed less than happy, but mostly low tone. When asked what had happened, their preschooler had given them a really tight hug around the neck whilst they were bent over to reach their level. Whilst…
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