While exercising, it’s absolutely true that you should push yourself and try to extend the limits of your endurance when safe to do so, it’s not true at all that the best workouts are the ones that leave you feeling horrible, sore, and beat up the next day. Discomfort is natural and to be expected…
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Anytime a health professional utters the word ‘syndrome’ in your diagnosis, question everything, as there is a likelihood there is a misunderstanding around your particular set of symptoms and how best to treat them, but they want to give it a name so they can get you on your way with either medication or surgery…
Continue Reading Rehab is a gradual process, checking for issues before progressing to the next level no matter what you used to be able to do. Just a few years ago I was able to cycle 300km in under 10.5 hours. Today I managed 3x 15 minute stints on an indoor bike, before knowing it was time…
Continue Reading Simply sitting down and standing up again without holding onto anything gives us a wealth of information including strength, flexibility and motor control, it could suggest how long you have to live! A while back a group of doctors devised the ‘sitting-rising test’ (SRT) which we use in clinic when applicable. During the test you…
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Good posture can help prevent (and relieve) aches and pains, improve your outlook, and positively affect your brain (CSF flow). Even if you don’t think you’re guilty of the most common postural mistakes (hunching your shoulders or rounding your back), you might be missing one key part: proper balance. To stand upright, you balance your…
Continue Reading If you go to a movie, and you like it, what’s the first thing you do – tell your friends about it. If you like what I do, and know someone that might benefit from seeing me, ask me about the referral scheme, it’s designed so that everyone benefits ❤️
Continue Reading Do you always feel drowsy and irritable? Sleepless nights can take a serious toll on your physical and mental health. Lack of sleep has been linked to stroke, obesity, diabetes, anxiety, depression, in addition to heart disease and some cancers. A sobering thought, but help is at hand. Nutrition and exercise play a significant role…
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4th August 2013 Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe better, move better, to live better.
Continue Reading I had a sea swimmer come and see me this weekend, they’ve been suffering with their shoulders, particularly the right. Their kick had gone a little screwy and their bite (teeth coming together) wasn’t right. RoM for the shoulders was restricted when moving overhead. No major traumas to speak of, and none of the other…
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Tattoos cause scarring 💡 We know that scars can cause neurological issues, but not all scars or tattoos, so how do you know which do, and which don’t? My existing clients get tested after having a new piece of ink, but for the general populous if you think back to when your current aches and…
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