The brain is both amazing and complex in equal measure. I’ve written a fair amount about how the motor control centre is integral to movement patterns, and how functional and dysfunctional patterns get stored and used. Sometimes, however, there is a simpler explanation for someone’s postural issues. Simple left or right sided brain dominance can…
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It’s not just the ladies which suffer pelvic floor issues, or scars in that region for that matter. A client was recently referred to me for general leg pain, although it typically focused around his knee. In the initial consultation, we discovered that his intrinsic core had virtually shut down. As I explained in session,…
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Episiotomy – a surgical cut made at the opening of the posterior vagina down into the perineum during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues 😷 These procedures are becoming more and more frequent, unfortunately because people’s intrinsic core, breathing patterns and pelvic floors aren’t ready before they get pregnant –…
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Knee pain – it usually comes to us all at some point, sometimes when we do something daft, at other times for seemingly no reason. Sometimes you might need an operation, and increasingly these are done with keyhole surgery – they have many many benefits, but Rehab is rarely completed effectively. But more often than…
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It’s never nice when you have an old client call you up in pain. Did you know I provide an ‘emergency’ call out service for existing clients? 🚑 There are no blue lights, and I don’t provide a 7 minute response time, but if things are so bad you need to see me before my…
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I’m often asked why I’m always looking at peoples ankles, when their symptoms are elsewhere. The answer is, often there is a kinetic chain issue indicated. As an example I had a client come in the other day with unilateral neck pain. Upon further exploration their lower back and same side knee hurt too. What…
Continue Reading Fascinating article 😳 Been doing prehabilitation in private practice since 2012, and for years before that ‘working for the man’. Good to see it’s finally becoming a thing. #AheadOfTheCurve http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5348391/The-pre-hab-gym-classes-cancer-patients.html Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe better, move better, to live better.
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A great day in clinic, but something which surfaces again and again breathing. We are born breathing perfectly*, but over the years many people develop poor breathing techniques. No matter what kind of individual you are, deep, 360 breathing helps by sending more oxygen to the muscles and improving muscular endurance and performance. How optimised…
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It’s kind of scary when you work on a fellow Practitioner. I know from when I’m on the couch, there’s never any judgement, and it’s actually kind of exciting to see how people approach things differently, but that doesn’t stop you getting a little nervous when you’re in the driving seat – especially when they’ve…
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What an awesome day of learning. I shadowed a level 3 Practitioner, with the intention of learning through observation of how she approaches and treats her clients. I ended up co-treating on the last client of the day, and some very cool stuff happened. The lady presented with zero motor control in the anterior and…
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