| TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
Many people I see are unaware they are breathing through their mouth the majority of the day instead of their nose. For the vast majority of people, breathing through the nose is the most optimal way to breathe. Nose breathing has been shown to increase circulation, reduce anxiety, improve lung health, boost brain function, has…
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| TX - Shoulders, Arms, Wrists & Hands, TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
Spent the evening watching my first ice hockey match. It’s really quite exciting: high paced, tactical, they even get their handbags out every now and again! I went to see one of my clients play. They came to clinic the other day having taken a puck, full pelt, to the manubrium (top of the sternum,…
Continue Reading | TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
The mermaid stretch is a Pilates stalwart. It’s great for stretching out the intercostals, QL and spinal extensors – I use a modified version for some of the breathing correct work we do when needed. Today I had a Pilates Instructor come in who was having trouble carrying out the right sided mermaid stretch. After…
Continue Reading I’ve a few clients who are busy executives, always on the run, and little time to think about their posture. And like many home workers now, that means lots of time at the desk, and more time at the laptop in the evening (normally on the sofa!) having a major impact on your neck and…
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Belching – polite in some cultures, but when a returning client came in with uncontrolled belching every time they rotated to the left, severe pain across the whole of their back every time they reached forwards, and suffering from reflux, they were understandably uncomfortable with it all. Using NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) we were able to…
Continue Reading Answers to seemingly random questions I often ask about sleep quality / disturbances or levels of exhaustion can provide a wealth of information, and often a direction which needs further investigation. If you’re suffering sleep disturbances for no apparent reason, waking up tired, or struggling to get off to sleep, fatigue, feel light headed when…
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A lot of people ask me what I do, particularly when they’ve had to try and explain what I’ve done to their friends or colleagues. More often than not the thing which confuses people is when I use a specific type of neuromuscular testing as a means of accessing the motor control centre, so we…
Continue Reading If you’ve worked with me for any amount of time a discussion about your mobile (or FitBit / Apple Watch etc) and how it might affect your neurology will have happened. I may even have demonstrated how it affects the brain muscle connections 😳 Now, the Californian Department of Public Health has issued this: The…
Continue Reading If you don’t step back and look at everything in front of you, it’s often hard to see what needs to be treated. Working on your leg because your leg hurts isn’t always the best course of action. Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe better,…
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Many people have an aversion to their own scars. After skin or body tissue is damaged either through surgery or misadventure, it is well known the scar tissue is inferior to the pre injury tissues as it lacks the organisational structure it once had. Each scar is unique. No two are exactly the same, even…
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