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A client returned to clinic after taking on and assimilating the corrections from the last session. Happy days 🤩 Today as part of their treatment plan we were looking at the long kinetic chains and using perturbation tests to do that. It’s not exhaustive, but in clinic we look at 16 points on the body…
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Client presented with severe pains in both arms, aching in both legs and feeling generally fatigued. Those therapists among you, or long time readers will suspect their core and breathing systems weren’t working properly – and you’d be right! (The clue was everything was bilateral in nature) There have been lots of abdominal suregeries and…
Continue Reading | TX - Spinal, Torso, Breathing
If your practitioner isn’t checking the NINE diaphragms involved in breathing, for both inhale and exhale phases, and when loaded and unloaded, are you getting the best care possible??? 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 client was struggling with the stability of their right hip We traced the dysfunction to some amazing artwork along their spine. Working on five key areas of the tattoo and activating the relevant muscles, not only got the hip working properly, but also toned down the state of the nervous system. 👍 Experience the…
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A hypertonic vagus nerve is prevalent / causative (🤔) in so many conditions, symptoms. There are many, usually very simple techniques, which we can be used to tone down and normalise the vagal tone. One such technique is to place the tip of the tongue at the back of the top front teeth, where they…
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| Posts, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Neck & Eyes, TX - Scars
Could your hip niggles and neck pain be coming from a toe you fractured years ago? You betchya! The client presented with discomfort in the toe when the dorsal surface of the foot (top) was on the floor during their Pilates class. They also had issues standing on one leg, which would cause pain around…
Continue Reading Two years ago I heard these words uttered. They changed everything. I’ve since used the phrase more times than I can count, for myself, my family and my clients. Thank you Jordan for sharing your wisdom to freely 🙏 Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe…
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Knowing how to treat a scar is only maybe 15% of the work, 25% at most if you know how to link it to a primary movement dysfunction. Understanding the subtle elements of permission, consent and safety around a scar is what makes the difference in scar treatment – IMHO Today’s scar is from a…
Continue Reading Following on from yesterday’s scar post, I wanted to discuss emotions 😱 In addition to working on the physical – neurological, feel and appearance – scar work can also have some very powerful effects on an emotional level. I’m always surprised by how many people dislike (hate?) their scars, often being unable to look at…
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When assessing breath / breathing dysfunction it’s always important, where practicable, to see the areas around the diaphragm being checked. Clients don’t always remember injurys, scars seemingly less so (limbic involvement?). One such case came up this week when we were evaluating the hyoid / mylohyoid diaphragm. The tiny little scar needed a little work,…
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