Blog

Your sports massage questions answered. What are the main benefits to a having a sports massage? Increases Range of movement A form of treating and curing injuries Increases power and strength Increases sports and general performance Reduces the risk of injury Helps eliminate poor posture Helps eject metabolic waste Helps improve neurological pain Helps increase blood flow, reducing inflammation Helps in both acute and chronic pain Do I have to play sport t

Sprains & Strains explained The terms 'Sprain, strain and tear' are often confused with one another and so I thought... Lets blog about...

We all live in our own rat race... your cars get an MOT, the dog gets his monthly hair cut and the garden plants get more vitamins, minerals and vitamin D in a month then you get in one year... If this sounds familiar then read our top 6 tips on improving your health and wellbeing. 1. Sleep We all know the feeling of tiredness and heavy eyes, our coffee machine is about to overheat and the sugar cravings are oh so real, I hear a re-charge calling! Book a day off, catch up on

You have Medial Epicondylitis A.K.A Golfers elbow – What is it? How can I help you, and more importantly, how can you help yourself? Let me reveal all! The sciency bit.. Golfers elbow is inflammation of the medial epicondyle, usually caused by inflammation and tension along the tendon of the wrist flexors and other surrounding muscles. As they tighten, normally due to weakness and/or repetitive strain, it starts to create inflammation, and a very unhappy epicondyle! In acu

Yesterday I had a long overdue sports massage (I have two great sports therapist but they were both off on holiday or very selfishly off...

Trigger pointing is a soft tissue technique used in the clinic for most clients who suffer with headaches, constant dull aches and other obvious symptoms that sound very much like a trigger point. Most people like to know what you’re doing and what the science is behind the technique, so for all those interested, this is the nitty gritty information behind trigger points. What is a muscle knot? There is no knot, however it is a word people often use because it feels as if t

The Glutes (Glute medius, minimus and maximus) are regarded as one of the strongest muscle groups in the human body - But do yours...

This post sprung into my mind as I really do feel that at-least 30% of my patients would minimise their aches and pains if only they took some “ME time”. This Me time is something I am actually good at doing, nowadays I work less at weekends and always take 1-2 hours out of my day to exercise. I always wonder how long it takes my patients to naturally fall into a routine of no exercise... It happens all too easily. Some of my clients are not sporty at all but have come from s

With over 16 muscles attaching to the scapula the shoulder is the most complicated joint within the body and when experiencing shoulder pain if it’s not that there is a specific injury, it is very often a case of poor posture and very imbalanced muscles. Shoulder impingement is pain when lifting the arm to shoulder height and often people will not be able to reach above this point, scratch their back or abduct the arm. The problem is caused when the sub-acromial space within

Case: A few months back I had a call asking if I could squeeze in an emergency appointment, they had been suffering for two months with...