Today we’re exploring how it’s easy to become complacent and slouch forward, greatly decreasing your lung capacity, oxygen intake and your energy levels. During daily activities whether it be sat at your desk, driving or on the couch, most people have a natural tendency to slouch. While it may be the easy option to ignore good posture,Continue Reading »
Today we’re talking about getting the most out of our hands and wrists. You may have general tightness and restriction of motion that holds you back from doing everyday activities with ease. Whether this may be fishing, digging, cooking, typing on the computer – or any other everyday activity where you may be limited from using yourContinue Reading »
The problem with tension in the muscles and tendons in the feet is that it affects your gait.Moving up through the muscles from the calf, to the thigh and up to the lower back, this chain reaction can lead to a number of inconsistencies. If you learn how to look after your feet, you can learnContinue Reading »
This week, we’re looking at stretching out the lumbar area of the back. This is particularly helpful for anyone who has tension through your lumbar area – especially anyone with a sway back or “lumbar lordosis”. If that’s what you’re dealing with, we want to combine today’s exercise with a hip flexor stretch which we have previouslyContinue Reading »
Do you have hip and knee pain? Fixing it might just be one step away with this week’s exercise.Rectus Femoris is the muscle that works between the knee and the hips and the slightest tending to it can make a huge difference to the functioning of your hips, knees even lower back too. I had a patientContinue Reading »
Introducing Jay HillJay brings a new dynamic of knowledge and expertise to the Osteoworks Team. WE HAD A QUICK CHAT WITH JAY TO FIND OUT WHY HE BECAME AN OSTEOPATH AND WHAT HE ENJOYS MOST ABOUT IT
