Do You Spend a Lot of Time at The Computer?How about the tight shoulders, traps and headaches that come with it? Let’s fix it. I had a patient this week with pain running through the trapezius muscle – which goes from the shoulder up into the neck. She spends a lot of time at the computer withContinue Reading »
This week, we’re going to take a look at ankle mobility.In particular, dorsiflexion – which is the forward and backward bending of the foot when you’re walking. Having restricted dorsiflexion can have an affect up the back of the leg, into the knee and also into the hip and lower back areas. In particular, looking backContinue Reading »
Yes, we’ve heard it all before.Sit up straight, walk tall, breathe deeply, don’t slouch, don’t roll your shoulders. Putting in effort to have decent posture has many benefits. Try these this week – here are 4 key reasons why bettering your posture will better your lifestyle1Breathe Better – An upright posture means greater airflow through your cardiopulmonaryContinue Reading »
If you haven’t met me before I am Ryan Mulvahil, the resident acupuncturist and musculoskeletal therapist here at Osteoworks. I’ve been a member of our great team here for over 7 years now – and am a formally qualified Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine practitioner, as well as a musculoskeletal therapist. Anyone experienced tennis elbow before? This week, IContinue Reading »
We had a really interesting case last week with a lady for a running issue. She presented with pain underneath the inside of the knee. It’s a very common running problem, so we did our standard assessment addressing;Tightness of the lower backTightness in the hip areaTightness in the inner-leg area We went through all ofContinue Reading »
What do the ITB – and the lower-back, hips and knees have in common?Quite a bit actually. Building on our previous videos about the ITB which involved triggering the area and using a foam roller to relieve tension, Dr Leah Madden takes you through an effective stretch to try. The ITB is important because it attaches toContinue Reading »
“A single part of your body doesn’t fail on its own…” Dr John WhiteOsteoworks When people have pain, they don’t realise that something can’t fail on its own. For you to have a failed tissue, a muscle soreness or a ligament strain – something else has let that happen. For that to have happened, there has toContinue Reading »
Last week, Jay took you through a simple routine that you can do every time you need to bend down to pick something up off of the floor. A lot of patients come into the clinic with a stiff lower back which is aggravated first thing in the morning. We’ve touched on alleviating tension in theContinue Reading »
Today we’re looking at an exercise for the glute-med muscle. It is the biggest postural muscle of your hip – and also directly influences the wellbeing of your lower back. Apply for a FREE Discovery VisitClick Here »
Here’s a stretch that you can do at work to get you out of that slouched desk posture. It’s an easy exercise that you can do every 30-60 minutes, requiring little effort for a huge gain. It’ll get you sitting up nice and tall and allow you to breathe with greater capacity and ease. Apply forContinue Reading »
