A lot of people come into the clinic claiming that they have sciatic pain. What they’re usually referring to is pain in the front or side of the thigh, however true sciatic pain is referring to the rear side of the thigh and into the calf and foot. Sciatic pain can be sharp, lancinating and there areContinue 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 »
In the past, we haven’t spoken much about general health and wellness. This week amidst the cold and flu season, we’re going to explore why exercising is important – even if you’re unwell. Generally when you’re sick, you may have very little energy, you don’t want to eat or move around too rigorously. Lack of energy is attributedContinue Reading »
This week, we’re looking at stretches for your forearms. A lot of people have common issues with tight forearms that exist in the forms of Golfer’s or Tennis Elbow. We use our arms and hands everyday and little by little, overuse can tighten our forearms without us even realising! Over time, our elbows, forearms and wrists mayContinue Reading »
Last week, I had a patient with an injury asking; “How can I come back and start training at the gym without hurting myself?”There is an easier way to answer that.It is important to practice the basic movements to reactivate the muscles before attempting to train at full rigour. Here are three easy exercises anyone canContinue 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 »
It’s all well and good to build strength, endurance and flexibility, however it’s just as important to be aware of your posture as you carry your body throughout the day. Here are two simple routines that you can do with a few checkpoints to make sure that having good posture becomes your ‘new normal’, effortlessly!Continue Reading »
Previously, we’ve looked at exercises to improve your posture.Today, we’re going to be looking more specifically at our shoulder blades. Generally, if we spend a lot of time sitting down, whether it’s driving, sitting at the desk, lazy posture on the couch, our shoulder blades tend to move around towards the front. What happens then, itContinue Reading »
Whether you have an injury – or not, often we are told to glute stretches and stretches at the gym. If there’s a way of bringing in more activities to release off the knee, it’s worth doing so. When we’re doing our normal glute warm-up, one of the muscles that comes down the inner-thigh attaches in toContinue Reading »
If you’ve been unable to fix long-standing discomfort around the areas of your back, hips or knees, this might be your answer. Today we’re talking about Neural flossing. This involves stretching the Spinal area and the sciatic nerve. Neural pain may easily be confused with lower back, knee or hamstring pain and can be identified when releasingContinue Reading »
