You still have time to go away for a quick break before the children go back to school – or maybe you are waiting for them to do so, so the campsites are quieter! Sleeping away from your normal mattress and on harder surfaces could cause problems for your back, so we have provided […]
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Research remains inconclusive regarding the effectiveness of an epidural for low back pain. It really is a case of ‘treating the patient as an individual’ and not just using an epidural as a ‘cure’. At best an epidural will give temporary pain relief. What you really need to do is to find out why you […]
How we move is largely down to habit. We get into bad habits often when something hurts or doesn’t move too well due to injury muscles becoming weak due to not enough activity poor posture too much sitting In response another part of us moves more to compensate. That short term compensation can easily become […]
Squatting is both a good indicator of where you have Faulty Movement Patterns and a good corrective exercise. The following list shows activities of daily living which involve a squat – it isn’t just for weightlifters! Every time you sit down, you squat! Getting up from a chair is a reverse squat Picking […]
Flexibility refers to the LENGTH of a muscle and is just a part of overall MOBILITY. MOBILITY refers to how a joint moves through its full range of movement, i.e. when you reach for something, is the muscle long enough to fully reach or does your whole shoulder and back move too? Good flexibility means […]
