I hope that during the school holidays, your children have had time to run around and enjoy themselves. Fresh air, muscle building, relaxing, inspiring activities that help your children’s bodies to cope with the gruelling inactivity of being back at school or college. What are the problems they face when going back to school or […]
Camping without Tears When you arrive at your camping site, drive your car as close to your camping pitch as possible to avoid extra carrying. Don’t forget you have probably been driving for a while, which puts greater pressure on the back and it is not a good idea to leap out of the car and start […]
SAFE GARDENING! Well, we’ve had a bit of rain but it is still Summer and the gardening season – which makes some of you happy and some of you slightly worried when you think of all of those back breaking tasks that we need to face at some point over the next few months. The […]
AVOID POST HOLIDAY BLUES We all tend to pack too much ‘just in case’. Then we have to start to manhandle the suitcase to get it downstairs; into the car or taxi; out of it again; onto a trolley; onto the check in desk. That’s five times we have picked up that suitcase – usually […]
How You Can Help Yourself We often recommend back packs as being a good way to distribute a load and reduce back pain …. but don’t go mad like this … you’ve still got to lift it!!! Back strain often occurs near the end of your range of motion when lifting a heavy bag. […]
AVENUE CLINIC NEWSLETTER Don’t Get Back Pain When You Start The DIY Jobs! In 1999, the last year for which statistics are available, 1,400 people injured themselves during the Easter Break – making it the most dangerous period in the year with 200,000 injuries or deaths. More and more of us are taking on painting […]
If you love to garden but you keep getting back pain this is a bad time of year for you with all the leaves on the ground and then you have to tidy up after the gales and deal with the plants for overwintering. Think about our simple tips to help you make the make […]
Carers provide invaluable help and assistance to their children, friends, relatives, and partners, but what happens when their work leads to back pain, compromising their ability to care? Back pain is endemic among carers: a 2011 survey found that 70% of carers experienced back and shoulder pain*. This issue seriously affects the quality of life […]
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 […]
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 […]
