by Adminjon | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Is sitting the new smoking? This idea has been around a few years now. I worked for 20+ years in an office environment. As both a personal trainer and massage therapist I can categorically confirm the damage that being sedentary does to our posture. I work with a...
by Adminjon | Nov 23, 2017 | Injury prevention, Injury treatment
Scenario 1 You go to the doctor with a perceived muscular or joint pain. The doctor assess you by asking questions. Your doctor prescribes anti inflammatory drugs (probably Naproxen) and pain killers (probably Codeine) They tell you to RICE it You may also get a...
by Adminjon | Nov 23, 2017 | Injury prevention, Injury treatment, Microtrauma, Treatment
What is microtrauma or overuse syndrome? Think of the repetitive movements involved in any sport: the arm swing of the golfer. The pedal downstroke of the cyclist. The drop-kick of rugby player. The drop-knee of the climber. Or the user of a cardio machine in a...
by Adminjon | Nov 23, 2017 | Injury treatment, Microtrauma, Treatment, Uncategorized
What is P.R.I.C.E? I’ve given the game away already with the above graphic but let me explain a little further. R.I.C.E or P.R.I.C.E or even P.R.I.C.E.R (my personal preference) are often issued as instructions by doctors, nurses, therapists and medical...
by Adminjon | Nov 22, 2017 | bell's palsy, Medical conditions
Yohanna Yohanna made contact with me as she was on her third incident of Bell’s Palsy. She wanted to know if I could help as she had heard that soft tissue therapy could be beneficial. I was aware of Bell’s palsy but at that point had not previously worked...
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