And this is why I love my job! The client came to me with runners knee. He is an experienced runner and is used to running through pain, but after his last half marathon, his knee pain got so bad that he could barely walk. He could no longer ignore the pain. My assessment showed that his knees were not the problem. He was feeling pain in his knees but the cause of the pain was actually his tight hip…
I was contacted by a lady on behalf of her elderly mother who suffers with spinal stenosis and was in constant chronic pain despite taking lots of pain medication. At the first appointment, the client was so unhappy and could barely move for her pain. Although the pain was mainly in her back, it had spread to her shoulders and neck and she was just fed up and unhappy. Her daughter and I literally had to hoist her onto the…
Does this posture look familiar to you? If yes, do you also suffer with headaches, migraines or back pain? If yes read on to understand the link and how to fix it …. This posture, or habit of sitting with your head protruding forward from the centre of your shoulders is actually called FORWARD HEAD POSTURE (FHP) . Yes, it’s actually a thing, not just slouching or poor posture. Who Is at risk of FHP? Those who sit with…
Do you ever suffer with regular inexplicable aches and pains, like back ache, stress headaches or shoulder pain? Maybe you suffer with arthritis? Or maybe you feel stressed all the time? If you can relate to any of the above, then a sports massage will help, even if you have never played sports in your life. The techniques used in sports massage can benefit anybody suffering with muscular aches and pains. Benefits of a sports massage include the following :…
