In this post we look at why getting stronger helps reduce pain, particularly if you’re suffering with chronic or ongoing injuries. There are few things in life that we know are certain, apart from death and taxes as Benjamin Franklin famously once said. Most of us believe that getting stronger will help if we have […]
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Why physio isn’t working for your shoulder impingement
In this post we discuss why physio isn’t working for your shoulder impingement and what you can do now. OK so your shoulder has been hurting for a while and you’re getting fed up with it. You’re now finding if difficult to get the baked beans out of the top cupboard and you can no […]
How to avoid injury when strength training if you’re over 50
In this post we discuss how to avoid injury when strength training if you’re over 50. If you’re middle aged you’re probably aware that to keep yourself healthy, you need to strength train. I usually call this resistance training but it’s essentially the same thing. You might be painfully aware however that strength training can […]
How to get back to cycling after sciatica; a case study
In this post we discuss how to get back to cycling after sciatica via an interesting case study. Sciatica describes a situation where the sciatic nerve is being compressed or is irritated. In around 90% of cases this is due to a spinal disc herniation. This seemed to be the case with Chris, who came to me after […]
Why you shouldn’t stretch a tight shoulder and what to do instead
In this post we discuss why you shouldn’t stretch a tight shoulder and show you a different way to approach the issue. A few weeks back a client came in with what he described as a shoulder that had ‘frozen up.’ He’d been swimming whilst on holiday which isn’t something he does regularly. He was […]