Back pain will affect 80% of us during our lifetime and is one of the most common things people come to see us for. The first thing to do is not panic, providing there is no underlying pathology the pain is usually muscular in nature and will resolve itself in 3 or 4 days. When […]
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Why you have tight muscles and what you can do to release them.
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In this post we look at why you have tight muscles and what you can do to release them. You will no doubt have read many theories why you have tight muscles; overuse, sitting for long periods, not stretching, even weight training has been suggested […]
Why things hurt with Professor Lorimer Moseley.
This is still one of the most entertaining and informative talks available on the subject of pain. Professor Lorimer Moseley explains the neuroscience behind pain and why things hurt. All through the vehicle of a walk in the bush wearing a sarong. Brilliant.
Conscious vs unconscious control.
I recently overheard an instruction given by a rehab professional to one of his clients who was recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament tear, ‘you’re limping, stop it!’ This got me thinking, how much of the way we move is under our conscious control? If we are moving in a way that is perceived to […]