Exercise is generally regarded as an effective treatment for conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It is common however to see both positive and negative reactions to exercise from people suffering from these conditions. The Chronic Pain and Chronic Fatigue Research Group (CHROPIVER) in Belgium have been investigating why this […]
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How do nerves work?
How do nerves work? If you’ve ever asked the question ‘how do nerves work?’ This video will help explain.
How to treat back pain.
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 […]
Why you have tight muscles and what you can do to release them
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 as to why your muscles are tight. These will have included sitting for long periods of tine, not stretching and even possibly weight training. Let’s start by first […]
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 […]