You might often ask yourself, why does my back hurt? Or, why do I keep hurting my back? Well, a huge 34% of who have episodes of low back pain will get it again and again. This causes a huge flow on effect with time off work, doctor and physio visits, as well as loss […]
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What if I told you that to keep your joint cartilage strong you need to put load on your joints – Not bike and swim? Your articular cartilage forms the smooth covering inside your joints and often when someone has degenerated cartilage they are told to decrease loading and get into non-weight-bearing exercise – such as
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Your Quadratus Lumborum muscle (better knows as your QL muscle) can cause you all sorts of back pain and refer pain into your hip and glutes. Having weakness in your QL muscle can mean recurring and frustrating back pain that can cause way too much trouble So following on from our previous article on how
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Your Quadratus Lumborum (QL) muscle is a very common cause of back pain, so being able to treat this yourself, effectively, can be a huge relief. Here is a great self QL muscle release to loosen off your low back and reduce your low back pain. First of all, here is a bit of information
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The self-treatment tool I use the most, especially while on tour with teams, has got to be the Peanut. This is a handy little tool that you can use to loosen up your stiff back very effectively, and it’s not bad for doing a bit of muscle work too! The great thing it, you can make
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Low back pain is the most common condition I see, but do x-ray, CT and MRI results that show spondylosis and disc protrusion tell us much? Should you take their results as the be all and end all? Find out here. Low back pain affects about two-thirds of the population at some point in their
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If you experience stiff neck, regular headaches or neck pain, this mobility exercise will help improve this fast. A stiff neck and tight shoulders are a very real problem for desk workers (plus new moms and others that do a lot of lifting) and people can put up with this for years! Posture and Tight
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Having a stable core and pelvis has huge benefits through-out the body, including laying a stable base for your legs to work off. This means more bio-mechanical efficiency, less injury AND less pain. What is “Core” and Why One Needs Core Strength? “Core” can mean different things to different people. Core for me is your
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