This is one of the most common shoulder injuries we see here in the clinic. The shoulder has the greatest movement of all the joints in the body and the rotator cuff is a set of muscles that supports these movements. There’s only 3 ligaments in the shoulder which allows this high range of movement … Read more
The question I get asked the most in clinic is definitely this…… “What does massage actually do….?” Very simply it reduces pain and relaxes tight muscles (although my clients don’t often find it relaxing haha). In everything we do in life whether it be sport work or a mixture we use the … Read more
After a great trip to Disneyland Paris I’m sat enjoying the last few hours of my time off and aching everywhere……but a good ache knowing we’ve had a great time. My girlfriend’s little girl loved it…..her highlights were definitely when Minnie Mouse blew her a kiss and seeing Rapunzel….it’s all she’s talked about since! (come … Read more
Hello lovely people, hope you all had a great weekend. Here is a little something for all the cricket, sport lovers out there. Now I don’t know if you’ve been watching the cricket World Cup but what an innings by AB De Villiers. It was just pure natural clean hitting……..but it did get me thinking … Read more
Is ligament damage worse than muscle damage? This is a question I hear from every client when I tell them they’ve damaged their ligaments and usually it’s going to take a little longer than it would be to heal the same degree of damage in a muscle. In order to fully answer this … Read more
Don’t overindulge in exercise! I’m guessing like me you’ll be starting to feel the January Blues and to try and stop these you begin focussing on your New Years Resolution which 9 times out of 10 is usually, to get fit! You’ll probably all be sitting here just like me thinking ‘I’ve over eaten, drank … Read more
I have seen two clients this month with two very different sports injuries, which made me think of the same question……is it really a sports injury? Case Study 1: The first was a 19 year old lady who had had recently started the increasingly popular “cross fit”, SHE was having problems in her lower back … Read more
