We all experience pain in our training. For some of us it is what keeps us returning to the gym. For others it keeps us away. But how much pain is good for us? And how can we tell when the pain is an indicator to take a step back?
Category: exercise therapy
Got shoulder pain? Here’s why I want to look at your spinal mobility first…
Let's set the scene... You've been struggling with shoulder issues for years... you can bearly remember when it started to bother you. Initially, it was just a niggle - maybe the odd twinge here and there, or a dull ache. It didn't used to get in the way of your favourite activities. But over the months or years since it first started it's slowly come to become such a nuisance that you started to avoid certain activities. In fact, at some points it's even stopped you from doing simple day to day tasks, like household chores or completing tasks at work.
Stroke Association Resolution Run at Hagley Hall (Sunday 28th April 2019)
At 09:00 on Sunday I rocked up to Hagley Hall car park with the Move Well Clinic treatment couch and a backpack full of sandwiches. I was there to provide sports therapy services to the 500+ runners in the annual Stroke Association West Midland's Resolution Run 2019.
OTAGO Strength and Balance Training – What Is It?
One of the biggest challenges we face as we get older is maintaining our independence and ability to do day-to-day tasks...
Is anxiety causing your pain?
It's not uncommon to find that your neck and shoulders feel 'tense' when you have a looming deadline at work. Or to fight your 'seized-up' lower back as you reach down to pick up a freshly delivered electricity bill from your door mat....
