Both Jen and myself have a lot of clients come to see us with back pain, back discomfort, and occasional back issues. We also have a lot of those clients who genuinely believe that their back is weak. Why is that? Physiologically, your back is very unlikely to actually be weak. These blogs will explore some of the reasons why…
Quite often, when dealing with something like perimenopause, it can feel far reaching and you will need further support other than massage and strength training… although I really do advocate strength training in all its guises to be the first thing you try before anything else. My next biggest recommendation to clients after giving strength training a go is to…
Probably the most mind-blowing fact that both Chloe & Jen have come across so far on their research into perimenopause, is that strength training has just about the biggest positive impact on perimenopausal woman and her symptoms. We both love strength training and have been doing it for years and we are absolutely thrilled that something we enjoy so much…
It has been reported that perimenopause can be responsible for about 100 different symptoms and can often make a woman feel like she is going completely mad… and getting the right support system in place is vital to navigate what can be very choppy waters and come out the other side feeling safe from the journey. The following symptoms can…
At the end of last month, I touched briefly on the subject of perimenopause, and I would like to revisit the subject for February’s blogs and how it can impact a woman’s musculoskeletal health and how sports massage can help with those symptoms. This is very relevant reading for both men and women. You might remember that I said that…
Jen and I have been having a lot of conversations lately around Perimenopause and Menopause, primarily because we have both started to experience some of the myriad of symptoms that can be experienced during perimenopause. As therapists though, it has piqued our interest in how going through the perimenopause can significantly impact how women feel in their bodies from a…
Knees can be funny things, some people never experience issues with theirs, while others always feel like something is not quite right with their knees. Your knees get a hard time of it too, supporting your body weight in every activity, but also they respond to what is happening at the hip and the ankle, because the knee is sandwiched…
There are 21 muscles that cross each hip joint… that is a lot of muscle that needs to be strong to propel your body forward when you walk. In fact, other muscles also get involved in walking, your calves to name one. But your hips? They are at the centre of your world, anatomically speaking. Without hips you wouldn’t walk,…
How many times have you heard someone tell you that they have a rotator cuff issue but don’t really seem to know much more about it? Maybe you are that person, and you have been told that you have a rotator cuff tear. When Jen and myself are told this, our next question nearly always is, which muscle is effected?…
You think you know your own body, right? But how many times have you said ‘…I don’t know why this hurts…’ or the very common, ‘…I must have slept funny on it…’ and the one that makes me chuckle a little, ‘…that workout is making my muscles hurt, I won’t do that again!’ This week we are taking a quick…