How can a percussion massage gun help an inflamed AC joint? If your AC (acromio-clavicular) joint is constantly bothering you there is normally two things at play… (i)Poor thoracic and shoulder posture can increase the forward tilt of you shoulder blade, causing torsion on the AC joint, or (ii) if your SC (Sterno-clavicular) joint is…
The Best Exercises To Manage A Scoliosis What are the signs of a scoliosis? high shoulder prominent ribs leg length discrepancy shoulder blade prominence high hip Can exercise help scoliosis? Eighty percent of all scoliosis are “Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”. The spine starts to curve in the early teenage years as it grows, but once we…
Golfer’s Elbow Exercises (Medial Epicondylitis) Golfer’s elbow causes pain and tightness on the inside of the elbow. It’s the result of inflammation of the flexor tendon where it attaches to the medial epicondyle. Sometimes it causes grip pain or hand weakness, and occasionally numbness/tingling into the little finger and ring finger. If the pain is…
Avoid Trigger Points In Your Shoulders With These 4 Changes The key to fix chronic muscle knots at the base of your neck is to avoid the four causes of static tension in the shoulder muscles. You see, muscles like to be constantly moving—stretching and contracting. But when they’re tense but not moving, they give…
Use gravity to HELP your posture It’s the weight of our head, under gravity, that pulls our head forward and creates our terrible forward head posture. But if we move things around we can actually get gravity working for us… making lying in bed on a Sunday morning suddenly quite proactive. One great exercises…
How To Fix Chronic Acromioclavicular Joint Pain The key to fixing an inflamed, painful acromioclavicular (AC) joint involves two things: improving the position and movement of the shoulder blade movement and releasing the sternoclavicular (SC) joint. If the shoulder blade sits in a poor position it causes torsion and stress on the AC joint. The…
A Pre-Gym Exercises To Protect Your Rotator Cuff Are you starting to get pain in the top or the side of your shoulder, especially with overhead exercises? Getting a bit worried about rotator cuff issues and shoulder impingement? Learn how to protect your shoulders with this important pre-gym exercise… If your shoulder blade is tilting…
Stretch Your Pec Minor & Rectus Femoris After EVERY Workout Neglecting to stretch certain parts of your body after a workout can set you up for some lower back issues and knee and shoulder injuries. These two stretches in particular–one for the bottom half, one for the top half–are essential after every workout. Let’s start…
Physio or Chiro? A lot of people find it difficult to know if they should see a chiropractor or a physiotherapist for their ailments. One is not better than the other, they just do different things. Physiotherapists are the people you want to see for rehabilitation after surgery or an accident. They work more on…
Which type of mattress and pillow is the best for your body? A bad mattress can cause back pain, hip pain, or shoulder pain. And the wrong pillow can give you neck pain and headaches. So, here’s how to choose a good mattress and pillow… BEDS You need a new bed when the mattress is…
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