Should I stretch it?
Some arguments against traditional stretching, and what you can do instead.
I’ve decided to take a four-month sabbatical from work, starting from Monday 6th June 2022.
If you need any recommendations for continuing osteopathy care then please contact me on the usual channels.
And I’ll update the website with exactly when I return to clinic and where the new premises will be (but it will be somewhere in the local area).
All the best for the next few months!
Anything about exercise, rehabilitation and fitness
Some arguments against traditional stretching, and what you can do instead.
How to use a side-lying situp to diagnose and correct side-to-side core weaknesses.
How to use a band or cord to do a light deadlift/hinge movement.
What is the quickest and best way to ‘wake up’ the spine?
Is there is something special about sports injuries?
Exercise can – at least for a while – suppress local and systemic inflammation.
This video shows a simple exercise that can ‘wake up’ key spinal muscles that prevent the spine from bending forward correctly.
Yoga is an excellent and structured program aimed at improving muscle tone and endurance, balance, health and flexibility. But it isn’t risk-free.
A primal exercise is one where the whole body is used in an integrated way.