Movement or Exercise? In a world where we’ve never been so busy not moving, a sedentary lifestyle has become considered a norm. It’s not normal, it’s familiar and habitual. Since industrialisation, the human race moves less now than at any other point in its evolutionary history. Not only that, the position and movement our bodies…
So much more than just the end of your periods. This of course you already know if you’ve had to, or are having to live with and navigate the menopause taking over your mind and body. In fact, the end of your menstrual cycle for many, is the very least of the matter. Menopause…
Dementia is without doubt one of the most worrying and horrible diseases of our time. There is no cure and no way out once it starts. The impact on those affected and those who have to then provide the necessary care, is enormous and devastating. Dementia is an umbrella term. It describes a wide set…
If you are a sufferer of this exquisitely painful condition, I know that you’d do anything to make it stop. The causes of cramp are pretty varied and usually easily identified. However, this is not always the case and it can still remain a mystery for some. Here is a list of the most…
How to move more effectively and off load strain your back is discussed in this blog. This is achieved by working other areas of your body more efficiently. Keeping things simple Think of your body as a simple machine. It operates by forces (your limbs pushing and pulling) working across fulcrums (your joints bending…
Most ankle problems present themselves as a ‘weakness’ with episodes of pains and strains limiting recovery. This results in certain activities being avoided or modified. The knock on effect of this is often poor balance and a sense of vulnerability so we avoid and modify even more and the sorry downwardly spiralling tale continues. Learn…
So here we are with your shoulders under scrutiny. An insidious but annoyingly grumbly part of the body they can be too. But as with other areas of your body, knowing how you use them and to understand what stresses and strains them, enables you to start preventative measures or to help put things right. …
