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3 Most Important Things To Do When You Have Knee Pain
3 Most Important Things To Do When You Have Knee Pain Knee pain is one of the most common things we see in the clinic. It’s a condition that whilst common can be treated very effectively. Some of the more common complaints with knee pain are: pain when running, or even pain from playing sport, […]
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6 reasons why Pilates works!
6 reasons why Pilates works!
Read article How is that knee pain?
How is that knee pain? If you are suffering with ANY kind of knee stiffness, pain, aching or swelling, you will already know that is “life limiting”. It may already be holding you back from things that you love doing! And if you didn’t have knee pain, here are some of those things you would […]
Read articleMen Don’t Do Pilates!
Men Don’t Do Pilates! Lies, Lies, Lies! FACT Of course men do Pilates. The person who invented Pilates was a man! Pilates has all the same benefits for women as it has for men – see here In fact, in my experience, I have taught Pilates to a youthful group of teenage guys who were […]
Read articleHeadaches – Find out what is happening?
Why do some people suffer from regular headaches? Headaches are a pain. We can all get them now and again, but for some of us, they’re more of a regular occurrence than others… I have to admit that sometimes I am shocked at just how many people we see at the clinic who suffer from […]
Read articleAvoid stiff neck creeping up on you
Avoid A Stiff Neck From Creeping Up On You Let me tell you about one of the most common things that people aged 50+ who come to see me experience…In fact a patient came to see me last week with this problem. The sudden onset of shoulder and neck tension. It often sneaks up on […]
Read articleShoulder Pain? Where did that come from?
Why do I have Shoulder Pain all of a sudden? This is one of the most common questions I get asked when I see patients: “Why did my shoulder pain start without me even doing anything to set it off?” Normally, there tends to be some sort of injury occurrence that sets off shoulder pain, […]
Read articleNot sure about Pilates?
I'm not sure if I'm doing it right Starting Pilates can be a daunting thing. One of the things that we get told frequently is ‘I’m not sure if I’m doing it right’. Another thing we hear is about Pilates being for men? Addressing the ‘men’ issue, it’s really not. I can remember attending my […]
Read articleStartling facts about ‘cracking’ knees
Everything that you should and need to know Cracking knees is something that we get asked about all the time in the clinic. People worry when they hear cracking, popping, or even grating in their knees. Research tells us that this causes negative emotions, inaccurate beliefs about what is actually happening with our body and […]
Read article3 things you could be doing that makes your knee pain worse
Have you ever experienced knee pain? The kind that slows you down in life , niggles when you walk up and down the stairs, hurts every time you bend down, aches when you sit , and just generally leaves you feeling frustrated wondering when it’s finally going to wear off… If that sounds like you, […]
Read article5 Top Things To Do To Reduce Stiffness
The 5 Top Things You Can Do To Reduce Stiffness I wanted to answer one of the most common question I get asked about being stiff. We hear this all the time and not just at the clinic. “Gavin, what advice have you got for someone who isn’t necessarily in a lot of pain, but […]
Read articleIs my arthritis going to get worse and cause more pain?
Is my arthritis going to get worse and cause more pain? This is a question we get asked quite frequently in the clinic. It’s always a hard question to answer as we are all very different people, who do very different things and have very different lifestyles. How about if I put it to you […]
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