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What are Trigger points?
Trigger points, are the result of tiny contractive knots that can develop in muscle fibres and fascia when an area of the body is injured or overworked. They may occur as a result of muscle trauma (from car accidents, falls, sport and work-related injuries,...
Recognising stroke symptoms.
The symptomatology and signs of strokes vary from individual to individual, however in most cases they begin quickly without warning. The symptoms a stroke causes varies between people depending on where in the brain the stroke occurs. The main stroke symptoms can be...
Myofascial Correction Workshop – Exeter
Had a good time on Saturday 23rd of July with Elena Long, Ian Lawrence and Catherine Downes plus their lovely daughters at Clyde House Chiropractic in Exeter giving a Myofascial Correction Mini Workshop. Haven't been to Clyde house for a number of years and forgot...
Strength and Longevity
Latest studies show that strength is a key factor in longevity and an extended healthy life. Resistance weight training may be the single most important thing you can do in a fitness regime, getting stronger may make you live longer. As we get older we get physically...
Myofascial Correction workshop
Myofascial Correction developer Kevin Kelly providing a workshop in Birmingham UK. Myofascial Correction is a very effective technique for treating the myofascial component of injuries primarily using instrumented protocols. Great time with David Evans, John Lange...
Chiropractic for Plymouth Albion RFC player following an illegal tackle.
Plymouth Albion RFC player Gregory Sebastien at Peverell Chiropractic Clinic having Chiropractic treatment and Myofascial Correction for injuries sustained from a high tackle last week, had the tackle been higher it would have been the neck and face that was injured....
Fibromyalgia Tender Points
Do you have widespread chronic pain, unexplained tiredness and a poor sleep? You may suffer with a medical condition called fibromyalgia. Widespread pain is defined as having pain in both sides of the body and pain above and below the waist. In addition,...
IASTM treatment of fascial planes.
We often have patients coming in to see us with general pain and tightness in the flank, somewhere between the armpit (axilla) and the hips. The pain maybe very localised and due to a strain to for eg. to the lower ribs (floating rib area) or it maybe lower down...
Fascial Anatomy
Over 30 percent of muscular force generated is due to the fascia, without it we would not exist, yet for most of the last century it was believed to of limited importance and was hardly included in anatomical drawings and medical texts. It's role in human movement is...
Your only as old as your spine is flexible!
If age is determined by the flexibility and the strength of one's spine, what age does your spine have? Or rather, how young actually are you? The spine is a pivotaly important part of our body. Without it, we could not keep ourselves upright or even stand up. It...