Neck Pain & Stretching
Neck pain is a common complaint for people seeking remedial massage. Office Workers make up the lions share of people presenting neck pain. Jun (2009) reports that office workers are 34-49% more likely to experience neck pain than other occupations.
Cervical Disc Bulge & Radiculopathy
The neck (cervical spine) is an important part of our anatomy. Not only gives us a large range of movement for our neck, but it provides protection for the blood supply to our brain and the nerves that drive our arms.
Compression or irritation of the nerves can lead to a Radiculopathy which is of neurological signs, typically found down the arm.
This blog is all about your nerve roots, the discs and all the bits and bobs between!
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) and Myotherapy
Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders is commonly called ‘TMJ/TMD’, is a group of conditions that cause several complex symptoms, pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement.
Amber Johannesen (Myotherapist) talks us through this interesting condition and how myotherapy techniques can be an important part of its management.
Joint Hypermoblity Syndrome
IS FLEXIBILITY ALWAYS A GOOD THING?
As someone with hypermobilty himself, Luke (physio) discusses the spectrum of mobility and what the implications of being too stretchy can mean.
If you’ve always thought of yourself as double jointed or have always strived to achieve the level of mobility that a contortionist posses, this might the article for you!
Acute Lower Back Pain & Myotherapy
Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the world’s leading musculoskeletal complaints. There is a high chance you’ve experienced it and here are some tips on what you can do to manage it.
Acute Wry Neck
Neck pain is one of the world’s most common musculoskeletal conditions, and any pain in the neck lasting 6 weeks or fewer can be categorized as ‘acute’ neck pain. Around two-thirds of the population will experience neck pain at a given point in their life.
Self Massage Techniques For Legs
Foam Rollers For Legs
Are you unsure about what foam rollers are for and how to use them?
This is a quick blog about some of my recommendations for foam roller use, particularly for athletes looking for leg recovery techniques.
Posture... What Is It & What Can You Do?
Posture is the position in which the body is held while stationary or while in motion, static and dynamic respectively, and while many people know and understand what an ideal posture is very few make the effort to make it a practice in their daily life.
Spring Myotherapy News
Patients reporting head & neck pain would be one of the most common reasons for patients to attend Richmond Rehab
Tension Type Headaches
A tension headache is generally a diffuse, mild to moderate pain in your head that's often described as feeling like a tight band around your head. A tension headache(tension-type headache) is the most common type of headache, and yet its causes aren't well-understood.
Cervicogenic Headaches
Cervicogenic headache is a secondary headache, which means that it is caused by another illness or physical issue. In the case of cervicogenic headache, the cause is a disorder of the cervical spine and its component bone, disc and/or soft tissue elements.
What’s Inside Our Shoulder?
The shoulder joint is one of the more complex joints in the body. This blog post explains what exactly goes on in the shoulder joint, the structures inside, problems that can occur and exercises to prevent injury.
Sit/ Stand Desks
Sit-Stand Desks are becoming increasingly popular in office workplaces with research into these desks providing a lot of benefits with their use. This blog will delve into what exactly a sit-stand desk is, it’s proper use, and what benefits they may provide its user.
Using Foam Rollers For Postural Correction
Foam rollers are great for reducing muscle tension but did you know they are also widely used for postural correction? For all those people suffering from any degree of an excessive upper back curvature can now breath a sigh of relief for an upper back treatment outside of the clinic!
Neck and Back Pain
Our most common condition we see at our clinic is neck and shoulder issues. Bec has written a short blog on how to avoid pain here through regular movement, exercise and treatment.
Lower Back and Pelvis Stretching Routine
A general guide to stretching your lower back, pelvis and hip region performed by Kyle Michelle at Richmond Rehab.
Scoliosis explained
Scoliosis is a common condition where the spine curves laterally loading up one to two aspects of the spine and causes muscles to shorten which can result in spasms. Julius explains about scoliosis, the cause, how to test for and the treatment involved with this type of condition.