Myofascia and Real-Life Movement (part 2)

by James Earls The first article in this series investigated the influence of movement through our whole body. By moving our arms in each of the three planes we found that the body reacts in quite predictable ways – movement in the sagittal plane causes the body to...

Myofascial Pain and Hormones

by Ruth Duncan Do women experience more pain than men? Does this suggest that female physiology is different, and if so, what factors influence the pain experience? In the UK in 2019, 50% more women lived with chronic low back pain than men (1). The NHS reports that...

Real-Life Movement

Does the anatomy you learned help you understand movement? For most of us, the answer is a clear ‘no’. Why is that? If we are trying to improve our client’s life, shouldn’t we understand how they move outside the clinic, getting on with life? This series aims to...

Scar Therapy: Bridging the gap in surgery and trauma recovery

by Emma Holly In both the public and private healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, aftercare advice for patients about their scars is limited. Most patients receive little or no advice on ongoing scar care. There is very limited signposting for the patient to...

What’s this fascia?

by Julien Baker Fascial release, fascial stretching, fascia blasting, myofascial meridians. Everywhere you look over the last few years in the complementary health industry the word fascia keeps coming up. The claims surrounding fascia and the varying treatments and...
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