Sports & Clinical Massage Therapy in Brighton and Hove
HOW CAN THE PSOAS BE INVOLVED IN LOW BACK PAIN? --> I often have clients coming in telling me that they think their psoas is 'tight'. It seems to get a lot more attention in general chat than other muscles yet few people really have much understanding of how this muscle works and implications of…
Is it lumbo-pelvic pain or pelvic girdle pain (PGP)? One difference between the two: if you have lumbo-pelvic pain you will like lying on your back. If it's PGP, you won't.
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain can occur if the SIJ is not as stable as it should be; if it is 'unlocking'. Could a contributing factor be that your sacrum is stuck in counternutation? If so, what might be driving that? It is important to identify the drivers so that once a correction is made, a strategy…
A functional pelvis is essential for almost every task! --> A functional pelvis requires optimal function of the passive, active and control systems: - FORM CLOSURE (bones, joints & ligaments)- FORCE CLOSURE (muscles, fascia) - MOTOR CONTROL (neural patterning) - EMOTIONS* If you have issues with pain, posture, strength, movement, pelvic floor function - it is important…
These simple breathing exercises can be used to help calm yourself and encourage a switch from the sympathetic nervous system (fright or flight) to the parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system. ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING Inhale through your right nostril - exhale through your left nostril - inhale left - exhale right..... BEE BREATH Plug your ears with…
The longissimus muscle is a spinal extensor which attaches to the back of the sacrum and it will pick up the slack if your transversus abdominis (TVA) and multifidus are not pulling their weight! If overactive, longissimus can increase tension in the thoracolumbar fascia (TLF) and nutate the sacrum, potentially contributing to low back pain. Similarly…
WHEN IS A HAMSTRING TRULY ‘WEAK'? --> A weak hamstring that doesn't respond to strength training could be related to the position of your pelvis: if the sacrum is stuck in counternutation, it will cause the sacrotuberous ligament to slacken and the hamstring to lose strength. In this case, if you passively nutate the sacrum it…
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For mums and mums-to-be - treat someone special to a massage this Mother's Day! For mums who rarely get a chance to sit down, who are always running around making sure everyone else is taken care of.. This is a chance to say thank you and treat them to some well-deserved relaxation and indulgence of…
It is common to feel like there is a need to stretch these muscles. Sure it feels great, but what if they are already on a stretch? If these muscles are overstretched and locked in a long position, it can increase the activation of the strong extensor muscles at the back of the neck, causing…
