Self SNAG for upper cervical headaches and neck pain
Got a headache that radiates around one side of your head? You may have an upper cervical headache. (See our blog article on this topic) If so, you might want to try out this method for reducing symptoms. It’s called a SNAG and all you need is a towel or tea towel or belt. Check […]
Birddog Basics
The Birddog – for a stronger core This exercise is one that can be progressed from very light and easy to more challenging. It involves trunk strength and endurance and stability, so it is useful for back rehab and for general fitness and performance. There are always more challenging versions, and even top athletes (including […]
Peanut ball self-massage
So they look like this… These little gems are about the size of two tennis balls. You can use them in similar ways to a foam roller, but being smaller, you can focus in on smaller body parts like the muscles of your neck, or specific spinal segments. (See our video below for one specific […]
Strengthen your trunk muscles for a stronger back
Fact: stronger back muscles generally mean less back pain. Fact: most powerful athletic movements and those occasional heavy tasks around the house and garden all require a strong back to perform well and safely. This is one of our go-to back strengthening exercises: the simple prone back extension. This exercise can be done on the […]
Migraine? Or Cervicogenic Headache?
How is a migraine different to a cervicogenic headache? We tend to use the term “migraine” fairly commonly to describe an intense headache, and certainly a true migraine can involve intense pain in the head. However, it is possible to have very strong pain as result of a problem with your upper neck, rather than […]
Modern Soft Tissue Injury Management
Ever experienced an injury that stopped you participating? Ever thought about how that feels, and wondered what you can do to prevent it happening or to deal with it as quickly and effectively as possible? Many of you reading this will have seen a physio before, possibly for something work-related or sport related, or just […]
Headaches
Headaches may be caused by a number of sources; Lifestyle factors or medical conditions, including stress, diet, dehydration, sinus issues and high blood pressure are common causes. There are also less common serious underlying conditions such as brain tumors which must not be forgotten. However, a significant number of headaches are musculoskeletal in nature, including […]
Deadlift Basics – 6 tips to get you started
The barbell deadlift is a great whole-body exercise that can be used to develop strength, power and overall conditioning in addition to core strength and stability. Unfortunately the exercise often has an incorrect association with creating lower back problems. This is usually due to errors in technique and loading too much too quickly. So in […]