Getting out of pain is hard!
If you’ve had pain for a long time… be that a grumbling lower pain, neck pain and headaches or widespread pain in multiple places. I want you know I understand. And if you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Because getting out of pain is hard! Once you’ve been in pain for a long time then it […]
How to Get Stronger Without Repeating Injury Setbacks: A Comprehensive Guide
As an Osteopath and Exercise Coach, I specialise in coaching people who are more prone to getting injured. Chronic back pain, persistent widespread pain, inflammatory conditions, hypermobility disorders, fibromyalgia… all conditions where the chance of injury and setbacks are much higher. Having trained many people local to Southampton and Winchester and virtually around the world, […]
Some interesting pain neurology
Here’s some interesting pain neurology for you. When you injure yourself you’ll find that the injured area becomes super sensitive. Touch it, owww! Ice it, owww! Alcohol to clean it…. Jeez, owww!!! This is called primary hyperalgesia. Nerve endings at the injured are sensitised by the damage and inflammation so that they fire more readily. […]
Why does my back still hurt and how can I treat it?
As an osteopath and strength trainer specializing in the treatment and management of persistent pain, I have helped countless people with back pain. At our clinic, Southampton Physio, we see people every day who have put up with back pain for far too long… from office workers in Bitterne and Portswood, to people commuting in […]
Is core training all it’s cracked up to be?
Quick read: I think core training is vastly over-emphasised and should be a secondary consideration at best. Core exercises, when programmed, should be specific and progressive in the same way as any strength training. Long, much more interesting read: You know the drill. At the end of a training session or class, you do 5-10 […]
Happy new year – got any goals in mind?
Happy new year! I hope you had good break and that you’re feeling refreshed and re-envigorated for the start of what we’re all hoping will be a better year. It’s been a while since I’ve written on here, and one of my goals for the first half of this year is to communicate more often […]
The problem with training at home
A lot of people really struggled to keep their fitness and weight training programmes going when the gyms closed. It was a struggle even for a lot of people who already did bodyweight training. So many people also struggled to either be productive from home or to switch off in the evening. And the reason […]
I don’t hurt anymore
People are often a little confused when they find out that I previously did a degree in physics and started on a path into the world of finance. Looking back it confuses me… what was I thinking?! At the time I didn’t have any clear idea of what I wanted to do. I was interested […]
Ultimate climbing antagonist training guide
Most climbers have heard of antagonist training. And once they reach a certain level most climbers know they should be doing it. But not a lot of climbers really know what it is… Something about opposing muscles and reducing injury… or antagonising trains? What is antagonist training? Muscles in the body generally come in agonist-antagonist […]
Exercises for lower back pain relief
Lower back pain is a complex topic. The best advice used to be rest and wait for the pain to subside. Turns out this was really bad advice. If we avoid movements because of the pain, we send signals to the brain that those movements are dangerous. Over time this can help to reinforce the […]