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Understanding Hypermobility

Hypermobility is described as relative increased mobility to what is expected. It can occur at one joint, one movement or generalized to the whole body. This can occur as a compensation due to lack of movement at another joint, helping achieve the gross required movement. When joints are too mobile the instinctive response is that the […]

5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR POSTURE AT WORK

With a large number of us working with computers in desk-based roles and spending a large amount of our free time on laptops, tablets and smartphones, It comes as no surprise that many of us start to develop what is termed upper cross syndrome (anterior head posture). This can lead to painful conditions such as […]

Shin Splints

Shin splints also known as ‘Medial tibial stress syndrome’ is a common condition which affects athletes, runners, tennis players etc. It can present as pain along the inner edge or front of the shin bone and can be a dull ache that intensifies during and after exercise. Causes include: Poor core strength, inflexibility, muscular imbalance leading […]

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Keep it Cool and beat the Heat- Focus on Tokyo 2020.

With the Tokyo 2020 (2021) Olympics in full swing, I thought we would share some insight into cooling strategies for the athletes. This research was published in June 2020 in the British Journal of sports medicine. I have linked the article at the bottom. The conditions for athletes, like Guernseys own Cameron Chalmers, competing in Tokyo […]

Running into problems?

During the various lockdowns that have been occurring due to the pandemic, a lot of people have taken to running in order to stay fit. Unfortunately, since then, there has also been an increase in running injuries coming into our clinic. It seems perfectly reasonable to a lot of people that even if it’s been […]

Tips for working from home

Elbows, knees and hips should be at approximately 90 degrees. Monitor should be at a height that your line of sight falls in the top third of the screen. Monitor should be approximately an arm span away from you. Keep your arms relaxed at your sides, do not elevate your shoulders. Feet should be flat […]