“Kevan, What Does Massage Actually Do?”

The question I get asked the most in clinic is definitely this……   “What does massage actually do….?”   Very simply it reduces pain and relaxes tight muscles (although my clients don’t often find it relaxing haha).   In everything we do in life whether it be sport work or a mixture we use the … Read more

Neck And Shoulder Pain: Why The Villains At Disneyland Weren’t My Only Problem…

After a great trip to Disneyland Paris I’m sat enjoying the last few hours of my time off and aching everywhere……but a good ache knowing we’ve had a great time. My girlfriend’s little girl loved it…..her highlights were definitely when Minnie Mouse blew her a kiss and seeing Rapunzel….it’s all she’s talked about since!  (come … Read more

Sport Injuries: Play It Natural And Do What Is Right For Your Body.

Hello lovely people, hope you all had a great weekend. Here is a little something for all the cricket, sport lovers out there. Now I don’t know if you’ve been watching the cricket World Cup but what an innings by AB De Villiers. It was just pure natural clean hitting……..but it did get me thinking … Read more

Sports Injuries: Is It Ligament Or Muscle Damage?

Is ligament damage worse than muscle damage?   This is a question I hear from every client when I tell them they’ve damaged their ligaments and usually it’s going to take a little longer than it would be to heal the same degree of damage in a muscle.   In order to fully answer this … Read more

Sports/Exercise Injuries: Tendonitis How Resting Will Make It Worse

Kev the massage king here, nice to see you’re back again! Now lets get started and the topic for this month’s blog from me is…Tendonitis. I’ve had a few cases of tendonitis to different parts of the body this past month and they’ve got three things in common…. There’s a weakness in the muscle or … Read more

Sports Injuries: Is 100% Recovery ever Possible?

Kev here again and I’d like to talk to you about recovery… The more health conscious we get as a nation the more this question pops up in the clinic….. “Will I return to 100% and be able to do everything I used to be able to do, again?” The answer to this I find … Read more

Client Success Stories: Life Doesn’t Have To Be A ‘Core’…

Blog post from Kevan, Our Sports Injury Specialist: It’s been an absolutely AMAZING week……. I’ve got two clients which have literally blown me away…. Their care is very different to what I’ve ever provided as they’ve both had strokes and are on the long road to recovery. They unfortunately won’t reach a return to 100% … Read more

Is It A Sports Injury? Or Could It Be Pain Caused By BAD Habits At Work?

I have seen two clients this month with two very different sports injuries, which made me think of the same question……is it really a sports injury? Case Study 1: The first was a 19 year old lady who had had recently started the increasingly popular “cross fit”, SHE was having problems in her lower back … Read more

For Runners: How To Vary Exercise And Stop A Muscle Imbalance Happening Which Keeps Runners Injured & Off The Track…

I saw a client today that made me think of a common mistake that I see thousands of runners make. This guy came in feeling knee pain following an increase in his running amount. I myself am training for the Great North Run so have also increased my running causing me to reduce the amount … Read more