I recently ran two new therapist courses in the Practical Myofascial Release series. One was Rebounding & Unwinding and the other was Feet & Ankles. Both courses turned into a joyous reunion of students who were a group of therapists with widely varying...
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) can occur in any area of the body that is subjected to too much repetitive action but it is most commonly associated with disorders affecting the upper limbs. Even just the phrase repetitive strain injury can be controversial depending...
Lower back pain is one of the most common chronic pain conditions experienced by over 80% of us at some point in our lives. For some people it is a brief discomfort, for others it can become a long-term often debilitating condition which affects the way they move and...
What is unwinding? Unwinding is a word that many people are aware of but may not really know what it represents. The term originated in osteopathy and was originally coined to describe the involuntary movements that many clients experienced in osteopathic treatment....
One thing we know about fibromyalgia and that most medical experts agree on, is that we don’t really know what it is or what causes it. This is frustrating for the many people who have the condition which is thought to be as many as 1 in 20 adults. What is also...
I ask this appreciating with it may seem like a strange question coming from a myofascial release specialist clinic. But everyone who is a therapist, no matter what they end up specialising in, has to start with the basics. For me this was a Holistic Massage...
Chronic pelvic pain is experienced by about one in ten adults. It is a catchall term for pain and other symptoms that last for more than three months and often the causes are not clear. Common symptoms of chronic pelvic pain include a generalised feeling of pain which...
Why the Neck & Shoulders are important The head, neck and shoulders are complex and pain sensitive structures. The shoulder girdle is one of the key centres in the body providing balance and movement for the upper body through myofascial force transmission....
As the owner of the Pain Care Clinic I literally wrote the book about self-help myofascial release exercises and also offer this training to therapists. Many people have heard about myofascial release, the gentle yet powerful hands-on therapy that works to release...
Feet don’t really get much credit as we go about our daily lives. Most of us probably don’t think about them at all until they start to ache, maybe after a long shift at work or a walk or run. If your feet ache, do you think about why and what is causing the achiness?...
Introducing your hips Hips are amazing! They are weight bearing structures that provide stability and movement for the whole of your body. Your hip joints are a deep ball and socket structure – the top of your femur (thigh bone) is a ball shape and this fits neatly...
The world of fascial research is continually flowing and changing, a bit like fascia itself. In doing so it is challenging previously held ideas about the nature of fascia and how this relates to chronic pain. Thixotropy can't explain it all One concept that no longer...
Here at Pain Care Clinic we have been members of BackCare for several years and supporters of their work in sharing information about back health and helping to prevent avoidable back pain. Low back pain is a common ailment experienced by up to 84% of adults in their...
We are proud to announce our latest Award! It may be September but it’s never too late to announce another 2023 award success for Pain Care Clinic! This time we are proud to announce that we have been awarded Myofascial Release Specialists of the Year 2023 – UK as...
What do you know about your forearms? The forearms are quite complex structures which may not be apparent from looking at them. Under the skin are a series of small muscles that work your fingers and thumbs as well as helping to move your elbow. The muscles are...
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