Interesting Facts About Your Back
The average spine has approximately 220 ligaments, 100 joints, 120 muscles and 33 individual vertebrae. Babies have MOREvertebrae than adults. We all start out with 33 individual vertebrae but most of us end up with just 26! As we grow older, some of the vertebrae...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) And Pain
A core concept of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is that human suffering is caused by the influence of language and cognition (thoughts) over behaviour. Simply stated - what you think and feel can dominate over what you do! To overcome the influence of...
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Ride with your mind (RWYM)- coach in the making!
Adéle will be traveling to the UK in September 2019 to train with the renowned Mary Wanless - creator of Ride With Your Mind. After this training and certification Adéle will be able to coach horse riders to improve their riding skills by understanding how their...
Fascinating Fascia
The Nervous System And Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain often disrupts the correct functioning of the Autonomic Nervous System. Chronic widespread pain (CWP) with reference to Fibromyalgia is indicated by: - pain lasting more than 3 months, above and below the waist, on the right and left sides of the body and...
Aquacise And Fitness
Fitness is a measure of how easily you can achieve your daily activities with ease. You should be comfortable performing the following tasks throughout the day: such as dressing, work, domestic chores, as well as exercise and training. There are 4 key fitness areas:...
Pain And Depression – the two way street
Exercise does double duty in helping both conditions, physiotherapists explainDepression is as real and debilitating a disorder as a compound fracture of the femur. So is chronic pain – and it’s time it got recognition for the impact it has on many lives, not only in...
What Causes Sciatica To Flare Up?
Lower back pain can vary from dull pain that develops gradually to sudden, sharp or persistent pain felt below the waist. At some point during life we may well experience low back pain that may travel downward into the buttocks and sometimes into one or both lower...
Warm Water Works Wonders on Pain
There are many reasons soaking in warm water works. It reduces the force of gravity that’s compressing the joint, offers 360-degree support for sore limbs, can decrease swelling and inflammation and increase circulation. Warm water can be helpful in fighting the pain...