by Jack Stevenson | Feb 1, 2023
Muscle knots, also known as trigger points, are areas of tight muscle fibers that can cause pain and discomfort. They can develop for a variety of reasons, including overuse, injury, poor posture, and stress. This can all lead to symptoms including headaches, neck...
by Jack Stevenson | Apr 1, 2020
I’ve found that now, more than ever, it’s so important to look after both my physical and mental wellbeing, and this has been my primary focus over the past couple of weeks in social isolation aka “lockdown”. I’ve put together a list of...
by Jack Stevenson | May 29, 2019
The IT Band is not a muscle, it’s a really, really tough piece of connective tissue that has no desire to be stretched, even if you tried. It does, however, have various muscles in the hip/leg that attach on to it, and when these muscles get tight they can pull on the...
by Jack Stevenson | Sep 3, 2018
Unfortunately, back pain will affect most of us at some point in our lives. It’s probably the most common area to have some sort of pain or discomfort with and there are many ways that we can damage or injure our back – whether it’s a sudden wrong move or repeated bad...
by Jack Stevenson | Aug 20, 2018
What happens with cramp? When the muscle suffers cramp it goes into spasm. The spasm squeezes the blood out of the muscle like a sponge, preventing the muscle from getting its nutrients. In addition, if the spasm is severe then there may be damage to the muscle, such...
by Jack Stevenson | Aug 14, 2018
The Iliotibial band, or as it’s more commonly referred to as – The IT Band. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the dos & don’ts with treating the IT band, but my biggest bug-bear with clients *coughs* runners *coughs* is when they’re insistent on foam...
