

My top 3 stretches for the low back and why you should consider doing them…
Knee hugs. I cannot stress how important these are for the low back. They help to keep the structures i.e. the discs which are essential for keeping your spine happy and healthy, plump and full of nutrients. Knee hugs provide a pumping action that allows fluid and nutrients to move up and down the spine helping to keep the disc height and roundness which helps prevent damage to the deep structures of the spine. Infamous hip flexor stretches. I find that most people stretch hi


How’s your Collarbone?
Especially amongst cyclists this is a very topical subject. The number of patients I am seeing with collarbone injuries has doubled in the last year: possibly due to cyclists braving the harsh winter conditions and the forever deteriorating road surfaces... The collar bone (clavicle) helps link the axial (spine) and appendicular (arm) skeleton together and allows the forearm and hand to conduct fine intricate movements. It helps to form two joints: the sternoclavicular joint