You have no doubt noticed that it seems to take longer to get up to speed when you exercise in cold weather, and there’s a very good reason for that. Our muscles are strongly affected by temperature and the colder it is, the harder it is for them to function efficiently. You may experience this…
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The power of hot stones in clinical massage therapy
We all associate heat with comfort and relaxation, but did you know that hot stones also relieve pain and heal when used in clinical massage therapy? They are the most efficient and effectiveway of applying the ‘moist’heat needed to encourage muscles and surrounding tissue (the fascia) to relax and so allow a much deeper and…
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Getting to grips with RSI (Part 4)
We've now looked at how to keep Repetitive Strain Injury at bay with a healthy workstation and how to treat the muscle trigger points that refer pain. Next we'll show you some great stretches to help keep RSI at bay by loosening and strengthening your forearm muscles. To stretch your flexors, hold your fingers and…
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Getting to grips with RSI (Part 3)
We've now explored some of the key muscles involved in causing the symptoms of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), and how to treat them, and here we'll continue our tour. Working in conjunction with the flexors are the Brachioradialis, supinator and extensors, a set of muscles located alongside each other on the outer (hairy!) side of…
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