You develop really bad back pain for the first time in your life. It’s a complete shock, because you’re in your mid 30’s and you’ve never been the type to have back problems, or pain problems in general. It feels a bit like there’s yet another thing going wrong with you, because you’ve been feeling […]
You have really sore hips, but that’s not a new thing. You can remember having pain in your lower back and hips in your teens, and that was longer ago than you care to admit. Over time you have gotten very good at putting up with the pain. You have a way of pushing it […]
Introduction There are plenty of important questions to be asked about the decision to use insoles for plantar fasciitis. For many the question is ‘should I use insoles for plantar fasciitis’? For others, ‘how flexible should my insoles for plantar fasciitis be’ is the burning question. ‘Should I wear my insoles for plantar fasciitis all […]
Injury Pain Prefer to listen? Click below for Podcast; Injury pain is… wait for it, the pain we get when we injure ourselves. Sorry for being Captain Obvious. But the injury pain topic is potentially a lot more complex than you might think. There are two very distinct types of injury pain – and it’s […]
Pain & Feelings The suffering that underpins every stubborn pain is basically always the same. There is the pain of course, but along with that often comes feelings of frustration and even fear. Regardless of whether you have back pain, foot pain, ankle pain, knee pain or plantar fasciitis – the essential nature of the […]
1# HIGH ARCHES or LOW ARCHES In the same way that our posture needs to be in a sweet spot (not too hunched – not too upright) – our arches are happier when they are not too high/not too low. A high arch is an unstable affair – that can easily cause foot pain / […]
Biomechanical Pain Prefer to listen? Podcast 1 : As you are probably aware, there is more than one type of musculoskeletal pain. Learning which you have is a vital step towards healing. Drawing out these distinctions can even be a make or break issue. If you have a pain that only requires a quick fix, understanding […]
Intro Okay, so no offense to anyone in particular but there are several million PT’s and Physio’s out there right now who without realising it have themselves bought into all the urban myths about core exercises. Physio’s & PT’s didn’t mean for this to happen and it’s kind of actually not their fault. If you […]
Intro To Plantar Fasciitis Exercises Plantar fasciitis is not fun! The pain itself is bad enough but starting the day with pain (as many sufferers do) isn’t psychologically that great either, nor is finding that you are limited from enjoying the basics of a normal active life. The one good thing that comes out of […]
Introduction If you suffer from foot pain and/or plantar fasciitis it can be hard to get answers. Finding that you can’t comfortably do things that make up a normal healthy routine is frustrating. Spending significant amount of money on healthcare to ease your pain and finding that it isn’t helping you is double frustrating. The […]