Margaret Margaret has been looking for an answer to her severe ankle pain, severe wrist pain and severe lower back pain for 15 years. She had been through an intimidating list of different practitioners and treatments that spanned everything from the scariest of the scary (like orthopaedic surgeons) to the weirdest of the weird (like […]
Cheetah Design & Ankle Sprains You might have more in common with a cheetah cat than you might think. All predators must adapt or starve, and once upon a time you and I were no exception! The mechanisms by which our DNA is reprogrammed to suit the demands of our environment is up for debate, […]
Headaches Intro There are no fun headaches, and yet the range of possible headache pain severities and types is vast. The pain of neuralgic (nerve pain) headaches is a pain so severe that most of us will thankfully go our whole lives without exeperiencing a pain that intense. At the other end of the spectrum […]
Introduction When I ask people how well they rate their own posture I generally get a pretty poor review. It seems like poor posture is fairly universal. It goes without saying that we sit a hell of a lot, what compels so many of us to sit badly however is still somewhat unclear. A major […]
Sprained Ankle Treatment There are 3 phases of treatment for sprained ankles. The 3 phases of sprained ankle treatment are designed to address the primary challenges that the body faces as it shifts through the physical gears of repair. Reading through the relevant material there is much talk of what we need to do for […]
Custom Orthotics Intro Whether or not custom orthotics are worth the money is up for debate. It has been my experience that 9/10 people who have tried both receive greater benefit in the custom orthotic over time. In fairness though, I do also meet the very occasional person who experiences an increase in pain with […]
Introduction To Knee Pain Learning about the causes of knee pain, hip pain and foot pain as we do here isn’t the most fun you can have. But the grown up truth is that being able to reliably and consistently move freely without the frustration or threat of pain is a lot of fun. All […]
Knee Pain Introduction Knee pain is extremely common amongst modern human beings. We don’t know for sure how much knee pain our ancestors suffered with but there is a certain amount of evidence to suggest that they had their knee pain issues too. Your knee joint sustains a biblical dose of punishment during the course […]
Intro I have had the privilege of being trusted to relieve other people’s musculoskeletal pain for 2 decades now. It’s been a wild and interesting ride. Much of what I have seen and experienced wouldn’t surprise you at all. Parts of the experience I wouldn’t even bother retelling because you would think I was either […]