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20/08/2025

If you're dealing with tendonitis or know someone who is and need help getting back to activity -get in touch. I also do free 15 minute discovery sessions to see if this treatment is appropriate for you.

09/08/2025

August Newsletter: Does your health span match your life span? -

It's all about Movement

19/06/2025

Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and management on The Ehlers-Danlos Society website: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-hsd/Discover 3 lesser-known ...

19/06/2025

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18/06/2025

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For the degenerated reparable supraspinatus tendon tear, superior capsule reconstruction for reinforcement of rotator cuff repair completely restored superior glenohumeral translation and subacromial peak contact pressure.

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07/06/2025

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07/06/2025

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The Radical Rise Of The Septuagenarian Adventurer | Last year, Dale Sanders hiked the entire 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. Two years prior, he paddled the Mississippi River from source to sea in 80 days. Others have done both trips faster, but they weren’t in their ninth decade, like the now-83-year-old Sanders.

As an aged adventurer, Sanders has more and more company. Last year, Aleksander Doba of Poland completed his third paddle across the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 73 and 80-year-old New Zealander Helen Thayer walked the length of California’s Death Valley solo and unsupported. At press time, polar explorer Will Steger, 73, was nearing completion of a 1,000-mile solo trek across Canada’s barren lands, dragging behind him a North Star canoe on skis filled with 200 pounds of kit.

Impressive feats, no doubt, but these headline-grabbing excursions hint at a more widespread trend of 70- and 80-year-old outdoor lovers refusing to hang up their paddles and packs because of the number of candles on the cake. Still enjoying the outdoors, they are putting a less euphemistic and more literal spin on the term sunset years.

Neil Hartling has run Nahanni River Adventures since the mid-1980s, during which time the average age of his clients has risen by one year annually. He says his trips have changed a lot since the 1980s, partly in response to the number of older clients that were rarely part of his groups in the early days.

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✍️: Ian Merringer
📷: Dale Sanders as he was planning his next grand adventure for 2019. Follow his adventures at greybeardadventurer.com.
📖: Issue 54

31/05/2025

When you are Hypermobile - "You just need to stretch more" is not the good advice. and here's why -
Heard "You're so flexible!" one too many times? If you're living with hypermobility, you know that the common advice to "just stretch more" for aches and pains isn't just unhelpful – it can actually make things worse! 😩

Our latest blog post, "The 'Just Stretch More' Myth: A Hypermobile’s Guide to Navigating a World Built for the Stiff," dives deep into why traditional stretching can be counterproductive for hypermobile bodies.

Here's a sneak peek:

The Problem: For hypermobile individuals, that feeling of "tightness" is often muscles working overtime to stabilize already lax ligaments. Static stretching can further destabilize joints!
The Real Goal: Shifting the focus from flexibility to STABILITY.
What Actually Helps: Discover why strength training, mindful Pilates, low-impact activities, dynamic stretching, and proprioception exercises are game-changers.
Living with hypermobility means understanding your body's unique needs in a world that often misunderstands. It's about finding strength in stability, not just flexibility.

👉 Read the full post to learn how to manage hypermobility and find a path to less pain and more stability: [Link in comments]

23/05/2025

18/05/2025

This wrist diagram illustrates the arrangement of the carpal bones and highlights the Scapholunate (S-L) ligament, which plays a critical role in wrist stability. Key points:

Bones Involved:Scaphoid: Located on the radial side, connecting with the thumb.
Lunate: Central carpal bone that articulates with the radius.

S-L Ligament: Connects the scaphoid and lunate bones.
Vital for wrist mechanics and load distribution.

Clinical Significance: Injury to the S-L ligament can cause scapholunate dissociation, which, if untreated, can lead to instability and long-term arthritis.

This diagram is essential for understanding wrist anatomy and recognising pathologies associated with ligament injuries.