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Sports Massage by Vicky Heys, 65 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley (2025)

03/10/2024

Date - 19th OctoberTime - 10.00amDistance - 4.5 milesPlace - Accrington Train Station, Eagle Street, Accrington BB5 1LJ

07/05/2024

Rear foot or Heel-strike gait is arguably the most common footstrike pattern in runners.

Yet it gets such a bad press and is often chastised as the cause of many running related issues and something that must be remedied.

However we see no clear benefit from switching to a different strike pattern and in fact there is a case to be made that rearfoot may be more efficient, especially in longer duration endurance races.

In truth all footstrike patterns have pros and cons, and affect joint loading at the hip, knee, ankle and foot in varying ways.

All can be contributors to pain and injury and switching can be a symptom reliever by altering those loads.

However training to make deliberate and significant changes in someone’s footstrike can also lead to sudden increases in load on different tissues, potentially leading to separate issues.

What we should be doing is maybe thinking of Footstrike as a range that falls on a spectrum or continuum. As we change speed, stride length, Cadence and / or fatigue levels, then we can move along this continuum and find ourselves using various footstrike patterns that will be most appropriate for that particular moment.

If trying to change pattern to enhance performance then there may be little to no benefit in reality, if trying to change to help reduce pain and manage injury then little variations and changes could be beneficial to alter load and tissue stress.

10/12/2023

It’s that time of year when I get lots of stressed patients worrying about how they will get all their rehab done over the festive period.

Work, family, travel and other commitments can make it a difficult time to get the rehab done.

Although for those in the acute stage of injury we may well want them to try to persevere, for most, in truth, a week or so of reduced rehab or even a complete break will do no harm and may even help you refocus post Xmas.

Don’t beat yourselves up, do some, do all or have a break.

We usually have plenty of space for some adaptation in a rehab plan.

Rehab breaks can work well all year round.

13/11/2023

🔈 TIGHT HIP FLEXORS CAN GIVE YOU A HEADACHE

ℹ️ Can tight hip flexor muscles cause a headache? Certainly, tight myofascial tissue in one region of the body can cause pain and/or dysfunction locally, but as most manual therapists know, it can also cause pain and dysfunction elsewhere in the body. There are many ways that a problem in one region of the body can affect another distant region of the body, including myofascial meridian lines of tension and myofascial trigger point referral. But another way is through mechanical kinematic chains of myofascial pulls that result in postural distortion compensation patterns. So, with this in mind, let’s examine the kinematic chain of elements that can lead from tight hip flexor musculature to headaches.

💡 A kinematic chain of elements simply refers to the links in a chain that are interconnected that involve movement. So, for example, the movement of the lower extremity involves the following kinematic “links”: foot, leg, thigh, and pelvis. Similarly, the movement links of the upper extremity are the: hand, forearm, arm, and shoulder girdle. And the kinematic links of the axial body are the: pelvis, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine, and head. The concept is that motion and posture at one link of the chain affects motion and posture at the other links along the chain.

So, here is how it is happening:

➡️ Tight hip flexor musculature causes excessive anterior tilt of the pelvis,
➡️ which causes hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine,
➡️ which causes hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine,
➡️ which causes hypolordosis of the lower to middle cervical spine with hyperlordosis (hyperextension) of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint,
➡️ which causes forward head carriage,
➡️ which causes tight posterior neck muscles,
➡️ which causes a headache.

✔️ CONCLUSION

When working as a manual therapist, it is necessary not only have excellent hands-on skills, but also understand how the human body functions mechanically and learn to recognize patterns of mechanics and pathomechanics that travel through the body.

05/09/2023

Your September practice calendar is here!

Designed to help motivate you, support you, ground you and lift you. The cycle of a month is one in which we can start again, each time seeking new sensation, feedback, discovery and direction.

The yoga calendar is free for all to use and participate with. The goal is to take the guesswork out, make it accessible, and above all make sure everyone can drop in to a quality practice that is safe and empowering.

September marks the birthday of Yoga With Adriene! As we enter our 11 year as a community, I thank you for sharing your practice with me. It is an honor to be considered your guide, and your friend.

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing, there is a field.
I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.

What you seek, is seeking you.”

RUMI

Here’s to a wonderful month! Remember, the hardest part is showing up.

Sincerely,
Adriene

Tap the link below to download your September SEEK Calendar and link to playlist!
https://yogawithadriene.com/calendar/

16/06/2023

🔈 RHOMBOIDS MUSCLE PAIN

Each one of us has had muscle pain at some point in our lives. Some people, however, experience worsening and commonly occurring muscle pain in certain areas. Among this is rhomboid muscle pain, which is more common and worse than any other pain and is one of the most frustrating pains. There are many people who don’t know where exactly is rhomboid muscle situated, but they have felt pain in that region at some time or other for sure.

Pain of the rhomboid muscle is the pain, which is present in the upper back region just beneath the neck and between the upper shoulder blades. Rhomboid muscle helps in controlling the arms and shoulders. If you have spent an entire day carrying heavy load, then the rhomboid muscle bears the brunt of it. The rhomboid muscle is shaped like a triangle and is a very thin muscle. It is a skeletal muscle that is connected to the bone and helps in movement of the joints. The rhomboid muscles include rhomboid minor muscle and rhomboid major muscle.

Rhomboid muscle connects the spine to the medial edges of the shoulder blades along with helping in maintaining a good posture. If these muscles are used excessively then it causes pain. This excessive use can result from playing sports, such as golf or tennis and can also occur from carrying heavy load on the upper back and even wrong movements, such as trying to reach for something heavy from a high shelf. All the muscles in the body are composed of many tiny muscle fibers. They have to move in unison for movement of the joints and limbs. All these tiny muscle fibers build up the muscle and hence are very strong. However, if isolated and left on their own they become weak and become more susceptible to tear. This is commonly seen when an individual goes to gym. Pain in the rhomboid muscle causes difficulty in the patient in moving his/her arms and can be described as mild to severe pain in the upper back. Treatment for Rhomboid Muscle Pain comprises of rest, cold compresses and medications.

Possible Causes of Rhomboid Muscle:
* Sitting on chair for long time with poor posture especially from prolonged use of computer
* Sitting in a car for long time can strain your rhomboid muscles causing inflammation of the rhomboid muscle.

Signs & Symptoms of Rhomboid Muscle Pain

* Patient experiences pain and loss of movement. This is called as shoulder blade pain or rhomboid pain.
* Patient will also have swelling as the body is healing from rhomboid muscle pain. This will result in more discomfort.
* In some patients, there is compression of a nerve leading to acute shooting pain resulting in painful and difficult movements.

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