PB Movement

14/04/2026

Coming soon 🤩

13/04/2026

So with the sauna coming Friday we can’t wait to share the plan.

This Friday our amazing sauna will be installed. Over the weekend the final touches with the room and plan. Next week by invite it will be open for trial on booking system and then once all in place will go Live for booking.

I can not wait to offer this amazing service in clinic which not only has huge benefits on it own but compliments all the services we offer too!

🤩Coming mid April!!!🤩

13/04/2026

Did you know…..

The knee joint is made up of 4 bones femur, tibia, patella and fibular.

The patella's job is to extend the length of the femur to allow a long fulcrum of the femur to allow the Quadriceps muscle group to produce more force.

The knee is one of the most overloaded joints.

The knee works with the ankle and hip. If either the ankle or the hip is not functioning correctly the knee takes the pressure and force which regularly leads to pain.
The knee joint contains and large bundle of lymph nodes and these play a key part in drainage ensuring we recover well. If these are blocked It can cause pain in the flexion of the knee.

If you need help with the knee movement or rehab we can help.

13/04/2026

✨This weeks availability✨

12/04/2026

Parkinson’s & Balance

Why do falls happen and how to prevent them.

Falls are one of the biggest concerns for people with Parkinson’s. Here’s why they happen and what can help.

Why balance fails with Parkinson’s and causes falls:
- Vestibular dysfunction (inner ear loses coordination signals)
- Proprioceptive loss (brain loses body position sense)
- Visual tracking problems (eyes can’t stabilize on moving targets)
- Delayed reaction time (nervous system can’t correct quickly)
- Postural rigidity (body can’t adjust to change)
Your nervous system can’t coordinate the split second adjustments needed to stay up right.

Standard approach:
- Balance exercises (often ineffective because they don’t address the root cause)
- Medication (helps some symptoms but not all)
- Assistive devices (necessary but don’t improve function)

The neurocentric approach:
- Vestibular retraining ~ restores inner ear coordination
- Visual system work ~ Improve eye tracking and stability
- Proprioceptive drills ~ Rebuild body awareness
- Reaction time training ~ Speed up nervous system response
- Postural integration ~ Restore flexible and adaptive posture

**We retrain the system that controls balance**

Ready to reduce your fall risk????

Contact us

📞 01748 901990
✉️ info@pbmovement.co.uk

11/04/2026

🌎World Parkinson’s Day🌎

🩵Around 153,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK.

🩵It’s the fastest growing neurological condition in the world

🩵People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of chemical dopamine in their brain because some of the nerve cells that make it have stopped working

10/04/2026

🧼Clean the clinic rooms with me🧼

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09/04/2026

Did you know…..

The shoulder has 3 official joints and one unofficial. But if the unofficial is blocked it restricts all of the other 3 joints. We have the glenohumeral joint, acromioclavicular joint, sternoclavicular joint and then the scapulothoracic joint.

The shoulder joint has the most mobility available at it.

The shoulder relies on negative pressure to keep it in the socket, once this has been dislocated the shoulder becomes more unstable as that negative pressure can not be recreated.

Shoulder strength is controlled by reflexes that are signalled by the talocrural joint in the ankle on the opposite side of the body.

If the Shoulder joint is internally rotated it closes the joint capsule and restricts the range of motion

In order for the arm to lift above 90 degrees the clavicle has to be able to lift up.

Struggling with your shoulder? Get in touch we can help get you moving correctly and pain-free.

08/04/2026

Gravity is the biggest force we contend with daily and is the reason we see a Number of over use injuries.

Did you know when walking and running you load your body weight through your kinetic chain.

If you have dysfunction in a movement this can cause huge issues and force tissue in the body to become over used or under stimulated. This is where we see tendonitis’, muscle tension and guarding. Normally all because one joint in the kinetic chain has switched roles.

With rehab we look and regain use of the the dysfunctional joint so your body can move an tolerate gravity and the forces out upon it.

This takes time and practice and adaption.

✉️info@pbmovement.co.uk
📞01748 901990

07/04/2026

🌎World Health Day🫀

07/04/2026

💧Did you know your body is made up of 55-60% water💧

Maintaining hydration is a key element to preventing injuries and to help rehabilitation as the correct hydration can help the function of joints and muscles.

Hydration helps with:
🚰temperature regulation
🚰joint lubrication
🚰waste removal
🚰nutrient transport
🚰digestion
🚰cognitive function
🚰prevents infections
🚰weight management
🚰skin and overall health

It is recommended to consume at least 6-8 glasses of water.

Contact us for more information ℹ️

📞01748901990
✉️info@pbmovement.co.uk

06/04/2026

Plantar fasciitis and what can I do with it!


What is it?
A pain and inflammation which comes in the sole of the foot at the heel bone or the ball of the foot that then spreads across the arch of the foot when irritated. The pain is normally worse in the morning and is irritated when walking and running.

Why do you get it?
When you ‘google it ‘ results say it’s due poor fitting shoes with lack of support, walking on hard surfaces or being over weight.

But think about it… poor fitting shoes stop you being able to use the foot joints and muscles correctly… therefore weakening the foot over time.

And the lack of support… if you over support the arch, the muscle don’t have to contract to hold you in a position which then leads to muscles not having to do the jobs it’s self so the muscles get weaker. Muscles are a use it or lose it tissue( like the whole body).

Walking on hard surfaces…. Well why doesn’t everyone who walks on hard surfaces get it? Because it is the strength and movement of the persons foot not the hard surface. The lack of strength of the foot to cope is why some people can and some people can’t walk on hard surfaces. A well moving foot is a strong foot.

Over weight… really 🤦🏼‍♀️ When someone is over weight it’s doesn’t just happen that they get foot pain. It’s not a ‘symptom’ of being over weight as weight progressively comes on and like, above some over weight people have it and some don’t. It’s more likely people who are over weight don’t move as much, so their feet don’t move well or are not strong enough.

So with all of the above the actual cause of plantar fasciitis is poor joint movement within the foot and muscular weakness meaning the facia gets over loaded.

The biomechanics of the foot
When the foot joints are it blocked or foot is weak then they bone can’t glide and move as the should causing biomechanical changes in gait and stance. Imagine a misaligned cog, it can’t move as smoothly or at all; the foot is the same, if the joints aren’t aligned then the muscles, fascia, tendons and ligaments can’t work as efficiently as they should. When this happens the tissues that move and support that joint get over-loaded. If the tension/force is too much you get micro tears that in turn get an inflamatory response and pain at the attachment points, the heel bone and ball of the foot.

The foot and ankle plays a big part in force transmission and absorbsion of force within the body. If somethings blocked it’s has a knock on effect as another joint then has to have more movement to compensate and long term tends to cause issues higher up.

Why shouldn’t I exercise with it?
When moving your arch of your foot need to be contracted to hold you stable. If the arch collapses we tend to see ankle and knee pain. If the joints in the foot don’t move, the force through the foot becomes too much and causes the micro tears and inflammation as discussed above.

If you have pain when your exercising and it come in the sole of the foot you will compensation as your brain will not let you load inflamed tissues, making you shift your weight left right or if both feet get the pain you’ll hold on with the knees or hips. This then become a vicious cycle.

What can you do to prevent and cure Plantar Fasciitis.

Here 4 things to try to help and prevent plantar fasciitis.

Relief
Roller - (Coke bottle with frozen water or - tennis ball) not because it ‘stretches’ the fascia (fascia has very limited elasticity) but to help Mobilise the joints in the lower foot.

1) Movement correction
Mobilise the foot - this can be done by holding your foot and gently wriggling the joints with your hand or see a professional therapist.

2) Strength
Arch creation
Standing in a staggered stance weight on the back leg. The front foot flat on the floor then try pulling the ball of the foot backwards toward the heel bone. Do this without the toes curling under or losing contact with the floor on the heel of the foot.

3) Mobility
Talocrural joint opener
Place one foot behind you with the top of the foot on the floor. Hold on something for balance if needed. Make sure the heel
Bone is straight up towards the ceiling (not twisted in or out). Then push to toes down in the floor to get a stretch in the top of ankle joint. Like your trying to open the joint further. Hold for 5-10 seconds, release then repeat.

None of these should be painful but they maybe hard to do. If in pain stop immediately and get in touch with a professional who can help.

✉️info@pbmovement.co.uk
📞01748 901990