Aris Therapy

Rehabilitation Training
Sports massage
Personal Training

16/04/2025

👉 When it comes to oral hygiene, we tend to take the dentists' word for gospel, and follow their guidelines. If they ask us to brush our teeth 2x daily and floss 1x, at large, most of us will follow those instructions.

🥺 The same cannot be said about (p)rehab, I have found that it is more common than I'd like, that individuals just don't follow the guidelines. It's not even like they even try to find an excuse, they simply just don't do their homework. When asked why, the usual reply is "oh I did once or twice but then I stopped".

💪 I have tailored my rehab plans to be as short as possible so that lack of time isn't an excuse.

🤔 This is a genuine question. What is it that puts you off from following though with your 'homework' when it comes to rehab. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

15/04/2025

🤯 Headache management

👉 As mentioned in a previous post, many reasons contribute to a headache.

⚠ If the headache is tension related try the following mobility, self massage and stretch exercises.

🤔 A reasonable question would be "how do I know I have a tension headache?".

😎 Well, if these exercises seem to help, then your headache was most likely related to tension. In fact, these are all exercises you could and should do, irrespective of whether you are having a headache or not, as they help preventing - to a certain extent - headaches.

🔥As usual, this is only half of the story. Stretching, mobility and massage will prove to be inadequate if the tension is related to weakness.

21/02/2025

👉 More often than not, clients complain to me about headaches after long hours at a desk or following a particularly stressful period.

😖 Headaches can have a multitude of causes, ranging from hormonal changes to toothaches.

💪 Today, we will focus on managing some of the symptoms, regardless of the underlying cause.

🔥Here are three self-massage techniques you can use on muscles that tend to tense and contribute significantly to headaches.

🤓 Notice how I palpate until I find the "right" spot (the one that spikes the pain, also known as the bittersweet spot), and then hold it isometrically while simply breathing.

😡What you'll likely experience is an initial spike of pain when you locate the tight spot. This pain will gradually diminish. Once the pain is almost negligible, continue palpating until you find more spots and repeat the process on both sides.

⚠ Take a break from your screen and try these out and let me know if they help.

28/01/2025

👉 One of the most common complaints I get, from people who's job and lifestyle is sedentary, is that of a stiff/painful lower back.

🤓 There are multiple contributing factors to lower back pain complaints. One of the most common though, and this might come as a surprise to many, is tightness and loss of Range of Motion in the Hamstrings. Being seated for prolonged periods of time (bent knee) means that the hamstring is in the contracted position, without being contracted. This, in addition to insufficient stretching can lead to tight Hamstrings, which in turn affect the lower back (by pulling the pelvis into a posterior tilt which flattens the natural lordotic curve of the Lumbar Spine, for those of you interested in more precise mechanics).

⚠ There are no easy fixes, but stretching your hamstrings is a good place to start.

💪Here are 3 stretching exercises for you Hamsterings. Give them a go next time you have lower back complaints, se if they help.

20/11/2024

...the most common problem I come across when seeing clients with MSK (musculoskeletal) pains, that are not acute injuries, is that they have been experiencing the pain for a long time before they take action or seek help.

🤔 So how long should one endure pains?

The answer is a question. How long should one endure a toothache before visiting the dentist?

2? 3 days maximum? Is there a rule for this?

🚫Absolutely not. There's common sense.

😣The tooth aches for a couple of days now, and the pain doesn't seem to get better.
📌I have to visit the dentist📌

🤔Why would anyone treat MSK pains any differently?

14/11/2024

An offer for my London followers.

The 8am slot has become available which I would like to fill in. The offer applies to the specific slots. Any morning warriors out there who want to manage pains and also get fit in the meantime?

12/08/2024

To be precise, this is most likely an ancient Spartan proverb. When doing some research to make sure I'm getting my facts right, I noticed that many have paraphrased this quote, most noticeable being, George S. Patton Jr.

And although this quote is directly linked to warfare, it can be applied, when adopted as a mindframe, to many aspects in life. Whether those be related but not limited to, our career, our goals, our hobbies and of course, our training.

Because that is exactly what we do when training. We're "hurting" our body in the gym to build resilience in everyday life. And what a great way to hit plenty of birds with one stone. Besides training for the feel good effects, we build a healthier and better looking body, and we build a strong character which is a transferable skill in every day life. If we can build the mental strength to get us to the gym on a routinely basis, endure the pain and fatigue, then we can surely deal with day to day nuisances.

06/08/2024

This is not a new or revolutionary point of view. It's something we have been taught from our school days.

The more concentrated we are, the sooner we will finish home work and the more efficient we will be at learning about the given subject.

That stands true about many things, but the focus of this post is with regards to training and/or rehabilitation. The more concentrated we are, the more efficient and timely our rehabilitation will be. On the same token, the better results we will have from our training session, and the more we will accomplish during the given session.

Why? I'd lie if I said I knew. I can tell only by experience. But I'm sure a neuroscientist might have a better insight on the matter. Any neuroscientist care to enlighten us? perhaps or is this a long shot?

PS. There's something to be said about education offering similar benefits, but that's for another post.

01/08/2024

I have encountered numerous cases where the individual is more interested in looks rather than their health. I have even witnessed that in rehab, but that will be addressed in another post. And this, unfortunately, is a shortcoming of the professionals in this industry. Looks sell.

But what exactly do I mean by that? Is it wrong to train to improve your looks? Of course not. In fact it's better to be active even if your end goal is just the visual improvement of the body.

However, the danger in this is to lose your drive too easily, when the results aren't showing as fast as you'd like them to. If instead you were focusing on improving your health, completely disregarding visual results, then one day you'll see your reflection in the mirror and be pleasantly surprised.

In my books, looking better, is a positive "side effect", of being healthy.

26/07/2024

I keep hearing the word "motivation" being thrown left and right in the gyms, being revered as the epitomy of what's necessary for one's goals to be achieved.

But, as crucial a role as motivation can play, what happens when we run out of it? Do we lose focus and stop?

My humble opinion is, that determination is the single denominator that moves us towards our goals. Whether those are related to training, rehabilitation, career, personal aspirations etc, it is the determined who will eventually succeed, not the ones who are just motivated.

What is your take on this dilemma?

Address

London Borough Of Islington

Telephone

+447447705911

Website

http://www.aristherapy.co.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Aris Therapy posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Aris Therapy:

Shortcuts

About Aris Therapy

Being a strong believer in the mind-body connection concept, one might find that Aris turns his sessions into mini, comprehensive lectures of how the body works, always in relation to what is going on in the session at the given moment. He tends to individualise in every case and adapt every exercise/training plan/treatment, to the anatomical and clinical needs of the individual.

Aris Therapy is a steadily growing service since 2012.

Artful Nurturing
2 Harley Street Therapy Center, London