Muscle and Movement Company

Muscle and Movement Company Advanced Clinical Massage, Sports and Physical Therapy

22/05/2026

Scary to think that the morning before I took Kyah out for a walk as normal and then the pain kicked in as I walked up the hill. Fine one minute, then boom, a life threatening bowel rupture and now im working at recovery.

So no, I DID NOT plan on making post surgery recovery videos, I mean, I specialise in MSK imbalances!!! However, I have shared these tips because after discharge, you are left to get on with it and that can be terrifying.

So...in order. If you are recovering from abdominal surgery.

1. Be kind to yourself. This is a big deal and be grateful that medicine has come on to the point we are at.

2. Gently keep moving. Not moving can be detrimental to the rest of your body. Your blood needs to pump round the rest of your body and you dont want to invite other problems like blood clots and muscle atrophy.

3. Eat well. You need nutrients BIG TIME.

4. Gently do a little more each day. You will get there and feel like you are getting back to normality slowly but surely.

5. Sleep when needed. Sleep is a healer. If you need a nap, take one.

There will be days when you feel sore and "squiffy" and that's ok. Healing takes alot out of you, but take all your well wishes from people and let that positivity help you progress.

Keep strong, in all ways possible 💪 😉.

14/05/2026

This is about neuropraxia, which is a temporary complication and VERY painful, scary and frustrating. HOWEVER, the prognosis is good. IF HOWEVER, if you are losing function, YOU MUST se

14/05/2026

This is about neuropraxia, which is a temporary complication and VERY painful, scary and frustrating. HOWEVER, the prognosis is good. IF HOWEVER, if you are losing function, YOU MUST seek help as quick as you can. This could be something more serious.

This video is to give reassurance to those, like me, that are scared and dont know what to do.

So...recap.

1. Keep rotating your wrists. Imagine you are pouring a bottle.
2. Pull back from the "tug" zone and do your movements before that stretch point.
3. Internally rotate your arms and take your arms gently behind you...WHEN YOU ARE READY...and flick your wrists like you are flicking water behind you. Just do this until you feel a little tired. Try for more later.
4. Slow movements. I know...its frustrating, but slow and steady wins the race.

It tends to improve after 3 weeks, but it can take up to 6 months. You will experience "odd" feelings, like you've slept on your arms. Go with it, nerves feel weird whilst they heal.

Be kind to yourself but keep gently moving, before you know it, you will be feeling more confident and stronger.

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22/04/2026

Most imbalances aren’t obvious until you know what you’re looking for. The body adapts quietly, and what feels “normal” often isn’t balanced.

Understanding how muscles actually work, what action they create and how they support the joint, makes it much easier to spot when something isn’t doing its job. That’s when you can move from guessing to making precise, effective corrections.

15/04/2026

Neck discomfort doesn’t always come from the neck itself. Sometimes the issue is simply that your body has adapted into a position that no longer feels “off” to your brain.

The useful part about spotting rotational patterns early is that it gives you awareness before stiffness, headaches, or shoulder tension become your normal. Once you can see what your body is doing, it becomes much easier to understand what needs rebalancing.

09/04/2026

Don't be fooled into thinking hypermobility must be wonderful, its not. It can make you more susceptible to injury, unstable, make exercises really difficult and give you painful joints.

BUT...there are ways to work with it. A pulse. A LOTS of them. Just do the same action of your exercise in a tiny range of motion and play.

A massive shout out to Karen from Callenetics Fife who made a massive difference to me.

Give it a shot and keep moving 😀

08/04/2026

Knowing how to quickly compare one side to the other gives you useful information before the issue turns into something bigger. It helps you stop guessing, train the right side, and avoid reinforcing the weaker pattern.

Definitely worth checking this one if you use your hands a lot in training, climbing, desk work, or any repetitive sport.
Small imbalances here can create surprisingly big problems higher up the chain.

07/04/2026

Some jobs you just know are going to make you sore...unless you counteract their effects.

Leaning forward, flexing the neck, protracted shouldersand a flexed lumbar for HOURS is going to hurt, but it doesn't have to. Here's some tips to help this.

Number 1...dont sit on your ass slumped and flexed, its more of a bad position that your body has had enough of. You will just stiffen up...FAST.

Number 2...MOVE. It doesn't matter how, flap about and go for a walk.

Number 3... do the OPPOSITE actions to what you have done too much of. If you FLEXED, then you need to EXTEND.

03/04/2026

Knowledge is power. I feel strongly that EVERYBODY should know the basics about a neutral body and how to spot when it has gone "off balance". No fancy jargon or big long words, just simple straightforward tips...

Just remember, you already do the movements everyday anyway, so its just about understanding that actions work in pairs, and if that goes too far one way because you either over worked it or overstretched it repeatedly, like any partnership..its going to lead to someone getting hacked off, but in the body's case..a joint getting imbalanced and hacked off. The joint won't work to the best of its ability and its probably going to hurt. And nobody wants that!

Learn how to remedy your own imbalances. Follow me and take a look at my online courses.

01/04/2026

A lot of glute work “fails” not because the exercise is wrong, but because the starting position is already setting the wrong muscles up to take over.

This is why alignment matters so much. If the pelvis isn’t giving the glutes the right mechanical advantage, the body will naturally recruit whatever can help instead. That’s when people say they “never feel it in their glutes.”

Sometimes the fix isn’t a new exercise. It’s simply making sure the body is in a position where the right muscles actually have a chance to do their job.

25/03/2026

Wrist issues rarely appear out of nowhere. Most of the time they build up quietly through repeated habits, load patterns, or small positional changes that go unnoticed. By the time pain shows up, the imbalance has often been there for a while.

For coaches, therapists and trainers, learning to observe these subtle differences early can make a huge difference. A simple comparison between left and right, or noticing how a joint prefers to move or avoid certain directions, can guide much smarter exercise choices and prevent clients from reinforcing the very pattern that is causing the problem.

The more precisely you can spot what is happening, the more confidently you can decide what needs strengthening, what needs support, and what simply needs better awareness.

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