Bradley Blair Osteopath

23/11/2025

I once had a patient try to talk about “reverse racism.” So I asked them a very simple question:

Tell me how white racism has adversely affected the lives of Black people, and then tell me how Black racism has adversely affected the lives of white people.

You can guess which part they struggled with.

People use terms they don’t actually understand because it helps them dodge accountability. But if you’re non-white, you know exactly how racism shows up, and you don’t sit quietly to make anyone feel comfortable. You call it out.

And if someone doesn’t like it? Good.
If they don’t want to come back? Also good.
No interest in treating racist idiots.

23/11/2025

When people say, “I did my own research,” most of the time it means they watched a few TikToks or a YouTube video and suddenly feel like they’ve uncovered some hidden truth. That’s not research. That’s scrolling.

Actual research means reading studies, understanding how those studies were done, looking at the sample size, the methods, the limitations, and whether the findings have been repeated by other researchers. It means understanding the difference between someone’s opinion and evidence. It means knowing how to question what you’re reading instead of blindly accepting it because it fits what you already believe.

Watching videos is not research. Listening to influencers is not research. Research takes time, effort, and critical thinking. So if you’re going to say you’ve “done your research,” at least understand what the word actually means.

22/11/2025

The pectoralis major is a paired, superficial muscle located on the anterior surface of the thoracic cage. If you’re a gym lover, you’ll hear these muscles also being referred to as the pecs muscles. The pectoralis major has a broad origin, based on which it is divided into three parts: clavicular part, sternocostal part and abdominal part. All three parts converge laterally and insert onto the greater tubercle of humerus.

Origin: Clavicular part: anterior surface of medial half of clavicle
Sternocostal part: anterior surface of sternum, Costal cartilages of ribs 1-6
Abdominal part: Anterior layer of re**us sheath

Insertion: Lateral lip of intertubercular sulcus of humerus

Action: Shoulder joint: Arm adduction, Arm internal rotation, Arm flexion (clavicular head), arm extension (sternocostal head);
Scapulothoracic joint: Draws scapula anteroinferiorly

Innervation: Lateral and medial pectoral nerves (C5-T1)

Blood supply : Pectoral branches of thoracoacromial artery, perforating branches of internal thoracic artery

The pectoralis major muscle is a broad superficial muscle found superficially in the anterior chest wall. In males, it is covered by the deep layer of fascia, subcutaneous tissue and the adjacent skin. In females, it is covered by the breast. The deep surface of the muscle covers the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior muscles and the anterior surface of the upper six ribs.

The triangular depression between the pectoralis major muscle, deltoid muscle and clavicle is called infraclavicular fossa (Mohrenheim’s fossa) which serves as an important landmark in the surgical procedures on the subclavian artery.

21/11/2025

18/11/2025

Golfer’s elbow is pain on the inside of the elbow where the forearm muscles attach. Most people still call it “epicondylitis,” but the more accurate name is medial elbow tendinopathy, because it’s more about tendon irritation and sensitivity than inflammation. To try this exercise, bend your elbow to about ninety degrees, hold a dumbbell, and slowly rotate your forearm up and down. This is just one option. It may help some people and it may do nothing for others. If you’re dealing with elbow pain, please go and see a licensed healthcare professional, as this isn’t personalised advice.

17/11/2025

Corrective exercise is one of those terms that gets thrown around as if it has some special power. The problem is nobody ever seems to agree on what exactly is being “corrected.” The way it’s marketed, you’d think a few repetitions of a movement suddenly change your structure, alter joints, or reverse years of living. That isn’t what’s happening. When you strip away the buzzwords, corrective exercise is simply movement that helps someone feel and function better based on what they can do at that moment. Nothing more dramatic than that.

When someone says they’re “correcting” something, the implication is that the body is wrong or faulty, as if your joints or soft tissues are sitting there in chaos waiting for a specific exercise to magically realign or re-engineer them. That isn’t how the body responds to exercise. What actually changes is confidence in movement, tolerance to load, and the way the nervous system interprets a task. You’re not putting anything back into place, you’re not restoring some mythical blueprint, and you’re not fixing a structural flaw. You’re guiding the patient through movements that reduce sensitivity, build capacity, and give them something they can rely on outside the clinic.

In practice, the only things being “corrected” are habits that have become limited because pain made someone avoid certain movements. You might help the patient regain ease in a movement they’ve been guarding, improve their tolerance to a position they stopped using, or re-introduce a direction that became uncomfortable. You’re not correcting a structure; you’re helping the patient do more than they could before. That’s it.

This is why I rarely use the term. It oversells what’s happening and gives patients the wrong message. You don’t need a magical corrective sequence; you need thoughtful movement that respects where the patient is right now. That’s the reality, whether the fitness industry likes it or not.

17/11/2025

Muscles of the posterior abdominal wall.

16/11/2025

The borders and floor of the posterior triangle of the neck

The posterior triangle of the neck is an anatomical area located at the posterolateral aspect of the neck.

The posterior triangle of the neck has three borders:

Anterior – posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid.
Posterior – anterior border of the trapezius muscle.
Inferior – middle 1/3 of the clavicle.
The roof is formed by the investing layer of fascia, and the floor is formed by the prevertebral fascia

The posterior triangle of the neck contains many muscles, which make up the borders and the floor of the area.

A significant muscle in the posterior triangle region is the omohyoid muscle. It is split into two bellies by a tendon. The inferior belly crosses the posterior triangle, travelling in an supero-medial direction, and splitting the triangle into two. The muscle then crosses underneath the SCM to enter the anterior triangle of the neck.