Well, not yet anyway!

When it comes to improving the health and function of your core muscles, it is important to understand the difference between core stability and core strength. These two concepts are often conflated, but they are actually quite distinct from one another.

Core stability...

The picture you see is a toaster my wife and I received as a wedding gift over twenty years ago. 

This toaster is well used and also well looked after. As such it has lasted this long. If you look after your things, they serve you well and last a very long time.

I’m sure, if 20 years...

The term inflammation is often misunderstood.

Make your bed!

Do you remember your mum saying every morning “make your bed young lady,” or “make your bed young man”?

Well, wether you mum had an insight into positive mindset or she was simply passing down family traits, there is so much benefit to making your bed.

I...

An interesting question, but in reality, and shockingly, 95% of people will opt to just manage back pain.

It takes quite a bit of effort to change and generally, people don't like change, even it it means living with pain, avoiding things they want to do, waking with stiffness every morning,...

It is mostly common knowledge now that being sedentary is harmful, unhealthy and a detriment to recovering from back pain. I whole heartedly believe this, however, I think the health profession has sometimes taken this too far, insisting that people keep moving throughout, whilst not explained...

Your mind is powerful. If your thoughts, actions and words are of a defeated, negative nature, it is likely this will relay to other areas of your life and even your body. If your thoughts, actions and words are more of a successful and positive nature, then it is likely this will...

Have you heard it said that opportunity often comes from tragedy? Well Sometimes the opportunity for better health can come from what seems to be a tragedy of back pain.

If you have suffered from back pain, acute or chronic then you would know how debilitating it can be and how a cascade of...

We are what we eat!

This statement rings a lot of truth. We eat food so our body can be provided with energy and nutrients, to not only survive, but to repair from injury, recover from overuse and to thrive.

Despite the fact that our body is such a marvellous design that can adapt and overcome a...

Movement is good for our body and we have been constantly told that flexibility is good...but is it?

Firstly we need to understand that there is a huge difference between being flexible for flexibility's sake and being flexible for our functionality. We can often be encouraged by professionals...