Lumbar facet joint arthropathy Run your fingers down either side of your lumbar spine (lower back) and you’ll feel bony bumps. Beneath each sits a facet joint. One of paired joints linking each vertebra to the one below. They guide bending and straightening while limiting rotation (twisting) movement in your lumbar spine. Like knee cartilage, … Continued
A client once arrived at Kinematics at fourteen weeks pregnant with a reformer class timetable folded into her bag. She had trained consistently before pregnancy. She knew the springs, the footbar settings, the exercises she liked, and the ones she usually avoided. She wanted to know whether she should stop abdominal work. Whether lying on … Continued
You know movement would probably help. The hard part is knowing what movement your body needs. When you are coming back from injury or struggling with recurring pain, a generic Pilates class can feel like too much, while repetitive gentle rehab drills can feel like a long way from the normalcy you are trying to … Continued
If you’ve ever had a running injury that seemed to come out of nowhere—despite doing all the “right things”—a bone stress injury or stress fracture might be part of the picture. For many runners, the story sounds familiar. Training is going well. You’re building fitness, chasing a new goal, or simply enjoying consistent weeks of … Continued
If you’ve ever wondered whether a running assessment is worth the time and money, here’s the honest truth: for many runners, it absolutely is, but it depends on where you’re at in your running journey. Not every runner needs one, and that’s okay. But for the right person, a good running physio assessment can save … Continued
Most people book a physio appointment once pain starts stopping them from doing something they love. It might be a knee that has been niggling for weeks and suddenly hurts on a run, a shoulder that catches every time you reach overhead, or back pain that keeps returning when you pick up your kids no … Continued
A patient presents after six months of diligent pelvic floor work. She has done everything she was told. Her urgency has worsened. Pelvic dysfunction is not a single-mechanism problem with a single-direction solution. The variables that determine whether someone improves or stagnates are specific, identifiable, and often missed in a standard assessment. Advanced pelvic physiotherapy … Continued
Have you tried Pilates before? Maybe you went along to a reformer Pilates class with a friend? Or even had a studio membership that you sporadically used for three months? Or someone recommended a YouTube series because Pilates is great for managing injuries? But…your shoulder still tightens up, your lower back still complains, or your … Continued
Typing “women’s health physio near me” is often the starting point. What follows is where outcomes are shaped. A woman in her early 30s might be searching because she leaks when she runs. Another might be 24 weeks pregnant and waking at night with pelvic pain that makes turning in bed difficult. Someone else may … Continued
Most people discover issues in their pelvic floor the hard way. A jump during a group fitness class that ends with a quiet walk to the bathroom. Or the moment, three weeks after giving birth, when you stand up too quickly and feel a pressure you can’t quite explain and are unsure if it’s normal. … Continued