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
Muscle pain is rarely just a tight spot begging to be rubbed out. Sometimes it’s a calf that feels completely fine on an easy jog, then locks up the second you push the pace. Sometimes it’s a neck that behaves itself all morning and then turns into a dull headache by three in the afternoon. … Continued
You wake up and your neck will not turn properly. Your calf starts tightening at almost the same point in every run. Or the ache across your shoulders improves after treatment, then quietly returns by Friday afternoon. You decide to book a massage. Then the appointment menu gives you two choices. Myotherapist or Remedial Massage … Continued
You’ve had the same knot in your right shoulder for three months. You’ve tried stretching it, sleeping on the other side, and ignoring it entirely. None of that worked, so now you’re trying to work out whether to book a remedial massage or a myotherapy appointment, and you’ve landed on a page that will hopefully … Continued
Many women describe the same pattern when they first come in. They have been dealing with something for months, sometimes years, and assumed it was normal. Not normal in the sense that it felt fine, but normal in the sense that nobody had told them otherwise. Bladder leakage during a workout. A feeling of heaviness … 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
Consider someone who walks in with anterior knee pain that started three weeks into a new running program. Their mileage is modest. Their shoes are reasonable. They haven’t done anything obviously wrong. Yet when we assess how they move, a different story emerges. The right hip drops during running. The knee collapses inward during a … Continued
A lot of injuries don’t just hurt because of the tissue itself. Injuries hang around because the body quietly changes the way it moves around the injury long after the initial pain settles. A runner rolls their ankle and suddenly the calf on that side is always tight. Someone with shoulder pain starts arching through … Continued
If you have ever searched for help with neck tension, recurring back pain, headaches, or stubborn muscle tightness, chances are you have come across both dry needling and acupuncture. At first glance, they can appear almost identical. Both involve fine needles. Both are used to reduce pain. Both can leave people walking out of a … Continued
Most people who walk into a clinic for deep tissue massage say the same thing within the first minute. “My shoulders are always tight.” “My lower back just won’t switch off.” “After a few days, the pain comes straight back.” If these patterns are familiar, then they signal importance. The issue is rarely just the … Continued