“Gauthier treated me for an impact injury to my hip. He quickly identified how he could best assist me with my injury. He employed a number of techniques including massage, acupuncture, stretching exercises, and strengthening exercises. The strengthening exercises have been particularly effective. Building up the muscles around the joint has strengthened the injured area…
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” Siddhartha Guatama Buddha
Here are my tips to help prevent back pain, obesity, heart disease, cancer and death from over sitting: Stand whilst on public transport…there’ll be more than enough time to sit when you get to work Get up from your desk at least 1-2 times an hour (less than 5 minutes standing and walking around is…
Gauthier Lepoint succeeded where the NHS was unable to. Gauthier performed physio on my right leg, which I was unable to bend more than a few degrees after a surgical repair to my cruciate ligament. The injury was like cutting the string working a puppets leg and that leg had to be trained, even forced…
Most of us spend the overwhelming majority of our waking hours seated. We sit down to have breakfast. Then we sit in our cars or on the train or bus on the way to work. When we arrive at work, we sit at our desks until lunch and then sit a little more to enjoy…
Drink 1.6 litres (women) to 2 litres (men) of water a day Our bodies are 50-60% water. Water is the most essential of all nutrients. It plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure and body temperature. It is crucial for digestion and it cushions and lubricates the brain and joints. Two…
Something I read with interest in the news this week. A large randomised controlled trial in the US has shown that both yoga and stretching can lead to better function and decreased symptoms from chronic low back pain. Although this was no surprise to me, it’s always good to have evidence to back up our…
Last week I injured my shoulder whilst training in martial arts. Yeah, I know…if I’m going to play silly games I should expect things like that to happen! My first emotion was anger. Anger about the way it happened, who was to blame, “I should have known better”, etc. This got me thinking about the…
“The first wealth is health” Ralph Waldo Emerson
I guess I should start from the beginning. Why ‘Healing in Motion’? ‘Healing’ obviously relates to health, something that a lot of us take for granted…until it goes awry. Our health must be continuously cultivated through our actions and our behaviour. Good health is something to be cherished surely? The word ‘Motion’ has a dual…