When I moved to Leeds in 2001 I was covering someone’s maternity in the advertising department for ITV. I had an inkling that I wanted to do something more active. If people used to say how nice the weather was I used to think why did it matter as I was stuck...
In my 20s I wallowed in heartbreak to David Gray’s ‘This Year’s Love’. At a family funeral last year it was played as the exit music. I was a mess. When we listen to sorrowful music, the brain releases prolactin (the hormone that soothes after...
I may have been as young as 12 when my Chiropractic godfather told me I had one leg longer than the other. That was contributing to hip misalignment. My back was sore from such an early age. Yes, I was a fast swimmer who would swim 4000m a day, but get me stood up,...
Are you often shaking your head no whilst confused at why you’re saying yes? ‘”Do you like salmon?” Steve texted. I froze, holding the phone in my hand, not sure how to answer. The simple answer was no, I don’t like salmon but I...
I have put my back out plenty of times since being a teenager. Usually from forward bending. Deadlifts, making beds, picking things up. It’s a position my body has never liked. It can feel like I’ve been wacked. I can go into doom mode, followed by negotiating if the...
In the Panorama documentary ‘The Dark Side of Swimming Clubs’ it discusses how young swimmers were put on diets in the 90s. It covered how swimmers were being controlled by their male coaches who would shame them about their weight. As a 14-15 year old...
If I see someone making slow progress, or in pain who doesn’t know how to get out of it, I naturally want to help and offer advice. – When we injure ourselves we seize up to protect ourselves. But instead of seizing up, can you let go? Allow your hips to...
I watched Freddie Flintoff’s new documentary about his accident recently and cried through the whole thing. What a lovely humble man. He always has been but this really opened my eyes to his vulnerability. My own accident happened in 2011 and as ok as I am with it,...
Causes Of Lower Back Pain Lower back pain, is often a symptom of a deficiency—in strength, flexibility, or a combination of the two—elsewhere in the body. Perhaps your core is weak, so instead of sharing the work to keep your torso upright while sitting, it’s forcing...
Ian first came to me for massage in 2019. He is a keen runner who is the only person I know that doesn’t have a mobile phone or email address. He’d give you the shirt off his back (in fact he’s brought me many of his goodie bag t-shirts). A few years...
To ‘mark’ 21 years in bodywork let me introduce you to the one and only Mark Cox, someone I have known for the majority of that time. I have worked with many triathletes, each of them unique in their own way. I’ve never understood the 5am club....
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