Update on Return to Clinics – 29th June 2020
I had been hoping that I would be returning to clinics next week. However, the UK Government's announcement on Tuesday 23rd June unfortunately said that as a Massage Therapist I am not able to return to in person treatments for the foreseeable future. This has been...
Still running
It's mid June as I'm writing this, and I thought I should share an update on how my running is going since starting to run in April 2020 with the Couch to 5k app. I am still running, just. I've not actually completed the 9 week Couch to 5k programme because of...
Photo a Day Collection – May 2020
This month was the second of the Lockdown months due to Covid-19, and after April's Free-choice Month of Gratitiude normality returned with a series of prompts. This had the overarching theme of being "An Iso Photo Challenge" and related to the Isolation of...
Update on treating people – 18th May 2020
We are now, hopefully, past the worst of the initial Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. This is an update on when I aim to return to work, and why some clinics might be already opening for a select range of treatments. This is subject to many influences and can change...
Photo a Day Collection – April 2020
So here is the photo collection for April 2020. This month the world is in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and as such many people are stuck in some form of lockdown or another (in the UK we can go out for essentials, or a single exercise period each day). ...
On starting to go running
Here's the thing, during this Covid-19 Lockdown I've started to do a few things that have escaped me "because I didn't have the time." I've not gone crazy and filled my days completely with online courses and streaming TV shows, although I have done some of that. ...
Breathing exercise for Covid-19
So, I saw and shared a video from a doctor and a nurse about a breathing exercise that can really help if you have Covid-19. The UK hospital doctor, Dr Sarfaraz Munshi, from Queens Hospital describes a vital breathing technique for coronavirus (Covid-19) sufferers...
Sciatic nerve floss
This is a movement that I do to help maintain the health and mobility of my sciatic nerve. This nerve runs from the lumbar spine, through the pelvis, down the back of the leg all the way to the foot. It includes the longest cells in the body, which are the single...
Flank and low back – QL stretch
Th following stretches look to get to the side of the body, and also the side of the lumbar spine. The muscles that is particularly targeted is the Quadratus Lumborum (QL for short, and because it's easier to say). The QL runs from the lowest ribs, the transverse...