Side of body stretch – Standing
This stretch is a way to open the sides of the body and can feel like a really nice stretch from the hands to the armpit, to the waist, side of the pelvis to the knee. Its a good stretch for the latissimus dorsi muscles (the lats), the Quadratus Lumborus (QL) muscles...
Kneeling shin stretch
This stretch is a way to open out the front of the shin, which can be an area that can be quite tight as many of us hold our ankles at ninety degrees when we're walking. If you can't kneel comfortably with the foot out flat in yoga, this might be a useful exercise to...
Ankle mobility – standing
These stepping movements are aimed at helping to increase, or just maintain, ankle mobility. They are using the structure of the bones themselves to help keep things well organised. This is particularly true if your ankle mobility feels like it is blocked at the...
Memories of Goswell Road
The first clinic move I joined the Islington and Clerkenwell Chiropractic Clinics shortly after I completed my Sports & Remedial Massage training in 2010. At the time the clinic was in the parade of shops in th Packington Estate. This was then going to be...
Standing shin stretch
This stretch is a way to open out the front of the shin, which can be an area that can be quite tight as many of us hold our ankles at ninety degrees when we're walking. If you can't kneel comfortably with the foot out flat in yoga, this might be a useful exercise to...
Seated hip stretches – The Meeting sequence
These are a series of exercises that can be done at your desk. I jokingly say they can be done during a meeting (or Teams call) where you're not actively involved in the meeting but are required to be present. You can look attentive, but you're actually providing a...
Wrist and forearm stretches
We often forget to stretch the wrists and forearms, even though we may spend a lot of our days at the computer, or holding things. These stretches can be done sitting at the desk, or standing next to it. There is a video at the bottom of this page taking your through...
Bridge pose (Setu Bandha)
The bridge pose, known as Setu bandhasana in sanskrit, is a fairly common pose in yoga, pilates and as a physio given exercise. It can be done in a number of ways, but the way that I use it is to maximise the feeling of mobility within the spine. Also taking your...
Psoas soothing movement
This movement is really quite simple, but somehow really quite powerful in soothing a grumpy psoas. This can be the muscle that gets tight over a day being sat down in a chair, so it can be really nice to do just as you settle down to sleep.Equipment None, except...