Muscle knots: causes, prevention and the best treatments
Muscles knots can make you feel stiff and tired, plus cause a host of muscular aches and pains. However, a lot of advice and treatments... Read Article
Stretching vs foam rolling: which should you do?
Both stretching and foam rolling are commonly used to increase flexibility, prepare muscles for a workout, and to help recover... Read Article
What do chiropractic adjustments do- with video
I’m prompted to do this because most of the descriptions of what adjustments do that I’ve seen over the years are either misleading or... Read Article
Does foam rolling help cellulite: with video instructions
Marketing implies that you can get some pretty impressive results using a foam roller, but the reality is at best foam rolling only gives... Read Article
Does foam rolling help recovery
If you do enough trials some will show something positive, which the marketers will use. They won’t tell you though that those benefits... Read Article
Massage vs foam rollers vs massage guns for sports and exercise
Massage therapists have long been used to help prevent sports injuries and speed recovery, but more recently foam rollers and massage... Read Article
Is it good to get a sports massage? Your guide to the types, uses and benefits
Sports massages are widely used with both professional (paid) and self help options. If you are looking at sports massages the main... Read Article
Does massage help athletic or sports performance: with practical advice
Professional sports clubs have long used massage as a way to help their athletes, and more recently various self massage options have... Read Article
Does sports massage help recovery
It is claimed that sports massages helps with recovery after sports or exercise, but do they, and are they worth getting? When we looked... Read Article
The effects of trigger points on sports and athletics performance
There are many articles listing factors that effect sports and athletic performance, but almost all neglect (myofascial) trigger points ... Read Article
What does a sports massage actually do
Sports massages are widely used and come with a host of claims such as that they increase performance and help recovery. However, when... Read Article
The practical guide to massage for cellulite
With professional cellulite therapies being expensive and really not that effective the thought of being able to have a massage or use a... Read Article
Do exercises help shoulder pain
Exercises are seen as a way to relieve shoulder pain and correct shoulder function. They are very useful as part of a rehabilitation... Read Article
Trigger point & pressure point therapy for your shoulder pain
If you have shoulder pain it’s very appealing to be able to press on a few points and have the pain go away. The problem is that most... Read Article
Is massage good for shoulder pain
Massage is good for shoulder pain, however the relief you get will vary considerably depending on the type of massage. According to... Read Article
Do massage guns help cellulite?
Massage gun marketers make a lot of claims that their machines help reduce cellulite, but do they? The reality is that for all practical... Read Article
How to massage your cellulite: the scientific alternative
With professional cellulite therapies being expensive and really not that effective the thought of being able to have a massage or use a... Read Article
The simple, effective way to massage your hamstring muscles
If you have tight hamstrings professional therapists do a great job, but can be expensive, while conventional self massage using rollers... Read Article
The simple effective way to treat trigger points yourself
If you’ve got painful trigger points your usual options are needles, laser or some form of pressure technique where you have pressure... Read Article