Advice & News from our Osteopath

I recently joined Osteo Adventures to give support to runners on Dartmoor during a 12 hour overnight event.

There are some useful yoga stretches I often recommend to patients to do in between treatment sessions.

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My lower back pain and spondylolisthesis diagnosis explained.

What is HRV monitoring? What does it tell us and why is it a useful training tool?

With ski season coming up, I thought I’d share a few exercises that I like to do with my son to get us ready for the slopes.
 

 And these exercises need NO equipment… just a chair and a mat. 

Now that the weather has turned chilly, a good warm up is important.  

Ideally this should consist of three parts:  

• 2-3 minutes of gently increasing your body’s core temperature, e.g. by running on the spot, doing star jumps or skipping.  
• Followed by 2-3 minutes of general joint rotations

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At OsteoPoint we try to find suitable stretches for our patients that work more than one area of the body. A recent study has given us even more motivation to regularly stretch.

Beware the parents' race on school sports days! Our Osteopath decided to take part and partially teared his adductor (groin) muscle, and has been doing steady rehab on it to recover.

Has the lovely Spring weather inspired you to take up running, or to train for an event/race? If so, this post is for you!

We use a recent study and other running experts to see what we can learn.

The side plank targets the oblique muscles, but can put strain on your shoulder and knee joints. A TheraBand can be used to make a more dynamic oblique exercise..

Glute bridges, with or without a weight, are a popular exercise seen in the gym. But are they the best exercise for targeting the gluteal muscles? 

Possibly not...

The ideal basic squat technique is simple...

• Keep your head up
• Torso straight
• Core engaged
• Send your hips back and down

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