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Strength is often forgotten and sarcopenia.

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This post is about strength. Strength is important. Strength is SO often forgotten in place of the need to stretch! How many times have you been in the garden for a few hours or been doing DIY and the next day you are struggling to move?   Often I ask people how they have prepared […]

1080 Map Functional Assessment

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1080 MAP  James at Back to Back is now offering an exciting new service called 1080MAP™.  It is a specialist assessment tool with software that is designed specifically for those committed to becoming more successful in their training and to improve their movement patterns.  It is also a great tool to be used alongside rehabilitation protocols. […]

3 tips for Knee Rehabilitation and the need to be patient!

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  My Knee Rehabilitation!  Nothing much to write today, other than I have been gradually increasing the amount of walking I have been doing and very clearly, it was too much!  My knee was feeling unstable and it was ‘talking’ to me more.  It was not unstable in any way.  But it was just telling […]

Sportman’s hernia

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Sportsman’s hernia? An ambiguous term…..   Interesting paper on this is here.  It is a recent article that highlights more recent observations in treatments and why naming this set of injuries has always been a challenge. Diagnosis of the problem needs to be based on a thorough history and examination.  Onset can be sudden, but often […]

Highlighting the need for 3d movement….

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On Easter day I read a great article by Lucy Fry in the Telegraph newspaper.  Lucy’s areas expertise include health, fitness and lifestyle. Her article (I cannot yet see an online link) was about the Martin brothers and how they work using 3d movement.  Andrew is a Chiropractor and Matthew is an Osteopath and they […]

Function and Functional Osteopathic Clinic

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Wow…Did you know that…….? Back to Back – The Earlsfield Osteopath has the greatest number of osteopathic practitioners that have completed the unique and prestigious GIFT programme in the USA.  Neil, has also enrolled to do this in 2016! What does ‘Functional Osteopathy’ mean and how can it benefit our patients? Functional osteopathy involves a new way of […]