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Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches

2nd September 2023 / Robert Manning

Neck Pain

Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches: Your Guide to Sports Therapy in Gloucester and Newent

Neck pain and headaches can be a real pain and disruptive to our daily lives. Making it tough to enjoy your day-to-day activities or sports. But hey, no worries! We are here at Fully Fit Therapy to lend a helping hand.

Here Rob specializes in dry needling(acupuncture), chiropractic techniques osteopathic mobilizations and Sports Massage techniques. Rob takes a holistic approach to tackle these issues head-on.

So, in this blog post, we're going to dive into the world of sports therapy/additional treatments and how it can bring you some much-needed relief from neck pain and headaches.

Getting a Grip on Neck Pain and Headaches:

Let's face it - neck pain and headaches can pop up for all sorts of reasons, like sports injuries or just a bad back from work. It's a bit of a puzzle, right? Well, guess what? We're putting the pieces together with some help from respected names in sports medicine, like Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine. They've shown that combining acupuncture, chiropractic techniques, and osteopathic mobilizations can work wonders in reducing pain, easing headaches, and even boosting your athletic performance.

So, how exactly does sports therapy come into play?

Sports Therapy: Your Neck Pain and Headache Solution

Sports therapy is like a customized plan for you. We take a bunch of different techniques and make them work together just for you. Here's what we've got in our toolkit at Fully Fit Therapy:

Acupuncture (Dry Needling): It might sound a bit intimidating, but it's actually super effective. We use tiny needles to target specific points on your body. This helps balance your energy flow and kick starts your body's natural healing powers. It's like hitting the reset button, reducing pain, and making you feel way better.
Chiropractic Techniques: Our therapists are experts at these. They use precise adjustments and movements to get your spine back in line. When your spine is happy, your neck is happy too. It's all about getting things back to where they should be, which can really cut down on discomfort.
Osteopathic Mobilizations: This is a hands-on technique that's all about improving joint mobility and relaxing your muscles. It's like a gentle massage for your neck and body. "Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation" by Prentice has some good things to say about how this approach helps restore balance and ease discomfort.
Rehab plan: Rob uses a graded exercise plan to get you back onto your feet and ease you back up to 100% again. It blends a mix of static and dynamic stretches through to basic exercises which then get more advanced as you progress. The rehab plan is key to restoring full function and fitness as well as putting plans in place to stop the injury reoccurring.

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Finding Us in Gloucester, Newent, and Beyond:

If you're on the hunt for a top-notch therapist in Gloucester, Newent, Hartpury or anywhere nearby, you're in the right place. At Fully Fit Therapy, we've got you covered. Rob is specialize in dry needling, chiropractic techniques, osteopathic mobilizations and sports massage . Plus, he is all about personalization. He will craft a treatment plan just for you, taking into account your unique challenges and what's causing your neck pain and headaches.

The goal at Fully Fit Therapy is simple: to help you say goodbye to neck pain and headaches. The approach blends all the modalities we've talked about today: acupuncture (dry needling), chiropractic techniques,osteopathic mobilizations and sports massage. This well-rounded and holistic approach is backed by the big names in sports medicine and has a proven track record of getting results. Our clients love it, and we're pretty sure you will too.

So, if you're ready to get rid of that disruptive neck pain and headaches today, get in touch. Rob is here to help you perform at your best and live a pain-free life.

My 4th Principle Of Lower Back Pain

12th December 2017 / Robert Manning

4. Normalize Movement Patterns

This protective mechanism may help for a few days or weeks. However, as time goes on it can make things much worse.
It has been shown that the activity of our glutes is commonly reduced in those with chronic lower back pain.

Emphasis on the activity of the glutes during functional movement is therefore a key part of the rehabilitation process. This starts by learning how to properly hip hinge during the squat.

By pushing the hips back at the start of the squat, you effectively engage the glute muscles. A hip hinge is useful not only in the gym, but with functional movements of daily life such as sitting down in a chair or bending over to pick up a heavy box from the ground.

These movements involve squatting, which means we don’t just need to squat when we are young and wanting to work out in the gym, we need to be competent in this movement throughout our lives. Therefore we have to do our best to maintain both hip mobility and glute strength as much as possible.

If you would like help with your own pain not just lower back pain. contact me on here using the messaging tool or give me a ring on 07759689612 to help you get back on your way to become Fully Fit!

Below is what one of my clients has said about how I helped him get Fully Fit!

People dealing with pain in general, not just lower back pain, often move
differently as a protective mechanism to limit the onset of additional pain. In
doing so, muscles other than the those of the back itself will be affected. This
protective mechanism may help for a few days or weeks. However, as time goes
on it can make things much worse.
It has been shown that the activity of our glutes is commonly reduced in those
with chronic lower back pain.
Emphasis on the activity of the glutes during functional movement is therefore
a key part of the rehabilitation process. This starts by learning how to properly
hip hinge during the squat.
By pushing the hips back at the start of the squat, you effectively engage the
glute muscles. A hip hinge is useful not only in the gym, but with functional
movements of daily life such as sitting down in a chair or bending over to pick
up a heavy box from the ground.
These movements involve squatting, which means we don’t just need to squat
when we are young and wanting to work out in the gym, we need to be
competent in this movement throughout our lives.
Therefore we have to do our best to maintain both hip mobility and glute
strength as much as possible.

L. Brymner

Recreational Gym User

I had suffered a bad strain from the gym in my upper back trap area and was very immobile and causing me tension headaches. Rob managed to source the problem and relieve some of the soreness and get me on the road to recovery my back and neck were back too 100% within a couple of days and I was back in the gym, could not recommend rob more if you've got any pains or long lasting injuries I'd highly suggest you see Rob! Lewis

My 1st Principle Of Lower Back Pain

19th November 2017 / Robert Manning

When we are in pain, certain muscles in our body subconsciously shut down; this is no different with our lower back muscles.

The more pain that you are in, the more your body will protect itself by limiting muscle activity in and around that area.

This means your performance, whether it be out on the pitch, in the gym or bending down to pick up something you’ve dropped, is automatically influenced and hindered if you have lower back pain.

If you have sustained a recent lower back injury, don’t be afraid to apply ice to this area for 15-20 minutes. Remove the ice for about an hour, and then reapply again.

Icing obviously won’t completely solve the issue, but it will help manage your back pain to begin with in the acute stage.

If you would like help with your own pain not just lower back pain. contact me on here using the messaging tool or give me a ring on 07759689612 to help you get back on your way to become Fully Fit!

Below is what one of my clients has said about how I helped him get Fully Fit!

When we are in pain, certain muscles in our body subconsciously shut down;
this is no different with our lower back muscles.
The more pain that you are in, the more your body will protect itself by limiting
muscle activity in and around that area.
This means your performance, whether it be out on the pitch, in the gym or
bending down to pick up something you’ve dropped, is automatically in?uenced
and hindered if you have lower back pain.
If you have sustained a recent lower back
injury, don’t be afraid to apply ice to this
area for 15-20 minutes. Remove the ice
for about an hour, and then reapply again.
Icing obviously won’t completely ?x the
issue, but it will help manage your back
pain to begin with in the acute stage.

L. Brymner

Recreational Gym User

My 5 Principles Of Fixing Lower Back Pain

18th November 2017 / Robert Manning

For my next series I am moving on from squatting and how to help you squat better.

I am however still in the same area which is the lower back and one of the most common complaints I see which is lower back pain.

Treating lower back pain is no easy task. This is because there an array of different factors that can contribute to the development of pain in and around the lower back.

There are some treatments that may decrease pain in one person, while that very same treatment may set off the lower back pain in another.

For this reason there is no real definitive guide to treatments for lower back pain.

Rather than going in a straight line of progression, you will have lows and highs before you get back up to full fitness.

My 5 Points

Over the course of the next few blog posts I want to share with you 5 key principles in the treatment of lower back pain.

1. Reduce Pain

2. Restore your Hip Mobility

3. Enhance Stability

4. Normalize Movement Patterns

5. Gradually Progress Back to Activates

Check back tomorrow for my first principle- reduce pain.

If you would like help with your own pain not just lower back pain. contact me on here using the messaging tool or give me a ring on 07759689612 to help you get back on your way to become Fully Fit!

Below is what one of my clients has said about how I helped him get Fully Fit!

L. Brymner

Recreational Gym User

The 1# Cheat To Improve Your Squat

2nd November 2017 / Robert Manning

Wouldn't you love to buy a bit of kit that would help you improve your squat ten fold?

Sounds too good to be true doesn't it?

Well.... this cheat is lifting shoes!

How Do They Work?

Lifting shoes angle your foot so it is resting in a slight bit of plantarflexion (i.e movement of pushing your accelerator to the floor)

It does this by having a slight heel of around 2 to 2.5cm.

This slight heel increases plantarflexion by 3.5 degrees to 5 degrees, this then makes it feel like your dorsiflexion has increased. However it is more of an illusion as instead of your foot starting of flat it starts of slightly plantarflexed

Conclusion

So if you are too lazy too follow my previous blog posts on fixing your squat this is a perfect cheat to help you squat a lot better by just changing your shoes!

If you aren't happy 'cheating' and want to improve your squat without relying on some magic shoes book in with me today to help you get on track and fully fit... see below for one of the many clients I have helped

L. Brymner

Recreational Gym User

For more information on squatting shoes give the below a read!

Sato, K., Fortenbaugh, D., & Hydock, D. S. (2012). Kinematic changes using weightlifting shoes on barbell back squat. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 26(1), 28-33.

Number 1 Alternative to the Squat!

8th October 2017 / Robert Manning

Continuing my theme on squatting, the squat is the main exercise that goes into most people’s mind when they think gym, even more so when you think leg day!

The back squat is a fundamental exercise prescribed for both athletes and non-athletes for developing lower body strength. When included in training programmes it has been found to improve athletic performance.

But what happens when you don't want to do the standard squat? Do you just not train legs for the rest of your life?! Actually there is another way that may even be superior!

Rear Leg Elevated Squat

Rear leg elevated squat, more commonly known as the 'Bulgarian Split Squat' is the alternative and it may actually be better for you!

This is because the exercise has been found to place less compressive force on the back, while placing more stress on the legs, hips and your stabilizer muscles. This means that this rear leg squat can be a great exercise if you are suffering from back pain and you are finding the normal back squat too much pain.

A key finding has been " that similar lower body muscle activity can be achieved using the RLESS with half the load of BS” Therefore bigger and more ‘manly’ weight is not always better!

In Conclusion

This means that for those clients who are UNCOMFORTABLE UNDER THE BARBELL–but still want good glute and quad results.

Another study going way back when to 2010 actually found more activation in gluteus medius muscle and biceps femoris activity than the back squat.

 If you aren’t convinced yet, give the Bulgarian split squat a try!

If you'd like further advice on squatting and how to squat and also manage your back pain, feel free to shoot me a message and we can get to work!

Further reading:

McCurdy K, O’Kelley E, Kutz M, Langford G, Ernest J, Torres M. Comparison of Lower Extremity EMG Between the 2-Leg Squat and Modified Single-Leg Squat in Female Athletes
J Sport Rehabil. 2010 Feb; 19(1):57-70

DeFOREST BA, CANTRELL GS, SCHILLING BK. Muscle Activity in Single- vs. Double-Leg Squats. International Journal of Exercise Science. 2014;7(4):302-310.

6 Tips to get the most out of your squat – Infographic

25th September 2017 / Robert Manning

Tag: Pain

Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches

Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches: Your Guide to Sports Therapy in Gloucester and Newent

Getting a Grip on Neck Pain and Headaches:

Sports Therapy: Your Neck Pain and Headache Solution

Finding Us in Gloucester, Newent, and Beyond:

My 4th Principle Of Lower Back Pain

4. Normalize Movement Patterns

My 1st Principle Of Lower Back Pain

My 5 Principles Of Fixing Lower Back Pain

My 5 Points

The 1# Cheat To Improve Your Squat

How Do They Work?

Conclusion

Number 1 Alternative to the Squat!

Rear Leg Elevated Squat

In Conclusion

6 Tips to get the most out of your squat – Infographic

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Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches

Goodbye to Neck Pain and Headaches: Your Guide to Sports Therapy in Gloucester and Newent

Getting a Grip on Neck Pain and Headaches:

Sports Therapy: Your Neck Pain and Headache Solution

Finding Us in Gloucester, Newent, and Beyond:

My 4th Principle Of Lower Back Pain

​4. Normalize Movement Patterns

My 1st Principle Of Lower Back Pain

My 5 Principles Of Fixing Lower Back Pain

​My 5 Points

The 1# Cheat To Improve Your Squat

​How Do They Work?

​Conclusion

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Number 1 Alternative to the Squat!

​Rear Leg Elevated Squat

​In Conclusion

6 Tips to get the most out of your squat – Infographic

Recent Posts

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4. Normalize Movement Patterns

My 5 Points

How Do They Work?

Conclusion

Rear Leg Elevated Squat

In Conclusion