You don’t have to be old or an athlete to suffer from muscle pain. Most painful muscle conditions are caused by simple ‘overuse injury’. Over use can be caused by running 15 miles and pulling your hamstring, or by sitting at a desk all day with your shoulders hunched.
Muscles work on an ‘agonist and antagonist’ [...]
Right, i’m in the business – I’ve been a massage therapist for a few years now, and even I find all the different names for types of massage confusing!
I’m going to try to make it clear to you – so that if you are looking for a massage, and you’re new to it, you’ll know [...]
All this might sound obvious – but extremely helpful none the less.
1. Sitting exerts 5 times more pressure on your spine than standing. Try sitting on a swiss ball (or medicine ball) if sitting for long periods of time, wriggling around occasionally will nourish your intervertebral discs and take the pressure off of your spine.
2. [...]
