by Lucy Dunleavy | 12/07/19 | Health, Posture
Modern life changes your shape by adapting your skeleton to accommodate everyday stresses Our bones are actually very unlike what we may see displayed in museums. They are not white, solid and inert, as scientists used to think, but are in fact very much alive. They...
by Lucy Dunleavy | 04/01/18 | Health, Massage, Posture
Stretching feels good, animals do it all the time. But sometimes it hurts to stretch, sometimes its hard to move out of a particular posture, which can make us think twice about stretching in the first place. So what actually happens when we stretch? What is the...
by Lucy Dunleavy | 31/08/15 | Health, Massage
This is often given the label of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but often has very little to do with the Carpal Tunnel in the wrist itself. Unfortunately people are often sent for surgery on the Carpal Tunnel, only to have their symptoms of numbness or tingling return as it...
by Lucy Dunleavy | 13/05/14 | Health, Massage
Muscles which are tightened with trigger points can sometimes squeeze on surrounding nerves or blood vessels. If a nerve is squeezed, it can result in a numbness or pins and needles sensation in the area which is served by that nerve. This is very common in the arms...
