by Body Chek | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog, Sports Injuries
In Part 2, I explained how poor posture and muscle balance and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to micro-trauma of your lumbar discs leading to a prolapse. In this post, I will explain what you can do to minimise micro-trauma of your discs from a biomechanical...
by Body Chek | Apr 22, 2014 | Sports Injuries
In Part 1, I explained how common back pain is, how much it costs us in the UK and how micro-trauma and reduced tissue healing can lead to injuries and pain. In this post, I will explain more about micro-trauma, how it occurs and how it can cause prolapsed lumbar...
by Body Chek | Apr 17, 2014 | Sports Injuries
In the UK, 49% of the population will experience back pain for more than 24-hours each year. 7% of these people will develop chronic back pain, which costs UK employers £600 million per year with nearly 5 million work days are lost annually. Treating back pain costs...
by Body Chek | Apr 11, 2014 | Weight Loss
OK, in Part 1 of “Hormones & Fat Loss”, I discussed the role Leptin plays in controlling hunger and how sugars may cause Leptin resistance and over-eating and fat gain. In this post, I will be discussing the role of insulin… Insulin is a hormone...
by Body Chek | Apr 9, 2014 | Weight Loss
Following on from my last blog, I thought I would delve into more detail about the relationship between hormones and fat loss. I always inform my clients that you have to get healthy to lose weight, not lose weight to get healthy. And getting healthy includes...
