by bodychek_admin | Jul 20, 2015 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries
Last time I explained how the body works on a priority system known as the Reflex Survival Totem Pole. I also stated that I would explain how a compensation at the Upper Cervical Spine (upper neck) could lead to lower back pain. The way in which the Upper Cervical...
by Body Chek | Jun 27, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
Two years ago, I severely ruptured two discs in my lower back (see my MRI scans below), leaving me in pain, unable to sit, walk without a severe limp, get in a car, put my own socks on and definitely couldn’t workout or play sport. I also suffered from numbness...
by Body Chek | May 5, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Professional Courses
The last couple of weeks have been a very busy time. Two weeks ago I taught CHEK Exercise Coach to the Year 1 CHEK Academy Students at The Albany Club in London. It’s always an extra pleasure to teach the Academy students as they go through extra training before...
by Body Chek | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, General Health, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
Following on from my European trip, I said I would update you as to my travels in the USA. In early March, I flew to San Diego to teach a workshop to the CHEK Academy Year 2 students. I taught two 1-day workshops, ‘Equal, but Not The Same’ (which is all...
by Body Chek | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
So what is tendinitis? Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon (tendons are connective tissues that join muscles to bones). Tendonitis can occur with repeated stretching and overloading, the cross-linking structure of the collagen fibres break apart, causing micro...
by Body Chek | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In part one of this post, I gave an update on my progress since prolapsing two discs in my lumbar spine in June 2013. I also highlighted what I have done to help rehabilitate the discs. In this post, I will describe what I think were the causes of my prolapsed discs....
