by Body Chek | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
Last week I was in Copenhagen to teach CHEK Exercise Coach. It was a much smaller class than usual and unfortunately we lost a student due to an unforeseen circumstance after day three. It was really nice being able to give so much attention to each student and they...
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 | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Tennis
If you’ve been following my posts for some time, you’ll know that in June 2013, I ruptured my L4/5, L5/S1 lumbar discs. I have a series of blogs over the last 22 months detailing my progress: Blog 1 Blog 2 Blog 3 Blog 4 Blog 5 Well, I’m happy to...
by Body Chek | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
After a long day travelling from San Diego, I arrived in New York. I had a few days to recover from my travels and crossing time zones before I was due to teach at The ECA World Fitness Convention. It was a bit of shock going from hot weather to temperatures below...