Spring might just about be in the air and I’m already seeing people who’ve hurt their backs with the seasons first lawn-mowing, car-washing, garden digging and patio-pot-moving.  So here’s a quick guide to how NOT to hurt yourself while you’re working. First, pace yourself and do not try to do in 1 day what you […]

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With the cold and wet weather, I start seeing lots of people with upper back, neck and shoulder problems for massage and I believe there are a number of reasons for this.  Firstly, cold makes muscles, ligaments and tendons shorter – it’s just physics.  Shorter muscles mean that tightness increases and so does discomfort.  Secondly, […]

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The soft tissues in the body – muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia – are subject to the same laws of physics as the rest of the world. In the cold, soft tissues shrink, become stiffer and more rigid. This will likely make an existing back or neck pain worse and may even cause a new […]

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