When the Shoulder Feels Stiff: Why Gentle Movement Can Help.

A shoulder can become strangely unfamiliar after a period of pain or inactivity. You reach for something on a shelf and stop halfway. Lifting a bag feels heavier than it should. You try to put on a jacket and suddenly realise that a movement you never used to think about now requires planning. Sometimes the […]

Back Pain and Movement: Why Gentle Exercise Can Sometimes Help More Than Rest.

Back pain has a strange way of changing how a person moves. Something starts hurting, so we become careful. We sit more carefully. We stand up carefully. We stop bending. We stop turning. Eventually, we may stop moving almost completely because movement has started to feel like something dangerous. And for a while, staying still […]