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 […]
Kinesiology Taping for Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain: When and Why It May Help.
There is a particular kind of wrist pain that makes ordinary movements suddenly feel uncertain. Turning a key. Opening a jar. Holding a heavy object. Pushing up from a chair. Sometimes the pain is sharp and localised to the little-finger side of the wrist, sometimes it feels more like irritation, weakness, or a sense that […]
After a Meniscus Tear: Why Doing Less Is Sometimes Harder Than Doing More.
People often imagine rehabilitation beginning with movement. I don’t. I think it begins a little earlier. With the moment a person realizes that the knee has stopped being something they never had to think about. Before the injury, it simply existed. You stood up without planning how. You turned around without calculating the angle. You […]
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