Pronation or at least over-pronation is spoken of in running circles as though it is the bane mankind where is it is actually a completely natural and necessary movement and happens for a good reason. Pronation of the foot along with knee and hip flexion aids shock absorption through the first portion of the stance phase as we move. Continue reading “A little bit of pronation”
A strategy for dealing with aches and pains
In our goal of moving better and dealing with the aches and pains that come from work, training and life in general I often hear that X worked when I tried it but the problem came back. This something that often is said regarding soft tissue work you can do at home such as stretching, foam rolling/ other self MFR techniques or even work carried out by a manual therapist/physiotherapist. Often what is forgotten is that these techniques or treatments are designed to help improve range of movement and tissue quality but you need to “own” this newly created movement by using it and often by re-patterning our movement. If you simply treat the area then go back to using it just as you did before then it’s hardly surprising that the relief was only temporary. Continue reading “A strategy for dealing with aches and pains”