by MyoThrive | Sep 15, 2020 | Knee Exercises
Patellofemoral pain syndrome or PFPS is a common cause of knee pain, especially among women. Usually the pain is focused around the front of the knee and/or around the knee cap. There’s usually increased pain with descending stairs, walking downhill or sitting...
by MyoThrive | Aug 25, 2020 | children, cricket, dancing, exercise, foam roller, joint health, massage, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, self treatment tools, sport, teenagers, wellbeing
Just like adults, children and adolescents can also experience musculoskeletal imbalances, conditions and pain. So how do you tell what your child is going through and what health professional to take them to? If you child has been complaining of severe pain following...
by MyoThrive | Aug 4, 2020 | Ankle Strengthen, dancing, exercise, gym, joint health, self treatment tools, sport, squat
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Why is my ankle stability important? Whether you enjoy running, gymnastics, lifting weights or walking the dogs, ankle stability is important. Even moving from standing to sitting and vice versa requires some ankle mobility and...
by MyoThrive | Jul 21, 2020 | gym, massage, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, running, squat
Ever wondered why you are at your sorest 24 to 48 hours after a workout? That’s DOMS. Ever left the personal training session feeling great only to feel tight and stiff after 6 to 8 hours? That’s DOMS. Remember those times you went “Yep that was a tough...
by MyoThrive | Jul 7, 2020 | foam roller, gardening, massage, myofascial release, myotherapy, posture, running
Foam rollers have been on the scene for a while now. There are new kids on the block such as the rumble roller and the power stick to name a few. However; there are some ways of using the foam roller that just doesn’t work so well with the other kinds of myofascial...
by MyoThrive | Jun 23, 2020 | exercise, gym, health, mindfulness, Personal Development, wellbeing
We’ve been in and out of lockdowns, isolations and holidays the last few years! I’m sure you’ve already seen plenty of posts and blogs telling you to go slow in getting back into it to avoid injury and early burn out. But we think this is such a...
by MyoThrive | Jun 9, 2020 | exercise, foam roller, gym, joint health, Mid Back Exercises, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, push-up, Shoulder Exercise, Shoulder Strengthen
With the current push-up challenge being a highlight of people’s time in isolation and having served as a great way to raise some money for charity, I have to admit, we were kind of cringing here at Myothrive. We rarely see a push-up performed well and...
by MyoThrive | May 26, 2020 | Ab Strengthen, exercise, gym, joint health, pain relief, posture, vlog, wellbeing
Why is low ab strength important? Lower abdominal (low abs) strength is really important for activities of day to day living and even more important if you’re participating in sport or general exercise. Test if you have weak lower abdominals as it can reflect in...
by MyoThrive | May 12, 2020 | massage, muscle health, myofascial release, pain relief, self treatment tools, wellbeing
Whether its a spiky ball, a lacrosse ball or a borrowed tennis ball from your dog (maybe wash it first?!), they are great for relieving tight muscles all over the body. Due to covid-19 isoloation happening all over the world, todays post will be focused on helping...
by MyoThrive | Apr 28, 2020 | exercise, foam roller, Glute Strengthen, gym, joint health, muscle health, myofascial release, myotherapy, pain relief, posture, squat
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey”― Kenji Miyazawa Where are your glutes? You glute muscles make up your bottom. There is the biggest and one closest to the surface called the gluteus maximus, the next deepest one called the gluteus medius and...
