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McGill Big 3 and Low Back Pain

by MyoThrive | Aug 14, 2026 | Ab Strengthen, Back strengthening, health, Low Back Exercise, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, wellbeing

McGill Big 3 and Low Back Pain You’ll see many social media posts and blogs mention the McGill ratios/McGill endurance test/McGill big 3. These tests are an approach to causes of low back pain (LBP) and muscular imbalance or weakness, let’s have a look at what they...

FYI – Pelvic Floor dysfunction

by MyoThrive | Jul 10, 2026 | Ab Strengthen, Back strengthening, Clinical Pilates, health, Hip Exercises, Hip strengthening, hip stretches, mindfulness, muscle health, myofascial release, Pelvic Floor, Pilates, pregnancy, stretch, wellbeing

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Menopause & Bladder Health: How It All Connects The term “pelvic floor” is everywhere now, but many people still aren’t sure what it actually is – or why it can cause so many issues, especially around peri‑menopause and menopause. At its...

The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

by MyoThrive | Sep 19, 2023 | Back strengthening, Mid Back Exercises, myotherapy, Neck Stretch, pain relief, posture, self treatment tools, Shoulder Exercise, Shoulder Strengthen, stretch, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, TMJ, Upper Back Stretch, wellbeing

The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) This is a tool we use at MyoThrive to help assess, treat and prevent mechanical pain of the back, neck and extremities whilst keeping the power of treatment in your hands. What is the McKenzie Method of...

Nurses and Musculoskeletal injuries

by MyoThrive | May 9, 2023 | exercise, health, Low Back Exercise, massage, mindfulness, muscle health, myotherapy, self treatment tools

Nurses and Musculoskeletal Injuries Healthcare workers often suffer from musculoskeletal injuries. Nurses are considered a group of healthcare workers with the highest prevalence of work related musculoskeletal injuries. This is due to high physical demands associated...

Don’t forget about the adductors!

by MyoThrive | Apr 26, 2023 | exercise, Glute Strengthen, Hip Exercises, Hip strengthening, hip stretches, Knee Exercises, Knee strengthening, muscle health, myotherapy, running, sport, squat

Don’t forget about the Adductor Muscles! We hear a lot about the hip abductors, but much less about the hip adductor muscles which are the muscle that sit on the inside of your thigh between the hip and...

Common injuries for trades people

by MyoThrive | Jan 23, 2023 | Back strengthening, exercise, foam roller, gym, health, joint health, Mid Back Exercises, muscle health, myotherapy, pain relief, wellbeing

Common injuries for trades people Here at Myothrive we see a lot of tradespeople or tradies from varying backgrounds, ages and physical work. People with high physically demanding jobs such as tradies and labourers have a higher rate of injuries related to or directly...