Postural Correction

Many of the people who come to see me for an assessment regularly suffer from muscle or joint pain. Often they are already being treated by physiotherapists, chiropractors or osteopaths who have referred them to me.

The types of pain being experienced vary greatly from client to client. Some clients who are suffering from muscular pain benefit from deep tissue massage which can be provided by physiotherapist or myself (see sports massage).

Others require manipulations in order to help joints realign which needs to be performed by one of the above practitioners. Both of the approaches help to treat and temporarily reduce the pain.

Unfortunately the pain often returns and people are caught in the trap of getting treatment after treatment in order to be able to get through their everyday lives. Instead of just treating the pain my approach involves diagnosing firstly what is physically causing the pain and then attempting to stop the pain reoccurring.

What causes the pain?

As mentioned above the types of pain people experience is incredibly varied but often the pain is a result of muscular imbalances and poor postural habits.

For example a common postural abnormality that I often come across in people is called upper crossed syndrome. This condition is typified and seen in people who have rounded shoulders and a forward head posture. Upper crossed syndrome can lead to head and neck pain, numbness or tingling in the arms and hands. I often see this postural condition in people who spend a lot of time driving or working at a desk.

This is just one example as there are many different postural conditions and often people are suffering from aspects of several of them.

My approach

Above all else I am a personal trainer I am not a qualified physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath. For this reason I work closely with the above practitioners to enable us to diagnose and treat the physical problems.

I then design exercise and stretching programs that help to correct the muscular imbalances. In addition to this I will look closely at your lifestyle and help to identify what is causing the problem. This may include looking at the way you sit at a desk, the position of your car seat or the way you walk or lift objects.

In addition to liaising with local health professionals I also regularly attended courses/seminars and read current literature which all helps me to keep up with developments in postural correction.


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