Weight Loss, Nutrition and Injury Specialists in North Finchley, Barnet. Providing Osteopathy, Sports Massage and Personal Training to North London..
If you’ve been a regular at our place for a while you will no doubt have heard us talk about the benefits of Magnesium.
Magnesium is responsible for around 300 different processes in the body, making it a very important mineral.
Some of the potential roles/benefits of Magnesium include; [Read more…] about Supplements- What’s So Good About Magnesium?
I often find myself advising people to foam roll to help them ease tightness in their muscles and to supplement the benefits of treatment. Foam rolling is a fantastic way to break down tightness and spasm in the larger muscles of the body.
Take a look at the video below to learn how to foam roll and which muscles I think are the most important to focus on. [Read more…] about How To Use A Foam Roller
You may not know this but we have just added Podiatry to our list of services we offer.
Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of problems of the foot and ankle.
If you, or someone you know, is suffering from pain, discomfort or any other issue related to the feet then this is the service for you.
For September only we are offering FREE foot assessments for everyone!
This offer will only be during September though, so make an appointment now before it’s too late!
To make an appointment email us at info@precisionwellbeing.co.uk
It seems strange to think that despite the physical strain sports people put themselves through, we don’t actually see as many sports injuries in North Finchley as you would expect.
On the other hand we see many more office workers despite them being much less physically active.
Surely you would expect sports people to be injuring themselves all the time. You’d also expect office workers who do nothing but sit all day to be fine. [Read more…] about Why Do We Treat More Office Workers Than Athletes?
Did you know that most people do this exercise wrong?
The back extension is a fantastic exercise when done correctly. Most people, especially those who have been injured, are extremely weak in their “posterior chain” (the hamstrings, buttocks and lower back).
The first clip is how most people seem to do this exercise. As you can see here I’m using momentum to bounce up and allowing myself to fall too quickly which means there’s no resistance on the way down.
[Read more…] about How To Perform Back Extensions
Can you believe that we’ve just had the hottest early May bank holiday on record (since 1978)?! What a lovely weekend that was! I hope you had a nice weekend. I was out in the garden with my wife and my in-laws doing work around the garden.
Like me, it seems that many other people were out working in the garden too since we’ve had a few people booking in for treatment with aches and pains following the weekend. [Read more…] about How To Avoid Injury When You’re Gardening