If you built a skyscraper without stable, substantial foundations, this would place stress on other parts of the building higher up compensating for the deficiency lower down. The immediate and long-term strain on them will cause a gradual deterioration and subsidence of what appeared to be a solid, striking structure.
The same problem occurs in the human body during exercise and physical activity if your muscles aren’t properly prepared to function as they should, together with correct alignment and joint stability. Perhaps when gardening or in more strenuous activities such as running, exercise classes or sports.
Known as movement dysfunctions, your body compensates and finds a way to do these activities by altering its alignment and mechanics and recruiting other muscles to do the strenuous work which they’re not designed to.
Despite rest, symptomatic treatment or exercise continuation, the pain will recur if the underlying problems which caused it aren’t identified, resolved and prevented by your trainer and/or therapist.
Corrective exercise (C.E) is a non-medical/ medicinal or surgical approach to addressing pain (neuromusculoskeletal). Other therapists may give you isolative treatment, exercises or stretches specific to the area where pain is felt.
The body though is a whole unit, working collectively and concurrently. Other problematic issues elsewhere in the body have a chain reaction effect, culminating in this pain, so areas where discomfort is felt may benefit little from isolative, symptomatic treatment.
As C.E specialists, we’re trained to assess and treat the body holistically as a whole unit, rectifying and preventing the root cause of why the symptom/s have occurred, often stemming from an overlooked problem elsewhere in the body.
We intend to rectify, restore and maintain your posture, movement mechanics, muscle balance, mobility, flexibility and joint stability, helping your body to move freely, confidently, enjoyably and without pain in exercise and general daily and recreational activity.