What are the benefits of doing the plank?
We go on about doing the plank all the time. Why? Because there isn’t another exercise that does so much for so little effort. The plank absolutely...
Connective tissue laxity – what problems does this cause?
We have talked about ligament laxity, hypermobility and connective tissue laxity previously: http://c1healthcentre.co.uk/ligament-laxity/ What is th...
Headaches – Massage or Medication?
Luke Norland writes on how massage can benefit headache sufferers: Your body can produce its own biochemical prescriptions to alleviate the pain and...
Shin Splints- enjoy the Bristol 10k without them!
Sports Massage Therapist- Luke Norland writes: It's the Bristol 10k is this Sunday! This, from the official website- “The course will take you un...
Hyper mobility
One of our excellent Sports Massage Therapist- Luke Norland writes this about hypermobility: "Hypermobility is a common problem affecting many of our...
Trigger points – what are they, and why do they matter to us at C1?
Luke Norland, one of our excellent sports massage therapists writes: The dictionary definition of a trigger point is: A sensitive area of the body...
Glute Exercises – The Why and How
Katie Breeze, one of our great sports injury therapists writes this great article about glute exercises: More and more frequently I see people (fro...
Core stability training – the most important thing we’ll ever tell you
A vast amount of rubbish is spouted about core stability. Typically this is from those poorly trained and, frankly, pretty dim blokes you often meet...
Sciatic pain can be a trigger point in your Piriformis
What is piriformis syndrome? Wikipedia's definition is: Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compre...