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Why Do Muscles Feel Tight? | Physio Network

Why Do Muscles Feel Tight? | Physio Network Why do muscles feel tight? Does that mean they are short? That they can’t relax? And what can you do about it? Here are some...

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Ynysowen members get discounted treatment with us👇🏼👇🏼

Our Social Membership packages are now back and live. All of our membership packages include a number of in house club benefits:-

• Free entry to home games
• 20p of draft beer at our indoor and outdoor bars
• Ltd edition club polo (Vice President package only)
• Entry into our monthly member's draw (first draw end of October for a pair of Wales v SA tickets)

In addition to all the above packages, and with thanks to all our affiliated partners the below discounts can also be taken advantage of:-

• Merthyr Tydfil Leisure - Corporate Membership discount
• Richard Thomas Personal Training - 10% Discount of all plans
• LW Sports Therapy Clinic - 15% Discount off treatments
• KLJ Coaching - 35% discount off plans / 2 4 1 PT Sessions
• Feed Me F**t - 10% off meals and meal prep
• Live Life Chiropractic & Health Clinic - Initial Consultation for £30 (normally £48)
• The Cutting Club - 10% off haircuts
• Myprotein - Upto 35% Mystery Discount

More to be added soon...

If you'd like to be part of our successful and ever growing membership programme and take advantage of the above offers, just drop us a message or comment with your email address and what package you'd like and we'll send you a payment link to pay securely online! Membership cards can then be collected from the gate at home games, which will need to be shown for most of the above offers 👍

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⁉️Why does it matter to differentiate pain from injury?

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Sleep and Pain 🌛

😴 Many with persistent pain have difficulty falling or staying asleep most nights of the week leading to changes in their daily functioning.

🌙 Chronic sleep deprivation can have long-term health consequences and is worth working on. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) should be a first-line treatment. Sleep hygiene alone is often ineffective.

👀 If someone has a sleep issue, here is a potential starting place after they have been cleared of any other medical diagnosis such as narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea:

🧠 “Overanxious, underslept.” Sleep issues and anxiety often ride together. Perhaps a referral to a psychologist is key to assist in unpacking anxiety.

1️⃣ Restrict the total time spent in bed - many will go to bed earlier or stay in bed longer in the morning in attempt to provide more time to get enough sleep. Set goals (i.e. aim for 6 hours, then 6.5, etc) and embrace the 'Road to Recovery' that is filled with good and not good times.

2️⃣ If you are awake for longer than 20-30 minutes, get up, move to another room, and read a book. Once you feel sleepy, return to the bed.

3️⃣ Sleep environment - make the room cool, dark, and comfortable.

4️⃣ Routine - create conditioned cues for sleep. Do the same relaxing routine every night.

5️⃣ Remove inhibitors - this may be cannabis and alcohol. They help you fall asleep but keep you in the lighter stages of sleep (1 and 2) leading to fragmentation. Others are cellphone use, emails, and other stimulating tasks.

6️⃣ Others - get people moving/exercising more and consider activities that enhance mood (mindfulness, music, reading, exercise, etc).

📘https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735805000292

Challenge Starts on Monday 30th August 👊🏼

What’s included on our Challenge?

Whether your goal is getting stronger, to drop some extra pounds or maybe just a simply confidence boost this 21 challenge is for you.

Our mission for the 21 Day challenge is to give you all the tools to and resources to allow you to transform your current training and lifestyle.

We’re not just talking about how much weight you’ll lose or how you’ll you feel your clothes fit much better.

We mean the smile, the inner confidence and the high energy levels you’ll begin to radiate as you become proud of the changes you’ve made.

Kickstart your transformation and join us for our exclusive 21 Day Challenge where you will receive:

✅ A weekly full body composition assessment using our assessment tools in the studio

✅ Access to 1-1 Private PT in our studio

✅over 300 calorie controlled recipes

✅Access to our closed group full of support, training tips, & much more

✅Accountability to keep you motivated and smashing the sessions

✅3 week reward and prize.

Don’t miss out, these slots are extremely limited and won’t be around long. To get started simply drop us a dm and we will send you the info✅

‼️Wales has moved to Alert Level 0‼️

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Healthcare restrictions DO NOT change and we won’t be dropping our guard whilst continuing to provide high quality services.

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There will be a continued use of PPE, with masks and hand sanitisers continued to be used on admission to the clinic and will be provided where needed

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Time to get the running shoes on, join a gym or just go for a nice walk

Always great to have these kind of reviews - Makes the hard work worth while 👏🏼👏🏼

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⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 EUROS 2020 ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Until Wales get knocked out of Euro 2020 (Hopefully a while yet!😬) we’re offering a buy 2 sessions get one free deal!🎉

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All sessions must be used within 6 weeks of booking!

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To book👇🏼👇🏼

📞 07946624438
📧 [email protected]

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More people need to know this - Joints DO NOT move out of place👇🏼👇🏼🤯

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✨✨DESK POSTURE!✨✨

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Repetitive, sustained poor movement patterns and posture can contribute to pain if they aren’t addressed!👎🏼
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When our bodies are stuck in this position for extended periods of time day after day our muscles and joints adapt and end up conforming to this position over time😬

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‼️‼️Your posture is not the problem, it’s the lack of exposure to good movements that will make you symptomatic‼️‼️

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Rather than getting worried about your bad posture, add in regular movements to address good movement & range of motion for your upper back, neck, and shoulders

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Remember - motion is lotion!
By counteracting the prolonged sitting with regular mobility this will decrease your risk of injury👍🏼🏃🏽‍♂️🙆🏽‍♀️🏋🏽‍♂️

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⭐️ REOPENING MONDAY! ⭐️

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We’ve had a slight closure due to myself having knee surgery, but now we’re finally reopening! I’m grateful for all my patient clients🤞🏼

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We’ve got limited appointments remaining for the next two weeks. Send us a message to get yourself booked in!

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All treatments have returned to our services;

▪️Injury Assessment & Treatment
▪️Rehabilitation
▪️Medical Acupuncture
▪️Dry Needling
▪️Sports Massage
▪️Taping & Strapping
▪️ Myofascial Cupping
▪️ IASTM

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‼️TEMPORARY CLOSURE ‼️

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We are closed until around mid May as I underwent knee surgery yesterday🦵🏼

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All clients in rehabilitation programmes will continue with online sessions & online consultations are continuing 💻

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I appreciate your patience & hope to see new and old clients in around a months time🤞🏼🤞🏼

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🩸BLOOD CLOTS🩸
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Following my post on Monday after my 2nd COVID vaccine I had many comments about the risks especially blood clots

You may have heard or read about the Astra Zeneca vaccines being placed on hold due to some concerns about blood clots

However to put this risk into context we need to look at the risk of blood clots with other things

And a recent systematic review demonstrated that the biggest risk of blood clots is actually the COVID virus itself, not the vaccines

Again I can understand the concern and doubts many have when the media and others keep talking about these risks

But try to look at the science and data and consider the risks of NOT having the vaccine just as much as having it!

😎 Disc protrusion completely resolves on its own!

👋🏻 Here's a case report of a 28 year old with severe back and leg pain

📸 MRI November 2018 showed “Large L4/5disc protrusion w severe cord narrowing/ crowding of cauda equina rootlets”....

🕒 7 months later and a new round of imaging

📸 MRI May 2019 showed reabsorption and now pain free! 😱

➡️ This is a great example of conservative Mx & ‘watch & wait’ approach. We don't know exactly what his treatment consisted of, but we know from the research that disc problems resolve on their own

📚 A meta-analysis (Zhong et al 2017) has shown that 2/3 of disc bulges spontaneously «heal» on their own! Many of them within a few months too, not years

See a summary of this paper here 👉 https://www.physio-network.com/blog/two-thirds-of-herniated-discs-resolve-on-their-own/

❌ This does not mean that no one should ever undergo surgery. Each patient must be managed on an individual basis

🙌🏻 Thanks to Dan Board for bringing this case to our attention.

Recovery is key in injury prevention👇🏼👇🏼

4 nice and simple tips to take into account when your training, it’s important to always plan ahead & listen to your body.

If you feel your struggling, hit a wall or can’t get over the next hurdles. A coach is a great investment to get you where you want to be.

‼️ O V E R V I E W ‼️

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Here is an overview of our services!👇🏼👇🏼

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Wr offer a variety of treatment packages, which will allow you to save money on multi-teatment purchases! 💰 💰

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We also offer bespoke packages to sports teams to diagnose injury, control pitch side first aid and enhance recovery 🚑

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**Some services will not be available (unless for medical purposes or teams have elite status from Sports Wales)**