Gary Ward
The Glutes Again
👣 A single muscle just might not be doing what you think it is… and may be capable of so much more. 👣 A single muscle that attaches to bone with three dimensional potential is at the mercy of the movement of those bones. 👣 For instance, take the glute, always a useful example as most everybody knows what it
Getting to Grips with Plantar Fasciitis
👣 Flat foot – this increases tension in all of the tissues on the underside of the foot, often in multiple dimensions of movement. Being unable to get out of this flat footed position means the tension in the tissues remains perpetually under the foot 👣 Tension = stress 😖 👣 High arch rigid foot – this compresses the tissues
Mortons Neuroma?
👣 Following on from the ‘foot is a tripod’ post. “Actually I do only stand on a small surface area under the ball of my foot… and it hurts!” 📖 “Neuroma” = a pinched nerve 📖 👣 Why don’t we just un-pinch it then? 🤷🏻♂️ 👣 How do you pinch something? You apply pressure to it from multiple sides. Such
Your Foot is a Tripod
👣 Your foot is a tripod. This means it adopts three points of contact to stand upon. In a perfect world, this would be your 1st metatarsal head (big toe knuckle); 5th metatarsal head (little toe knuckle); and your heel. But so often it isn’t. And yet… … There is always a tripod 🔺 👣 Here’s the interesting part. The
Movement Lives on a Spectrum
👣 Movement lives on a spectrum. 👣 A spectrum in this case being a line between two extremes. In each plane of movement, there are two options for movement of a joint towards each extreme within the plane. Flexion⬅️➡️ExtensionAdduction ⬅️➡️AbductionInternal Rotation⬅️➡️External Rotation 👣 There are other ways of describing the planes of movement at different structures in the rest of
What is the Goal of a Muscle Stretch?
👣 The end goal of a muscle stretch is for that muscle to contract and for a joint to experience range. 👣 The question is do muscles enjoy being held under tension? Or is their desire, once stretched, to shorten again? 👣 I stated in my book What The Foot that muscles operate in a kind of on-off-on-off scenario; implying
Resting Posture & Foot Pressures
👣 Both of my programmes, WAKE YOUR BODY UP and WAKE YOUR FEET UP start in a very interesting place. With what we call your foot pressures. This is the area of your feet that is in contact with the ground when you are stood. It’s really important to bring awareness to this aspect of human movement as not only
What the Femur?
👣 In this series I’ll discuss the femur’s relationship with the pelvis, I’ll explain the difference between terminal extension and hyper extension at the knee , I’ll let you know why we don’t really enjoy internal rotation of the hip AT ALL, and how all of this can lend itself to your back pain. This all becomes clear in my
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