Is your walking pattern (gait) causing your pain?
We walk 8000-10000 steps a day, many people up to 20000. Yet we don’t have walking classes or check ups […]
Did you know episiotomies can alter walking patterns (gait), breath patterns and cause a lot of hip and back and foot issues.
Did you know most episiotomies are performed with right handed sissors? This means most women’s scars are on the right side.
Hip extension is vital for good gait (walking). It’s worth getting some gait analysis to see if you are using this fantastic spring loaded design in your hips.
Hip extension… I often see people lack this in their gait. They even may be able to do it passively
You calf muscle is your second heart. It pumps the blood upwards in walking (gait), but if your ankles are stiff or feet are weak this is jepodised. Gait analysis can pinpoint and help teach the best exercises for this.
Calves are referred to as our second hearts. They are beautifully designed to help you walk but they are also
Women – do you feel more breathless/anxious before your period? I explain why and how to change it.
The hormone progesterone sky rockets before menstruation. Progesterone is well know to increases breathing rate. If you are already breathing
The many benefits of mouth taping at night so you breath through your nose
Colds, sniffles, hay fever, allergies, blocked noses? Have your tried mouth taping? It is helpful to find your way back
Orthotics – they are a useful tool but not a long term solution for walking (gait) pain. Gait analysis and training will have long term results
Orthotics have their place in treatment of certain conditions or rare extreme structural issues. But ultimately they give temporary relief
Women need different breath work to men due to the shape of their lower back vertebrae and this will help their walking pattern (gait).
I find this stunning – evolutionary wonder. Women’s L3 (a lower back vertebrae) is a wedge shape, when men’s are
Is your foot wear damaging your feet and effecting your walking pattern (gait) and breathing?
Having spent years learning biomechanics, the amount of awe I have for the design of the feet, this to me
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The way you breath impacts the way you walk (gait) and visa versa, so don’t ignore that during gait analysis
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