We’ve seen over a decades worth of clients suffering work related pain and tension – backs, necks, shoulders and wrists, hips and knees. The majority of our London clients work in office environments and we’ve observed poor movement habits and work style in near all of them. Now we’re stepping up our involvement in creating […]
At Balance we often discuss sleep with our clients, its effect on pain and recovery (injury specific recovery and recovery from day to day life) is significant – as is hydration, diet, movement, mobility etc. Recently thanks to partnership with specialist retailer “Back in Action” and the space they occupy at our Clapham facility we […]
The London Golf Show runs from November 11th-13th at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Balance Performance is taking a stand and delivering education at the Golf Show. The focus is on recovery and performance for golfers using Trigger Point Performance Therapy self-massage tools: TPT products have changed the way Balance Performance operates due to the sustainable […]
This fascinating course is aimed at anyone who wants to use Trigger Point Therapy in their professional capacity. You might be a Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Chiropractor, Sports Therapist, Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Sports Coach or even an Athlete. If you work with people who want to perform better, recover faster and prevent injuries from occuring then this […]
BBC Science Reporter Victoria Gill’s article is linked to below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8483401.stm It describes research that came to the obvious conclusion that if you give a human the chance to take the path of least resistance they will take it, even if the consequences are a down turn in long term efficiency. Well thats my interpretation, […]
Mick Habgood has written a piece on his approach to what is the specialist area of ski boot fitting and orthotics suitable for ski boots. Mick is also at the Earls Court Olympia ski show next week to update his knowledge on this seasons boots. BALANCE’ing Ski Boot Pain and Ski Performance: http://tinyurl.com/ski-orthotics
Leigh Hinton (30) of Guinness Premiership Rugby Union teamLeeds Carnegie’s (full back injured his AC joint in early August during the club’s pre-season tour of France (vs Aurillac). He has now had a surgical repair now and begins the rehabilitation that the club hope will ensure he returns to play in October. He faces 10 […]
Running shoes get a thumbs down from various critics (taken a little of context to be fair). Mick Habgood, podiatrist, and running orthotic specialist offers an alternative view in response: This is the original article published in the Daily Mail: http://tinyurl.com/cerpyu Here is the alternate view from Mick: Companies like those mentioned seem to create […]
The organisers of the Yukon Arctic Challenge describe it as the “The world’s coldest and toughest ultra!”. From Feb. 15th – 26th, 2009, Jerym Brunton covered the 430 miles on foot (some chose mountain bike others cross country ski). Of the 16 competitors in this event (there are also marathon, 100 mile and 300 mile […]
Happy New Year from the team at Balance. We are very excited about the year ahead even if a lot of people are talking about 2009 being a gloomy year for business. For the past 8 years we have actively encouraged clients to take a long term perspective when it comes to dealing with their injuries, episodes […]