If a skyscraper was built without stable, substantial foundations, this would stress other parts of the building higher up which have to compensate for the deficiency lower down. The immediate and long-term strain on these sections will result in the gradual deterioration and eventual subsidence of what visually appeared to be a solid and striking structure.
The same problem will occur in the human body during exercise and physical activity if your muscles aren’t properly prepared to function as they should along with correct alignment and joint stability. This could be when gardening or in more strenuous activities such as running, exercise classes or sports.
Known as movement dysfunctions, your body will compensate and find a way to perform these activities by altering its alignment, and mechanics and recruiting other muscles to do the strenuous work for which they’re not designed to.
Even with rest, symptomatic treatment and exercise continuation, the pain will recur if the underlying problems which caused it aren’t identified, resolved and prevented by your trainer and/or therapist.
Corrective exercise (C.E) is a non-medical/ medicinal or surgical approach to addressing pain (neuromusculoskeletal) that someone feels in the body. Other therapists may give you isolative treatment, exercises or stretches specific to the area where pain is felt.
The body though is a whole unit, working collectively and concurrently. Other problematic issues elsewhere in the body have a chain reaction effect, culminating in this pain. Therefore areas where discomfort is repeatedly felt will benefit little from this isolative, symptomatic treatment.
As C.E specialists, we’re trained to assess and treat the body holistically as a whole unit. Rather than treating in isolation the area where someone feels pain, we look at the bigger picture, rectifying and preventing the root cause of why the symptom/s have occurred, often stemming from an overlooked problem elsewhere in the body.
We’ll strive to rectify, restore and maintain your posture, movement mechanics, muscle balance, mobility, flexibility and joint stability, helping your body to move freely, confidently, enjoyably and without pain in exercise and general daily and recreational activity.