Straight Leg Raises | Brighton Chiropractor The straight leg raise is also used by doctors and physical therapists to assess lumbar spine impingement, herniated discs, and sciatic pain. It can help differentiate injuries of the hip from that of the lumbar spine. It’s also a fantastic core strength and stabilizer.
Band Resisted Knee Strengthening Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Knee strengthening exercises do not affect the knee joint directly, but they strengthen the muscles surrounding it. Strong muscles in the legs can help provide support for the knees. This support may alleviate pressure and strain on these joints, which can relieve pain and help a person be more active. Using the band provides increases resistance. Give it a go!
Home Band Resisted Glute Med Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Your glutes help control the movement of the pelvis, hips, legs, and torso. The glutes help slow down the flexion of your hips which helps counteract the downward pull of gravity. This helps prevent your lumbar spine from over-rounding forward. Your glutes help to stabilize the pelvis and movement in the hip joint. This is also a great exercise for runners!
Psoas March | Brighton Chiropractor video is a great exercise used to strengthen the core while the psoas muscles is elongating and isometrically contracting
Complete 3 sets of 8 reps daily or when you do a core session
The psoas (hip flexor) is a real problem in low back pain. It can cause low back pain, it can occur during low back pain then stop the back getting better and it can cause faulty movement patterns ongoing
For further help and information go to www.ccsussex.co.uk/homeexercise
Shockwave Therapy Brighton | Tennis Elbow | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman shows you simple techniques how to treat and avoid tennis elbow
Tennis Elbow is a irritation or inflamation of the tendon that attached the forearm muscles into the bone of the Raduis bone in the elbow. We normally advise regular methods of treatment including strapping, stretching, icing and pain avoidance as well as strengtheing exercises as seen here https://ccsussex.co.uk/tennis-elbow-exercises-brighton-chiropractor/
However we also have NEW therapies which can help the especially chronic issues called Shockwave Therapy
We use a machine which pulses audible, low-energy sound waves, called shockwaves. These pass into the injured tissues which then cause blood vessels to open and increase blood flow to the injured area.
Most of the ligament and tendon issues listed above can become chronic because of the poor blood flow into those areas. This inhibits tissue regeneration and healing. Using Shockwave can speed up the bodies healing process and get you back into your activity asap
Shockwave therapy is often recomended now even by the NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tennis-elbow/treatment/ for these types of condidtions when they have become chronic
This Exercise can help train the muscles which are strained, inflamed and irritating the elbow causing Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis
This Exercise combined with manual therapy and icing the elbow can help treat the elbow and fix the pain
For more hints, tips and exercises check out our news page on https://ccsussex.co.uk/homeexercises
Side Hip Lunges | Brighton Chiropractor shows you Side Hip Lunges which are designed to help stabilize the muscles on the outside of the hip and promote a symmetrical pelvis
Suspension training lunge | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman show simple exercises to help strengthen the hips and pelvic stabilizers when standing on one leg
This can help improve the stability and strength when running and walking to prevent low back pain, pelvic or knee issues
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Breathing Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman shows you some simple exercises to improve your lung expansion by breathing with your diaphragm
These exercises can help with deeper better breathing as well as preventing chest tightness and upper back pain due to improper breathing
Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman shows a theraband exercise to help retract the shoulder blades and improve posture.