So, you may have seen or heard me refer to corrective exercise previously and maybe said I am doing a PT session with a corrective exercise client. You probably weren’t sure what that meant. Often referred to as Postural Analysis and Corrective Exercise or (Functional) Movement Screening and Corrective Exercise. It is a process of Static (stationary) posture assessment and dynamic (movement) posture assessment followed by a programme of exercises to correct imbalances/weaknes

So what's wrong with this picture? Well honestly, it's perhaps not a good advert for the class I am promoting. The picture is just a stock image you can buy over the Internet so apologies to the woman in the picture (if you should ever read this article and if you suffer knee pain I will very happily help you out). The exercise she is doing is one that we do in the 'Knee, Hip & Balance Class' however if you are one of the class participants you would soon be given some coachi

I have been asked this question so many times over the years I have worked in this industry. And like the answer to so many questions the initial answer is it depends. Orthotics are often prescribed to people who have pain in their feet or who are prone to sprained ankles. They are not that different to running shoes with arch support for people who over pronate. Now the theory is that by preventing the foot arch from collapsing inwards the risk of ankle and knee injury is re