Water.....something we take for granted but have you considered just how important it is to us? I generally ask clients who come in for body work how much water do they drink; generally I find all generations of people are not drinking enough water. Particularly as the outside temperature drops. The NHS suggests we should drink between 6-8 glasses per day - approximately 1.5 litres. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/water-drinks-nutrition/ Our body is approximately 60% w

This is fascinating muscle, attaches in the region of the T12 and lesser trochanter of the femur and it allows us to flex forward or in other words it contracts the thigh and torso towards each other and it allows us externally rotate the hips. It's part of a group of muscles commonly called the 'hip flexors' - which are the illacus - which sits inside the pelvic bowl and the psoas major. Combined they are called the Illiopsoas. You can see both muscles on the right side of

I’m a regular at Kim’s fantastic restorative yoga class and each week she asks us whether we have any aches and pains. I have been having problems with my shoulder for many years and Kim always gives me some advice about stretches that will help, after yoga it would feel better but as the week wore on it would stiffen up again. I was hoping that the problem would go away by itself but the shoulder has gradually been getting worse. I use a computer and mouse every day and th

The Emmett Technique was originally brought over from Australia by a chap called Ross Emmett. He created a therapy that can used as either a pain relief or relaxation/maintenance treatment. Emmett Technique is becoming more and more popular in the UK, in fact there are at least 6 Emmett Practitioners in Worthing and the surrounding area. The Emmett Technique is a Complementary Therapy in a similar way to Reflexology or Acupuncture. As a pain relief technique I have seen many