There’s a part of all of us that wishes someone could just tell us exactly what to do to feel better. The missing piece, the perfect stretch, the one change that would fix everything. I see this so often in my own healing journey and in my patients too.

Wouldn’t it be nice if it worked that way?

The truth is, no one will ever know your body better than you do…

Fear gets in the way of recovery. When we become overly cautious, our brains can reinforce pain pathways, making the discomfort feel worse or last longer. This sends a message to the muscles that they need to stay switched on, which is why pain can persist, long after the original injury itself has healed.

It sounds almost ridiculous, how to breathe.
If you are alive, you are probably thinking, well, of course I am breathing correctly.

Unfortunately, most of us are not.

When I am treating a patient and they are lying down resting, I often take a moment to quietly observe their natural breathing. Most of the time, it is barely visible, the breath is so shallow!

Sometimes, we feel pain but can’t quite remember how it started. There’s no clear injury, no wrong movement we can point to, it just seems to appear, gradually, until one day it’s simply there.

Often, when we look back, there’s been a period of stress, maybe a specific event or just a time when everything felt a bit heavier. Sometimes, you’ve even noticed the link yourself and thought, “Maybe it’s just stress.”

Even if you go to the gym for an hour every day, it’s not enough to undo the effects of sitting all day. But don’t worry — you don’t need to start a 15-minute stretching routine in the middle of your office either. What makes the biggest difference are small, frequent movements throughout your day — while working, in a meeting, on a call, or typing an email. Little and often, all day, every day.