One of the biggest misconceptions about the knee joint is that it is purely a hinge joint that only moves in one plane.
Read moreDoes Being Active Wear Out Our Joints?
I imagine that you’ve heard the phrase “wear and tear” used to describe the process involved in osteoarthritis (OA). This crude “bone-on-bone” model is being challenged and redefined by research that has been emerging over the past couple of decades.
Read moreShould We Strive Towards Symmetry in our Yoga Practice?
Do you notice that certain yoga poses feel different on one side compared to the other?
Read moreDoes Poor Posture Cause Back Pain?
How many times have you heard “This pose improves your posture” in a yoga class? There is such a widespread belief in the concepts of “good” and “bad” posture that we can easily assume that there is a strong evidence basis for these. *Spoiler alert – there really isn’t!*
Read moreIs Spinal Flexion Bad?
Yoga sequences often feature many ‘chest/heart openers’ (backbends) and twists but do not tend to feature so much active flexion of the spine. Often when we forward fold in a yoga class we are encouraged to do so with a “straight back”…
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