Postural Assessment: the mysterious case of Jimmy

by Carl Parnham RMT The “big picture” in my work all starts with postural assessment. The power of properly integrating a thorough postural assessment into a treatment can be astonishing!  It goes far beyond the normal focus of symptoms of muscle tightness and pain. Posture has been defined as a “synthesis of the positions of all the body’s joints at any given time.” Indeed, posture may be focused on positions…

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Low back pain? – sit it away (with a wedge)!

by Carl Parnham RMT How many of you out there are stuck at a computer desk all day? I bet you have back problems right? Do you feel like sitting too long is hindering your every day life? Now you hurt so much that, even if you wanted to exercise more, it hurts too much to try? I know, I know…I shouldn’t be using a laptop like this; but no…

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