Dene Hickey Sports Massage http://www.denehickey.com Qualified Neuromusclar and Physical Therapist Fri, 18 May 2012 12:50:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 psoas http://www.denehickey.com/blog/psoas http://www.denehickey.com/blog/psoas#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:06:26 +0000 Dene Hickey http://www.denehickey.com/?p=688 How to stretch the psoas muscle (hip flexor) Good stretch here explained well. Too much lumbar curve? do this stretch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEbvVwuBnzg

]]> http://www.denehickey.com/blog/psoas/feed 0 Bruggers relief position exercise http://www.denehickey.com/blog/bruggers-relief-position-exercise http://www.denehickey.com/blog/bruggers-relief-position-exercise#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:53:32 +0000 Dene Hickey http://www.denehickey.com/?p=682 The Brugger Relief is a simple exercise that when done throughout the day can provide relief from low back pain. This exercise was developed by a European neurologist.

The BRUGGER RELIEF POSITION

Instructions as follows:
  • Sit at the edge of a chair.
  • Place feet directly below the knees and then separate them slightly and turn them slightly outward comfortably.
  • Roll the pelvis slightly forward to lightly arch the low back.
  • Ease the sternum forward and upward slightly.
  • Rotate your arms outward so your palms face forward.
  • Separate your fingers and point your thumb backward.
  • Draw the chin in slightly.
  • Hold this position while taking a deep breath in though your abdomen.
  • Repeat several times per hour if you are sedentary.
]]> http://www.denehickey.com/blog/bruggers-relief-position-exercise/feed 0 Muscle cramps/restless legs http://www.denehickey.com/blog/muscle-crampsrestless-legs http://www.denehickey.com/blog/muscle-crampsrestless-legs#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:24:21 +0000 Dene Hickey http://www.denehickey.com/?p=678  

Patients that suffer from cramping, particularly of the lower legs at night time. Tell me that my massages have drastically reduced these attacks. I am no expert in the cause of muscle cramp,(can be a side affect of medication) but people who suffer generally have tight calf’s. I can feel the damage to the muscle from bad cramping which I repair, and it doesn’t take me long to locate the areas in the muscle where the cramping starts. By improving the pathways (blood flow and water base) to the lower leg I achieve results. People who suffer from restless legs also benefit form massage but I also recommend going for a walk after dinner/before going to bed.

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]]> http://www.denehickey.com/blog/muscle-crampsrestless-legs/feed 0 Internal Kung Fu http://www.denehickey.com/blog/hello-world http://www.denehickey.com/blog/hello-world#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:52:54 +0000 Dene Hickey http://www.denehickey.com/?p=1 Check out our local co. Dublin’s Internal Kung Fu guru’s blog,  lots and lots of great information and video’s to help us all unlock our internal Kung Fu potentional…  Goran teaches one to one and groups.

He teaches me a bit so i can keep doing my job and hopefully avoid injury and not breakdown.

http://internalkungfuireland.blogspot.com/

 

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