Katrina Tarrant Articles

The hip flexor muscles

Picturing the front hip muscles Visual pictures can really help with locating the tricky and deep tissues in our body that we cannot see. This is especially so for our recent work in our $1 on the front hip strength and stability. "Imagine standing on eggshells and your thigh sinking back into your...

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Lorimer’s Pain Quiz

Do you really know how pain works in your body? So we have all been in pain from time to time or perhaps more frequently than we'd like. Does this make us an expert on pain? Lorimer Mosely has a post-doctorate in pain and was also a physio in days gone by. He has adapted a pain quiz to test us on ou...

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Women and World Continence Week

Bladder leakage, no matter how light, is not normal Although embarrassing, bladder and bowel troubles are common, affecting 1 in 4 people in Australia. Although common, it is not normal to be suffering from these troubles. Pregnancy, the post natal period and menopause are the times we women may exp...

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Pilates and breath

Learn to breathe well and relax There are many reasons why we should learn how to breathe well. Appropriate breath can help our bodies in many ways and its importance is somewhat overlooked. Breathing can bring about relaxation, reduce stress levels, decrease pain, increase feelings of good health a...

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‘Core stability’ or ‘postural control’

To plank or not to plank? It is a common claim that a strong core will enhance movement ability, such as for walking and running. 'The Plank' and similar 'core' exercises are therefore often prescribed to achieve this. But how appropriate are planks for our everyday movement requirements? Postural c...

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The real bird dogs

A silly name for a difficult $1 move Taking me several years to get the name right for this exercise, I really have struggled with the 'Bird Dog'. You know the exercise. Lifting and stretching out your arm and opposing leg from your hands and knees. We assume the name comes from the hunting dog pose...

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