The Movement Clinic

MOVEMENT+ with

This one meant a lot, to help Grace get back to a level of normality again and out of the spiral of injury

Can’t thank her enough for the hard work and dedication 💪🏻

HYPERMOBILITY❓

A lot of people who are more of the hyper-mobile side tend to be very stiff around joints, in particular the shoulder. Due to the joint being able to go past normal range, the body creates tension in order to help stabilise the joint

Stretching might feel like it helps but this will not make that go away & risks adding more range which is even further counter productive

Learn to control the range and move from A to B in a manner that the body trusts, this will overtime be far better use & will allow the nervous system to trust positions again = less rigid muscles

MOVEMENT+ with Emma Robertson 🏃🏻‍♀️

This one has meant alot as the inflammation and pain Emma was dealing with was pretty severe & getting to being as close to pain free as possible has been a big challenge

Kudos to her for putting in 100% and the blind faith she has had in the process to get back to a level of normality.

Next up - Half Mara and building all time strength 📈

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT 🔦 Ashley | Online Hyrox Coach

I’ve been working with Ash for the past 5-6 months, around a long standing low back and Achilles issue

It’s been one of the most complex cases I’ve dealt with, but we’ve seen progression month on month - all while peaking for races & increasing running volume

Each week in collaboration with Steve Fitchet | Hyrox and S&C Coach we adapt around fatigue & build in rehab to suit Ash’s busy schedule

There is still work to be done but mega proud of the progress with Ash & looking forward to seeing her achieve her full potential 🤜🏻

Pain to Performance 🎯 The Performance Academy

STRENGTH TESTING NOW LIVE 📈⬆️

I’ve been trialling this for the past few months with online clients to get the final tweaks in how best to use it in clinic & it’s been a massive positive in the rehab process

Nothing like this exists in Scotland, full joint by joint, muscle my muscle strength testing

Covering max strength, muscular endurance and rate of force development

20+ assessments covering all main joints - it also allows for numerous isolated specific joint testing at different angles / ranges ♾️

For athletes looking to test pre/post season or for those who take training seriously 📈

CPD WITH THE TEAM AT BUILDBOX | Edinburgh 📝

Thoroughly enjoyed going through all things Movement Assessment, Mobility, Stability & Injury Management this morning with Hannah Burns Lauren Gane

We deep dived into Assessing Overhead, Front Rack and the Low Back in relation to their members & what to look out for on the gym floor & in programming

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT Ross Wickenden

Some recent work with Ross after he tore his calf on a run - after the initial rest to return to baseline inflammation we went through strength testing alongside finding what movements we could start to load without pain

This went super smoothly & we managed to implement rehab quickly & progressed this to full capacity, alongside a return to run after 3/4 weeks 📈

Myself & Ross kept in touch frequently alongside biweekly catch up calls while progressing towards being pain free

As always myself & Steve Fitchet | Hyrox and S&C Coach worked together to keep training as progressive as possible while rehabbing this issue

Pain to Performance 🎯

PAIN IS AN OUTPUT, NOT AN INPUT 🗣️

How you react to the signals is half the battle, the best strategy is rationalise, assessment and test ⛏️

4 YEARS IN BUSINESS & AT PROJECT 🏡

It’s been some shift the past few years, building up clientele & doing as much CPD as possible. I’m fortunate enough that the vast majority of my clients I’ve worked with for 3-4 years now, building connections is the best part of the job.

The goal was to always work with people who are serious about training, I’ve now got 7 GB athletes & 50+ high level competitors who I work with closely which i would have killed for at the beginning, extremely grateful I get to do this everyday.

In the past 12 months I’ve managed to close my diary to new clients & focus more effort into building the online rehab presence with the help of and mentorship’s , more recently expanding my role within the Performance Academy which I’m really excited to grow with 🙏🏻

It Feels like yesterday I had a meeting with about renting a space & he kept it free for me until i qualified, forever in his debt for the opportunities and encouragement he’s given me over the years ❤️

None of it would have been possible without the Mrs by my side 🫶