Here we focus on one common problem area, your hip flexors. To orientate, your hip flexors are at the front of your hip, working to bring your thigh bone closer towards your torso (like in the action of lifting your legs into a car).  There are five main hip flexor muscles that all have slightly different jobs; some attach as high as your lower back, and others connect as low as your knee.

Knee pain while running can evoke all sorts of scary thoughts! Is it arthritis, a spur, a stress fracture? Am I bone on bone and condemned to a life of chronic pain? Chances are it’s a lot less dramatic and there’s a simple solution and pathway forward to running smooth and pain-free again.

If you run, then the answer to this question is almost definitely ‘yes’. So why do so many runners experience foot and ankle pain and what does this mean? 

Dry needling is a therapeutic technique designed to alleviate muscle tension and pain by activating local twitch responses within the muscles. This procedure involves inserting a fine filament needle (similar to those used in acupuncture) into specific areas of muscle to deactivate “trigger points,” which can be possible sources of pain and discomfort.

When a physio walks up the steps and through the doors of Human.Kind Adelaide, anything can happen! Or should I say, anyone can happen to walk in looking for treatment or support. 

When is the best time to see a physiotherapist? When do you think about seeing a physiotherapist? For most of us, physiotherapy pings into our consciousness with the pain of a rolled ankle or sprained back.. 

From injury rehabilitation, skills building, tension relief, nervous system down-regulation or technique formation, physiotherapy and massage therapy each play specific beneficial roles in helping people attain greater wellbeing.

Increasingly people appreciate that Mental Health and Physical Health are intrinsically linked. It can therefore be helpful to consider that in the same way that there are multiple ways to move, exercise and take care of your body, there are also many different approaches to creating a stable, regulated and resilient mental state.

Having consistent, joyous practice over a long period. This is every yogi’s intention, but at some stage everyone will experience barriers to Abhyasa in the form of a plateau in their practice, discomfort somewhere in the body or even an injury.

Accredited Mental Health Social Workers, or AMHSW’s, is a title given to social workers who have applied for and successfully earned what is referred to as a Mental Health Credential facilitated by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

With winter approaching, we love the sweet spot of heated yoga classes. It’s about balancing the benefits of warmth without feeling like you’re melting. Using infrared heating panels, we set our studios to a comfortable 28°C, creating an inviting environment to ease into your practice.