August is Women’s Month, and we have chosen to focus on the importance of pelvic floor control. You may ask, what is the pelvic floor? The Pelvic Floor is a group of muscles that lie in the pelvis, forming the base of the abdomen. They are shaped like a “hammock” supporting the bladder and the…
Summer’s affect on the feet
Feet vs Flip Flops: As Capetonians, we spend the whole of summer traipsing from beach to beach, or along the beautiful Sea Point promenade in the same pair of flippy floppies. Let’s have a look at the effect it might have after a long, sunny summer… I found this neat picture on Pinterest…
Rotator Cuff Syndrome
What is Rotator Cuff Syndrome? Let’s understand the anatomy: the muscles, the bones, and the subacromial bursa (lubricating sack). The Shoulder is a relatively unstable ball and socket joint controlled by the Rotator Cuff muscles: subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor are the small rotator cuff muscles that control and stabilize shoulder movement on the shoulder blade (scapula). These muscles…