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How To Free Up A Stiff Shoulder When You Warm Up

Uncategorized Oct 23, 2020

How to free up a stiff shoulder when you warm up

This is an article published in Australian Pole Dancers Magazine about shoulder injuries, but it can be applied to most shoulder issues – written by Cameron Kealy

In the last issue of Australian Pole Dancers Magazine, I talked about a common tight muscle that you can apply pressure to help you loosen up your shoulder when warming up for pole. That muscle was the subscapularis muscle.

The subscapularis muscle is one of a group of muscle called the ‘rotator cuff’.

You may have heard of people having a “rotator cuff injury”. When they say this, they are not usually talking about the subscapularis muscle though. They are usually referring to another muscle in the rotator cuff group called the supraspinatus muscle.

The supraspinatus muscle is very important in the action of lifting your arm above your head.

Seeing as most pole dancing tricks require your arm to be lifted out...

How to get flexi in your ‘hip flexors’

Uncategorized Oct 23, 2020

How to get flexi in your ‘hip flexors’

Note: This article was published in the Australian Pole Dancing Magazine.

Pole tricks inevitably involve lifting your leg up in front of you. Whether you’re inverting up into a straddle or any other number of tricks, the “muscle” that you’re using to lift your thigh up and forward is commonly called your “hip flexor”.

When this area gets tight, its restricts your hip extension – the movement you need to get your back leg down when doing a front split.

But what is your “hip flexor”?

In reality it is not one muscle that flexes your hip but a few. The biggest two are the psoas and the rectus femoris.

The psoas is the biggest and strongest of these and is often not where people expect it to be. It largely sits under your abdominal contents in your belly attaching to the FRONT of your lower back.

It then goes down into the top of your thigh bone.

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The Top 3 Tips For Fixing Pole Dancing Shoulder Pain

Uncategorized Oct 22, 2020

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The Top 3 Tips For Fixing Pole Dancing Shoulder Pains

This is an article published in Australian Pole Dancers Magazine about shoulder injuries – written by Cameron Kealy

Shoulders take a hammering in pole dancers. From twisted grip handsprings in advanced dancers to beginners putting weight through shoulders which have never lifted anything heavier than a hairdryer before, there’s a lot of opportunity for dancers to leave your shoulders a bit overstrained.

Most of the time with the proper conditioning and teaching, injuries are avoided, but every once in a while, a niggle or pain can pop up that starts to get in the way of what you want to do most – more pole dancing!
So whether you’re a beginner or training to be the new Miss Pole Australia, here’s the top 3 tips for pains or niggles in one (or both) of your shoulders:

Tip 1. Get professional advice and treatment

So many people come in to get treated after putting up for a pain...

What Is An “Indirect Technique”?

osteopathy Oct 16, 2020

We know that untreated muscular tension in your body can be a trigger for migraines, but how can you release it?

The commonly known ways are massage, stretching and manipulation, but we sometimes find that the lessor known “indirect techniques” can be more effective.

Indirect techniques are gentle and subtle and achieved a 95% reduction in migraine frequency in chronic migraine sufferers a 2015 study*.

*Cerritelli F, et al. Clinical effectiveness of osteopathic treatment in chronic migraine: 3-Armed randomized controlled trial. Complement Med (2015)

Where To Park When Coming To Recharge

Uncategorized Oct 16, 2020

Haven’t been to Recharge before and not sure where to park? Relax, just watch our short 2 minute video below, and everything will be crystal clear.

There is 1 hour parking out the front, which is great, but we often suggest you park in the 2 hour parks around the corner. This way if your treatment goes overtime or there is any kind of delay, there is no risk of a parking ticket – ever! And no one likes parking fines.

See you soon!