The Bodymatters Motion Blog

The compression of the sciatic nerve by the Piriformis muscle is a mechanical action. The exact mechanism by which the Piriformis muscle...

The body is dependent on the nervous system to carry out its functions. It is thus vital that the nerves are kept free of anything that...

The plantar fascia or aponeurosis is important for: Protecting deeper structures of the foot, such as nerves and vessels. To maintain the...

I've seen many cases of medial arch pain misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis. While that's not a totally out-there diagnosis, more likely...

If an area is acutely symptomatic, doing direct soft-tissue work on the area may just aggravate your condition. Sometimes, the better bet...

For those conditions that are reportedly permanent, improvement is often possible. This is a key fact to understand. A lot of people have...

If the knee is painful, it must be because the hip and/or the ankle is the problem...correct ??? We do have in the health and fitness...

Reduced internal rotation and adduction of the femur is likely caused by anterior tilt of the pelvis on the same side. Inhibit hip flexor...

I have many different tools in my professional toolkit. As a result, I never have just ONE way of doing anything. I have an array of...

There are 26 bones in the foot, 206 bones in the body ( there are some arguments about these numbers so please accept these are...