by Fiona Palmer | Aug 31, 2023 | Anatomy, Pilates
Pilates Therapy and Bodyworks Many people, up to 60% of adults, will likely experience low back pain. Exercise is often recommended to treat and manage low back pain. Fear of reinjury or that movement increases pain or worsens the problem are probably the most common...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 10, 2023 | Anatomy, Pilates
Working in the world of movement and manual therapy is a privilege. It gives me the skills and tools to help people strengthen their bodies and facilitate healing or soothe and comfort them, and I also have the opportunity to educate people. I have this posture. Many...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 22, 2022 | Anatomy
We just breathe don’t we? Does it matter how we breathe? It is estimated that thirty-fifty per cent of adults are mouth breathers. Forty per cent of the UK population admit to being unhappy about the appearance of their teeth. Crooked and crowding of teeth are...
by Fiona Palmer | May 16, 2022 | Anatomy
I have often heard the prostate described as a walnut-sized gland. However, I think I get a different sense with ping-pong sized, rubbery gland. I have also heard it referred to as an inverted cone. I often say words matter, and perhaps we should have other ways to...
by Fiona Palmer | May 4, 2022 | Anatomy
Ovary from the Latin Ovarium meaning egg or nut: The ovaries produce the eggs called ova. The broad ligament contains the ovarian vessels and nerves to the ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus. The suspensory ligaments of the ovaries (sometimes known as...
by Fiona Palmer | Apr 3, 2022 | Anatomy
Ossicle or Ossiculum…. Little bone. The stapes is the smallest bone in the body, pronounced stay-peas. Latin for stirrup, it really does look like one. This bone is one of three known as the ossicles or auditory ossicles. The Malleus (hammer), incus (anvil) and...
