http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/index.htmlHot News!enuser@domain.comCopyright 2011 Alexander Nielsen2012-11-20T10:49:01+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:24:10 +0000user@domain.comboycott starbucks2012-11-20T10:49:01+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/cc916bfdc036148148563cf9814203b8-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/cc916bfdc036148148563cf9814203b8-16.html#unique-entry-id-16

Starbucks has contributed only £8.6 million of corporation tax over 14 years whilst earning a profit of £14 billion. The wonderful staff at Starbucks manage to pay their tax, why can’t the company they work for do the same?

I will herein replace my 2 daily coffees from Starbucks for either a Costa or Nero.

I don’t believe a tax change will cause any effective change in a companies tax avoidance, if Dispatches review of MP’s tax avoidance is anything to go by that reports MP’s have merely adapted their means of benefiting from their status.

Instead I will not visit Starbucks until they have improved their tax status. This is one instance where the people have more power then the government, a bottom-up boycott of companies that are morally reprehensible is the most effective means of creating real change.]]>user@domain.combaby massage2012-10-17T10:46:13+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/97e02447ac66b4e947b3d83ab454344b-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/97e02447ac66b4e947b3d83ab454344b-15.html#unique-entry-id-15


Since it has become more popular to put babies on their backs to sleep, this practice has now become an 'all day routine'. This has led to an increase of babies with 'flat head syndrome' or an abnormally shaped head. So, during supervised play time, it will be helpful for your baby's development if they spend time on their tummy.]]>user@domain.combackup blog2012-09-19T15:46:08+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/23725b02f1091147a6f04d50a5492c88-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/23725b02f1091147a6f04d50a5492c88-13.html#unique-entry-id-13

There has been a dearth of suitable personal training in Finchley since the closing down of “Finchey Fitness”.

We can now unveil the opening of North London Fitness Training that will be covering the Finchley area in their new clinic based in Muswell HIll. ]]>user@domain.combackup blog2012-05-21T12:06:40+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/553ed194cdd705b65c5d2e5e562d5d6f-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/553ed194cdd705b65c5d2e5e562d5d6f-12.html#unique-entry-id-12

This syndrome is caused by our sedentary lifestyle and leads to tight superficial neck flexors, pectoral muscles, upper traps and levator scapulae whilst the weakened muscles are: deep neck flexors and the middle and lower trapezius.

Remedies to this syndrome is to raise the chest and draw the chin into the body.

We focus on training the weaker muscles at North London Personal Training.

]]>user@domain.combackup blog2012-05-15T13:29:46+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/fff7b044564bbe6e36bbdf5241a6237b-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/fff7b044564bbe6e36bbdf5241a6237b-11.html#unique-entry-id-11

The figure depicted displays the optimum posture for office workers. Notice the legs in regards the floor, the lumbar support, the level of the table in regards the hands and the level of the computer display in regards the head.

Arms - The arms are level putting less strain on the flexors or extensors of the wrist and fingers.

Legs - The legs must be perpendicular to the floor so as to reduce constriction of the hip flexors, the feet are facing forward.

Back - The back is supports by a lumbar support so as to reduce pressure on the disks, caused by a flexed position of the back.

Head - the eyes are looking down at the display, this is a good resting posture of the sub occipitals.

We focus on posture at London Personal Training]]>user@domain.comdiskPressureWeightPosture2012-05-10T11:07:58+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/43ee73c7c69641cab242a9bdadd51322-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/43ee73c7c69641cab242a9bdadd51322-10.html#unique-entry-id-10

As indicated above, the slouching position in sitting increases the weight onto the disk by around 20% whereas when the upper body is more upright the weight is transferred onto the posterior facets of the vertebrae.

The body’s upright posture is just as important. Those with a posterior pelvic tilt and forward head posture exhibit the maximum amount of pressure on the disk which can lead to herniation of the annulus pulposa which can irritate or even impinge upon the nerves passing through the intervertabral foreman.

At Muswell Hill Personal Training, we exercise those postural muscles that will balance your weight optimally onto your lower spine.]]>user@domain.comblack pepperfatWeight loss2012-05-03T14:30:35+01:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/0d3beac01ee246ac69413500a34b6da1-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/0d3beac01ee246ac69413500a34b6da1-9.html#unique-entry-id-9The Journal of agricultural and Food Chemistry pinpoints “piperine” as the substance that inhibits the formation of new fat cells.
The recent findings suggest that piperine might be used in new weight loosing strategies.

We focus on weight loss at North London Personal Training.]]>user@domain.comback painbackPainmassagesports massage2012-03-08T18:31:41+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/a4b6b010d91ba05c799116a3877402e6-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/a4b6b010d91ba05c799116a3877402e6-8.html#unique-entry-id-8Back Pain

Back pain presents in 3 different forms:

intervertabral disk - whereby pressure from the upper body compresses the disk and can cause a herniation of the nucleus pulposa through the annulus fibrosis which puts pressure on the nerves. A common cause of this is slouching and a posterior pelvic tilt.

Facet Syndrome - where the posterior facets of the vertebrae become irritated through shear and torsion forces. A small bursae on the facet can become inflamed and cause inflammation local to the nerves that exit the foramen. This is usually found with those that have a lumbar lordosis and is the commonest form of back pain.

Adhesions along the neural pathways - This is the hardest form of back pain to treat and diagnose and is usually only discovered in cadavers. It is a consequence of a previous disk herniation so a history of back pain usually creates more back pain in the future.

The best remedy for back pain is a sports massage.

Back pain is resolved at Muswell Hill Personal Training.]]>user@domain.combabymassagemuswell hillnorth london2012-02-25T16:25:53+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/7d32ad7ed21a2c90e7e2c875261592c4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/7d32ad7ed21a2c90e7e2c875261592c4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Baby Massage Courses in Muswell Hill

Baby massage is now being provided by Christine - our pregnancy and deep tissue therapist. She will be providing baby massage courses for mothers in Muswell Hill in the Quakers Church in Muswell Hill.
The first session will be free, for all those wanting to know more contact Massage Muswell Hill and we can provide more details.]]>user@domain.comPregnancymassagemuswell hillnorth londonlondon2012-02-22T11:25:19+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/d5d399023c60235a302698c478ca7156-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/d5d399023c60235a302698c478ca7156-6.html#unique-entry-id-6Pregnancy massage in Muswell Hill – trends towards the end

I always find that when the client reaches 35 weeks into her pregnancy the aches and pains change from her shoulders to her lower back. You start to feel the baby pushing downwards and this shift makes all the tension sit around the client’s sacrum which can be very uncomfortable. Sometimes, they will feel this pain refer up their spine as the muscles around the sacrum start to tighten. However, most women will get a huge amount of relief if their therapist works on the Gluteal muscles. During a pregnancy massage I use some gentle manipulation to begin with to soften up the muscle and then some strong elbow/thumb pressure points around the whole muscle will release the pressure that has built up around the hip and sacrum.

We provide pregnancy massage at North London Baby Massage]]>user@domain.comsports massagedeep tissuemassage2012-01-25T10:33:09+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/760b195c5de065947e095d12eb686a07-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/760b195c5de065947e095d12eb686a07-5.html#unique-entry-id-5Sports massage
Sports massage is a great way to relax and do something good for your body. It is a great remedial approach for various ailments such as tennis elbow, chronic back pain or sciatica. Its primary function is to interact with the involved structure, be it muscle, ligament or facsia, and break it down using deep and slow forces.

If the problem still persists, the client is educated upon how to have better posture or active exercises that will relieve the problem by either activating the antagonist or the involved muscle itself.

Sports massage usually costs a little bit more then a deep tissue massage because the therapist has undergone more training. Both massages can be quite similar but sports massage tends to be more remedially based and localised in its efforts whilst deep tissue is a more relaxing and holistic treatment.

We provide sports massage at Crouch End Massage

]]>user@domain.cominsinceritybusiness2012-01-11T16:03:40+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/d09f70f38b45f2d91ec15b3242ebb365-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/d09f70f38b45f2d91ec15b3242ebb365-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Insincerity in Business

“…No I would not like a cupcake with that”

I would not like a cupcake with that, thank you. I have been to this coffee shop for 2 years and never have I ordered a cupcake with my coffee. Why should this day be any different. The waitress is the same, in fact all the waitresses are the same from all of the coffee shops I frequent close to work, and each one asks me whether I would like a cupcake with my coffee, each day, about 3 times a day.

I carefully decline each time with a smile and a “thank you”.

Cupcakes are the icing on what is a vast cupcake of insincerity I experience in my life working in a little shop, in a little village in the North of London.

It seems every time the phone rings, I will have to put on my business persona and deflect all seemingly genuine attempts of endearments from some random person in another very distant city.

I am aware of rapport and its necessity in day to day business interactions. I am also aware, unlike some, that it is a contradiction. Sincerity is ineffable and unquantifiable, once it becomes a conscious act, qualified as something such as “rapport” - it is nullified. And a good thing to.

We should do good acts on the back of good motives, on the back of good turtles that each stand upon the back of an even greater and gooder turtle.

North London Fitness Training
]]>user@domain.comreflexologynorth londonfoot massage2012-01-11T15:31:05+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/a7db4d5134d37ac0b79bfd70104e79aa-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/a7db4d5134d37ac0b79bfd70104e79aa-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Reflexology

Reflexology was created in 1913 by William H Fitzgerald and Dr. Edwin Bowers, the premise of which is that zones on the sole of the foot have a numbing effect on certain parts f the body. The theory was expanded by Eunice D. Ingham who effectively created the reflexology we know of today. Ingham mapped the hands and feet into zones that he thought had a direct effect on various parts of the body including organs.

Very little evidence for Reflexology being an effective treatment for medical conditions has been forthcoming, but the same can be said for many other remedial treatments including massage. This does not mean Reflexology is ineffective.

At Massage Muswell Hill, we have provided all thoughts of remedial treatments; from Acupuncture to Sports massage, and we let the client decide for themselves if the treatment is beneficial.

We provide reflexology at Crouch End Massage]]>user@domain.comHead massage relaxing2012-01-10T19:06:03+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/9980d3594cd16fab7b6fdf137f621f6a-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/9980d3594cd16fab7b6fdf137f621f6a-2.html#unique-entry-id-2Head Massage
What makes a head massage so important?

Other then being a wonderful and relaxing way to spend a half-hour, head massage can relieve a variety of musculoskeletal problems along the posterior line (see Tom Myers “Anatomy Trains”).

As a sports massage therapist, massaging the knots I find within the muscles in the head: Occiptialis, Frontalis and especially Temporalis is a great way to relieve tension the client builds up.

It is not uncommon to feel large and bulbous knots within the Temporalis muscle, I attempt to release this by using to fingers on both sides of the head just above the cheekbones and putting deep and consistent pressure on the spot for a period of 20 seconds. This can prove to be quite uncomfortable but afterwards there is an appreciable release in the tension held there.

We provide head massage at Finchley Massage
]]>user@domain.comPosture back painlower back pain2011-12-24T10:08:51+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/498a7d9c258e71c11a38e898dc901996-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/498a7d9c258e71c11a38e898dc901996-1.html#unique-entry-id-1

Above is a picture described by Alois Brugger as the "cogwheel" sitting posture.  On the left the figure displays a common sitting posture which leads to both a posterior pelvic tilt and a forward head.
In this position of spinal flexion a maximum amount of pressure is distributed onto the lower vertebrae causing trauma and lower back pain.
To correct this the lower back must be extended to create a healthy lordosis which in turn brings the head back and the pelvis forward.

We focus on posture at Crouch End Massage]]>user@domain.comlower back pain back pain2011-12-03T16:24:21+00:00http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/90d85496b5d97433bd6bc6e28a5ed9c7-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.massagemuswellhill.co.uk/blog/files/90d85496b5d97433bd6bc6e28a5ed9c7-0.html#unique-entry-id-05 tips for lower back pain:

1. Diagnose! Check whether the disk is causing the pain or the posterior facets. To do this, bend forward and move slowly from side to side. If your lower back pain increases then you may have a bulging disk compressing the spinal cord. If the lower back pain decreases as you bend forward, you likely are merely irritating the posterior facets.
2. Brace! Try bracing your stomach whilst moving about. This will take pressure off your vertebral column and should lessen your back pain.
3. Stretch! Lie on your back and hold your knees to your chest, slowly rock your legs from side to side. This will open up space within the foramen for your nerves to be freed up.
4. Exercise! Take up an integrative sport which challenges your whole body such as badminton or football. Sports such as cycling and running may not utilise your core muscles sufficiently.
5. Massage! Find a qualified massage therapist to sink an elbow in the region where you feel most pain. This is often enough to alleviate the problem temporarily but don’t neglect the exercise.

We resolve back pain at North London Personal Training
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