George The Physio

George The Physio 🏃‍♀️Chronic pain & recurring injuries
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15/04/2026

Comment ‘DN’ to answer your questions about dry needling!

14/04/2026

Comment ‘DN’ and I’ll send you a full breakdown on dry needling. What it is, what it feels like, and whether it could actually help you.

13/04/2026

Comment ‘email’ if you’ve had pain for over 12 weeks!

06/04/2026

Most back pain isn’t structural. It’s your nervous system being overprotective.

That’s what I’m doing here. Calming things down. Giving the body a reason to stop guarding.

But this is step 1. This creates a window. Structured rehab is what keeps the pain away long term. You have to load the body and build capacity.

If you’ve had treatment after treatment and the pain keeps coming back, this is probably why. You’re missing step 2.

Comment ‘physio’ and I’ll show you the next steps you can take to start feeling like you again!

05/04/2026

Your shoulder blade sits on your rib cage. It doesn’t have a proper joint there. It just glides.

So when that movement gets stuck or restricted, your body compensates. The muscles around your shoulder start gripping to create stability that should already be there.

That’s the tightness you keep feeling.

You stretch it. It feels better for 20 minutes. Then it’s back. Because you’re not addressing why it’s tight in the first place.

Your shoulder blade needs to move smoothly on your rib cage. If it doesn’t, everything around it tightens up to protect the area.

This is what you’re seeing in this video. The myonest getting into the external rotators and the nervous system finally letting go of that holding pattern.

But this is the short term fix. It gets things moving again in the moment.

The long term fix is rehab. Building the control and strength around your shoulder blade so it moves properly on its own. Load it. Train it. Give your nervous system a reason to stop gripping.

That’s how you actually get rid of the tightness for good.
If you’re dealing with shoulders that never seem to loosen up no matter what you do, type WAITLIST in the comments and I’ll get you on my email list. When a spot opens up to work with me, you’ll be the first to know.

04/04/2026

When your rotator cuff is weak, the deltoid has to step in and help. You press a lot, you bench heavy, and the front delt ends up doing even more. Over time it gets tight and overworked and the cuff struggles to do its job.

In clinic I use dry needling to get the deltoid to back off for a bit. It’s not a fix. It just creates a window where we can actually get the cuff working again. There are things you can do on your own to help with that too.

The real work is building the cuff back up. The needling just helps us get there faster.

If your shoulder has been stuck and nothing seems to be working, comment PHYSIO and I’ll tell you about online consultations.

03/04/2026

Why your calf “knots” won’t let go

You’ve foam rolled it. Stretched it. Maybe even stuck a lacrosse ball in there. You’ve paid for a million agonising sports massages. And it feels better for about 20 minutes. Then it’s right back.

That’s because the knot isn’t the problem. It’s the symptom.

Your calves don’t just work in isolation. They’re part of a chain. And when the links above and below them aren’t pulling their weight, your calves pick up the slack.

If your hips aren’t strong enough to control your pelvis when you move, more demand gets pushed down the chain. If your ankles are stiff and can’t absorb load properly, your calves have to work overtime to compensate.

Either way, your calves are doing more than their fair share. And that constant overload is what creates that tight, knotted feeling that won’t shift.

So no, you don’t need to roll harder. You need to look at why your calves are being asked to do so much in the first place.

Stronger hips. Better ankle mobility. Distribute the load properly and watch that “knot” finally let go.

If you want to learn about load management and get your body moving better, comment “waitlist” and I’ll add you to my waitlist so you can work with me!

02/04/2026

Single leg heel tap. One of the simplest tests I use in clinic.

Stand on one leg. Bend the knee. Tap your other heel to the floor.

Now watch what happens.

If the knee wobbles side to side, your glute med isn’t controlling the pelvis. It’s a frontal plane stability issue.
If the knee rotates inward, that’s your glute max. It’s not controlling femoral rotation under load.

Most people get both. But the dominant pattern tells you where to start.

And you always fix glute med first. It’s the stabiliser. No point building force through glute max if the platform it’s working on isn’t stable.

Wobble = glute med activation first.
Rotation = glute max strengthening.

Save this. Test yourself. Be honest about what you see.

If you’re dealing with pain that won’t shift and you want to understand why, I’ve got a free email series that breaks it all down. Drop a comment saying EMAIL and I’ll send it over.

01/04/2026

I see a lot of runners. And one of the most common things I hear is ‘my groin feels tight.’

So they stretch it. Foam roll it. Feels better for 20 minutes. Then it’s right back.

That’s because it’s not tight. It’s weak.

Your adductors can’t handle the load you’re putting through them when you run. So they grip. They guard. That tightness is your body saying I don’t trust this area.

The fix isn’t stretching. It’s building capacity.

Copenhagen planks. Amazing for creating capacity.

If your groin always feels tight after a run and stretching never fixes it… it was never a flexibility problem.

Comment “PHYSIO” if you want me to physio you into a running machine.

30/03/2026

Client in for a sports massage. Nothing unusual. Wants to keep on top of his tightness.

While we’re chatting he mentions his calf gets a bit niggling when he runs. Doesn’t seem bothered. Almost didn’t bring it up.

So I check his glute med. Weak. Okay. Poor load control through the chain. That explains it. Case closed. Move on.

I always work from the back down so I start loosening his lumbar spine with the Myonest. Standard stuff. Done it a thousand times.

Then he says something that stops me.

‘That feels like a toothache in my calf.’

Right. The Myonest is on his mid lumbar. Nowhere near his calf. Nowhere near L5-S1.

Toothache pain isn’t muscular. It’s neurogenic. Deep. Dull. Sickening. That’s not tightness. That’s a nerve root that’s been sitting there quietly this whole time.

The vibration travelled down through his spine and found it. Three segments below. A healthy nerve feels vibration as vibration. This one converted it into a referred ache.

Actually the biggest takeaway here. Listen to how someone describes their pain. The words tell you more than the location.

Okay so this comes up a lot with my clients. You’re doing the exercises, you’re turning up, you’re putting the work in. ...
30/03/2026

Okay so this comes up a lot with my clients. You’re doing the exercises, you’re turning up, you’re putting the work in. But you’re sleeping 5 hours a night and wondering why things aren’t improving.

Sleep is genuinely one of the most underrated parts of recovery. Your tissues repair while you’re out. Pain sensitivity drops. Inflammation calms down. Growth hormone peaks. All of that happens while you’re doing absolutely nothing.

I know it’s not always that simple. Kids, stress, life. But if there’s one easy win you can give your body right now, it’s just getting to bed a bit earlier.

That’s rehab. You just did it in bed.

29/03/2026

Do flat feet actually cause pain? 👀

I see loads of people with flat feet… no pain.
And loads with “perfect” arches… loads of pain.

So it’s probably not the shape.

What I see way more is this:
your foot just can’t control load very well.

Big reason?
Tib posterior not pulling its weight.

When that’s the case:
arch drops
ankle rolls in
inside of the foot/ankle starts aching

And then people just throw insoles at it.

Sometimes they help, yeah…
but they’re not fixing the actual problem.

You need to build control.

That’s where this comes in:

Calf raises + a ball squeeze.

Simple… but it works.
Gets the right stuff switching on
and gives your foot a bit more support from within.

Do it properly, do it consistently…
you’ll feel the difference.

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