16/06/2024
Pei Gin is a regular personal training (PT) client. She often attends our regular evening classes at 830pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Yesterday, she suffered from severe headache that started on the left frontal lobe which spread to her whole head. She also started to feel nausea. As she cancelled the usual group training, I invited her to volunteer for a demo session to show some of my thought process in how I treat my clients.
I intended to bring her center of mass (COM) back to the middle as she was pushed forwards significantly. This shift of balance forwards creates tension in the back and neck which may lead to headaches and nausea. We started by mobilising the shoulder blades, rotating the thorax (T1-12), a bit of expanding the chest, and releasing some tension on the back of her head with a quick deep massage. Hopefully you can see in the video of her COM coming back to the middle, allowing her to stand taller with more freedom. As a result, she had almost zero headache and zero nausea within 15 minutes of work. In a typical 45 minute session, we would have continued to expand the chest further, release more neck and head tension, and provide a better connection of the hip and pelvis to the head.
I hope you guys enjoy this short demo session. Stay tuned for more of these demo videos coming as well as informative videos on biomechanics and manual therapy. Special thanks to Pei Gin and Ernest Ooi for volunteering and thank you guys for your time and attention.
Keep moving and be free!
Jet