In Touch Integrated Horse and Rider Services

08/07/2026

I often talk clients through these exercises and find they are a great starting point, for letting the lower back go.
Before you start, try and find equal weight in your seat bones.

02/04/2026

Butt pain when you’re driving??
Here is a great explanation

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🚨 UPDATE: We just dropped a complete 3D Medical Video showing EXACTLY how to fix this! Go to our Reels/Videos tab right now to watch the full breakdown! 👇
The Gas Pedal Trap: Why Your Right Leg Burns in Traffic 🛑🚗

Do you get a sharp, electrical shock shooting down your right hamstring and calf every time you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic? Does your heavy driving leg feel numb, weak, or throbbing after a 30-minute commute?

You might think your car seat is just poorly designed, or that you have a degenerating lower back. But if the pain happens strictly in your RIGHT leg when driving, you are actively choking your own nervous system. Welcome to "Gas Pedal Sciatica." Let’s look at the premium 3D Écorché map above to understand the mechanical trap.

The Anatomy: The Deep Hip Intersection
Located deep inside your glute is a small, diagonal muscle called the Piriformis. Its primary biological job is to externally rotate your leg (pointing your toes outward). Running directly underneath this muscle—and sometimes right through it—is the massive yellow Sciatic Nerve, the thickest electrical cable in your body.

The Biomechanics of the Glitch
To hover your foot over the gas pedal and switch back and forth to the brake, your right leg is slightly extended, and your hip is constantly externally rotated. This exact driving angle forces that deep Piriformis muscle to aggressively contract and hold its position. When you sit in traffic for 30 minutes, this hidden muscle becomes exhausted and locks into a severe defensive spasm (the glowing red zone).

The Consequence: The Muscle Vice
Here is the biological design flaw: because the yellow Sciatic Nerve runs directly under this muscle, the severe spasm acts like a vice grip. The tight muscle violently crushes the delicate yellow wire directly against your solid pelvic bone. The burning pain, numbness, and weakness in your calf aren't muscle cramps—it is the literal sensation of your main electrical wire being mechanically choked off by your own hip!

How to Break the Cycle

The Wallet Rule: Never drive with a wallet in your back right pocket! This pushes the nerve even closer to the spasming muscle, doubling the crushing force.

Cruise Control: Whenever safely possible on the highway, use cruise control and place your right foot flat on the floorboard to give the Piriformis muscle mechanical slack.

Seated Figure-4: At a red light, safely cross your right ankle over your left knee and gently lean forward to stretch the deep glute and melt the spasm.

🚨 THE INSTANT MECHANICAL RELEASE (MUST WATCH) 🚨
If your leg is already burning, stretching your hamstrings will actually make it WORSE. You have to melt the deep hidden muscle trap!

I just released a cinematic 3D video showing EXACTLY which hidden muscle causes this and how to physically release the trapped nerve in seconds. Watch the mechanical solution right here: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1JF8a3DVXk/

23/03/2026

When Estrogen drops during peri menopause and menopause, inflammation can increase.
Often showing up in the feet as plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder and knee pain.

02/03/2026

Did you know I also treat dogs? I’m happy to work along side your veterinarian.
1hr muscle release sessions
$120 mobile (only available in the Margaret river area) or $100 from my home in Rosa Brook, WA

01/03/2026

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I recently realised that I’m hypermobile 😳… which explains why I could always touch the floor with my palms without bending my knees.

I was also very good at the limbo ….

but it’s also a big reason why I have always had ..

✔️Sore joints
✔️Muscle fatigue
✔️Sometimes extreme fatigue,
✔️Terrible coordination!
✔️Easily bruised skin.
✔️Gastrointestinal Issues: constipation, and slow stomach emptying.
✔️Panic attacks

There is also a known link to neurodivergent conditions like ADHD and I’m definitely neurodivergent!

It’s only taken me nearly 60 years to work it out 🙄😬

My knees resemble the ones on the right 😬

Edit:
For clarity:

I have worked with menopausal and peri menopausal women for 10 years and often guide in hypermobiity challenges but really haven’t looked at this in my own life as I’m usually looking at other people’s symptoms

24/02/2026

In june this year I’m turning 50. So to celebrate I’m taking the month of June off and enjoying a nice little break 💞💝💖
In turn, I won’t be offering any appointments during this time…
🥂🥳🎂╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

28/01/2026

I talk often about the pain here not being the issue. We have to look closely into whats causing it from a biomechanical stand point.

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24/01/2026

Forward Head & Altered Posture – Biomechanical Breakdown

This diagram illustrates a forward head posture with global postural compensation. When the head translates forward, the cervical spine experiences increased flexion moments. To prevent the head from falling forward, neck extensors become overactive and tight, while the deep neck flexors weaken. This imbalance increases compressive load on cervical joints and discs.

As the upper trunk shifts rearward to maintain balance, the thoracic extensors and scapular stabilizers become inefficient. The chest muscles shorten, restricting rib cage expansion and altering breathing mechanics. Abdominal muscle imbalance develops, where upper internal obliques may dominate while external obliques become elongated and weak.

At the pelvis, a forward shift with posterior pelvic tilt flattens the lumbar spine. This reduces lumbar shock absorption and increases strain on passive structures. Hip flexors weaken, while hamstrings become short and tight, pulling the pelvis further out of neutral alignment.

Down the chain, the knees often move into hyperextension as a compensatory strategy to maintain the center of gravity. This increases stress on posterior knee structures and reduces efficient force transmission during standing and walking.