Balance is delighted to announce that we now have a Computrainer. Bring your bike down to Balance hook it up to the trainer and ride up the Alpe d’Huez!

The Ford Ironman World Championships in Hawaii provided fantastic results for CompuTrainer pro riders. For the second year in a row 8 of computrainer trained athletes made it into the top 10 (5 women and 3 men). Even more exciting was the fact that 3 of those ladies made it into the Top 4 – Mirinda Carfrae (2nd), Leanda Cave (3rd) and Rachel Joyce (4th).
Pete Jacobs from Austaralia is quoted to say:

“On the Computrainer, Your legs don’t get a break. It’s not like doing four hours on the road. You are not getting a break and you are doing constant wattage and when I feel good I pop the wattage up and when I feel lousy I just cruise but I’m still getting really good cadence and muscle memory. Much more than on the road. ”

Take your indoor bike training to a new level with the CompuTrainer – a state-of-the-art indoor bicycle training technology that improves cycling performance while keeping the indoor rider challenged and happy. The CompuTrainer is the leading electronic bicycle ergometer for maximum performance improvement, testing, and enjoyable indoor training.

Benefits of the CompuTrainer:

Increases your cycling power by 20 to 30% and your speed by 2 to 4 MPH. Whatever your starting point, you’ll improve significantly.

It sets the industry standard for accuracy (± 2.5%), power (1500 watts), quality, and service lifetime (10+ years).
Exclusive performance features like SpinScan™ electronic pedal stroke analysis and Adjustable Aerodynamic Drag Factor are unique to CompuTrainer.

Call Balance on 020 7627 2308 to inquire about using the Computrainer.

Balance Performance Physiotherapy is now in Fulham SW6. Several members of our strong team are working from Fulham including our Clinical Director Graham Anderson and founding members Dr Lucy Goldby and Jonathan Lewis.

Our practice in Fulham is a large studio based in Fitrooms Gym on North End Road. It is easily accessible from Fulham Broadway, Earls Court and West Brompton tube and overground stations. It is also easily accessible if you are coming from Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush or West Kensington.

We have a fantastic studio which is a great space to move in. We also have access to the whole gym so it is a fantastic venue to complete your rehabilitation in.

To book into our Fulham practice call: 020 7627 2308

The Balance team are very proud to have been working with Claire for a while now and have helped her come back from several problems. But don’t let us tell you about it, hear it straight from Claire. Follow the link to read the whole article on Famously Fit’s website.

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Graham and Jonathan are both working all week at the ATP Tennis Finals at the O2 this week. Both Graham and Jonathan have been working in professional tennis for over a decade now. Yet their passion and commitment to working with high level athletes continues.

While Graham works all year on the ATP travelling the world, he continues to maintain a part time clinical list at Balance where he is able to share his knowledge with the team as Clinical Director and clients can benefit from his expertise when they see him in his capacity as a Consultant Physiotherapist. We wish Jonathan and Graham and all the players the best for the last tournament of the season.

The London Golf Show runs from November 11th-13th at Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Balance Performance is taking a stand and delivering education at the Golf Show. The focus is on recovery and performance for golfers using Trigger Point Performance Therapy self-massage tools: TPT products have changed the way Balance Performance operates due to the sustainable health and sports performance it offers our clients through self-care. The Performance Golf Kit focuses specifically on the needs of golfers for improved performance and addressing problem areas.

Here’s the message we’re sending out to golfers and coaches alike:

TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY – Attention Professionals, Coaches and Players

Making its UK debut into the golf world, Trigger Point Therapy Tools were highlighted as one of the coolest, “must-have” items of 2011 at PGA Merchandise Show in 2011.

Golf Digest’s Ashley Mayo reported – “It’s not feasible to get a deep tissue massage after every round of golf, but Trigger Point massage balls and self-care devices makes it possible to thoroughly rub down even those hard-to-get-to muscles in your shoulders, back, legs and feet. And Trigger Point’s foam roller has a grid designed to make you feel as though hands and fingers are giving you a massage.”

“TRIGGER POINT PERFROMANCE THERAPY operates in the same fashion as the Golf Swing – From the ground up…After learning how TP Therapy can improve swing economy in other critical areas, such as shoulder mobility, pelvic rotation and thoracic mobility, it was a no-brainer to integrate it into each of my programs” Trevor Anderson, CSCS, CGFI. Head of Golf Performance – IMG Academies, Florida

TRIGGER POINT THERAPY – IMPROVE YOUR GAME
Golf is a dynamic sport requiring optimal biomechanics to produce, reduce and stabilise force. The most efficient ball strikers have the same kinematic sequence of generating and transferring speed throughout their bodies, delivering energy from the lower body to the torso, to the lead arm and ultimately to the club head.

The most common swing flaws and golf related injuries are caused by physical limitations in one or more of the 8 areas of the body we have determined have the greatest influence on golf swing biomechanics. Tight or overactive muscles can disrupt the process, resulting in loss of distance and accuracy. TPT allows you to restore range of motion, lengthening tight muscles, allowing the body to produce a powerful, efficient and consistent swing.

The common postural distortion patterns we see are not created on the golf course, but rather during daily life. The way you stand and sit defines your ability to address the ball in a biomechanically sound position. Bad posture and lack of hydration create muscular adhesions and scar tissue, causing our bodies to ultimately lock up. In this state we can either choose to shorten the golf swing, compromise the golf swing or deal with pain and discomfort.

Let us show you how TRIGGER POINT THERAPY TOOLS can address the physical issues that affect your life and your game.

So if you’re in London on the weekend of Nov 11-13 be sure to come and visit our stand at The London Golf Show, try out Trigger Point Performance Therapy tools for yourself. Let your golfing friends or coach know about us too. If you’re going with a mind to test and try out golf clubs come to the stand and try out TPT and move easier before you go in search of a Callaway or Taylor Made.

Follow us @balancephysio for regular updates and @londongolfshow.

Tom Staniford has been kind enough to shares his thoughts on Trigger Point Performance Therapy and how it has helped him as an elite cyclist.

Tom came in to contact with Balance Performance via one of Europe’s high end cycle specialists based in London’s Covent Garden – Cycle Fit. Our podiatrist Mick Habgood, and cycle specialist physiotherapists got involved to help make the interface between Tom and his bike as pain free and efficient as possible. Mick produced custom fitted and very unique orthotics for Tom’s cycling shoes. After Fran explained Tom’s rare condition I knew that TPT had to be something worth considering. But given the pathology involved and the ongoing pain Tom experiences daily I wasn’t entirely sure how well received my suggestions would be. But it was an absolute pleasure to meet Tom down at Exeter University and some his team there that have been supporting the paracyclist for some time down in Devon with physiotherapy and strength and conditioning. Going through the the Ultimate 6 techniques aiming to reduce the tension in the key areas influencing toms movement quality we soon realised there was something in it for him. My only reservation was on how Tom would feel the next day after the TPT session…..

Below is Tom’s description of his Trigger Point Performance Therapy experiences:

TPT & Balance Performance Physiotherapy
Trigger Point Performance Therapy, you have to admit, is a pretty cool-sounding name for a brand. Especially one which claims the ability to help ‘unlock your body, release your strength, find your inspiration’.

I’ll be completely honest with you and say that in the past my attention-span for peripheral training focus, recovery methods and ‘miracle’ products has been somewhat lacklustre. However, a physio screening and bike fit with new sponsors Cyclefit and their partners Balance Performance in Covent Garden last year threw up some interesting physical feedback- some of which I was already aware of, and some of which I was not.

It was at this point that Jonathan, of Balance Performance, suggested I might benefit from some TPT therapy to address certain physical weaknesses which were holding me back not just on a performance level, but a personal level. I was initially dubious due to my aforementioned laziness/fear/complacency but resolved to give it a go.

This blog aims to pass on some of the thoughts, feelings and observations I’ve collected whilst using Trigger Point Performance Therapy products under Jonathan’s expert guidance. It should be stated from the outset that I’m not a qualified physio, Doctor or healthcare professional. I never have been. I can offer only my own opinions and explanations gleaned through rigorous testing of the products over the last year.

So who am I?

My name is Tom Staniford and I am a UCI C3-classified paracyclist. Last year I rode for British Cycling’s Paracycling Talent Team and Rapha Condor CC. For all of this season and next season I will be riding for Cyclefit in the UK. I am also, following a win in June 2011, the British National Paracycling Criterium Champion.

One of the main reasons I am supported so well by Cyclefit and Balance Performance (apart from my devastating blend of wit, intelligence and charisma), is that I present a fantastic opportunity for these experts to apply their skill to addressing how best to manage, and more importantly overcome, various physiological factors.

I have a rare genetic disorder known as Lipodystrophy. Very little is known about it due to its rarity, and it often presents itself differently in different individuals. My own condition (as yet the only known example of its type) means that I do not store fat subcutaneously (under the skin), yet I can store small amounts on my liver and other internal organs. Low body fat (generally between 2 and 4% on my arms and legs) means I do not have very much in the way of fat stores for endurance, my thermoregulation can be a bit hit-and-miss and I have quite a gaunt appearance.

On the bike, in addition to low fuel stores from fat, I struggle to build muscle due to the lack of immediate fuel under the skin and chronically low testosterone. Fat exists as a fuel source but also as a protective barrier around joints. With no such cushioning available, my muscles have tightened around my joints in order to protect them as best they can- leaving me with markedly poor flexibility. In some cases the lack of protective body fat or muscle has resulted in the partial fusion of bones such as in my wrists and ankles.
The lack of fat on the soles of my feet has also caused over a period of many years the bones the bones to grow crooked and fuse.

The fact I do not store fat subcutaneously has meant that the vast majority of fatty acids and triglycerides I eat from food are either stored on the liver or remain in the blood. This high fat content in my blood has tricked my body into thinking I have Type 2 Diabetes, thus making my metabolism of carbohydrates almost as tricky as my metabolism of fats. As an endurance athlete this presents some interesting fuel source conundrums!

As a diabetic I generally have poor circulation to my extremities (thus also limiting my recovery and muscle (re)growth capabilities) which is exacerbated by the fact that I have no fat stores for thermoregulation and encouraging an even blood flow across all my muscles.

So why TPT?
In a nutshell, because TPT encourages bloodflow. Better bloodflow means I can manage my diabetes better, my muscles receive the nutrients and oxygen they require to work and grow more efficiently. Better bloodflow will encourage the muscle to relax, improving my flexibility, and also work more efficiently when they are required to.

Observations
My first TPT session with Jonathan was on a rest day. Placing aside my doubts and any other obligations I had for the afternoon, we settled down to a brief hour-long session. And it hurt a great deal. In order to properly encourage bloodflow and the relaxation of the muscle you need to push them, so it does hurt a bit at first But it’s a strangely enjoyable pain- like a good massage from a proper sports masseur. The pain is not ‘oh my… I’m actually crying, please stop’. It’s more like a focussed pressure which you control and direct to certain key areas of tenderness of soreness. They important thing to remember is that however much or little pressure you apply is entirely up to you. The more you apply (within reason!) the more effective it will be, but everyone has their own threshold.

After the first session, however, I felt fantastic. Relaxed and balanced. Grounded and centred. It’s an odd feeling, as you do not realise the stresses or impostures you build up in your muscles through the routine and repetition of poor movement. However after that first session I did feel noticeably balanced. It was quite nice to just stand still. And just feel. No tight muscles or imbalances needing to be addressed or overcompensated for. To just stand, completely based and grounded and still. To ‘be’. Complete, with no adjustment or rectification necessary.

Following that initial session Jonathan encouraged me to experiment with pressures, the frequency with which I ‘rolled out’, and the timing: before a ride, after a ride, even during a ride. Regardless of what sport(s) you do, or to what level, the following observations may be useful. The best advice I can give is that you conduct your own experiments on your own body in order to analyse how best you can incorporate TPT into your daily lifestyle or training.

I find that more than 2 or 3 ‘full’ TPT workouts (ie- hitting each of the ‘ultimate 6’ zones) a week tends to leave me feeling sluggish and heavy. Like a really good massage, my muscles become so relaxed that they seem to exist in a state of constant sleepiness. This is okay if you enjoy the feeling, have few other obligations, or can afford a longer warm-up but I prefer to keep my muscles feeling a little bit livelier most days.

For the same reason, full TPT workouts before a ride tend to switch my muscles off and make them think ‘its recovery time’ rather than ‘wake up, we’re going training’. Having said that, though, I find that some brief attention to the soleus and calves (key areas where, for me, I build up a lot of tension, stress and inflexibility) 20-30 mins before a ride is worthwhile. The increase in bloodflow is enough to wake up my legs without sending them to sleep, and I find that the relaxation in my lower legs naturally makes my feet relax a little more- improving my warm-up and foot comfort for the ride. I feel the pre-exercise ‘wake-up’ technique is especially good in period of heavy or very regular training.

Similarly, I tend to keep post-ride TPT sessions quite focussed and short- especially if I am training again later in the day or over the following few days- in order to relax them enough to encourage good recovery, but not so much that they switch off entirely and take a long time to feel like they’re working again!

I sleep better with TPT just before bed, but recover better between sessions if I TPT straight after training. This presents you with a bit of a conundrum- and again, it is only through experimentation with your own TPT products and your own body that you can really work out what works for you. It’s perfectly plausible that you may be able to do multiple TPT sessions before and after training, and then another one before bed- but I just can’t handle that.

What works for me, then, is a short and focussed TPT session on either just my lower leg, or on all areas of the Ultimate 6- I choose what to do depending on how I feel after training. This generally helps me loosen up, warm down properly, refresh my mind and also enable me to do any admin or ‘normal life’ things I need to do later in the day.

If training was particularly hard, or my ongoing recovery is suffering due to stress, lack-of-sleep, forgetting a meal, or anything else which may crop up then I will normally do another short, focussed Ultimate 6 session before bed to enable me to sleep better.
I do a slightly longer version of this pre-bed session the evening before every rest/easy day so I can sleep well and my muscles can really switch off and enjoy moving into ‘rest day’ mode.

Breathing
The most important method of gauging, controlling, and encouraging the Trigger Point Performance Therapy is your breathing. In simple lay-man’s terms, we are manipulating the muscle to encourage a stronger bloodflow of nutrients and oxygen. If you’re not breathing properly, then you’re not really introducing fresh oxygen into the system.

The technique I use is quite simple- long deep, heavy breaths and motions with the TPT products for the ‘full’ ultimate 6 sessions and sessions before or on a rest day. Use shorter, shallower, faster breaths and manipulations for the pre-exercise sessions in order to encourage your muscles to wake up. As I said at the beginning of this blog, I am in no way a qualified expert, but if you’ve ever had access to an oxygen mask or oxygen tent you will note the drowsy/relaxed effect they can give. I liken this ‘dopey’ sensation of oxygen ‘high’ with overdoing the TPT and switching your muscles off- ideal for rest day sessions, but not really what you want immediately prior to training!

Effects
I think the best indication of how much benefit Trigger Point Performance Therapy has given me must come from a 3rd party or slightly independent source. My girlfriend Alice is, amongst other things, a pretty good masseuse and used to give me fairly regular leg massages during intense training periods. We agreed that she would not touch my legs during the TPT trial.

After 3 weeks of solely TPT and no leg massages she massaged my legs and, I know it sounds like a tremendous cliché, could not believe the difference in the looseness, flexibility, suppleness and feeling of my muscles- particularly the problem areas of my calves.
I’ve also noticed a marked difference in how my body feels, and I can also actually discern a visual difference in the looseness of my calves.
I’ve noticed my feet (huge problem area) are much happier- with a better blood flow. I’ve noticed that when my Calves/soleus tighten up, the stress passes down the biomechanic chain and affects the comfort of my feet. Focussing on those two key areas with TPT, then, helps reduce pain, improve my posture and encourage performance. I’ve also discovered it’s incredibly nice when working at a desk or watching a film on the sofa to use the small roller or footballer on my feet.

Conclusion
Just want to make it clear that I’m not an employee of Balance Performance or Trigger Point Performance Therapy. I don’t receive financial benefit or money in return for writing this, and have no connection to either company at this time beyond the fact that Jonathan is a great guy, sent some TPT products my way, and showed me how to use them.

The thing he has always stressed to me, and I hope I have also stressed to you, is to experiment. Go to a workshop, borrow a friend’s, or buy your own products. Use their advice or words above as a starting point, and explore your body. Find out what works. Find out how and when and why certain techniques or timings work best with your body and your training. Everybody (literally) is different, so what may work incredibly well for you may not be true for others. What is true, however, is that everybody can, with some experimentation, find something that is really beneficial for their health and performance.
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thanks so much to Tom for putting the time into putting his thoughts down here. To see more about Tom read his profile on:
Jaguar Academy website: http://www.jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/the-academy/rising-stars/2011/thomas-staniford.aspx

Also Toms own site: http://www.tom-staniford.co.uk/category/news

Follow Tom on Twitter @tomstaniford

To see the range of products on offer from Trigger Point Performance go to the Balance Performance Shop: http://balancephysio.com/blog/2011/10/paracyclist-tom-staniford-on-trigger-point-performance-therapy-and-balance-performance/

What is your name, age and profession?

ANSWER: GRAHAM ANDERSON 49, Chartered Physiotherapist

How long have you been a sports physiotherapist?

ANSWER: 25 years

Which sports have you worked in over the years?

ANSWER: I began in rugby, then gradually worked with different sports including badminton, judo, boxing, korfball, athletics, football, hockey, triathlon, golf, and road cycling – all at national / elite team level. I then became more specialists in professional tennis, England badminton and endurance cycling and have often been used to support GB squash too. Now most of my time is taken with tennis and badminton.

What elite athletes have you treated?

ANSWER: I have treated many household names when working at the last 3 Olympics with team GB where as HQ physiotherapist I worked with rowers, track athletes, gymnasts and tennis players side by side. Now working in professional tennis I work with all the men on the ATP world tour from Novak Djorkovic, Federer, and Nadal to some of the lesser ranked doubles players.

When did you set up Balance Performance in Clapham in London?

ANSWER: Just over 10 years ago

What services does Balance Performance provide and who are your clients?

ANSWER: Balance Performance provide medically orientated multidisciplinary sports and wellbeing team (including doctors, sports physiotherapists, masseurs, strength and conditioning trainers, podiatrists, nutritionists) to treat injuries and improve the performance of the elite and the not so elite. Everyone is treated like an Olympic athlete at a level bespoke tailored to their needs, be it injury or improvement. We provide expert and professional analysis through biomechanical knowledge and video analysis – be it tennis serve, a golf swing a running style or even on bike cycle analysis. Our speciality is rehabilitation taking the client that bit further. Our feeling is that we need to turn an injury into a good thing and improve people 120% rather than just getting 70-80% better.

What is different at Balance Performance compared to other sports physiotherapists?

ANSWER: We work as team and aspire to go beyond getting people better but try to get people then better at the level they participate in by improving fitness and performance.

You have just spent five months working with some of the world’s leading tennis players on the ATP World Tour. Can you describe a typical working day?

ANSWER: Yeah it’s long! Get up eat breakfast and meet with players – often at 8am… Go to site and prepare players for practice and early matches. Help players with stretches and KT tape. Meantime I also have a long list of players with injuries requiring attention. Players playing on the day of course have priority but there is usually a queue. Once play starts (usually out about 11am) I am then on duty for all court calls. When called I usually have to stop treatment or player preparation and run fast to get to court on time. Can be busy if have 3-4 court calls one after another. This busy day continues until end/close of play. Oh and then I usually have to wait for a player to come back from media before I can treat them before we both leave site often in the early hours of the morning.

You have worked as Lead Physio at Wimbledon at The Championships for the past 9 years. Can you describe your most memorable experience?

ANSWER: I guess it was my first court call on Centre Court. It’s a great place to visit far less to be put under pressure to show your skills to a packed audience!

Which ATP and WTA players have you treated over the years?

ANSWER: Not many WTA players (although a few now seek me out for occasional assistance with their neck etc.) I have treated nearly ALL the top 300 ATP players and still treat may of the past players/champions.

What are the common tennis injuries you see on a daily basis on the ATP World Tour?

ANSWER: Well it’s like any of us who play tennis. It’s the usual back pain, neck pain. These top players push themselves so far they all stress their hips (usually non dominant side), elbows, knees and of course shoulders. That not including the odd sprained ankle – we get through a heck of an amount of KT tape!

You have just come back from the US Open at Flushing Meadows? What was that like?

ANSWER: It was my first time at this event – I haven’t even been to it as a tennis fan. I’m familiar with Wimbledon being one of the organisers behind the scenes there but this seemed so much bigger. The crowds were very non SW19!

What are the most enjoyable parts of the job and are their elements that you dislike?

ANSWER: If you’re talking about the ATP. My dislike has to be the travel (well the airplanes and airports) – although it’s the travel that brings me in touch with so many fantastic people from all walks of life around the world and even at my gathering years I am still able to learn each day from other therapist from another nationality.

You are about to work at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the 02 Arena in London? Have you worked at this tournament before?

ANSWER: The event was reborn in 2009 as the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to be held in the heart of London at the O2 arena from 2009 to 2012.

Why is physiotherapy so important for elite athletes as well as for amateur sports mens and women these days?

ANSWER: A strange question – both get the same injuries and both want to win! The injuries are maybe due to intensity and the goal to win is definitely more financial with one group.

In your option what are the long-term health benefits for people who have regular physiotherapy treatment throughout their life?

ANSWER: My belief is that physiotherapy is not a role for repair only. In fact I get fed up patching the same people up sometimes. Prevention is the cure that why the ATP physio team including myself are continually educating these elite athletes to self help themselves from recurrent injury. Speaking with the coaches can also highlight technical and technique errors. All these points are with the aim to see us physios less. But, when you slip up, fall, fracture, sprain, bruise, or tire we will be there to help pick you up and get you on the court again.

MEDIA INFORMATION

Balance Performance, one of the leading sports physiotherapy, rehabilitation, recovery and performance specialists in the UK, have retained PR consultancy Henman Communications to manage their PR for a twelve month period.

After a competitive three way pitch Henman Communications have been appointed by Balance Performance to raise their profile through media and athlete sponsorship channels. PR strategy includes press office management, editorial coverage in the local and national sport and lifestyle media, social media management, the launch of a new website and working closer with many of the elite athletes that Balance Performance supports by creating ‘brand ambassadors’ in endurance sports, football, MMA / combat and extreme action sports as well as other Olympic sports.

Scott Morris, Performance Director at Balance Performance says:” We are delighted to be working with Henman Communications to develop our PR strategy and plans. The lead into London 2012 is a very exciting time for Balance Performance. We have recently opened our new studio in Fulham to take our innovative approach and expertise to the people of West London. We will also be launching a new website and announcing some new brand ambassadors shortly. Henman Communications will help us build on Balance Performance’s decade of experience working in sports such as triathlon and the combat sports sector, but also in new sports such as golf. We will also be highlighting the innovative health and fitness products that we not only retail and distribute but also educate professionals and the public on how to use them effectively so on-going PR is important for us to build on those networks. ”

Richard Henman, CEO at Henman Communications says: “I look forward to working with the team at Balance Performance and leveraging some of the exciting work in the media that is currently being done with elite athletes. Balance Performance’s approach is unique in an industry fixated on ‘client retention’; as they focus on empowering clients by providing them with the appropriate tools and knowledge to take ownership of their health and fitness. Balance Performance’s have an impressive track record working with elite athletes and demonstrating over a long term period the ‘sustainable way’ to achieve results in sports rehabilitation, recovery and performance.”

Balance Performance is currently inviting a number of top elite athletes across a range of individual and team sports to become ‘brand ambassadors’. Balance’s sponsored athletes are offered access to its complete team of sports science, movement, recovery and rehabilitation experts working at Balance Performance’s state-of-the-art centres in Clapham and Fulham in London.

Balance Performance employs a team of over 30 highly qualified and experienced professionals to impart their knowledge. The areas covered include: back pain and sports injury treatment, rehabilitation and performance. The team practices and teaches the most effective methods, and when appropriate provide clients with the most effective tools and equipment. Balance’s facilities are state-of-the-art high tech or low tech, always high concept: from Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill to Trigger Point Performance Therapy, KT Tape to Kettlebells, sophisticated use of movement to straightforward intensity of effort.

Scott Morris, Performance Director at that Balance Performance goes on to say: “PR this year will help us raise the awareness of our health and fitness products that we currently retail and distribute throughout the UK. All our products have been carefully selected as they enhance each athlete’s ability to perform. Products include the Cross-core180 (TM), which is a rotational bodyweight training system, developed in the USA for the military and MMA fighters. The Cross-core180 (TM) is currently used by many professional athletes, sports teams, schools, clubs, military and rehabilitation facilities. Other products include: KT Tape (Kinesiology Therapeutic Taping) which involves taping around muscles in order to enhance function and recovery, again in line with Balance Performance’s ethos the tape is designed in such a way that clients can easily apply it themselves. We are the country’s leading seller of Trigger Point Performance Tools and Kettle Bells. We encourage all our clients to attend our education classes and workshops on all our products to ensure they learn how to use these tools effectively. Balance has been instrumental in bringing these tools and concepts to the UK”

The Balance team of Martina, Keith and Scott were at it again at this weekends Virgin London Triathlon working closely with KT Tape Europe to help the athletes with advice and taping any problems that they may have. The Balance team are becoming old hands having helped athletes at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon and 2011 Edinburgh marathon. KT Tape is the best kinesiology tape as far as the Balance team is concerned which is why we are hosting KT Tape education courses at Balance from September the 7th onwards to train other physios, osteopaths, sports therapists and chiropractors on how to use it and share their expertise. The courses will then be appearing throughout the UK.

The in-depth and highly practical courses will be over two days and cost £279. It will consist of an introduction to kinesiology tape before moving deeper into more advanced uses and taping techniques.

To book online follow the link below or to find out more speak to Scott Morris at Balance on: 020 76272308.

http://www.shop.balancephysio.com/collections/services/education-workshops

ULTIMATE SIX PLUS – 4.5 HOUR COURSE:

This hands-on course will allow you to take your knowledge of Trigger Point Performance Therapy to the next level by implementing Myofascial Compression Techniques into your daily routine. Jonathan Lewis will define and work through six major areas of the body that Trigger Point Performance feel are key players in the human biomechanical chain. We will then build upon this U6 foundation by targeting other specific areas, resulting in even greater efficiency of movement.

to book a place call 02076272308 or book online http://www.shop.balancephysio.com/products/trigger-point-performance-therapy-ultimate-6-plus-4-5-hour-course