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We're a sport & remedial massage therapy clinic. We love helping our clients get rid of pains or prep for events.
Check out our free resources on our website or subscribe to our email list for free self-care tips.
04/09/2026
Do you have an ache, pain or ni**le and you'd like some free advice?
Come to our free posture clinic for advice on self-care and resources to help.
In the 15-min slot you'll get:
-a personalised posture & movement assessment
-an explanation of what we're seeing and how it may relate to your complaint
-self-care exercise, stretch, or posture adjustment
- our free resources for further support and information
To try our posture clinic, click on the link below and request a slot.
Or, if you know someone who might find it helpful please share it with them.
You can reserve your slot for Wednesday, the 16 September 2026.
go to https://lsmclinic.co.uk/ to request a slot.
Before you stand, think about your glutes.
Get your feet and knees into a good position, engage your glutes and use them to help push you upwards.
Try not to throw your shoulders forwards to get momentum. The aim is to make standing up a controlled movement rather than relying heavily on your knees or lower back.
Knee challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Free foam rolling workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
This isn’t only about your knees. If your glutes aren’t helping when you stand up, you may find yourself leaning a long way forwards and asking your lower back to do far more work than it should.
Next time you get out of a chair, notice how far forwards your shoulders travel. Your normal movement habits can tell you a lot.
Knee challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Free foam rolling workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Try sitting down very slowly and pay attention to what your glutes are doing.
Push your hips backwards, keep checking that your glutes are active, and avoid letting your knees travel too far forwards.
It’s not about getting lower as quickly as possible. It’s about controlling the movement and making sure your glutes stay involved.
Knee challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Free foam rolling workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
When your glutes aren’t doing their share of the work, your quads can end up taking over.
That can put extra pressure through your knees every time you sit down or stand up.
This exercise is about teaching your body to involve your glutes again, so the work is shared more evenly.
Knee challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Free foam rolling workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Exercise Four: Sitting Down Slowly
The next exercise looks simple: sitting down onto a surface. But the important part is how you do it.
We’re slowing the movement right down so you can start noticing whether your glutes are actually helping you, rather than letting your knees and quads do all the work.
Knee challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Free foam rolling workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
what else can foam rolling help with?
Foam rolling isn’t only about dealing with a tight muscle.
It can also help you slow down, notice what an area feels like and become more aware of where your body is holding tension.
Used gently, it can be a useful part of your wider approach to looking after your knees and the muscles around them.
As always, the aim isn’t to make it hurt. It’s to work at a level that feels manageable and useful for you.
Foam Rolling Workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Join the Knee Challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Welcome to Week 2 of the Knee Challenge.
This week we’re looking at foam rolling — how to do it, why it shouldn’t be painful, why you don’t need to do it every day, and how to find an area to work on and allow it to relax.
We’ll be exploring all of that throughout the week, so keep an eye out for the next video.
And if you haven’t joined the Knee Challenge yet, you can still sign up. It’s a month of simple exercises designed to help your knees feel better and give them some attention before problems start — or if they’re already bothering you.
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Why do your muscles feel tighter when you’re in pain?
Pain can change the way your body responds.
When something hurts, your muscles can tighten as part of a protective response. That can make an area feel stiffer, more restricted or harder to move comfortably.
Foam rolling can sometimes help by giving you a gentle way to work with that tension, rather than trying to force your way through it.
The important thing is to stay within a comfortable level of pressure and let the body settle.
Foam Rolling Workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Join the Knee Challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
Foam rolling isn’t about rushing backwards and forwards over a sore area.
When you find a spot that feels tight or uncomfortable, slow things down. Stay there, keep the pressure manageable and give the muscle a chance to relax rather than immediately moving on.
The aim is to work with your body, not battle against it.
That’s the focus of this part of Week 2 of the Knee Challenge.
Foam Rolling Workshop:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/runners-resource-centre/
Join the Knee Challenge:
https://lsmclinic.co.uk/knee-challenge-signup/
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