When nothing is injured — but nothing feels right A client recently came in with a simple description: “I just feel off in my body.” No injury. No clear cause.But constant tiredness, stiffness around the shoulders and mid-back, and an ache in the lower abdomen radiating into the groin after walking or standing. This is becoming very common. Not acute pain.Not dramatic.Just a body slowly losing coordination. What we found on assessment Rather than focusing on symptoms, we looked at the full...

Dear Reader, A 24 year old woman came to the JANMI clinic after several days of one sided upper trapezius aching and tightness. She works long hours in an office and trains in the gym six days a week. Over the previous week, her training had been intense, while her workdays had also been packed and mostly desk based. She was active, disciplined and motivated. She was not inactive. She was not weak. But her body appeared to be running out of recovery space. During assessment, several findings...

Dear reader, A male client in his mid 50s came to the JANMI clinic with stiffness in both Achilles tendons that had been present for around nine months. In the last few weeks, he had also started feeling pain around both heel fat pads when waking up, taking the first steps of the day, or walking on stairs. One side was more noticeable than the other. His history added important context. He used to run marathons intensively. He is generally hypermobile, had previous issues with one hip feeling...