Clinic Blog

Why Do My Muscles Keep Getting Tight? How Sports Massage Can Finally Break the Cycle By the team at Bristol Chiropractic Sports & Family Clinic | Updated 11 June 2026 | 8 min read ✔ Evidence-Based ✔ Written by Registered Practitioners ✔ GCC Regulated In a nutshell: If you're always tight in the same spot no matter how much you stretch, you're not imagining it — and you're not alone. Recurring muscle tightness is one of the most common complaints we see at Bristol Chirop

Sports massage is a powerful tool for recovery, injury prevention, and performance—but it’s also surrounded by a bunch of myths that can...

Waking up with a stiff or sore back is something many people in Bristol deal with. If you’ve wondered whether stretching first thing in...

For female athletes, the menstrual cycle is more than just a monthly occurrence—it can significantly impact performance, recovery, and...

The acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) is a critical part of the shoulder, where the acromion (a bony prominence on the scapula) meets the...

What do Sports chiropractors do to support professional cycling teams?

In the quest for back pain relief, simplicity often holds the key to success. While it's tempting to dive into complex exercise regimens...

I've written this post as I've seen a few articles in the news recently eluding to the old adage of the 'natural ability' of athletes....

Recent media coverage in the UK has brought attention to a seemingly alarming rise in ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) ruptures among...

Introduction: In the pursuit of a healthy and active lifestyle, understanding how our bodies respond to activity and inactivity is...

A post by our Sports Therapist James Hood. James is a long distance runner with a wealth of running knowledge and experience.

With the summer holidays on the horizon and Wimbledon beginning, some of us may be thinking about dusting off our tennis rackets. But...

Spring has sprung and those runners amongst you have dusted off their trainers and have started pounding the pavements. But are you...

Q+A with Rob Ellchuk Rob is an athletics coach based in Bath University sports centre. A former athlete who specialised in 100m and 200m...

Zoe is Bristol’s strongest Woman. A patient of Bristol Chiropractic Sports and Family Clinic, a fan of basketball and an excellent...

Stretching is part of a routine we go through, before and after exercising and to help prevent injury. More and more evidence from...

This is my first blog post, so I thought I would keep it short. Giving an introduction into why chiropractors can help with sporting...

Warming up, as every footballer should know its an absolute necessity to a footballers game for these reasons, i) to prevent Injury, ii)...