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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

'Getting ready for the Picnic' By the team at Bristol Chiropractic & Family Clinic | Updated 4 June 2026 | 7 min read ✔ Evidence-Based ✔ Written by Registered Chiropractors ✔ GCC Regulated In a nutshell: Chiropractic care is generally gentle, safe, and well-tolerated by the vast majority of patients — including children and older adults. Most people feel a sense of relief, improved movement, or relaxation during and after treatment. Some mild soreness the day after is n

By Danny at Bristol Chiropractic Sports & Family Clinic | Updated 15 June 2026 | 7 min read ✔ Evidence-Based ✔ Written by Registered Practitioners ✔ GCC Regulated In a nutshell: Sports massage is one of the most effective tools available for recovery, injury prevention, and keeping your muscles functioning at their best — but it's also one of the most misunderstood. From "it has to hurt to work" to "it's only for athletes," the myths around sports massage are surprising

If you’re like most people around Bristol, you probably spend a fair bit of time driving — to work, school, or just running errands. But...

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

Cervicogenic headaches are a type of secondary headache that originates from the neck, typically due to dysfunction in the cervical spine (the neck region) or the surrounding structures such as muscles, joints, and ligaments. These headaches are often mistaken for primary headaches like tension or migraines, but their underlying cause is distinct, and effective management requires targeted treatment strategies. Chiropractic care has emerged as a prominent approach for address

With the Six Nations around the corner, we thought we would cover concussion injuries (hopefully, we won’t see too many players with...

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...

The rise in the use of diagnostic ultrasound as a diagnostic tool over the past 30 years has been sudden. It is used by a wide range of...

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

Every time I write or speak about breathing, I can imagine people thinking " why should I care? I'm breathing fine??". Which is hard to...

1. See a Chiropractor Yep, it would be silly not to have this as number 1. In the UK, most people are conditioned to seek care from the...

Hypermobility (double jointedness) is surprisingly common in the adult population. 10-20% of the adult population in fact. Which as a...

If you've ever seen a real skeleton or fossil in a museum, you may think that bones are dead, although bones in museums are dry, hard, or...

Slipped discs are where the contents of an Intevertebral disc (IVD) push outwards. This can lead to a protruding or sometimes tearing of...

Look after yourself on your holiday…..here a few tips from our Chiropractors to help you stay whilst travelling this summer. The summer...

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

More than 10 million people in the UK experience headaches regularly, but what could be causing these niggling pains? After low back and...

Here at Bristol Chiropractic, Sports and Family clinic, Beata Law specialises in Massage therapy, she has qualifications in MFR and also...