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Something worth documenting from a recent force plate squat assessment at Heal Young Massage. From visual observation alone, the restriction was already identifiable — left hip limitation at approximately 40% squat depth, with tension transferring up through the trunk to the right shoulder. But the force plate data revealed a second layer that observation could not reach. Because of that restriction, a basic squat could not be performed with a stable and repeatable movement s

By Hill Yang | Heal Young Massage, Varsity Lakes Gold Coast People sometimes ask how a sole practitioner sustains a high-volume clinical practice without burning out. The honest answer is that I am not sure it can be explained in a way that sounds credible — so I decided to document it instead. This is my 2024 annual review. Not a highlight reel. A real breakdown of where the year went, what it required, and what it produced. The numbers that do not seem to go together In 202

The Five Stages of Recovery Stage 1 — Standard Treatment Hasn't Worked You've tried the usual routes: rest, pain relief, stretching, and standard hands-on treatment. Yet, the pain keeps coming back. This is where many people arrive—frustrated, confused, and unsure of what to try next. You're not imagining it. Complex or persistent pain often requires a different approach, not just more of the same. At this stage, the starting point is a thorough assessment. We look at how you

A clinical reflection on lower back pain, assessment, and why the same symptom can have seven completely different causes. It started as an ordinary Tuesday. Seven clients. Back to back. Every single one of them with lower back pain. By the time the last one walked out, I had spent the day doing something that rarely happens so clearly in a single session: watching the same symptom, lower back pain, arrive through seven completely different doors. Not one of those seven peopl