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Forward Head Tilt Posture And How To Improve It.
Forward head tilt posture—often called "text neck" or "forward head posture"—is one of the most common postural issues in the modern world. It typically develops when the head drifts forward relative to the shoulders, placing unnecessary strain on the neck and upper back. Over time, this can lead to pain, reduced mobility, and muscular imbalances. Not quite a full Quasimodo but going in that direction. You may have noticed it in yourself, colleagues or possibly even your chil

John Baker
Nov 24, 20253 min read


Are you Mountain Ready?
Snowboarding and skiing are incredibly demanding physically. To be able to ride even the gentlest groomers all day your legs need to be absolutely bullet proof. Your legs are your shock absorbers, being in a constant, varying degree of a squat all day really takes its toll. The only way to be able to shred all week is to do some leg training before you get to the mountains. I am a Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors level 2 coach, not quite a T-Rice or Shaun White

John Baker
Oct 15, 20252 min read


Deep Tissue Massage Therapy in Bromham, Bedford: My Personal Approach to Lasting Relief and Recovery
Welcome to JB Sports Recovery : your local destination in Bromham, Bedford for expert deep tissue massage therapy that truly makes a...
Jack Spencer
Sep 22, 20254 min read


Strength and Conditioning Training That Transforms Your Body and Your Life
When it comes to enhancing your athletic performance, building resilience and staying injury-free, nothing beats a well-planned strength...
Jack Spencer
Aug 27, 20254 min read


Dynamic Compression Therapy: Benefits for Recovery
Recovery is a crucial part of any fitness or rehabilitation journey. Whether you are an athlete, recovering from surgery, or managing...

John Baker
Aug 14, 20254 min read
The Importance of Hydration as Summer Approaches
Staying Hydrated During Warmer Weather Now we are starting to get the odd splash of glorious sunshine, and the weather is warming up to...

John Baker
Apr 18, 20252 min read


Exciting Changes at JB Sports Recovery: Introducing Strength and Conditioning Packages
I know it has been far too long since I've written a blog. There have been many exciting changes at JB Sports Recovery. The biggest...

John Baker
Apr 8, 20253 min read
Common basketball injuries.
For a number of years I have been working with Bedford Thunder basketball team. So I thought I would do a blog on some of the most...

John Baker
Jan 9, 20252 min read


Flat feet, just genetics or is there anything you can do.
Why did the flat foot detective get kicked out of the shoe store? He couldn’t stand the arch support! Not very funny was it, well you...

John Baker
Dec 31, 20243 min read
Exciting Times
It has been a busy few weeks on the build of the new JB Sports Recovery centre, whilst still a way off being ready for a grand opening,...

John Baker
Nov 29, 20242 min read


Golfers Elbow, Tennis Elbow – What are they and what can you do to give THEM the elbow.
Firstly to better understand both Golf and Tennis Elbow we had better understand the anatomy of the forearm. In simple terms, if you held...

John Baker
Nov 15, 20242 min read


What is medical acupuncture/dry needling and how can it help you?
As a soft tissue therapist I find that dry needling is a very complimentary therapy to some of the other techniques I use to treat my...

John Baker
Nov 4, 20242 min read
ATP – What is it, why is it important and how is it made?
ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is the fuel our cells use for whatever they are doing, a brain cell uses it to think, muscle cell to...

John Baker
Oct 22, 20243 min read
TIMMBBEERRR – an update on the build
A few short weeks later and the roof is well under way, the rafters are all fitted with some lovely exposed beams, openings for the Velux...

John Baker
Oct 17, 20241 min read


Endurance training…. you don’t need to endure the suffering to perform.
If your choice of sport is running, cycling or another form of endurance sport and you are not seeing any progress despite seemingly...

John Baker
Oct 11, 20242 min read


Rant Time! Psoas major…a major pain or majorly weak?
Excuse this little rant of mine, anyone who has known me for a while will probably know I like a little rant every now and then. The...

John Baker
Oct 9, 20242 min read
How your Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO) could be contributing to your hip pain!
The human body is a fantastic and highly organised machine. However, it also inherently lazy, if something isn’t working instead of...

John Baker
Oct 4, 20244 min read


What's Happening?
So as many of my current clients will know after me boring them to death talking about it for the last few years, we are going to be...

John Baker
Sep 19, 20241 min read


What is the rotator cuff?
Have you heard people talking about the rotator cuff as if its some mythical beast without really knowing what it is other than the fact...

John Baker
Sep 16, 20242 min read
We've Moved!
So for the last 10 years I have been operating as John Baker Sports Massage. It has been a great journey, I've been able to work all over...

John Baker
Sep 15, 20241 min read





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