Ashley Ridout Osteopath

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I tell my patients all the time that they need to get stronger if they want to get more flexible.Maybe you've just been ...
30/07/2026

I tell my patients all the time that they need to get stronger if they want to get more flexible.

Maybe you've just been stretching up till now and haven't seen any results?

A 2021 review of 11 randomised trials (452 people) found strength training and stretching produced no significant difference in flexibility gains. A larger 2025 review of 36 studies (1,469 people) found resistance training meaningfully improved joint flexibility too. And a 2024 trial found both approaches improved flexibility equally, but only strength training also built strength.

Here's the reality though: not every tight muscle is a weak muscle. Sometimes it's pain, guarding, a joint restriction or just not enough exposure to that range. But if you've been stretching the same spot for months with nothing changing, the missing part might be strength and control, not another stretch.

If you're stuck in that stretch-and-repeat cycle and it isn't working, let's find out what's actually going on. Send me a DM and tell me what you're struggling with.

23/07/2026

Are you using AI to help you with your injuries?

These models are becoming so good and yet it can be a frustrating process trying to get a good answer.

If you feed it bad information you'll get bad answers of course, but the process of getting to a good answer can also be frustrating.

That's why I created my FREE AI Injury Assessment tool.

It's based on my 16 years of clinical knowledge and it asks the same questions I would in a consultation. All you need to do is answer those questions in depth and you'll get a good answer.

Why have I created this? Well you're going to use Google or AI to find your answers anyway so why not help you get the best possible answers?!

Comment or DM me the word ASSESSMENT and I'll send it over.

I work with clients from all over the world; the US, Australia, South Africa and all over Europe.People always ask "but ...
22/07/2026

I work with clients from all over the world; the US, Australia, South Africa and all over Europe.

People always ask "but how can you help people if you can't touch them?"

Hands on treatments help but it's only temporary. It's what you (the patient) does in all of the other time available throughout the week that counts.

It's your stretches, the strength work, the recovery, sleep, nutrition and so on that makes the biggest difference.

So if you're struggling with an injury at the moment and you need help getting rid of it and preventing it coming back then send me a DM.

22/07/2026

AI is coming for us!! 🤖

But is it going to take over my job?

Well probably not just yet but you can definitely use it to be more informed and have a better clinical understanding of your pain or injury... If you use it the right way!!

I've created a FREE AI Injury Assessment Tool that you can try out. If you want it then comment or DM me the word ASSESSMENT and I'll send it over.

16/07/2026

Stop avoiding the "thing" that injured you.

Many years ago squats damaged my back. And so for many years I avoided doing them again for fear of reinjuring myself again.

But the problem wasn't the squats. The injury could have come from any exercise. It's just that the squats were the thing that get there first.

The real problem was that I hadn't built capacity and resilience in the right places.

So now as I work on building my strength again, squats are something I have to keep doing, but in a controlled and progressive way.

If you need help rebuilding your body but you're not sure how to do it then send me a DM.

15/07/2026

As my shoulder rehab continues it's become clear just how weak I've become. From being able to do multiple pullups to being able to do zero assisted it a tough pill to swallow.

But the danger here at this point in a rehab journey is to push hard and race to get back there while pretending the injury never happened.

If you feel the same then hear this: this is our opportunity to build back stronger than before and it will come.

But being impatient and rushing it will put you at risk of reinjuring yourself.

Accept where you are right now and strive to come back stronger through patience, consistency and progressive overload (rapid overload).

14/07/2026

Forget what you used to be like. That was then and this is now.

It's easy to get down about how we are not as strong, fit, energetic as we used to be. But life happens and things get in the way.

Instead focus on what you could be like 1 year from now. The same? Or better?

13/07/2026

I'll never forget this patient who came to me with foot pain!

09/07/2026

Many of my patients stop doing activities because they keep having flare ups.

They stop because they think it's that activity causing their pain.

But the reality is, it's that the body can't tolerate that much work right now. So it's not that the activity is bad. It's that the body isn't built up for that work yet.

So don't give up your activities. Build your capacity to handle them instead.

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