- You had an injury or surgery or pain at a muscle/joint/ligament/bone or tendon and want to improve your strength or alleviate your pain. Nikki Meyer Biokinetics uses science-based exercise protocols involving stretching, mobility and strengthening to re-establish “normal” functioning of muscle and joint systems. Pain and dysfunction are alleviated when joints and their surrounding soft-tissue structures work in better synchronicity.
- You have tried everything to sort our a persistent pain or injury. Biokineticist at NMbios are trained to search for the cause of pain by using measurements of flexibility, strength, analysing functional movement patterns and assessing biomechanics. We therefore work on the source of the pain rather than the symptoms of pain.
- You have finished with your rehab with a physio following an injury or surgery, but you still experience weakness or functional problems. Biokinetics falls within the category of “final phase rehab” and is a crucial step to full and optimal recovery following an injury or surgery. At NMbios the goal of this phase of rehab is to establish normal movement patterns of the injured vs un-injured limb, to re-establish full strength of the injured body part and to return to sport or training confidently and without fear of re-injury.
- You have been diagnosed with a chronic health condition. Biokineticists at NMbios are trained to evaluate and screen for the risk of development of chronic health conditions related to blood sugar, blood pressure, weight, heart, lungs and neurological systems. We are also highly trained to monitor and manage such conditions using exercise to mitigate the effects of the condition or to prevent or slow it’s progression. Conditions to consider in this category include:
- Diabetes or pre-diabetes
- Overweight-ness/obesity
- Hypertension
- Chronic lung disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Parkinsons
- Neuromuscular diseases such as Multiple sclerosis
- Auto-immune diseases such as Lupus/Rheumatoid arthritis
5. You have a musculoskeletal condition that requires professional and safe exercise guidance, program prescription, and monitoring. Your condition is painful and exercise brings relief but you are unsure of what exercises you can do that will be both safe and effective. A common example of this is scoliosis of the spine or osteoarthritis. Biokineticists at NMbios are trained to provide highly specialised exercise prescriptions to address your specific weaknesses or imbalances that are a result of your musculoskeletal condition.
6. You are pregnant and would like to start or continue to exercise safely and you require professional guidance. Nikki Meyer Bio specialises in safe and effective exercise prescriptions for pregnant women throughout every trimester of their pregnancy. We also offer post-partum treatment as we believe in full rehabilitation following birth-regardless of your method of birth.
7. You are an athlete and would like to optimise your sporting performance. Having a strong musculoskeletal foundation in terms of muscle strength, core control, stability, balance and proprioception is critical in achieving your performance goals in any sport. Biokineticist at NMbios are experts in the field of sports science and Biomechanics and we specialize in sport-specific training and strengthening to help you achieve your sporting goals.
8. You have a constant and persistent ache or stiffness in your joints, back, or body which has been assessed by doctors but there is no significant cause of concern or damage. As humans, our bodies are designed to move through a variety of planes of motion and directions throughout the day. However, our daily activities are limited to being seated behind a desk for 8-10 hours every day with very limited movement. NMBio’s is a firm believer that movement is medicine. Movement in the form of stretching, mobility, functional patterns, and exercises can improve all sorts of body aches and pains. Moving more activates the systems between the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones thereby allowing these structures to work in synchronicity with each other and reestablishing an equilibrium in the body.
9. You are getting older and you would like to maintain your muscle mass and bone density. As we age we lose muscle and bone mass leading to increased frailty and risk of falling. As Biokineticists, we are experts in exercise prescriptions for increasing strength, muscle mass, and bone mass in aging individuals and the elderly. If improving your quality of life, muscle mass, and bone mass as you age is a concern for you, there is no better option than to see one of our highly qualified Biokineticists.
10. You are a young female athlete and would like to learn how to synchronize your training schedule with your menstrual cycle. Nikki Meyer Bio specializes in teaching young female athletes how to track their menstrual cycles and how to factor their hormones into their on & off-season sports conditioning. As a young female athlete, by working with your body, you will reap the benefits of improved performance and reaching your sporting goals more comfortably.