Modern exercise trends often focus on isolating muscle groups. However, the best gluteus maximus exercises involve the body moving as a cohesive unit. This matters especially in actions like walking, sprinting, or climbing. This is where Functional Patterns shines—emphasising integration rather than isolation to develop functional, strong, and efficient bodies.

We run a movement-based chronic pain clinic and these are the top 3 reasons we see.

Lack of hip rotation while walking

Muscle imbalances between the front line and back line

Poor intra-abdominal pressure from bloating and dysfunctional movement patterns

We want you to understand how each of these may relate to you and what you should do next. If you are eager to know how to relieve back pain from standing too long, keep reading.

To managing lower back pain, many people instinctively turn to exercise as a solution. However, while physical activity can help in many cases, certain weight-lifting exercises may actually exacerbate the problem. If you suffer from lower back pain, it's essential to avoid exercises that place undue pressure on the spine. These exercises reinforce poor posture and make the problem worse.

In today’s world, we hear a lot of advice about improving posture. Most of the advice involves pulling your shoulders back, doing static stretches, or focusing on isolated exercises. But here's the truth: those cookie-cutter posture exercises aren’t designed to help your body function properly in the long run. If you’ve tried those tips, you probably noticed your posture didn’t improve or the relief was only temporary. To truly fix your posture, you need a more comprehensive and functional approach. That’s where gait-based functional training comes in.

If you're looking to increase the tension and integrity behind your knees, there are a few focus points. Why are your knees hyper-extending in the first place? This is a crucial question to answer before putting together an exercise routine. The best way to identify the true cause of the hyperextension is to have your gait or movement analysed.

Functional Patterns offers a different perspective on scoliosis treatment. Most practices solely focus on the spine's curvature or isolated muscle groups. It emphasises the importance of correcting faulty movement patterns that contribute to scoliosis. This method involves a holistic view of the body, looking at how the entire system moves and functions together.

Many people think adjusting their sitting or lying positions is the solution, but it’s not just about the position—it's about how your body moves overall. Faulty movement patterns are often the main culprits, leading to chronic pain that seems impossible to shake.

Do you have a lump or hump at the top of your back or base of your neck? This can be caused by a number of reasons but it can almost always be resolved through correcting movement patterns. Learn how moving better can straighten the top of your spine in this article!

Pain underneath the shoulder blades can be frustrating and debilitating. Unfortunately, there aren’t many longterm soltions for it. Fortunately, Functional Patterns has solved this problem for thousands of people. Learn how in this blog!

Unlike most practitioners, we look at subscapularis muscle pain and subscapularis tendon tear as symptoms in a bigger picture. We cannot correctly manage shoulder issues without addressing the entire body as a system.

Conditions such as tendinosis of the subscapularis are heavily related to the spine. The best physical examination for spinal health is a gait assessment.

A gait assessment is an examination of your running, walking and standing. This allows us to identify internal rotation and external rotation of the upper arm bone. We can see spinal rotation and forward/lateral flexion.

The mid back is a common place for people to experience pain. This is partially because the movements of the spine greatly affect this region. Physical therapists commonly prescribe stretches for mid to upper back.

The issue is, stretching is not a viable long term solution. Most people do not move their spine correctly. We often see people who are too flexible or flaccid, and others who are too immobile and rigid.

When you add stretching to this mix, you create more of the original problem. Instability and imbalances in the spines structure and movement patterns.

Let's address and review the top 3 most commonly suggested stretches for upper back pain. Then, we will discuss effective alternatives to these upper back strain stretches.

Today we are debunking myths associated with the functional training method: Functional Patterns (FP). This is a comprehensive Functional Patterns review that should leave you feeling empowered and educated. Is FP Just for women? Will you lose fat? Will you gain muscle with Functional Patterns? Is it safe? Find out.

Do you stretch your neck for pain relief? Wondering why that neck pain always comes back? A Brisbane neck specialists explains why neck stretches can be harmful and what to do instead for relief.

Do you experience hip flexor soreness after running? Most practitioners will tell you to stretch more. Not us! We find stretching causes more instability which is the root cause of the pain. Find out our top 3 tips to stopping hip flexor tightness and pain for good.

Creating more integration, removing any stretching and increasing symmetry in your gait should address hypermobility. While it is not an easy and quick fix, it will provide lasting relief. Hypermobility is a nervous system and gait disorder. Your tissue is not just hypermobile, your nervous system is not telling your fascial system where to stop. Hypermobility can you feel very disconnected to your body and uncoordinated. When we support the nervous and fascial systems of the body, hypermobility improves. We support the nervous system and the fascia by teaching the body to move correctly. This correct movement improves mechanotransduction (also knows as the bodies ability to sense mechanical stimuli). When your body can sense your body and environment better, it knows where to stop a range of motion.

If you're looking for how to permanently fix posture, you need a root cause solution. Surface level solutions, like a back brace for bad posture, can only do so much. Unfortunately, to correct poor posture you need to correct the reason the posture is bad in the first place.

To understand how to permanently fix posture, you need to understand gait cycle. Gait cycle is a term to describe how you walk, run, stand and move in your day to day life. Its the cycle, or sequence of movements you go through to move your body through space. Correcting poor posture begins with understanding why your posture is poor to begin with. Looking at your gait cycle is the perfect method for analysing WHY your posture is poor. This is because your poor movement patterns switch off/overuse the muscles that affect your posture. Good posture therefore comes from good movement patterns.

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition that few specialists understand. Even Fibromyalgia Specialists can struggle to provide relief.

If you're searching for a "fibromyalgia specialist near me," read this first. Gain a better understanding of what Fibromyalgia truly is and how to substantially reduce pain and tiredness.

Some practitioners use passive techniques such as wearing a brace to align the body during exercise. Long term, this only weakens the already weak muscles. Why? You are still not activating and using the muscles that have switched off over time. The only way to switch these muscles back on is to move the body in a way that requires them to switch on. We need to think back to when we learned about ideal movement patterns and ratios. If we focus on ensuring the body is moving correctly through space, we can gradually reduce the spinal curvature. We need to restore symmetry to the movement, and the structure will follow.