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The Pole Physio Blog


Anatomy of a Brass Monkey
As we venture deeper into our pole ninja journey, we start to conquer a few different leg grips on the pole. When we first start out, we...

Simone Muscat
Dec 25, 20215 min read


Nerve vs muscle: What are we really stretching?
How much do you think about WHAT you are feeling and WHERE you feel it when you stretch? It’s super important and we are going to look at...

Danielle Davey
Dec 18, 20217 min read


Running, cycling and pole fitness: Cardio Cross Training for pole
When I returned to my local pole studio after lockdown in 2020, I went from being a once a week attendee at casual classes to full blown...

Caitlin Scott
Dec 11, 20216 min read


Noisy Joints
If I had a nickel for every time a client asked me about their noisy joints, I would probably be retired on a beach somewhere instead of...

Kristine Slater
Dec 4, 20219 min read


When is a Shoulder Injury not a Shoulder Injury?
Are you working on your split grip and finding your shoulder is pinching? Or trying to nail your chair spin and noticing a pulling...

Caitlin Scott
Nov 20, 20216 min read


Anatomy of a Backbend - Part 3
Updated: 9th of February, 2026 Here we are at the part 3 of our backbend blog! If you haven't read part 1 ( here ) and part 2 ( here ) yet, make sure you check them out before continuing with part 3. Part 3 will cover the lumbar spine/pelvis and tie up the rest of this back bending series. Let's begin! Lumbar spine and pelvis The lumbar spine is made of 5 vertebrae with shorter spinous processes than the thoracic spine, and joins to the 5 fused sacral vertebrae and coccyx bon

Simone Muscat
Nov 6, 20216 min read


Anatomy of a Backbend - Part 2
Join us for part 2 of our backbend anatomy series

Simone Muscat
Oct 30, 20215 min read


Anatomy of a Backbend - Part 1
Join us for our 3 part backbend anatomy series

Simone Muscat
Oct 20, 20219 min read


Pole during Pregnancy
So you have chosen YOUR form of exercise. It includes a shiny vertical pole, maybe some heels and some cute outfits. You feel strong and...

Julia Vo
Oct 9, 202113 min read


Feeling the pump?
Hands up if you’ve found your forearms doing a Popeye impersonation mid pole sesh? The pain of forearm pump can be real with pole...

Danielle Davey
Oct 2, 20216 min read
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