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The Pole Physio Blog

Twisted Grip - Don't get it Twisted!
Hands up if you avoid any form of twisted grip like the plague?? Does your body not like it? Does your pole instructor refuse to teach...
Simone Muscat
Jul 30, 202214 min read

Grips and Holds - The Complete Guide for Pole Dancers: Part One
HAND & UPPER LIMB GRIPS Do you struggle with certain pole grips and wonder why they are harder than others? Do you worry that you may not...
Kristine Slater
Jun 4, 202210 min read

Power Bands: Power to You!
When learning our key pole moves, it’s common for us to want to master our tricks yesterday! So if you’re finding it a struggle to nail a...
Simone Muscat
Feb 26, 20222 min read

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

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 an Iron X & Human Flag
A natural follow on from our Ayesha & Handspring series, get ready to delve into the power required to perform this boss move!
Simone Muscat
May 1, 202110 min read

Anatomy of a Handspring
February 6th, 2021 Updated: February 9th, 2025 After covering our Ayesha in such incredible depth in our previous blog, it naturally...
Simone Muscat
Feb 5, 202112 min read

Anatomy of an Ayesha
December 19th, 2020 Updated: February 9th 2025 When I was a baby poler watching the advanced polers, I wanted nothing more than to unlock...
Simone Muscat
Dec 18, 202012 min read

Get a Grip - Improve your Grip Strength! (Part 1/3)
Improve your Grip Strength - Part One October 3rd, 2020 Amazing fact: We are all born with the ability to grip from the moment we first...
Simone Muscat
Oct 3, 20206 min read

Anatomy of the Spatchcock - Spatchcock Series Part 2
Deep dive into the anatomy of the spatchcock as we learn the intricacies of this pole trick.
Simone Muscat
Aug 22, 20206 min read

Understanding the Spatchcock - Spatchcock Series Part 1
Elite polers - you asked and now here it is! Break down the anatomy of a spatchcock with part 1 of our 3 part series!
Simone Muscat
Aug 15, 20205 min read

Anatomy of a Straddle
Struggling to get your invert? Or wanting yours to look stronger and cleaner? Come nerd out as we explain straddle anatomy
Simone Muscat
May 25, 20209 min read
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