I see a lot of scars in clinic: appendix and gall bladder removal, breast reconstruction, Caesarian section, facial, spinal, hysterectomy, hip and knee replacements and a whole host of key hole surgeries, and piercings. Combining neurological, advanced myofascial and ScoliMethod techniques in a gentle, yet highly effective manner, we can usually improve the look and…
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I love collaborative work. I’ve worked with all sorts of practitioners when co caring. But things get really interesting when there are two practitioners in the room at the same time. I’ve done this before with one of the psychotherapists I work closely with for a lady who had a particularly traumatic C section, and…
Continue Reading Essentially the hierarchy of movement control starts with the limbic system, think emotional need / response / reaction – see my bucket post for how your motor control can get highjacked by your emotions etc. Then the cerebrum, this looks after all the stuff like running, playing tennis, catching or driving etc, so that you…
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A client came to see me a few weeks back. They’d been having intense jaw pain ever since having their gall bladder removed 2 years ago. They ‘knew’ it had been ‘caused’ by the surgery, but nobody was listening. 😞 The original consultant had signed them off. They’d been referred to the pain clinic, their…
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Scars are rich with nerve endings and are often the source of a great deal of dysfunction. These dysfunctions are thankfully very treatable, but there’s always lessons to be learnt along the way too. I had an existing client come to me post surgery. It was a lump removal from their labia, a sensitive issue…
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I had a client come in that I’ve been seeing for a while working on a post operative hip scar which has been causing all sorts of gait (walking) issues. We’ve been making excellent progress to date (I say ‘we’, it’s mostly them, as they do the hard bit!) This time when I saw them,…
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I do a lot of scar work. It’s something I enjoy, as it can create big changes in a relatively short amount of time. There can also be unintended consequences, of the positive kind. These are a series of images taken after a right hip operation. There are three external scars, one of which is…
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Some times it’s the littlest detail … today’s story is about a gate affecting gait 🤔 I’ve had a young client who came to me for help with their knee post surgery. Things locally have been going really well with improved function and the scar is looking much happier. There’s been an underlying set of…
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I do a lot of work with scars! There are always two factors to consider with scars. 🤔 Most people are concerned with the cosmetic appearance of their scars. It’s a plus point of keyhole surgery and lowered C section incisions etcetera 👍🏻 This is usually a secondary consideration in clinic however (although does get…
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❄️❄️ I had a new client come in today ❄️❄️ with possible planta fascia issues / ankle pain. Given the presentation, I wasn’t convinced the ankle, in this case, was the issue. They were getting lower back pain as well, specifically around the SI (sacroiliac) region, so we looked at the core. The diaphragm, transverse…
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