It all starting in a meeting which should have been an email – you know the kind! Image credit: Jordan Terry Because I had engineered my Occupational Health and Safety role to lean heavily towards health and wellbeing, the head of HR asked me if I would be interested in heading up the health and…
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The origin story. All superhero’s have an origin story, right! Whilst not all hero’s wear caps (in fact Edna advises against it), I can say with some certainty, I’m no superhero. That said, people do like to know how I got here, and what led me to the work I now do. So here goes….
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Whilst pain might be the easiest to recognise, most tangible sign something is wrong, it is only one measure of our health. Often we need to look at the ‘whole’ person, to help them become ‘whole’ again. Experience the difference – A refreshingly different approach to pain and dysfunction, so you can breathe better, move…
Continue Reading Balance is never more important than in an elderly or frail population, where a fall could mean a broken hip, and months of recovery thereafter. One of the first things we do with any new client, and throughout their treatment is evaluate their stability with a single leg stance and perturbation test. These tests challenge…
Continue Reading Homework is an integral part of your ongoing treatment. Whilst we may be lucky enough to achieve pain relief, an increased range of motion etcetera in session, generally speaking chronic issues need more than an hour in clinic, often involving layers of compensation which need to be peeled back like the layers of an onion….
Continue Reading Why do we use manual muscle testing in clinic? It’s a great way to interface with the nervous system and your brain. If we ask it the right questions we can get the answers needed to unlock what’s going on, and help you make yourself feel better. MN https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071911 Experience the difference – A refreshingly…
Continue Reading It’s the morning after! Many of the amazing runners from yesterday’s Hambledon Hilly will be absolutely fine today. Hopefully those that took advantage of the post race rub down are feeling pretty good too. Sometimes however there’s a nagging tightness, which even after you stretch keeps coming back, or that persistent joint pain which seems…
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So I’ve had a couple of people (therapists) ask how such results were achieved with the shoulder yesterday. First we examined the dynamics of the fall, including a pretty picture (client drawn 😉) of impact sites, and angles of arms / rotations etc. From this it seemed likely there would have been some eye dysfunction…
Continue Reading For the majority of my work I use a neuro-movement based methodology to assess and treat my clients, interweaving various strands from other techniques and disciplines as I go along. This holistic approach generally gets to the key issues quickly, and gives me the ability to sort the priorities from the clients subconscious perspective, rather…
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