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Whenever we have had a life-changing trauma, the whole body records it. Physically as well as mentally, our fight or flight reactions can hard-wire responses. 

In a traumatic moment, if we have been emotionally abused or upset or terrified or hurt, the body tenses. Our bodies are covered with a layer of fascia (imagine bubble wrap as an analogy). The fascia gets taut, the muscles tighten and at that moment, these contractures can get stuck, and left untreated, they are there forever. The trauma of a particular emotional of physical event is locked in the body. 

A background rumble, aching away, and that's because the tightness is not allowing enough oxygen and nutrition to get to those precious nerves underneath. That can lead to horrible, unrelenting chronic pain.

The wonderful thing about this is you don't need to hang onto that chronic pain.

Read on

The solution requires delving deeper into the tissue layers of the body. This is where you can obtain healing from deeply hidden emotional and physical pain. Deep in your body you are walking through the catacombs of your mind and accessing its memories. An archaeological dig of past emotions.

Massage has been used for thousands of years to help treat pain, the level of success linked to the knowledge and expertise of the masseur. The physiotherapy profession started with masseurs and has steadily evolved as its knowledge and understanding of how the body works and how each muscle, ligament, tendon and fascia contributes to the body function.

Our physiotherapists are thus highly trained masseurs and will use their hands to help identify specific problems and trigger points where pain is localised and intense.

Once the problem has been identified your therapist has many technology options to massage, some suited for very deep problems and others for shallow problems. While a therapist may choose at times to use his hands and body to treat, it may well be that our broad technology base provides more effective treatment and be preferable to you.

  • Radial shockwave has the ability to penetrate deeply and strongly to release tight constricting contractures in the muscles and heal angry tendons.
  • Our V-Actor massage technology provides a soothing deep massage and is great at improving circulation and reducing pain.
  • Our deep oscillation technology provides a soothing frequency that resonates in a way to calm pain, inflammation, and fear.

We will use various techniques to get into those trigger points, those pain bodies. Our therapists are also trained in energy medicine, beginners to Reiki Master level, and will be very aware of energetically releasing that trigger point whilst listening and working with your emotions. For you, it is a wonderful, emotional moment when you get a release from something that's haunted you for very long time.

You may have suffered with pain for a long time. Maybe you have pain or trauma you haven't shared with you own physiotherapist and perhaps now feel more confident in asking them about this type of treatment.

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

A couple of common questions we get from clients with a Sports Injury are:

  1. Are you equipped at our clinic to treat your kind of injury?
  2. How can I trust that you have the expertise to know how to fix your injury, because you are desperate to get back to your sport as it is a very important part of your lifestyle?

To answer this, let’s take you through our S.P.O.R.T. acronym.

S

is about being a sports specialist. So yes, our team are specialists and it’s also about specific injuries. If you turn up with tennis  elbow, golfers elbow, throwers shoulder, a bad back due to too much golf, jumpers knee, calf issues like Achilles Tendonitis from running, golf or cricket, our specialists will know what the injury is and exactly how long and what type of exercises and rehab you need to do, before you can go back to your sport and be good at it again.

We are spoiled with our physios and sports therapists.  One has an Olympic Medal for running, one has played at very high-level football at major clubs and still plays football. Another is a chairman of a local cricket club and loves to play golf and cricket. We also have long term boxer, now retired, and another competing in weightlifting.

Thus, if you come to us with a sports injury, they will get it; they will align with your mindset because they know what it’s like to get hurt.

Also, if you are a veteran and you want to keep fit, they will understand that as well because some of us are getting on a bit as well, and we have to modify our sports accordingly.  I love kayaking, mountain biking and swimming. All low impact, and I do it for fun, to keep fit and get rid of stress after long days.

If you want to enjoy that kind of activity, of course we can help you with that too.

 

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We are very much into prevention as well, to make sure you don’t get the same injury again. We have the latest technology where we can look at why you got the injury in the first place.  The injury may have happened because of the way you are moving incorrectly. We can teach you how to keep really fit and in a way that prevents your type of injury. Certain sports, for example golf, puts a huge demand on your back, so you need to be able to fitness and strengthening exercises to both sides of the back to prevent injury.

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is for optimising rehab. It is about how we get you as fit as we can so that you can cope with the rehab programme.

We ask you questions about your lifestyle stresses now, if you are eating healthily and have you been keeping up with your fitness training correctly. We make sure you really have the right mindset at the moment, or if there is something stressful going on. Are you battling to do your training with your work commitments. From this we get a better picture on how to coach you to get through what you need to do to get fit.

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is about recovery and conditioning. We will be there every step of the way and will intervene as needed if it’s not going right. In our run lab we can take you to the screen and together examine how you are moving.  We can test your muscle strength and check that your injury is healing at this level of rehab.

Before you couldn’t do this many laps around the park, or jumps or skips, but now a tailor-made holistic recovery plan ensures you can without breaking. We have the knowledge to help you recover in the safest way.

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is for out treatment techniques and technology. Rest assured we’ve got the latest technology to help you, the latest software in our run lab to look at the way you are running and moving. The latest shockwave technology that we can use to blast through tissue to speed up the healing process for a sports injury.

If you have a sports injury, we can help.

S is about being a sports specialist. So yes, our team are specialists and it’s also about specific injuries. If you turn up with tennis  elbow, golfers elbow, throwers shoulder, a bad back due to too much golf, jumpers knee, calf issues like Achilles Tendonitis from running, golf or cricket, our specialists will know what the injury is and exactly how long and what type of exercises and rehab you need to do, before you can go back to your sport and be good at it again.

We are spoiled with our physios and sports therapists.  One has an Olympic Medal for running, one has played at very high-level football at major clubs and still plays football. Another is a chairman of a local cricket club and loves to play golf and cricket. We also have long term boxer, now retired, and another competing in weightlifting.

Thus, if you come to us with a sports injury, they will get it; they will align with your mindset because they know what it’s like to get hurt.

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

During a womens health appointment, firstly you will be made to feel at ease! You can expect a thorough discussion about your condition which will include taking a full medical history, discuss your symptoms and concerns related to this and sometimes discuss things more holistically around your whole health. You will also be asked whether you have tried any treatments before.

  • Wear something comfortable, that you can move around in.
  • Also something that you can get changed in and out of easily may be useful as well.

A physical examination will be required and this may mean looking at how you move and how your body is put together to see if larger themes may be playing a role to your concerns. This may involve assessment of your trunk, legs and arms.  Even bladder and bowel concerns can be tied to your whole body.

Equally, this may also include checking your pelvic floor muscles (this is with your full consent). We are assessing for strength, co-ordination and function. Sometimes assessing organ function with visceral manipulation and possibly imaging tests like Ultrasounds.

It is important that you understand the ways in which the therapist might interact with you and your body and at any stage you can say ‘NO’ and ask for an exam to be ended at any point.

The therapist may include certain things in the appointment and give you things to do at home. Together, these may include:

Women's Health Treatments

  • hands on treatment (manual techniques), 
  • Discuss some changes to the way that you eat/drink or urinate/defecate 
  • Stretching and exercises
  • Breathing techniques
  • Pelvic floor exercise
  • Acupuncture
  • Self massage
  • Life style changes
  • Give you handouts 

This will all be to help you meet your goals.

It is essential to communicate openly and honestly with your therapist during the appointment. But remember the plan is for YOU! So please speak up if any parts of it are confusing or don’t seem possible for you in your current situation.

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

Olympic Bronze Medalist 1992 Barcelona

Women’s Health & MSK Physiotherapist

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When I started working in the Staffordshire area I soon heard about Nicky Snazell and how she was an amazing holistic practitioner. That was me, a holistic physio who looked at people as a whole. I was intrigued. I wanted to find out a lot more about Nicky and her clinic.

 

Read on to follow Sandra’s story.

I was soul searching and thought why not just reach out to Nicky. She engaged with me immediately and I knew that the connection was there. The thought of having the opportunity to work in a clinic with such an amazing therapist as Nicky completely blew my mind!

 

On visiting the clinic and meeting Nicky and Alan face to face I thought I had come home. It was a perfect setting and felt like I had visited the clinic before, although of course I hadn't. All the staff were so welcoming and warming. 

 

On watching Nicky treat some of her patients, I knew I had to work here. She treated patients completely differently to anything I’d witnessed before and it was clear that her dry needling skills were at an unbelievably high level. 

 

Although I am bringing another skill to the clinic as a Women’s Health/ Pelvic Health physio, I do use acupuncture as a treatment modality on a daily basis and Nicky would be a phenomenal acupuncture and dry needling mentor! The training and education that she has shared worldwide is amazing and I wanted to have some of that, as part of her team, shared with me too. 

 

I am naturally very competitive, always striving to be my best, never accepting the status quo. I thus have a strong need to learn and learn from the best, as only the best will do. That’s why joining the team at Nicky Snazell Clinic was so important to me.

 

"I am so glad to be welcomed on board. Thanks for having me, I am honoured."

 

If you are suffering with any pelvic floor problems, then you are not alone, as a third of women suffer with this at some point in their life. Don’t suffer unnecessarily. Help is at hand.

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Women are not talking about their Pelvic Health enough. Perhaps it’s because they are too shy or too embarrassed to talk about it. Not discussing these openly can lead to a sense of isolation for those suffering with the symptoms of bladder or bowel incontinence, prolapse, sexual dysfunction or any other pelvic health condition. 

Sadly, most people have no idea what Pelvic Health is and more importantly that real and effective help is available to women of all ages.

 

Read on to understand more about how a pelvic health specialist can help you.

If you have a sore knee, shoulder or back, you would probably have no hesitation to go to a therapist.  If you can get yourself to think about Pelvic Health as just another type of problem that can be helped, then seeking that help will come naturally and without hesitation. 

 

If you have a sore knee, shoulder or back, you would probably have no hesitation to go to a therapist.  If you can get yourself to think about Pelvic Health as just another type of problem that can be helped, then seeking that help will come naturally and without hesitation. 

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Specialist pelvic health physiotherapy is probably not the first thought when people realise they need help because they start leaking with exercise (stress urinary incontinence), suffer vaginal prolapse or have an over active bladder. Yet there is robust evidence around pelvic health physiotherapy and it is recommended as the first line of treatment for a variety of pelvic health conditions. That’s why GP’s and Consultants refer to specialist pelvic health physiotherapists.

 

Even with such referrals, clients usually turn up and have no idea why they are here and how physio is going to help them. Thus, ever since qualifying in this specialism, I have been on a mission to educate and help make a difference to women’s lives. 

 

We need to start to chat about bladders, bowels and vaginas and do this openly, without embarrassment. My main mission is to empower you to take control of your pelvic health as much as possible without the need for drugs or surgical intervention.

 

If you are suffering with any of these conditions, we can help. You can be confident that your concerns will be dealt with both sympathetically and confidentially. 

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

We have had to make some changes to our half price Ambassador offer because it has caused a lot of confusion.

 

Read on to find out what the changes are and how you can still get 12 months of half price treatment.

 

A few weeks ago we launched an unbelievably good referral offer of half price treatment if you referred three clients to us within a six month period. To qualify as a referral, the person being referred needs to be somebody completely new to the clinic and has to attend an assessment and at least two follow up appointments.

The first two referrals would entitle the referrer to a £20 discount voucher and for a limited time we added an extra sweetener whereby the new client referred would also get a £20 discount, in effect, gifted from the referrer.

While we thought this was an irresistible offer, it has caused all kinds of negative confusion, including numerous existing clients who have turned up wanting the referral discount.

To avoid any further confusion, we have decided that with immediate effect, the offer of the new client also getting a £20 discount has been withdrawn.

BUT, that doesn’t mean we won’t continue with what can only be described as a fantastic offer to you, an existing client, who wants to refer new clients.

Our amazing ambassador offer will continue:

If you refer three completely new clients to us within six months, who genuinely need our help and attend for an assessment and at least two follow up appointments, this will automatically enrol you in our Ambassador Club, which will entitle you to half price treatment for 12 months (rules apply. See below)

To maintain membership of the Ambassador club for another year, we have made it even easier for you, as all you have to do is refer three more new qualifying clients within your first year as a member. To stay on this scheme just keep referring three more new clients each year.

What this means is that you have the option of paying half price for as long as you want. The value our clinic offers, our clients tell us, is already outstanding, not only because of our specialist knowledge, but also due to the broad range of latest technology, all at no extra cost. (most clinics charge extra for this technology)   At half price it makes what we offer almost unmatchable.  

Here is another big benefit to you. Many clients have told us that they really would have benefited from an hours appointment but their finances didn’t stretch that far. As an Ambassador, you could book an hour EVERY TIME and only pay the price of half an hour.

Half price, full price? 
It’s in your control how much you pay

Ambassador Membership Rules

For the first two qualifying referrals, we will give you a £20 discount voucher. When you have referred three new clients within six months, you will be enrolled as an Ambassador and from that date, you could gain more than 5 times more than the discount scheme offers! A maximum of 12 treatments at half price is allowed in any single year. Benefits are non transferable. All discounts are on the full price of each item, not on an already discounted price. To qualify as a referral, the person referred must not already be a listed client at our clinic.

 

Let’s give you an example:

  • First new qualifying referral 1st May 2024.  You get a £20 discount voucher
  • Second new qualifying referral 16th June 2024. You get a £20 discount voucher
  • Third new qualifying referral 30th September 2024.
  • Between 1st May and 30th September, you paid full price for any treatments, less the discounts, if you chose to use them.
  • You have now referred three new qualifying clients within six months and you are automatically enrolled as an Ambassador.
  • As of 30th September 2024 you will be an Ambassador for 12 months, until 30th September 2025 and eligible for half price treatment.
  • Fourth new qualifying referral 20th November 2024.   This will be your first referral while an Ambassador. You will have until 30th September 2025 to refer two more new and qualifying clients to extend your membership from 30th September 2025 to 30th September 2026.
  • While you are an Ambassador you are eligible for half price treatment which could give you more than 5 times the discount scheme. You will not get a £20 discount voucher for any referral while an Ambassador.

 

Instead, each qualifying referral will count towards you maintaining your half price eligibility for another 12 months.

 

If you don’t want to become an Ambassador and would prefer to refer on a slower basis, we will continue to give you a £20 discount for every qualifying referral.

If you are in pain, we can help

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There are various types of massage and often the most avoided is Deep Tissue, simply because the name is a bit scary and it sounds painful. But be under no illusion, Deep Tissue Massage opens pandora’s box to feeling in less pain, more flexible and healthier than you have in your life.

Find out more about how deep tissue massage can benefit you.

 

There are lots of different types of massage and each have their benefits and weaknesses.

Swedish

If we start with Swedish Massage, this is the softest variety and is wonderful for just wanting to feel pampered and relaxed. Therapeutcally, however, its benefits are marginal at best and what it does provide is short lived.

Sports Massage

This is a step up from Swedish and tends to be provided by therapists who are trained in human anatomy, so understand which muscles are most likely linked to a given problem, and can treat that accordingly. It’s generally a stronger type of treatment than Swedish and if the therapist is focussing on a localised problem, can cause pain that varies from uncomfortable to strong. There are two things to note here. First, resolving painful knots is obviously going to aggravate things and cause more short term pain but, and this is the kicker, the pain level will subside quickly as the problem is resolved in follow on massages.

Deep Tissue Massage

Sports massage can be highly effective in treating more superficial problems, but sometimes the techniques simply won’t get in far enough for deep seated problems. In such cases, the big guns need to brought out, so that the treatment can get in deep enough to be effective. At the same time, however, there are also relatively shallow problems that sports type massage could easily reach, but the added pressure used in deep tissue massage is way more effective.

That effectiveness, however, does come with more pain - for the first few treatments that is. Yes, it’s a bit of ‘no pain, no gain’, but for those willing to accept this, the gains are substantially greater and once gained, most are reluctant to lose them again. Put simply, a body regularly treated with deep tissue massage, will feel at a level above it has ever felt before.

(Interesting fact- In Germany, Doctors often prescribe a course of Deep Tissue Massage in preference to drugs as their first line of defence. Now why would they do that unless it really works?)

Emotional pain likes to hide out deep in the body, deep in a pit, so much so, it’s like an archaeological dig to find it. Such pain is caused throughout our life whenever our body experiences emotional trauma, responding by going tense, our fight or flight response. This shuts down oxygen to some muscles and viscera and that’s usually a time of intense anger or fear.  Emotional notes, as well as physical pain are a physical manifestation of what our emotions are at that time, and unfortunately can become imprinted within our bodies and reside there, the cause long forgotten, locked in for years like unexploded land mines.

A deep tissue therapist can then unwittingly come along in search of deep tissue trigger points, the aim being to release physical pain and tension, only to be bombarded by a huge emotional release as the land mine explodes.

The good news is that this release is a vital step to a long term resolution of pain.

The deep trigger points can be treated with deep tissue massage, applying focussed pressure, encouraging the muscles and fascial tissue to relax, releasing toxins and improving oxygen flow. The latter is important as restricting the oxygen supply can upset the nerves and cause chronic super sensitivity within those nerves. The result of this is the birth of chronic painthat won’t ever go away.

When we release these trigger points, you must understand there is a lot of emotional baggage that can go with it. It thus helps if your therapist can also work with a healing ability and so heal the emotion as it erupts.

This why deep tissue massage is such a wonderful treatment, alongside deep seated physical release, you have a treatment for mental wellbeing.

In some situations, curing a deep seated, stubborn pain might need a finely focussed deep needling technique called GunnIMS, and in this we are blessed by having one of the very top practitioners in the UK at our clinic.

 

If this is something that calls to you, pick up the phone and let’s chat.

 

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

It’s all too easy to choose the first clinic you see listed or hear about. After all, they must surely all be same and it will save me a whole lot of time if I stick with this one, won’t it? Well, no, actually it won’t, any more than searching for a car with four wheels would be fine when you get offered a Ferrari and a Rolls Royce while you were thinking of something more like a Mini. Even a simple bit of refinement of your search, like ‘small 2 door car that can do at least 50 mpg’ would cut the list down massively.

Ok, this is a very simple example and one where most people are going to have a fairly good idea of what they want and don’t want.

But if you have never been to a private therapy clinic before, it’s not going to be so easy because you don’t have any idea of what you need to ask to help get you to the right place and more importantly stop you wasting your time or money on the wrong place.

Read on find out the three questions you must get answered before you make your choice.

The questions need to be for any clinic you consider, but we will answer them here for our clinic so that you get an appreciation of how expansive the questions are.

What should you need to find out first?

1. Can they help you by fixing your problem?
2. Do they have the expertise to sort out your particular problem? Can you trust them to do this?
3. Do they offer good value?

So firstly, can we help you?

Well, let’s start first with our name, ‘Nicky Snazell’s Wellness and Physiotherapy Clinic’. That actually tells you three things.

1. It’s a Physiotherapy Clinic. There are different types of physiotherapy specialism and our clinic focusses on your musculoskeletal frame, your joints, your spine, the nerves, muscles, tendons and ligaments that supply those joints, referred to as MSK Physiotherapy.

If you have a problem with any of those parts, anywhere in your body, from head to toe, then that we can help sort. Your problem may have resulted from a sports injury or from a simple trip, a major fall or just be part of having seen too many summers. If you are in pain or have restricted flexibility, we can help.

2. It’s a Wellness Clinic. Now there’s a good chance this will cause confusion because the term ‘wellness’ is so liberally and often misleadingly claimed. We haven’t got to ‘wellness rubbish collectors’ yet, but you get my drift.

Wellness to us has a very deep meaning of taking account of a clients’ inner health and not just their physical problem. For example, all too often there is a clear link between mind and body, yet this is overlooked.

Nicky Snazell (more on her shortly) after years of research, developed her own wellness criteria, looking for those conditions which would have an impact on both the problem itself and the best route to treat it. Her wellness model takes into account four key factors of lifestyle, mindset, fitness and diet, each scored on a simple traffic light basis of red, orange and green. What she found was that two clients, presenting with almost identical problems, but one with four red keys and the other with four green keys, needed very different treatments for success. In fact, a treatment which helped the four green key holder was contraindicated for the four red key holder. Without a deep understanding of wellness, this important differentiation could be completely missed, resulting in a client getting the wrong treatment, and apart from being painful, will potentially waste a lot of time and money.

3. The clinic has the owners name above the door. That’s a stamp of authority and recognition within her peer group. To you, a potential client, that means trust and confidence. Just as Rolls Royce won’t compromise their name with anything but the best, ‘Nicky Snazell’ over the door means no different.

It’s a personal reputation and it took many years to gain. In Nicky’s case after setting up Physiotherapy departments in both the NHS and private sectors, she started her own clinic and won the approval of several Consultant Surgeons who chose to consult at her clinic.

Nicky has written five books on Physiotherapy and Health, is currently writing her sixth, has consulted in Harley Street and been invited by over 30 radio stations across the USA to provide expert opinion on ways to help the opiate crisis without drugs. She has won awards from the UK based AACP, been a speaker at their conferences, presented on health internationally and awarded the first fellowship in the world to ISTOP, by it’s founder Professor Chan Gunn. Perhaps of most significance to you though is that many clients have travelled not only from every corner of the UK to seek Nicky’s help, but also from thousands of miles away from different countries and continents.

All of the above took dedication and years of hard work. Her stamp over the door of her clinic is her commitment to any client who enters the door that they will be provided the best treatment possible.

If you find another clinic with the owners name over the door, you know that the owner is similarly putting their reputation on the line and you should take confidence from this.

A great indicator of how much trust you can put in us is to ask others. Google reviews provide exactly that. Personally, I wouldn’t go near anyone, in any business, with a score below four out of five. Also, make sure a clinic has a lot of reviews before giving the score too much credence. The fact is everyone has a few friends to put in a nice word. Very few have hundreds. We have over 150 and our score is 4.9. Put another way, over 90% of our clients rate us 5 stars.

Second, do we have the expertise to help you with your particular problem?

It’s one thing to determine if a potential clinic can most likely help you. It’s another thing to establish if that clinic has the expertise and resource to help your specific problem.
There are perhaps the more obvious questions to ask such as ‘how many years’ experience do you have’ and ’have you treated this problem before’. Larger clinics will have more therapists and there will be a range of experience and different specialisms, thus one therapist could be much more suitable to you than others.
Now a completely different aspect of any clinic comes to the forefront. Does the clinic have a knowledgeable reception team who can determine who is going to be the best fit to your problem. Let’s face it, without this kind of help, your chances of doing the same are slim to none. It’s much better to be able to talk to a knowledgeable person up front. There are subtleties in here that only by talking do you get them resolved. For example, you might be very motivated by preventative help, so it would be better for you if your therapist thought the same way.
Another factor, most likely something that you would not have even thought of, yet very important, is the amount of in-house training, called CPD, that takes place. The benefits of this to you should be obvious – a team that constantly cross trains learns faster, broader and deeper.

You might then be surprised that many clinics don’t do this at all, it’s just hands to the pump treating clients.

Nicky Snazell, who has a strong drive to constantly learn and be ahead of the curve, makes sure that ongoing CPD is an integral part of her teams activity and CPD is a weekly event for every therapist.
One final factor which will make a lot of difference to your treatment success is how well equipped the clinic is. Nowadays there is a plethora of sophisticated equipment which can help a lot but that takes huge investment, which is why many clinics have very limited technology support.
At our clinic, constantly investing in new technology has always been part of our philosophy and on more than one occasion we have pioneered new technology. The real bonus to you, however, is that all this technology is made available to you at no extra cost. Make sure you ask the cost of technology with any clinic you may consider.

Third Question. Do we offer good value?

The answer to that question is very much dependent on what you value the most. For the majority, we find that clients want to be able to get on with their lives, doing what they love doing, whether it be enjoying sports, gardening, playing with the grandkids or just continuing to be able to positively contribute to society. Being in pain stops all of this, your life stops, and the value of your life falls off a cliff.

Poor health choices in the long term can lead to a permanently restricted lifestyle, a dependency on toxic drugs and maybe even surgery.

What value then to find a clinic that can provide a broad range of skills, a pioneering attitude to knowledge and technology introduction, a desire to provide proactive help to keep chronic pain at bay? Only you can make that decision based on your values.

Our clients are like family, and they feel confident and safe the moment they first walk through our door. Many want to pass the message on so that we may help others and we in return offer half price treatment for referring (rules apply) and we have a loyalty scheme that our clients love. When you add access to all our range of technology at no extra cost, and the very high level of skill and knowledge on site, plus these great ways to save on treatment cost, then value from us shifts massively in your favour.

Three questions you should have answered before you make your choice. Not easy to answer simply, as they provoke many considerations that need to be answered. This emphasises, however, the importance of getting it right to avoid wasting time and money, but most important of all the negative impact it will have on your life.

If you feel we might be a good fit for you and simply would like to know more, then give us a call. We have a very friendly team, Jean, Erica and Charlotte, who are there to help.

If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

Most of us know deep down that a good massage helps alleviate pain, stress and anxiety, and helps promote flexibility and looking younger. Why is it then that most casually dismiss the benefits of an occasional rub, even though they may be needlessly suffering some, or even all of the above symptoms?

Read on to find out more about how massage could help you.

Massage is a pillar to physiotherapy, in fact physiotherapy started with four lady masseurs in the late 1800’s, who could see the benefits of hands-on therapy. Of course, physiotherapy has grown in capability massively since then, in line with our greater understanding of the physical body, in part due to vastly improved scanning technology. Rather than diminish the significance of massage, however, this increased knowledge has only served to amplify its benefits.
Thus, just as its founders recognised over 100 years ago, massage remains an essential tool in the physiotherapists toolbox. A well-trained therapist will use his or her hands not only to treat, but also diagnose, as they will be able to pick up tight muscles, knots and problems in connective tissue that would be totally invisible to even the most advanced scanning technology available today.

Massage is not just for the physical ailments, as it can equally help resolve locked in stress and anxiety, which resides in the stomach and gut. (Have you ever noticed when you are stressed or upset that you so often suffer an upset stomach? That mind-body link is so often overlooked and yet so important to overall wellness)
Physiotherapists make massage an integral part of their treatment to rejuvenate health for 7 reasons:

M is for movement of your connective tissue, allowing the layers to slide, rejuvenating cells, and giving a flexible youthful glow to the skin. Stimulating fibroblasts to make youthful collagen, keeping your skin soft and supple, looking younger.
A stands for Anti-Aging, accelerating blood flow, boosting circulation, oxygen and nutrients and invigorating your body’s vital systems enhancing longevity.
S signifies stress release, melting physical and mental anxiety, promoting wellness.
S for stimulation of the lymphatic system, crucial for detoxifying your body and boosting your immunity. We also use deep oscillation through our hands on technology that boosts stimulation.
A alleviation of pain, targeting and releasing sore trigger points and stretching out tight muscles
G denotes greater flexibility, stretching and loosening the muscles and joints, improving your range of motion.
E is for emotional balance, harmonizing your body and mind, elevating your mood, and fostering emotional resilience.

If you want to step into a physiotherapy session that embraces peace and vitality, then find someone like us that combines massage within physiotherapy.

Whether you are looking to relieve chronic pain, reduce stress or speed up the rehab of a sports injury, come over to our physiotherapy sanctuary.

Ready to embrace a healthier, relaxed, more vibrant you and let the healing begin?
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If you are in pain, we can help

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help

Have you ever been haunted by a knife-like pain down your leg? Not just down your leg but in every aspect of your life. Making the simplest of tasks, like putting your socks on, impossible.
Imagine a pain that shadows you from the moment you get up and even haunts you at night, stopping you from sleeping.
You are not alone. Nearly half of us have suffered this at some time in our lives.

To learn more about sciatica and how to treat it, read on

It’s called sciatica and its root cause is a modern lifestyle of poor posture and weak muscles.
The videos explain what sciatic is and how the structure of the spine is vulnerable.
The sciatic nerve is a big nerve running from the back to the feet. Nerves, any nerves in your body in fact, don’t like to be squeezed and tell you quickly about this by causing pain. Typical causes of nerve compression are:

• Spinal discs act as cushions between the bony vertebrae, allowing movement and keeping the discs nicely spaced apart, allowing nerves to move freely and without pain. If those discs get compressed sufficiently, nerve compression and pain can result.
• Powerful back muscles can react to this nerve compression and go into spasm, increasing nerve compression and pain.
• Each pair of spinal vertebrae have joints between them to help control movement, called facet joints. These joints get worn with age and trauma and can eventually cause further nerve irritation.
• Our bodies are covered in a layer of connective tissue below the skin (imagine bubble wrap) and this tissue can become less flexible as we age, also leading to possible nerve irritation.

These underlying causes are nearly always quickly reversible with the correct lifestyle adjustments, adherence to exercise prescriptions and hands on physiotherapy. In more severe chronic cases, especially with locked in muscle spasm, specific dry needling may be required. There’s no one size fits all solution. A thorough assessment and treatment plan will be the most effective and fastest solution.

If your physiotherapist has any concerns, she or he can touch base with your doctor for bloods, x-rays or a scan.
Off the shelf pain meds, like anti-inflammatory with paracetamol can help. Your pharmacist can advise if its safe for you to take them with preexisting conditions or other meds.

or call 01889 881488

Jean, Erica & Charlotte will be happy to help