Phlourish physio

21/11/2025

The wonderful application of many of the therapies I practice in helping pain of all types.
If you’re curious to how this may help you then please get in touch.
Be Strong Be Stable Be Able Be Happy

The Gap in Pain Research… and How Barral Manual Therapies Help Bridge It

​Research is revealing the body’s connective tissues, fascia, organs, and nerves play a major role in musculoskeletal pain.

Langevin’s article highlights the need to reconnect the brain with the body

Barral Institute therapies—Visceral Manipulation, Neural Manipulation, and Manual Articular Approach—support this integrative model.
✔ The mechanical behavior of fascia
✔ How restrictions alter movement and posture
✔ How inflammation and tissue tension drive neural sensitization
✔ How nerves, organs, and musculoskeletal structures interact

When pain isn’t “just in the brain,” we need approaches that treat the whole person.
Learn more at BarralInstitute.com.

Read Article here:https://www.iahe.com/storage/docs/articles/Reconnecting-the-Brain-1.pdf or go to our Research Article Database

19/11/2025

Good to be alive kinda morning (once I’d gotten up 🤣with my light box). Lovely little walk/shuffle/hop/skip/run drill session in the sun and snow strengthening my bones, muscles, tendons, coordination and insulin sensitivity all things we should as we age and hormones change (if the body allows). Doing this stuff throughout the year to help brain and body and reduce risk of falling in this snowy weather. What do you do to help your brain and body? What do you do to help reduce risk of falling? Happy to help you with this and help any pains and dysfunction you may have that stops you doing this and what you love. Be Strong Be Stable Be Able Be Happy #

11/11/2025

Everyone knows I’m passionate about health, longevity and brain health especially.
Here’s a couple of podcasts by Simon Ward with a leading neuroscientist Tommy Wood discussing just that. Brain health and how to improve and maintain, hugely reduce the risk of dementia which according to him is 70% preventable with lifestyle. Diet, exercise yes obviously but most importantly, learning new things, getting out of the comfort zone and challenging yourself.

The supplement I rave on about, creatine monohydrate is so important too. It’s not just for muscle recovery but soooo important for bone and brain health.
Just about everyone should be taking it (certain medical conditions it may not be appropriate for).

Have a wee listen to both or one and see what you think. I know for me I’ll keep on doing what I’m doing but adding more learning new things. Scottish country dancing is one but maybe I’ll review languages. Be Strong Be Stable Be Able Be Happy

https://simonward.podbean.com/e/brain-health-dementia-prevention-with-dr-tommy-wood/

This is the podcast link if you listened to this episode yet: https://simonward.podbean.com/e/creatine-brain-health-and-ageing-strong-%e2%80%94-with-dr-tommy-wood/

In this week’s BeBattleReady podcast, Simon Ward welcomes back Dr Tommy Wood to explore one of the most researched yet misunderstood supplements - creatine. While most athletes associate it with muscle strength, Tommy explains why its benefits go far beyond the gym, extending to brain health, cogn...

07/11/2025

06/11/2025

Hellooo, welcome to my clinic in Dingwall that’s been open for three months now (moved here five months ago..!) and you may have seen my previous posts. I’m doing a Strength and Resilience workshop with on Sunday 9th November at the KITE centre in Knockfarrel 1-4pm. We’re bringing together our combined knowledge, experience and passion for holistic living to give you an amazing toolkit to help build physical and mental strength making you more resilient to life and aging. There will be physical work 💪🏻, breath work, mind body awareness, tips to manage “stresses” and nutritional advice to aid all the above. Plus a tasty yummy after the physical component. If you’d like to find out more visit Alice’s website https://www.alicemcneilhealth.com/retreats-labs-workshops or get in touch. Be Strong Be Stable Be Able Be Happy

05/11/2025

Apologies for the over excitement madness video but after spending a fabulous morning sharing knowledge and planning our Strength and Resilience lab/workshop this Sunday 9th November 1-4pm with the lovely we were excited! The session will be a little less crazy, drawing from our knowledge of anatomy, physiology, sports science, neuroscience, holistic health and well being to give you tools to build strength physically, mentally and emotionally. It will include some mind body awareness, physical strength work, breathing and nutritional advice to aid the building of strength and resilience. Plus a wee handout with a ten minute daily toolkit :-) If you’d like to know more, please contact my self or and/or look on hr website https://www.alicemcneilhealth.com/retreats-labs-workshops We are super excited and can’t wait to share all with you.

05/11/2025

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03/11/2025

I think every baby and Mum should be seen by a cranio sacral specialist. Life changing in many many ways.

30/10/2025

Wow…! I cannot believe yet another client from Leeds has included seeing me as part of their trip up this way! Wow! Eternally grateful, happy and humbled by a visit from beautiful Caroline. What did I do to deserve my Leeds based clients coming for a treatment. ❤️

28/10/2025

Strength and resilience…! What does this mean to you? What do you do to enhance your strength and resilience to “cope” with life’s ups and downs? There are many things we can do to help us manage life and all that goes on with life. Physical strength transfers and builds mental strength. Doing things we don’t want to do increases our strength and will. Eating nourishing foods to make the adequate hormones and neurotransmitters. Calming our system helps us manage peaks of “stress” and brings us back into balance after. I am working with and co-hosting a Strength and Resilience lab/workshop on 9th November .highland from 1-4pm so if you’re curious about how to increase your strength and resilience and to live a full and well life then have a look at her website https://www.alicemcneilhealth.com/service-page/resilience-lab-strong-body-strong-mind for more details or contact either of us. Strong Stable Able Happy

23/10/2025

Humbled yet again as another two of my clients from Leeds included seeing me for a treatment as part of their trip. Thank you Ruth Kettle and Tim. Lovely to see you both, catch up and hopefully put the body back together for a bit. Humbled and honored. ❤️