Anne Taylor Clinical Massage Therapist

· how long you have had your pain,

· how it came about,

· what does it feel like,

· does it refer to another part of your body,

· what aggravates your pain,

· what relieves your pain,

· have you seen another professional about your pain/condition,

· any medications you are taking,

· general health,

· allergies

· any history of surgeries, fractures, accidents.

After taking the consultation, you will be taken through an active, passive and resisted joint assessment.

This is the time when you may need to wear your shorts or sports tops so that I can take your limbs through specific movements.

This helps me to assess your movement and carry out specific ranges of movement for a joint. This will help me to assess if your complaint is due to a joint, ligament or muscle problem.

Now is the time for you to lie on my couch and I use my advanced massage techniques to treat your pain or condition.

Everybody is different and I give a bespoke treatment for your complaint.

I use a variety of massage techniques which are:-

· Indirect and Direct Myofascial Release

· Trigger Point Work

· Soft Tissue Release

· Sports Massage

· Injury Treatment

· Stretching

After treatment, I give you a bespoke homecare exercises to carry out between sessions to help reduce your pain and increase your movement.

These exercises may consist of :-

· Stretching

· Strengthening

· balance

My absolute aim is to reduce your pain in the shortest possible time, so working together we can begin to reduce pain faster with a shorter amount of sessions