05/10/2024
I am the biggest fan of movement - that is why I trained as a physiotherapist in the first place… it is absolutely core to who are are as human beings! I love walking, running, getting outside, moving in many different ways… and for most of us it’s not until we experience pain with movement or discomfort with doing something we could do ok before that we start wondering what’s going on.
Pain and movement is complex and there is often no one straight forward answer or 1 single solution because we are not robots and all of us move in different ways and our movements reflect not only the years before, but also can tell a story of what has happened to us or how we have used our body in many different experiences.
One of the most common things I see is fear related to movement - which totally makes sense, I mean why would we do something if it’s just going to cause us pain and discomfort…
That fear that served its purpose well in the beginning eg after surgery, an scute injury, childbirth etc can initially assist in protecting our body… but when we are several months down the line, perhaps we’ve had lots of tests- no broken bones, no obvious structural reason, no concerning signs etc, then fear can then become one of the barriers to returning to ‘easeful and joyful’ movement.
And this is where I love to help people… to use movement and the body (what’s called a ‘bottom up approach) as a way of giving information to our nervous system and helping people see that there is a way out and a way through this… and more often than not, this is without any form of massage or hands on touch. I’ve seen countless people return to walking/ running/ their joyful movement of choice knowing that they have been in the driving seat of their recovery… with some support from me along the way.
If this resonates with you, if you’re fed up with not being able to move how you really want to then please message me- you can come see me in person at The Helath Barn, or you can work with me online over zoom… which actually is incredibly effective .
Thank you! 🙏
