Paul Roose Therapy

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

When a Knee Injury Isn’t Just About the Knee…

A 20-year-old footballer came to see me after struggling with a knee injury for 9 months.

He’d done everything right.

Club physios had given him a structured rehab plan. Strength work had been completed. Scans showed no long-term structural damage. Yet the knee still didn’t feel right.

Pain. Uncertainty. Lack of trust in the joint.

So we looked deeper.

On assessment, we found dysfunction around the MCL, PCL, and associated muscular stabilisers—but something still didn’t fully add up.

Because sometimes, when the body isn’t healing as expected, the issue isn’t just mechanical.

During conversation, a much bigger story emerged.

This young man had been in elite football academies from the age of 8, playing for both Everton and Liverpool FC.

Football wasn’t just something he did.

It was his identity.

At 14, he was released by Everton.

At 16, he was released again—this time by Liverpool.

That second rejection hit hard.

But one detail stood out.

He didn’t hear the news directly from the coaches.

His mum had to tell him.

That moment mattered.

Because the nervous system doesn’t just store physical injuries—it stores emotional experiences linked to pain, threat, identity, and loss.

Now, years later, playing semi-professional football, his knee still wasn’t fully recovering.

Why?

Because his system may not have been protecting an injured knee…

…it may have been protecting him from what the knee represented.

On testing, when he looked at a photo of his mum—or even visualised her watching him from the sidelines—his entire body weakened instantly.

That’s a huge clue.

His system appeared to be running a protective pattern that sounded something like:

“What if the knee fails?”
“If it fails, I lose certainty.”
“If I can’t perform, I lose my place.”
“If I lose my place, who am I?”
“If I fail, I am a failure.”

That’s not conscious thinking.

That’s a protective nervous system response.

Using our therapeutic approach, we worked to reduce that emotional threat response and recalibrate the body’s protective pattern.

After just 2–3 sessions, the physical knee tested strong.

So we stress-tested it.

Running. Jumping. Twisting. Loading.

No negative reaction.

No muscular inhibition.

No pain response.

But more importantly…

He felt different.

Calmer.

Less vigilant.

Less emotionally reactive to the thought of his mum watching him play.

The body trusted again.

He has now returned to pre-season training pain free, with a final review planned in 4 weeks.

The lesson?

Not every unresolved injury is just a tissue problem.

Sometimes the body is protecting you from an old emotional experience that was never fully processed.

And until that threat is resolved…

the body may keep holding on.

We are based in north Wales If you are interested in booking appointment and also offer Remote Therapy on line. Please use the link below to request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

08/05/2026

Why an Old Ankle Injury Can Still Affect Your Body Years Later…

A recent client came in with right groin pain that had been present for 2–3 months, especially after running.

But the real story started 16 years earlier with a left ankle sprain.

At first glance, the groin and ankle seemed unrelated.

But the body doesn’t work in isolated parts.

When we assessed him, we found:
🔹 Old protective patterns still linked to the left ankle injury
🔹 Weak stabilising muscles around the ankle and lower chain
🔹 Altered movement mechanics affecting how force travelled through the body
🔹 A nervous system still reacting as though the old injury needed protecting

Over time, compensation can build:

Old ankle instability → altered walking/running mechanics → pelvic strain → lumbar compensation → thoracic tension → neck adaptation

Then there was another important factor…

The client had been carrying significant emotional stress linked to uncertainty around his daughter’s health and how best to support her.

When stress stays high, the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight mode) can remain switched on.

This can amplify pain, tension, muscle guarding, and make old protective patterns harder to switch off.

Our Approach

Using a combination of:

P-DTR – to identify and reset faulty protective reflexes connected to the old ankle injury

AMN (Applied Movement Neurology) – to improve movement control, stability, and nervous system coordination

RHM (Recursive Human Mechanics) – to support healing capacity, reduce protective overload, and improve system resilience

The Result

After 3 treatments:
✔ No right groin pain after a 5km run
✔ Improved movement confidence
✔ Better ankle stability and muscle activation
✔ Reduced nervous system over-reactivity
✔ A calmer, more adaptable system overall

The Bigger Message

Sometimes pain isn’t where the real problem started.

Old injuries, stress, movement compensation, and nervous system protection can stay active far longer than expected.

When the body feels safe enough to stop protecting… movement can change surprisingly quickly.

Your body remembers—but it can also relearn.

If you would like to book an appointment, please use the link to request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

08/05/2026

Why Shoulder Pain Isn’t Always Just About the Shoulder

A recent client came in with restricted left shoulder movement, low energy, ongoing discomfort, and a feeling that the shoulder had never properly recovered from old injuries.

Like many chronic issues, the shoulder itself was only part of the story.

Looking Deeper Than the Pain

When movement stays limited for months or years, the body often creates protective patterns.

This can happen because of:

Old injury memories still stored in the nervous system
Muscles switching off to protect the area
Nerves becoming irritated or overloaded
Chronic inflammation slowing healing
Gut-related immune stress affecting recovery and energy levels

This client wasn’t just dealing with a stiff shoulder—they were dealing with a body stuck in protection mode.

Our Approach

At Paul Roose Therapy, we used a combination of:

P-DTR (Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex)

This helps identify faulty protective reflexes in the nervous system.

Sometimes after injury, the brain keeps receiving inaccurate threat messages from joints, muscles, scars, or organs—long after tissue has healed.

P-DTR helps reset those patterns.

AMN Therapy (Applied Movement Neurology)

Movement is controlled by the brain, nerves, balance system, visual system, and muscle coordination.

When these systems lose communication, movement becomes restricted, weak, or painful.

AMN helps restore efficient movement control.

RHM (Recursive Human Mechanics)

Healing requires energy.

If the body is under chronic stress, inflammation, immune overload, or gut dysfunction, it often prioritises survival instead of repair.

We identified gut-related inflammatory stress that was likely adding to fatigue, slower healing, and persistent protective tension.

RHM helps us understand and support the body’s healing environment.

The Result

After just 3 sessions, the client experienced:
✔ Significant improvement in shoulder movement
✔ Better muscle activation and stability
✔ Reduced protective tension
✔ Improved energy levels
✔ A body that felt safer to move again

The Bigger Message

If you’ve been told:

"It’s just wear and tear."
"You just need to strengthen it."
"That old injury shouldn’t still matter."

…it may be worth looking deeper.

Sometimes the problem isn’t damaged tissue.

Sometimes it’s the nervous system, immune system, and healing systems still running an old protection programme.

When we change the signals, the body can change the outcome.

Movement returned because the body no longer felt it needed to protect.



If you would like to an appointment, please the link to request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

04/05/2026

When Your Body Holds Onto the Past… It Speaks in Symptoms

Urinary urgency isn’t always just about the bladder.

Sometimes… it’s about memory.
Sometimes… it’s about survival.
Sometimes… it’s about everything the body had to hold when the mind couldn’t.

My client came in describing something many people quietly live with:

A sudden, overwhelming urge to urinate… especially triggered by specific places like their own front door, going out in public, walking - planning where the toilet was.
Having to double over and freeze, waiting for the urge to pass
Rushing to get to the toilet and nothing comes out
A constant fear of not making it in time
And afterwards… harsh self-criticism: “Why can’t I control this?”
But underneath that symptom was something much deeper.

A Life of Holding It All In

This wasn’t just a bladder issue.

This was a nervous system shaped by:

Childhood neglect and fear during the The Blitz
Being punished for expressing fear when bombs where raining down while hiding in The London Tube
Loss, abandonment, and family breakdown
A father returning from war… then later dying suddenly
Being excluded, rejected, and left behind in relationships
Living through conflict, raised voices, and emotional instability
Learning very early: “It’s not safe to have needs.”
So what happens?

The body adapts.

The pelvic floor, the bladder, the nervous system miscommunicate
They become part of a survival pattern.

The Pattern

Urgency triggered by environment and memory
A sense that “my bladder is separate from me”
Internal conflict: begging it to hold… then cursing it
Mental overwhelm → physical urgency
Feeling rejected → body goes into survival mode
This is not dysfunction.

This is protection.

The Shift

When we worked with the nervous system, the goal wasn’t to “fix the bladder.”

It was to help the body realise:

👉 You are safe now.
👉 You don’t have to react like that anymore.

Understanding a clients full history is paramount in achieving the objective

The Feedback (This Says Everything)

“Miraculous reaction.”

“NO PANIC AT FRONT DOOR.”

“Able to behave like a normal adult approaching the bathroom calmly instead of doubled up with violent urge.”

“Visits to the loo in the night becoming less frequent.”

“Last night… first call to arms at 7am.”

“So yes, miraculous. I am so grateful to be restored to a normal adult instead of a toddler.”

Why This Matters

This isn’t just about urinary urgency.

This is about:

Reclaiming control
Releasing survival patterns
No longer being ruled by the past
Feeling like yourself again

Final Thought

If your body feels like it’s overreacting…

It’s not broken.
It’s remembering.

And when you work with the nervous system the right way—
those patterns can change.

Sometimes… very quickly.

If yourself or someone you know think we can help or you’ve tried many other therapists with no luck, then please use the contact link below to request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

10/04/2026

👀 From a Cut Above the Eye… to Pain in the Foot?!

Guess what my client came in complaining about…
Go on, take a guess…

You won’t get it in a million attempts.

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🧠 The Story

He’d been on a night out, tripped, and fell — ending up needing stitches above his right eye.

A few days later…
His problem wasn’t his eye.

👉 It was right foot arch pain.

And not just mild discomfort — this was affecting a runner doing 50km a week.

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🔍 What We Found

When we assessed him:
• All the lower right leg muscles tested hypotonic
• Meaning they were:
• Weak
• But also locked in protection mode

This is important 👇
When muscles are “locked but weak,” it’s not a strength issue.

It’s a nervous system issue.

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⚡ The Real Cause

His central nervous system (CNS) had registered a trauma.

Not in the foot.
Not in the leg.

👉 In the head and eye from the fall.

The brain had essentially said:
“Something serious happened… protect the system.”

And it chose to protect by altering function in the right lower leg.

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🚨 The Bigger Finding

Then we tested his cranial nerves:
• Cranial Nerve II (Optic)
• Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI (Eye movement)

Every time we tested them…

👉 All muscles went weak

This is a huge red flag.

It told us:
• The eye–brain connection wasn’t functioning properly
• The neurological control of movement was disrupted

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🧩 The Key Insight

His foot pain was NOT the problem.

It was a symptom.

👉 The cause was the head impact affecting eye-brain function

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🔄 The Treatment

Using our therapies:
• P-DTR (Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex)
• AMN (Advanced Muscle Neurology)

We worked on:
• Restoring cranial nerve function
• Rebalancing the nervous system
• Allowing the body to switch off protection mode

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✅ The Result
• Eye function improved neurologically
• Lower leg muscles began to relax and re-engage properly
• The body no longer needed to protect in the same way

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🏃‍♂️ The Plan

For now:
• Reduced running to 5km
• Given specific eye exercises
• Reassess next week

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💡 The Takeaway

This is why I always say:

👉 Where you feel pain is rarely where the problem is.

The body works as a connected system — not isolated parts.

A head injury can become a foot problem
An eye dysfunction can change how you run

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🔥 Final Thought

If you’re treating symptoms only…
You’ll keep chasing pain.

If you find the true neurological cause…
That’s where real change happens.

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If this made you think differently about your own injuries or niggles —
drop me a message 👇

To request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

01/04/2026

Sciatica for 7 Months… Gone in a Few Sessions

Lower back pain and sciatica can feel relentless.

My client came to me after 7 months of ongoing pain—
struggling to sit, drive, or get comfortable without pins and needles shooting down the leg.

They had already seen a work physio.
It helped… but the pain kept coming back.

So what was really going on?

When I assessed the body, something important showed up:

👉 The issue wasn’t just the lower back.

All the muscles linked to the sciatic nerve were weak and not firing properly.
That tells us the nervous system is protecting—not functioning optimally.

Then we looked deeper into the history of the body:

Impact to the jaw from a fall
2 C-sections
Laparoscopic surgery
Perineum trauma giving birth
3 ankle sprains (one particularly painful)
Recent autism diagnosis (shock + stress to the system)
This is where it gets interesting…

The Body Keeps Score

Your body doesn’t forget injuries.

Even old scars, sprains, or emotional shocks can create compensation patterns.

Over time, these build up and can show up as:
👉 Sciatica
👉 Lower back pain
👉 Nerve symptoms

How We Treated It

Using our unique therapy approach, we identified what was stressing the system most right now.

Session 1:
➡️ Focused on the C-section scar
Releasing fascia restriction + resetting muscular receptors
👉 Immediately reduced strain through the core and pelvis

Session 2:
➡️ Found a hypoxic ligament at L3 (lower back)
Likely compensating for the abdominal scar
👉 Back started improving noticeably

Session 3:
➡️ Addressed the 3rd ankle sprain
(The brain had marked this as the most traumatic)
👉 Restored better walking mechanics and posture

Sessions 4–5:
➡️ Explored emotional connections

“My back always hurts” pattern
Shock from autism diagnosis
Because the truth is:
Emotional stress changes physical tension in the body.

The Result?

✅ No pain
✅ Sitting comfortably all day
✅ Driving long distances again
✅ No more pins and needles

Why This Matters

Most treatments focus on where the pain is.

We focus on:
✔️ Why the body is protecting
✔️ Where the pattern started
✔️ What the nervous system hasn’t resolved

Because when you fix the root…
👉 The symptoms stop coming back.

If You’re Struggling With Sciatica or Back Pain…

And nothing seems to fully fix it…

It might not be your back.

It might be a pattern your body is still holding onto.

Ready to Get to the Root?

If this sounds like you,
📩 Message me or book in for an assessment @

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

Let’s find what your body is holding onto—and clear it

12/03/2026

When Your Pelvic Floor Won’t Respond – Even After Years of Training

Many women are told the same advice after childbirth:

“Just keep doing your pelvic floor exercises.”

But what happens when you do the exercises…
You train consistently…
You try for years…

…and nothing improves?

This is the story of a recent client who came to see me after 10 years of struggling with pelvic floor weakness.

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A Problem That Wouldn’t Improve

My client had an epidural during childbirth 10 years ago.

Since then she had experienced:

• Weak abdominal muscles
• Weak pelvic floor muscles
• Difficulty holding herself upright
• Occasional leaking or wetting
• Lower back pain
• Difficulty activating the pelvic floor during exercise

Despite years of daily pelvic floor training, the muscles simply would not engage properly.

This wasn’t a lack of effort.

Something deeper was going on.

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What We Found During Testing

When we tested her pelvic floor and core muscles, the weakness was clear.

But more importantly, we discovered why the muscles were not responding.

The issue was linked to the L3 level of the lumbar spine, the same area where the epidural was given.

This area is important because it connects to the obturator nerve, which helps control muscles of the pelvis and groin, including those that support the pelvic floor and core.

We also found restriction affecting:

• The obturator nerve
• The iliacus muscle (a key hip flexor and spinal stabiliser)
• The neurological communication between the brain and pelvic floor

In simple terms:

The message from the brain to the pelvic floor muscles had partially switched off.

So no matter how much she trained, the muscles weren’t receiving the signal to contract properly.

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But What Caused This Disconnect?

Epidurals are often necessary and very helpful for pain relief during labour or C-sections.

But the epidural itself wasn’t the true problem.

The missing link came from something many people never consider:

Emotional stress stored in the nervous system.

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The Birth Experience That Stayed in Her Body

This was my client’s first child.

She was in tremendous pain during labour.

She went to the hospital…
Was sent home…
Returned again in severe pain.

During this time, her partner went to play golf, leaving her alone on the ward.

Imagine that moment.

• Scared
• Vulnerable
• In pain
• Alone
• Angry
• Abandoned

These emotions can create a powerful neurological imprint in the body.

The nervous system remembers experiences like this as a threat.

When that happens, the brain can create protective patterns that affect:

• muscles
• nerves
• posture
• breathing
• pelvic floor function
• pain patterns

Her nervous system had been on high alert for 10 years.

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Why Exercises Alone Couldn’t Fix It

The problem was not weak muscles.

The problem was a disrupted neurological pathway.

If the brain cannot properly signal a muscle to contract, then no amount of exercise will solve the issue.

It’s like pressing the accelerator in a car with a cut electrical wire.

The effort is there.

But the signal isn’t getting through.

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How We Treated It

Using our AMN (Applied Movement Neurology) and P-DTR (Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex) therapies, we worked with her nervous system.

These therapies allow us to:

• Identify hidden neurological stress patterns
• Locate where emotional or physical stress is stored in the body
• Reset dysfunctional reflex pathways
• Restore proper communication between the brain and muscles

One unique part of this work is that the body reveals the emotional imprint without needing to talk through the experience.

We simply ask the nervous system the right questions through testing.

Then we desensitise the stored stress response, allowing the body to feel safe again.

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The Result

After treatment something remarkable happened.

Her abdominal muscles switched on.

Her pelvic floor muscles activated strongly.

For the first time in years she could perform 10 strong pelvic floor contractions with ease.

The neurological pathway had reconnected.

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What Happens Next

She has been given simple home exercises to:

• reinforce the new muscle activation
• rebuild endurance
• stabilise the pelvis and spine

We will review her progress in 10 days.

Based on how her body responded, I expect the pelvic floor and core to continue improving — and the associated emotional stress pattern to fully resolve.

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The Important Message

If you have:

• pelvic floor weakness
• leaking or incontinence
• core weakness after childbirth
• persistent back pain
• pelvic floor exercises that “don’t work”

…it may not be a strength problem.

Sometimes the real issue is neurological communication between the brain and the muscles.

When we restore that communication, the body can often recover far quicker than expected.

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✨ The body remembers experiences.
✨ But it also knows how to heal when the nervous system is reset.

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If this story sounds familiar to you, know that you are not alone — and there may be solutions that traditional training alone hasn’t addressed.

Paul Roose Therapy
Restoring the body through neurology, movement and nervous system regulation.

If yourself or anyone you know would like to book an appointment, please the link below:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

04/03/2026

How Old Injuries Can Still Affect the Body Years Later

Many people believe that once an injury heals, it’s gone forever. But the body and brain don’t always work that way. Sometimes injuries from years—or even decades—ago can still influence how our body moves and functions today.

Recently, I worked with a 63-year-old client who regularly attends gym classes. She came to see me because she had pain in her left calf and the back of her knee. Eight months earlier she had injured her left hamstring, and despite staying active she had been struggling with certain exercises ever since.

But as we explored further, it became clear that the hamstring itself wasn’t the whole story.

The Body Remembers Old Injuries

When we looked at her medical history, several past injuries stood out:

Concussions as a teenager

A fracture to the L3 vertebra in her lower back at age 14

A severe left ankle sprain about 20 years ago

A broken nose three times with nasal surgery

A broken left wrist

During examination, something interesting appeared:

Left hamstring muscles were weak and not firing properly

Right hamstring was locked in a protective pattern

Using Applied Movement Neurology (AMN) and P-DTR therapy, we started testing the neurological connections behind these patterns.

The first major contributor we found was the L3 vertebra fracture from 50 years ago.

Injuries Affect More Than Just the Body

When my client broke her back at 14 years old, she was in hospital during a very vulnerable time in her life.

Think about that for a moment.
A teenager in hospital with a spinal fracture.

Along with the physical injury, there were emotional responses such as:

Loss of self-worth

Anxiety about the future

The brain stores these emotional experiences in survival centres. Even decades later, the nervous system can still react to them.

In this case, the injury had also affected the femoral nerve in the left leg, causing it to become slightly hypoxic (reduced oxygen supply due to tension in the tissues). When nerves are under tension, they can affect muscle strength and movement patterns.

After the first treatment, my client reported something encouraging:

➡️ She was able to perform a wall sit for the first time in over 8 months.

The Ankle Sprain Connection

During the second treatment, we discovered another piece of the puzzle.

This time, the issue linked back to her severe left ankle sprain from 20 years ago.

Even thinking about the ankle injury created weakness throughout her body. This happens because the brain’s amygdala (emotional memory centre) and areas involved in visual awareness and threat detection can still associate that injury with danger.

An even stronger reaction occurred when she turned her foot inward—the body instantly weakened.

This old ankle injury was connected neurologically to:

The left diaphragm

Groin muscles

The obturator nerve

After this session, she returned to the gym and reported she completed a full, intense class, with her hamstrings feeling strong—only the normal muscle soreness (DOMS) afterwards.

The Surprising Link to the Nose

During the third treatment, another unexpected link appeared.

My client had broken her nose three times, and had undergone nasal surgery.

The key issue wasn’t just the structural injury—it was the emotional memory stored in the amygdala, particularly from the third time she broke her nose.

How did it happen?

Her cat jumped on her and accidentally head-butted her, breaking her nose!

It sounds amusing now, but neurologically the body still remembered the trauma.

Even more interesting, this injury affected cranial nerve III (the oculomotor nerve), which controls eye movement.

Because the eyes provide critical sensory information to the brain, any tension in this system can force the body to compensate through muscles and posture.

Every time her left eye moved, the body had to adjust.

The memory of the nasal surgery itself also needed to be desensitised by the nervous system.

So if someone has had nose injuries or nasal surgery and struggles with unexplained pain or movement problems, it can sometimes be part of the picture.

The Bigger Picture

My client came to see me with a hamstring problem.

But the real issue wasn’t just the hamstring.

It was 50 years of injuries—each one leaving small neurological imprints on the body.

Over time, these layers can build up and eventually show themselves as pain, weakness, or movement problems.

The important message is this:

The body and mind are deeply connected.

Physical injuries, emotional experiences, and the nervous system all interact—no matter how long ago the original event happened.

When we help the brain process and reset these old patterns, the body often starts working the way it was designed to again.

If you’ve had injuries in the past and still struggle with pain, weakness, or movement issues, the source may not always be where the pain is today.

Sometimes the body is simply protecting an old memory.

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Paul Roose Therapy - to request an appointment:

https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/

Helping the body and brain reconnect so you can move better again. 💚

03/03/2026

Gut & food sensitivities can cause lots of problems. This video explains many related symptoms and how we treat.

If yourself or anyone you know have symptoms that are mentioned in the video, get in contact using the information below and we can have a chat to see if we can help you.