Muscle and Body Management

10/05/2023

Hyper mobility comes in many forms.

Just can't 'stomach' another day without EDS and HSD Awareness!

There can be a lot of different gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations and comorbidities that can be seen in EDS and HSD, and we don't understand exactly why these things occur. GI issues seen in these patients can be due to: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dysmotility or gastroparesis, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), celiac disease, diverticulitis, abdominal hernias, intestinal malrotation, abnormal colonic transit, median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and more.

GI issues can often be the biggest complaint for patients and can influence their ability to receive medications, nutrition, and fluids that are essential for managing other conditions and overall health.

08/05/2022

If you want to excel in your sport, you need to look after your body. Eat well, train properly, recuperate with Sports Massage and maintain the right mindset.
Cooper Bury does all that and is having a good season, just missing 2hrs 30m in the Manchester marathon, winning the Kesgrave 5Km last week and the Woodbridge 10Km today.

23/09/2021

Here are some excellent exercises for strengthening the muscles around your knees and thighs. Start off gently doing small movements and building up as you get confident with them.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNGXGZliuJ/

15/08/2020

Jan Trewartha joins Elizabeth Larkam to explore Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork - the subject of the book 'Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body: Science, Assessment and Treatment', co-edited by Jan and Sharon Wheeler. Complete with some of the techniques used and interviews with clients who have received treatments.

Jan Trewartha joins Elizabeth Larkam to explore Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork - the subject of the book 'Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body: Science, Ass...

11/08/2020

Scars in one place can affect other parts of the body. This is one approach but there is an alternative that I use that is less aggressive and does not use surgery for the same aim. Contact me to discuss if you would like help with aches and pains whether they are associated with a scar or not.

29/07/2020

If you have any issues with a scar, I can help you.

David shares how scar therapy using scar massage and ScarWork was integral to his recovery after a motorbike caused a traumatic injury to his ankle. Initiall...

27/07/2020

I am open for business from 6th Aug so book now to relieve those aches and pains.

Have a treat and have a wonderful relaxing massage, or get your body in top condition with a sports massage.

If you have a recent or old scar that is causing tension, pain, or has a lumpiness to it, have some scar therapy to relieve these symptoms, often the effect can be quite transformational.

I am now fully compliant with all the government guidelines and can make you feel great, like you used to, before the lockdown.

Phone me now on 07428 240675.
Neil
https://muscleandbodymanagement.com

29/10/2019

Today sees the launch of my website https://muscleandbodymanagement.com and following my hip surgery 7 weeks ago, I am now virtually fully fit once more and able to take on many more clients.
Over the following weeks I will be making more posts here to raise awareness of the wonderful techniques and therapies that I now offer. Due to my issues copying with the debilitating osteoarthritis of the hip, that gradually got worse over the past 11 years, I have built up many skills that I can now provide to others.
Maintaining strength in the muscles is essential, if you want to live a life with any sort of brightness and colour to it, being able to say yes when others suggest a simple event like going for a walk, looking around a museum, going on holiday etc., it can become all to easy to say "No, my ### hurts, I'd better stay at home".
Just looking after the muscles is no magic cure but it can help, keep things going and if, when, you decide to go for an operation, having strong muscles will greatly improve the speed of recovery.
For myself I was out shopping on day 2 after having had my hip replaced, when I found a supermarket just across the road from the hospital. The food provided was excellent but it was from a restuarant menu, i.e. the salad was just that, if you wanted some carbs to go with it, that was another option on the menu and at the time was too complicated to work out.
Anyway the shop was there and enticing and with a sense of adventure, cannula still in place and crutch in hand, I was able to find some wonderful sticky buns and some of those delicious flat peaches that were just in season.
Day 3 was taken up with rehab, physio and massage, along with a walk down to the lake just behind the spa (more of this another time).
Day 4 I went for a proper walk (1.8km), exploring the long paths throught the forests.
Day 6 as the walk had gone so well I though I would step out some more and eventually did 3.5km across country in the woodland.
Day 12 I was back home walking up and down steps unaided and able to drive short distances.
Although everyones journey and issues are different, I describe my recovery to show that it is possible to be able to make a substantial difference to your mobility and function by choosing the right form of exercises and putting in the effort necessary to make a difference.
Exercise is one third body work and two thirds head work. It is easy to lift your leg against resistance, move your body in the correct way etc., the hard bit is getting around to doing it and keep doing it. You need incentive, motivation, encouragement, positive critique and reminding to enable you to be consistent. I can help you do this, if you have the incentive and motivation.

Muscle and Body Management helping you feel better using - the Emmett Technique, Sports and Remedial Massage and Scar Therapy.