Identifying Problems

Understanding the root cause of your pain or discomfort is crucial to providing effective treatment.

• Often this cause might be obvious (for example in a trauma injury), but other times it is less clear. We work to identify the real cause of your pain, sometimes targeting areas that are connected through the body’s musculoskeletal system which may not be immediately obvious. As we say, we treat not just where it hurts but why it hurts.
• In assessing your problem we will explore your posture, gait, and mechanical function, and understand how your unique body is really working and what areas need attention. We aim to discover movement and strength blocks and find personalised stretches that solve these blocks, helping you resolve the problems in your body that need the most help.
• We aim to reduce fear of painful movement and help prevent injuries resulting from over-protecting areas of the body that feel weak and vulnerable. We discover any uneven effects of sports and gym workouts that leave the body working off-balance, reducing the build-up of strains.
• Once a clear and accurate diagnosis has been made, we can provide effective treatment by dealing with the problem at its root, not just targeting the symptoms. We will provide you with a guided recovery programme including personalised remedial exercises, helping to you carry out daily tasks with less chance of pain and injury, and enhancing your performance in any sports in which you participate, whether as amateur or professional.
• To help you get a quick and accurate diagnosis of your problem and know immediately whether further treatment is necessary, we also offer diagnostic assessments via an online video consultation.