Loosey Goosey and other hacks

Loosey Goosey and other hacks

If I see someone making slow progress, or in pain who doesn’t know how to get out of it, I naturally want to help and offer advice. – When we injure ourselves we seize up to protect ourselves. But instead of seizing up, can you let go?  Allow your hips to...
Reversing out of your own way

Reversing out of your own way

I watched Freddie Flintoff’s new documentary about his accident recently and cried through the whole thing. What a lovely humble man. He always has been but this really opened my eyes to his vulnerability. My own accident happened in 2011 and as ok as I am with it,...
Lower back pain – erase the aches of #adulting

Lower back pain – erase the aches of #adulting

Causes Of Lower Back Pain Lower back pain, is often a symptom of a deficiency—in strength, flexibility, or a combination of the two—elsewhere in the body. Perhaps your core is weak, so instead of sharing the work to keep your torso upright while sitting, it’s forcing...
On the massage couch – longstanding customers

On the massage couch – longstanding customers

Ian first came to me for massage in 2019. He is a keen runner who is the only person I know that doesn’t have a mobile phone or email address. He’d give you the shirt off his back (in fact he’s brought me many of his goodie bag t-shirts). A few years...
On the massage couch – how customers amaze us

On the massage couch – how customers amaze us

To ‘mark’ 21 years in bodywork let me introduce you to the one and only Mark Cox, someone I have known for the majority of that time. I have worked with many triathletes, each of them unique in their own way. I’ve never understood the 5am club....
On the massage couch – why referrals are so powerful

On the massage couch – why referrals are so powerful

I’d like to introduce you to people close to my heart, some I have worked with for almost two decades. Let me introduce you to Lisa, who came to me 10 years ago with a back issue when pregnant. She had been recommended by a sports doctor who gave her my details...