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About Breakthrough Pain & Performance

At Breakthrough Pain & Performance, we take a neurology-led approach to help people in Newcastle and North Tyneside fix long-term pain with clarity and confidence.

You can book in a TREATMENT if you are ready to jump straight in to the wonderful experience that Functional Therapy offers. Or if you would like to “dip your toes” first, you can book in a FREE taster session by clicking the button below

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Our Method - Functional Neurology with P-DTR

Functional Neurology gives us tools, assessments and guidelines to understand what is going on with you. P-DTR goes deeper, it helps us identify why you are stuck, whether the drivers are physical, emotional, psychological or immunological, and what to do next.

P-DTR is a clinical method that uses precise receptor testing and inputs to normalise protective patterns, so that your body feels safe and functions correctly.

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Who We Are

Breakthrough Pain & Performance is a clinic built for people who want real answers, not temporary fixes.

If you’re dealing with pain, injuries that keep coming back, tightness that never fully goes away, or limitations that make you feel older than you are, you’re in the right place.

We help active people, parents, professionals, and athletes move, feel, and perform at their best by addressing pain at its neurological root, not by masking symptoms or endlessly repeating the same exercises.

Our approach blends Functional Neurology, P-DTR, movement expertise, deep-health principles, and over 17 years of clinical practice.

It’s simple:

If something is stopping your body from working properly, we find it, fix it, and teach you how to stay better for the long term.

What Makes Us Different

Most treatments focus on chasing symptoms, rubbing what hurts, stretching what feels tight, or strengthening what feels weak.

That can provide relief, but it rarely explains:

  • Why the issue keeps returning
  • Why one side of the body behaves differently
  • Why the problem “moves” or changes
  • Why scans often come back “normal” even though you still feel something is wrong

We take a different path.

We work with your nervous system, the control centre of everything you feel and everything you can (or can’t) do.

This is why our clients often notice changes quickly, sometimes in minutes, and improvements that actually stick.

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How We Help

Every session follows a clear, step-by-step process that helps you understand what’s going on in your body and why it’s happening. Nothing is random, nothing is guesswork, and nothing we do is based on chasing symptoms.

1. We Identify the Real Problem

Your body never works poorly “for no reason.”
If you’re in pain, stiff, weak, or moving differently, it usually means two parts of your nervous system are not communicating properly.

Through simple muscle testing, neurological checks, and movement screening, we can see exactly which areas are not responding the way they should.

This is fast, specific, and extremely accurate and it gives you real answers straight away.

2. We Correct the Dysfunction

Once we find the miscommunication, we use precise neurological treatment to reset the faulty response.

Most people feel:

Less pain

More freedom in movement

More strength

A sense of “the body switching back on”

This is not stretching.
This is not strengthening.
This is your nervous system being restored to normal function.

When the underlying issue is corrected, your body can finally work the way it’s designed to.

3. We Support the Change (Only if Needed)

After your first session, you may receive a very short neurological exercise, something that takes seconds, to help your brain hold the change during the first few days.

Most clients only need these for the first week.

After that:

You don’t need endless exercises, printed workouts, or long rehab routines.
Once the dysfunction is corrected, your body maintains the improvement naturally through normal daily movement.

This is the opposite of traditional therapy approaches that rely on long exercise lists or repeated strengthening routines.

4. We Guide Your Progress and Long-Term Results

Pain and movement issues can involve several layers of dysfunction, especially if you’ve had symptoms for a long time.
We take you through the process in the right order, removing each limitation one by one.

And once your body is working properly, we help you:

  • return to sport
  • move with confidence
  • rebuild tolerance safely
  • increase strength
  • stay pain-free through normal life

We match your plan to your lifestyle, not the other way around.

Our Promise

We don’t rush.
We don’t follow generic protocols.
We don’t give you cookie-cutter exercises.

You get:

A clear explanation of what’s wrong

A plan that makes sense

Sessions that create noticeable changes

Support that fits your real life

Long-term results you can trust

Our goal is simple:


Help you feel better, move better, and get back to the life you want.

 

Who We Help

We help people with pain that has lasted longer than twelve weeks and those who want to perform at their best without constant niggles. Growth minded parents, professionals and active people come to us to remove obstacles, build confidence and get back to the activities they love.

Real Results

I was in serious pain before seeing Sam, no one could help, Sam did, I'm forever grateful.

- Jill Stutt, 77, Newcastle

It is like a conversation with my body and nervous system, and Sam makes it work so I feel and move better.

- Tam Nortley, Newcastle

Within a few sessions I was moving better with far less discomfort. My knee pain had gone, and I could run.

- Rachel Halbert, Newcastle

Lower Back Pain Resolved And Much More

I’ve been obsessed with human movement and performance for as long as I can remember. From the age of 12 I had a passion for exercise, seeing my own performance and confidence grow with every workout. I then wanted to pass this on to everyone I knew. Over the years I’ve come to recognise what it takes to take life head on and give it your best. Sometimes life happens and we fall victim to “circumstances”. Lower Back Pain was a common complaint for many people who came to me specialising in lower back pain for exercise. So for well over a decade I saw firsthand how much this impacted the daily lives of many people. Who knew putting socks on could be so difficult!

Sam Stocks - neurology led pain clinic in Shiremoor, Newcastle

Meet Sam – Founder & Practitioner

I’m Sam Stocks, and I’ve spent over 17 years helping people overcome pain and reclaim their physical capability.

My background spans:

Functional Neurology (P-DTR)

Functional Medicine

Advanced movement coaching and Master of Exercise

Calisthenics Coach specialising in Movement Mastery

Injury rehabilitation

Strength and performance development

My passion for this work comes from my own past injuries, frustrations, and years of searching for answers.

I know how it feels to be limited.
I know how confusing the healthcare system can be.
And I know how life-changing it is when your body finally works the way it should.

Breakthrough Pain & Performance was created so you never have to guess again.

A cascade of problems from a "night out" fall at 18

For me, a seriously bad ankle sprain impacted the way I move for over a decade until I discovered a way to UNLOCK the damage. Another serious accident which nearly resulted in losing my arm impacted my life. Now considering how ACTIVE I am, this was devastating as the lasting effects meant I couldn’t use my right arm very well. And the SCARS had a long term effect on my performance.

Knowledge is POWER when applied

The GOOD NEWS I had developed the skills to overcome this, first as a Personal Trainer, then as a performance and corrective exercise specialist. Then now as a Functional Neurology Therapist I have learned the skills to unlock the BREAKS of the human body. Applying this in your own life can give immense hope, espeically if you are dealing with Chronic Pain. knowing the why and how to resolve it, based on assessment, fact, and resolution.

The GIFT

The therapy we follow in clinic…is truly amazing and a gift everyone deserves to give themselves. If you don’t know you can be helped, it leaves you stuck, when you can physcially see change occuring in front of your eyes, a whole new world opens up.

Being able to press the Reset Button

I know first hand what it is like to be in pain, restricted and feeling you can not do the things you love. I also know the beauty of discovering a new, very different approach to managing the body and a way of PRESSING RESET on your history, so you can remove past trauma whether physical or emotional allowing you to reach your FULL potential. So whether you have back pain, a bad shoulder, a restricted movement impacting your performance on the field. I am here to help, to aid you out of pain and into performance. Taking you to your BEST. 

The logical next step

You can book in a TREATMENT if you are ready to jump straight in to the wonderful experience that Functional Therapy offers. Or if you would like to “dip your toes” first, you can book in a FREE taster session by clicking the button below.

Being able to press the Reset Button

The logical next step

You can book in a TREATMENT if you are ready to jump straight in to the wonderful experience that Functional Therapy offers. Or if you would like to “dip your toes” first, you can book in a FREE taster session by clicking the button below.

Book Taster Session Now