A clear, step‑by‑step way to restore function
If pain or tightness has been limiting you, you need more than a generic plan. At Breakthrough Pain and Performance we assess the control centre, your nervous system, and change the inputs your brain is using to protect you. When protection eases, movement feels safer, strength returns and the thing that used to hurt starts to feel normal again. You’ll see it because we re‑test the exact movement that brought you in.
We start with a detailed history and a short movement screen that mirrors the positions or tasks you care about. Then we run targeted functional neurology checks to understand what your brain is protecting and why.
Common assessments include:
Using precise receptor inputs we normalise the over‑protective responses your system is running. Typical interventions are brief and focused: tendon/ligament inputs, cutaneous receptor work, breathing resets, eye/vestibular drills and positional loading. We change the input, your brain updates the output.
We immediately re‑check the same movement or position. When protection drops you’ll feel safer and move better. If needed, you’ll leave with 1–5 micro‑drills that take seconds to help the brain keep the gains between sessions.
Choose those that match your goal and log the precise change: ease, range, control, confidence.
Your brain’s job is to keep you safe. When receptors are noisy or out of tune, your brain plays safe by turning on pain, tightness or weak patterns. We change the information it uses, so the protection eases and function returns. It’s not about forcing movements; it’s about restoring accurate input so your system stops over‑reacting.
How quickly will you notice change? It varies, many people feel a clear difference in 1–3 sessions; long‑standing or complex cases take longer with steady, measurable progress.
We help people with long‑standing pain, recurrent flare‑ups and those who want to perform with confidence: parents, desk‑based professionals, runners, lifters and active people returning from setbacks. Breakthrough Pain and Performance Clinic is based in Shiremoor, serving Newcastle, North Tyneside and surrounding areas.
“I was sceptical at first but the pain I had for months is gone and I am back to doing my job without pain.”
– Sarah W., Whitley Bay
“The testing blew my mind. I could feel the difference straight away and it actually lasted. It’s weird, different, but you can’t help but appreciate how well it works!”
– Josh T., North Shields
Within a few sessions I was moving better with far less discomfort. My knee pain had gone, and I could run. – Rachel Halbert, Newcastle
“I was in serious pain before seeing Sam, no one could help, Sam did, I’m forever grateful. – Jill Stutt, Newcastle”
“Professional, honest, and focused on results. I wish I had found Sam earlier.”
– Emma C., Newcastle
You can read more reviews on Google. The common theme: people feel seen, the re‑tests prove change, and they leave with a simple plan.
Book a FREE Taster Session to experience the process, or go straight to a full assessment if you already know you want to begin.
We take a detailed history, then take you through functional neurology assessments: manual muscle tests, joint position and mobility testing, tendon/cutaneous/ligament receptor checks, breathing, balance, oculomotor and vestibular screens. We then reset the dysfunctional receptors causing pain or dysfunction, re‑test the exact movement that hurt, or was faulty and discuss next steps.
Those professions do great work. Our approach focuses on the control centre, your nervous system. We change the inputs your brain uses to protect you, so the protective output eases. You’ll notice it because we re‑test the same movement straight away.
It varies. Many people feel change in 1–3 sessions; complex or long‑standing issues take longer with steady progress. We’ll be transparent about what we see and how we’ll measure it together.
Only when useful. Most clients need 1-5 movements that take seconds and help the brain build capacity to allow your body to function at it’s best. When function is restored, your improvements last. Beyond that, any exercises you do, would be to aid performance. From a therapy perspective, what we change in clinic is all you need, and anything we guide you to do beyond that is a bonus.
Yes, this is not a substitute for urgent medical care, and we refer out on red flags. We can work alongside your GP or consultant and help you prepare for or recover from procedures by improving control and confidence.
Yes. We include oculomotor and vestibular checks, essentially this means we check your eyes, ears, sense of balance and neck function and reset the relevant causes of dysfunction. . Many clients report clearer, steadier movement and fewer flare‑ups after their treatment.
Wear comfortable clothing you can move in. First assessments are 60 minutes; follow‑ups are ~45 minutes.
Breakthrough Pain and Performance Clinic is based in Shiremoor, serving Newcastle, North Tyneside and surrounding areas. Book a FREE Taster Session or a full treatment via the buttons on this page.
