It certainly can be! Neck pain can be really impactful on living a positive life
The foot and ankle are quite complex often impacting the way the whole body moves.
If you find yourself currently in pain, you know you want to do anything and everything to resolve it. Yet for many people it can be hard to get rid of. And this pain ultimately effects your every day life. For others, it may not be a PAIN that bothers you, instead it is some kind of restriction, impacting your ability to move well, therefore limiting your performance and ability to progress. Regardless of your limitation. The reason for it. Is your body is trying to protect you. The author of this protection is your brain and nervous system.
It puts the breaks on because it perceives a THREAT. More often than not, this perception of threat is old and has been limting your body for a long time. Through Functional Neurology, and more specifically through P-DTR we can treat the root cause of this threat and get you feeling great again by removing it.
The reason is your brain is getting the wrong signals. Through an indepth assessment of your history and your body as it currently presents, we can figure out what information is incorrect and change it, so that your brain receives the right signals. When your brain recieves the right signals you will no longer have pain and your performance abilties will be restored.
I recommend booking in an intial one hour consultation so that we can figure out what is going on and how to help you quickly and efficently to give you the best care possible. Before I see you I will ask you to complete a form of questions to help identify the source of your problems, where your answers allow a logical step by step process to be followed when I see you in person.
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EXCELLENT Based on 7 reviews Rod Farrow2025-01-11Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I was suffering my sciatica type symptoms and was in a lot of pain, as well as not being able to train properly or as intense as id like - even walking was an issue. Coughing meant electric shocks down both legs! Went to see Sam and there was a night and day improvement after one session. The tingling had gone and i could cough without electric shocks. Had a follow up session and Sam help with a mobility issue in my shoulder. If in doubt or sceptical then dont be. Claire Giles2024-08-30Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Went to Sam to help with lower back pain. Nothing had helped and I was at a loss. I explained to Sam that it was usually the worst in a morning when waking up. Sam offered me a therapy session. I was skeptical at first but talked it through and Sam used some of his techniques to try and get to the root of the problem. After only one session my back felt so much better and when I woke up the next day I did not feel any pain at all. I also had a much better sleep. He also helped me with my knees after I complained that walking down a few hills during a hike had really made my knees sore. After therapy my knees felt much stronger . Sam made me focus on things that I found difficult and how to overcome them. I would highly recommend him . Even physio has not helped my back in the past so this was a huge win for me! erin mcintosh2024-08-28Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Before I went to see Sam I had constant back pain from a fall. It would come and go and be set off by small things like sitting funny or picking something up the wrong way. It would stop me from working and training for weeks at a time. I was a bit unsure about the treatment Sam offered at first so he invited me to see him so he could better explain how it worked and why other treatments I had tried in the past were only providing a short term fix. After my first treatment I felt a noticeable difference a few days after in back and general mobility. The constant stiffness and pain had reduced significantly Before seeing Sam I had seen private physios and been through the NHS being told it was something different each time. The treatments I had would help with the pain but it always came back worse and more frequently and no one could tell me what was wrong and why this was happening. Outside of the therapy sessions Sam gave me stretching routines, breathing exercises as well as strength and conditioning work to prevent it from coming back. I would definitely recommend the therapy with Sam. I have seen more improvement in a few months than I did in a few years when seeing physios and Drs. Sam was able to tell me why the pain kept reoccurring and what needed to be done to prevent this which no one else was able to do. After working with Sam for a few month I am pain free and able to go about my day to day life normally. I have been able to start training again without the fear of hurting my back. Jill Stutt2024-05-03Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Up to mid-2021 I was fine apart from some osteoarthritis. I was very active. Including doing horse-riding, gardening, and gym exercises. I was also the sole carer for my late husband. One morning I got up and I had severe painand I expected it would simply go away. I was wrong - big time. It turned out that the root of the pain was my lower back. Arthritis had caused damage there and a bit of bone was touching the sciatic nerve. From that point I was in severe pain, I was bent over when walking, I could walk only for very short distances, and in bed I would struggle to find a comfortable position. From first meeting Sam I felt that he was someone in whom one could have confidence. He is kind and very personable and totally professional. And above all, he was immediately positive and gave me hope. In a very short time, he identified areas in my body where particular muscles etc weren't doing their job and where some parts of my body were compensating for others. (I make this sound easy but it isn't!). From day one he set about putting things right and I have never looked back. I am 77 years old and Sam has made me realise that even at my age everything doesn't have to go downhill! I see Sam once a week and from my first session I began to improve. Every session is different - which reflects what Sam said initially- that one's body changes all the time. Sam gives me exercises to do between sessions but never anything that is too difficult for me to manage. And I have improved dramatically. I am no longer in constant pain and in most things I can now function normally. I can sleep comfortably in any position, l can do all the jobs that previously I was unable to do, and in some ways, I can do things even better than before! Family and friends are constantly telling me how much fitter I look. Sam and I are continuing to move forward constantly and remain confident that I can improve even more. Prior to seeing Sam, I had been to a physiotherapist, an osteopath, an acupuncturist, and a spinal consultant. No-one was able to help me. The consultant tried injections into my spine but they didn't give me any relief. Surgery was ruled out due to the risk of being made worse. However, he did endorse the therapy which Sam was offering. My consultant told me that it had been very successful in spinal cases over there. I did also see my GP about pain relief and we tried various things but with little success. Sam is always ready to help between sessions. To clarify whether I'm doing a particular exercise correctly or if something has happened between sessions such as sudden unusual pain. Don't hesitate in getting help from Sam! Go for it and stick with it. Don't necessarily expect your problem to be completely resolved overnight- with complex problems there is seldom a quick fix. But you will leave session 1 feeling much more hopeful. After working with Sam, I very quickly viewed my pain differently. I no longer felt that 'this was it' for the rest of my life. I knew I could improve. Now I can virtually do any household job, any gardening job and much more. Not one of these things could I have done prior to seeing Sam. I still have more to achieve and I intend to go on working with Sam. But simply having what I have now is incredible. Friends and family cannot believe the difference in me. I would add too that Sam has helped with other issues I have occasionally randomly raised during our sessions. As examples - my left shoulder suddenly started to give me a lot of pain and I mentioned this to Sam. I think it took him only ten minutes to put it right! Another, slightly bizarre example, was an occasion when Sam asked me to close each eye independently. I explained that I could do it with the left eye, but that I'd never been able to close my right eye independently. Again - in a few minutes - Sam had treated me and I was able to do something I'd been unable to do all my life! I have so much for which to thank Sam. tracy ellis2024-05-03Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Before I started therapy, I had suffered with pain and discomfort daily for years which disrupted my sleep and affected every day activities. I tried physiotherapy years ago which helped slightly but I was just relying on stretches daily and trying to move differently in order to ease the discomfort. I was resigned to the fact that it would be something I’d just have to live with. Therapy with Sam is different to anything I’ve tried before and I was amazed at how quickly some mobility issues were resolved in the session and then continued to improve in the following days. I feel so much better in myself and it has had such positive impact on my day to day life. I’m now more productive and have increased focus during work and exercise. Sam is extremely knowledgeable as well as professional and friendly and I would highly recommend anyone having therapy with him. Tam Nortley2024-05-02Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Before starting therapy with Sam, I had some structural imbalances and a tendency to pick up injuries when training. I was immediately comfortable with Sam. He has a calm and nurturing nature and his approach is positive and encouraging. It was clear from our first meeting that he was very experienced and knowledgeable and had a unique way of working. There was always a clear sense of what had been achieved in the session. with his skilful application of the therapies, he practices, Sam is able to correct dysfunction in the body and then challenge the new range and function to build resilience and ensure the treatment is fully integrated. I find in this way issues are resolved incredibly quickly and the benefit holds. It’s a very holistic approach in that it recognises the interconnectedness of the body- It can often be surprising that the cause of the area in dysfunction is tracked down to another part of the body all together and treating that allows the symptomatic muscle, tendon or joint to relax and engage to access its full range and function. It is also holistic in that once the area is identified Sam’s therapy allows for the cause to be identified and treated whether it be a primitive reflex dysfunction, an issue with proprioception, an emotional blockage etc. it is incredibly interesting to watch Sam work, it is as though he is having a conversation with my body and autonomic nervous system. Sam often sent tailored video demonstrations and instructions with physical or cognitive exercises or stretches leading on from the session for me. This enabled me to continue the good work and strengthen the connections my system had made. Sam also made lifestyle recommendations which were very useful. I have recommended people and clients of my own to see Sam knowing that they would benefit and I have no reservations at all recommending him. I have always had lovely feedback to say how much they like Sam and how grateful they are for his support and help and it has been lovely to hear how grateful they were that I referred them. I would say to people I was recommending to Sam that they may not at first understand how his system works but it won’t take long in to the session to see that there is a clear process and that their body responds. I am much more confident in my body, in its resilience. I feel my body is much more integrated. I can set goals in my training knowing that I can build the strength and enjoy the journey. For example, I am able to do pull ups with discipline and control through the whole range up and down in a way that wouldn’t have been possible before meeting Sam. Rachel Halbert2024-05-02Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had enjoyed running for a long time but struggled with pain in my knee. The pain got progressively worse to the point that I stopped running, as although I still enjoyed it, the pain I felt afterwards was not worth it. Sam is very holistic in his approach and got to know a lot about my health history prior to our first therapy session. During our first session we talked a lot about what was holding me back physically and how this was impacting me both physically and mentally. Sam is very thorough in his approach and during our first session Sam completed an in-depth assessment of how my body was reacting to different stimulus and was able to pinpoint areas that required extra attention. I had physiotherapist in the past for my knee pain however Sam’s approach was far more holistic and I felt that Sam was able to pinpoint other areas of my body which were under / over performing and impacting my knee and treat these simultaneously which other therapists had not. Whilst physiotherapy had helped in the past Sam’s approach seems to have much more longevity in its results and helped my whole-body work better rather than just a specific area. Sam’s therapy is unlike traditional therapies I’ve received in the past. Sam made my whole-body work better, be stronger and more effective rather than just treating my knee. I would highly recommend treatment with Sam. I now run again! And I’m currently training for the Great North Run - I never thought I’d do longer distance running again.
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