Fast, measurable relief by resetting the neurological roadblocks that keep muscles guarding.
Many people are held back by muscles that always feel tight, despite stretching, foam‑rolling and good intentions. If that’s you, you’re not weak or broken, your body is protecting you. When your nervous system decides that a position or movement isn’t fully safe, it turns the dial up on certain receptors and your muscles hold on. You can feel this as tight hamstrings, hip flexors that won’t let go, a shoulder that won’t reach overhead, or calves that keep pulling no matter how much you warm up.
At Breakthrough Pain & Performance in Shiremoor, we resolve that protective tightness by changing the information your brain uses to control movement. Using Functional Neurology testing and P‑DTR techniques, we identify the exact roadblocks that keep a muscle over-protecting, then we reset them. The change is objective and immediate: we re‑test the movement that was limited a minute ago so you can feel and see the difference on the spot.
Your brain is trying to keep you safe. We run precise checks to see what’s holding you back right now, which muscles are over‑recruited, which are under‑working, and whether visual, vestibular or cutaneous receptors are part of the problem. Then we apply the exact inputs your system needs so it stops guarding. The result is movement that feels lighter and easier, without long exercise lists. Most people feel clear change in the first visit; complex cases take a few sessions with steady progress.
By re‑testing immediately, you and your brain learn that the new position is safe.
Lifters and runners who always fight the same tight area; desk‑based professionals with shoulders that never feel loose; parents getting back into training; active people who’ve tried physio, massage and stretching but the tightness keeps returning. If that sounds like you, this approach can save months of trial and error.
Tightness is often a protective response. If your nervous system doesn’t trust a position, muscles guard. We identify the driver (muscle imbalance, visual/vestibular input, cutaneous receptor, etc.) and reset it, then re‑test on the spot.
Many people notice clear change in the first session; complex cases take a few visits with steady progress.
No. You’ll usually have 1–3 drills that take seconds, in the first week of your therapy journey. They help your system integrate changes correctly so that your treatment results last. These are brain based exercises that allow your brain and body to work optimally.
Our care is hands‑on and non‑invasive. It does not replace urgent medical care; we refer out whenever red flags are present.
Breakthrough Pain & Performance Clinic is in Shiremoor, serving Newcastle, North Tyneside and surrounding areas.
Based in Shiremoor and serving Newcastle, North Tyneside and surrounding areas, our clinic focuses on results you can feel in the room. Use the link below to get yourself booked in for a taster session.
