Conditions we can treat
Trapped nerves
A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons. This pressure disrupts the nerve’s function, causing pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. A pinched nerve can occur at a number of sites in your body.
The most common areas for trapped nerves are in the neck or in the lower back.
Sciatica is pain felt along the sciatic nerve, normally down the posterior leg into the hamstring or calf.
There may be pressure on the nerve because of inflammation at the nerve root, taking up space in between the lumbar joints and causing referred pain along the nerve. This could be exacerbated by a herniated disc or bony spur.
In some people, the sciatic nerve passes through the gluteal muscle, therefore a ‘tight’ glute max and piriformis will put pressure on the nerve.
Similarly, referred pain down the arm can be due to herniated discs in the neck, or pressure between the muscles as the nerves form the brachial plexus, a web of nerves that control movement and sensation in the arm.
Your practitioner can assess the most likely cause of your nerve pain , ruling out any red flags or need for diagnostic images, and put together a management plan to reduce the pain, remove the functional obstacles to your body healing the tissue and discuss your preventative strategy for long term pain free movement.
Runners Knee
Runner’s knee is a common issue among runners however it can also affect any active individual who does activities that require a lot of knee bending — like walking, biking, and running.
The pain will normally be felt around the knee cap and can be a real barrier to increasing or even continuing training.
In the acute stages, rest, ice and stretching may help. A commonly overlooked cause of runners knee is a pelvic imbalance which increases the tension on the Ilio Tibial Band (ITB). We can correct this imbalance gently and then use Sports Massage techniques to remove adhesions or scar tissue that has built up.
Along with stretching and strengthening key areas, we can not only help eliminate runners knee but can help to prevent it from reoccurring.
Another Condition
A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons. This pressure disrupts the nerve’s function, causing pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. A pinched nerve can occur at a number of sites in your body.
A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons. This pressure disrupts the nerve’s function, causing pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. A pinched nerve can occur at a number of sites in your body.
The most common areas for trapped nerves are in the neck or in the lower back.
Sciatica is pain felt along the sciatic nerve, normally down the posterior leg into the hamstring or calf.
There may be pressure on the nerve because of inflammation at the nerve root, taking up space in between the lumbar joints and causing referred pain along the nerve. This could be exacerbated by a herniated disc or bony spur.
In some people, the sciatic nerve passes through the gluteal muscle, therefore a ‘tight’ glute max and piriformis will put pressure on the nerve.
Similarly, referred pain down the arm can be due to herniated discs in the neck, or pressure between the muscles as the nerves form the brachial plexus, a web of nerves that control movement and sensation in the arm.
Your practitioner can assess the most likely cause of your nerve pain , ruling out any red flags or need for diagnostic images, and put together a management plan to reduce the pain, remove the functional obstacles to your body healing the tissue and discuss your preventative strategy for long term pain free movement.
Who should I see?
Some clients are not sure which type of practitioner they need to see.
They may have already tried physiotherapy or sports massage for their symptoms and not experienced any tangible results.
We offer Free Consultations to assess whether your problem is driven mainly by issues in the muscle and fascia…or whether ligament and joint dysfunction is driving your painful symptoms or nerve impingement.
This is a chance for us to get hands on, and guide you to which is likely to be the most effective type of treatment.