Why Work With A Physio?
Physiotherapists are trained to work like a ‘body detective’, to find the source of the problem and correct it with a combination of soft tissue work, manipulation of the joints, exercises and mobilization stretches.
Why Pro-align? My approach to the body is very holistic, and your first session will involve a thorough assessment in standing, in motion, and on the table.
My goal is to find the ‘driver’, or root cause, of your movement dysfunction and resulting symptoms. We need to work as a team with your treatments and home rehab to get the best outcome for you, your body and your nervous system.
I have experienced injury and chronic illness myself and understand how daunting it can be when you are in pain and your daily life and what brings you joy has been affected.
I will teach you about your body, how the muscles work, why we need symmetry and correct timing to produce optimal pain free movement. This knowledge provides the basis of recovery and self confidence.
Due to my qualifications in both physiotherapy and exercise training we can work from hands on treatment to full dynamic exercise rehab.
“Prevention is better than a cure”
Our sessions are focused not only on treatment and rehabilitation, but also prevention of problems arising in the first place. The aim is to help you:
- learn to move well. What does optimal movement feel like?
- learn where your restrictions are and how to self treat at home
- learn to pace your activity and know your current limitations
- prevent pain from re occurring and affecting your life.
I will address not only the neuro-muscular system but also breathing, relaxation, and self confidence. I aim to give you back the power and control to not only manage, but feel good in your own body.
The primary methods I use are;
- Flow motion model; helping you to ‘Find Centre’ with a gait based treatment approach (AIM )
- Cranio sacral therapy (release for the fascial & nervous system)
- MET (muscle energy) ; gentle work to align the joints & relieve tension
- Exercise rehab; from core retraining to high level 3d loaded movement training
Learn to ‘love the way you move’ again , and book in for a session. You are never too old to experience positive change in how you feel in your body.
Book in today to get started !
Welcome To Freedom In Movement!
To book for in person Physio sessions with Sally, call the office on 01623 649861, or book online.
Clinic session are Monday, Wednesday, Friday in Keyworth.
What is Cranio Sacral Therapy?
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle yet powerful treatment approach that uses light touch to the body to assist in healing with both physical and emotional imbalances.
It was pioneered and developed by Osteopathic Physician John E. Upledger, furthering the work and research of Dr. William Sutherland, the father of cranial osteopathy.
The focus of assessment involves the cranium and sacrum and the central nervous system housed within.
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The human body is completely interrelated and interwoven within the biological fabric of the fascial web. Everything connects to everything else, all interlinked by this connective tissue. This fascial web contains our bones, surrounds our muscles, nerves and organs. If any part of this web is twisted, adhered or pulled, we see an unbalanced system that can have an effect on not only how we move, but also how we feel.
If this tissue becomes tight, stuck together and less elastic it can affect how our joints move, the amount of blood flow that our organs receive and how well our nerves can glide as we move.
An area of restriction over a surgery site in the left hip for example may have an effect in the opposite shoulder.
Our body and health is so much more than just bones and muscles. This style of treatment can affect both the physical and emotional side of our being.
Your body has its own innate wisdom and ability to heal. Cranio sacral therapy taps into this with outstanding results.Cranio can be your only treatment or can be part of your treatment approach depending on what is required.
My training for this approach is through the Upledger Institute, further information can be found in the link below
What is the Flow Motion Model ?
“Anatomy in Motion is a movement oriented education system. It is based on what the body does and when it does it. What I mean by that is what joints do, in what dimension of movement and in what time, for instance in our gait cycle”
— Gary Ward creator of Anatomy in Motion
The AiM method of assessment and treatment is a movement based approach for helping you move with ease and feel better in your body. It is based around the phases of the gait cycle (walking), which makes sense, as we are moving people.
We are born with a blueprint of good movement . As we navigate through life we have small injuries, niggles, undesirable sustained positions that lead our bodies to compensate. These compensations change how we move and can be conscious or sub conscious. Over time these changes can lead to unpleasant symptoms or loss of movement. This then leads us to seek help as our body no longer feels good, we experience pain and can no longer do what we want.
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A healthy body has many options to chose from when it comes to movement. A happy body can squat in many different ways for example. When these options are removed , our movement choices become more limited and this leads to further injury, discomfort and pain.
As with most things in life, we exist on a spectrum, and this is no different with movement. Our joints move from closed to open, our muscles from lengthened to shortened and all in a response to gravity ground reaction forces. This range of motion passes through centre. We can lose our perception of centre as a result of movement compensations, and this limits our spectrum and options for movement choice.
The flow motion model which forms the basis of the AiM training gives us a system to assess the body in motion. What is moving, and more importantly, what isn’t.
We assess the body, looking at the joints and how they move in 3d and also how they relate to each other in motion with range and timing.
We are designed to move, and since we evolved onto 2 legs get from A to B by walking, it makes sense to study how the joints move and their timing through the cycle of gait.
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In your assessment we will view the body in standing, as this shows up many of the compensations of the body as we organise ourselves against gravity.
We then view the body in motion to review the timing and range of the joints and how they respond to each other.
We then need to ask the essential question … what is missing ? What movement has been removed by the brain in response to something that happened in your past.
Our treatment goal is to feed this movement back into the body so we can have more options once again for healthy movement.
The flow motion approach to assessment and treatment will form part of every session both in the clinic, in the corrective exercise sessions and in the rehab classes.
For more information on this approach please click the link https://findingcentre.co.uk/