The key to pain-free movement. I am also the author of " The Bad Back Manual ", which aims to stop people making the lifestyle mistakes that cause bad posture and physical pain. I believe that people can only truly be proficient in any discipline if they specialise in it.
Once I had discovered fasciatherapy and seen the results for myself, I decided to specialise in that alone. I believe that fasciatherapy is perhaps the most effective approach for treating back pain, neck pain and posture-related problems - for people and for horses. I have successfully treated clients with many different posture and physical pain problems. In addition to correcting those problems through myofascial release techniques, I aim to ensure that clients gain a better understanding of their own bodies and how to avoid making the mistakes that lead to or exacerbate the problems they experience.
My clients have included dancers, yoga teachers, engineers, sportspeople and military personnel, amongst others. Good posture and natural pain-free movement are two sides of the same coin, which is why I have also created an online course, entitled: "Improve Your Posture and Get Rid of Your Back Pain". I have practiced Martial Arts for more than thirty years and have been a professional therapist since I believe that fasciatherapy is perhaps the most effective approach for treating back pain, neck pain and posture-related problems.
Fasciatherapy, also known as Myofascial Release Therapy, aims to eliminate restrictions and tensions in the connective tissue that cause pain and poor posture. It is not simply a massage technique, but a treatment of the entire fascia network connective tissue. Connective tissue has only recently been 're-discovered' by science as the 'missing link' in effective physical therapy. Our fascia is a web of elastic, hyaluronic-rich membranes inside our bodies that encase muscles and organs, connecting them to each other and the skeletal structure.
Tension and movement restrictions in the body can be caused by many factors, including injury, repetitive strain, conditions such as scoliosis or other birth defects, physically challenging working conditions including long hours sitting in front of a computer! Once tension is created and damaging postural habits set in, fascia starts to lose elasticity and can no longer perform its essential flexible connective function. Fasciatherapy aims to reanimate the fascial membranes, allowing them to become rehydrated, regain their suppleness and release tension, thus breaking the cycle that 'fixes' poor posture and unhealthy movement patterns.
