Understanding and influencing pain perception in the body allows us to promote the healing process. I use a variety of manual techniques to relax and restore balance to injured or dysfunctional bodies. Trigger point therapy, myofascial release and acupuncture can be really useful in stimulating these changes and getting back to normal function. With the body in this balanced state it's easier to remind it how it works best and begin to move efficiently without pain. The largest part of the rehabilitation process from here involves self-management, promoting body awareness and encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle. Everyone has their own motivation and ability levels; good exercise therapy fits into the daily routine and guides how the body adapts.
To me physiotherapy is about placing the human body in the best possible environment to heal and strengthen itself — it will constantly adapt to the influences we give it, we just need these influences to be good ones!
