SO WHAT DO I ACTUALLY DO?
Initial assessment
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I will carry out an assessment to see what your current movement pattern is - in the Be Activated world a 123 pattern means that all your muscles are functioning and firing in the correct sequence. Your hip flexor (psoas), butt (glutes) and diaphragm are all working well. Most people do not have this pattern - as physical and/or emotional stress disrupts that pattern and over time we learn to compensate by using other muscles - these are the ones that often cause the painful symptoms.
This assessment allows us to understand what your body's current strategy is to keep you going - what's working too much and what not enough. We will discuss how I can help you restore balance. Part of this will be through muscle activations.
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For more info on the Be Activated concept: https://douglasheel.com/
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Muscle activation
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More precisely these are neuromuscular activations - I will work through pressure and massage of specific points to 'rewire' and fire up muscles that are not working efficiently. We will test your muscles before and after so we can check the effect the treatment is having.
I'll guide you to tune in to your breathing and start to drop into your 'rest and digest' or parasympathetic system where your body can more readily find ease and solutions.
As required I will use other physiotherapy techniques such as mobilisation, kinesiology taping and soft tissue work.
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Return to play
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Once your muscles are firing, you need to use them and integrate what your body has learnt! You can achieve this by combining self activations that I will teach you and a simple exercise plan specific to you which will change and keep challenging you until you've achieved your goal - it could be a specific sport-related goal or an activity such as lifting your children or gardening.
I can also design a short yoga programme for you to support you in what you are trying to achieve.
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If this sounds good to you, do get in touch!
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
ARE YOU TIRED OF PAIN AND DISCOMFORT?
An old injury that 'doesn't feel quite right'
Pain that keeps coming back, or chronic pain including back or neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, ankle pain or instability
A recent injury you'd like help recovering from, and building resilience by addressing any underlying issues
A variety of niggles - intuitively you feel these different issues might be connected and we can explore this together.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE, STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY?
I'll guide you to move into a more efficient pattern of movement, and let go of current habits that don't serve you. Your specific goals may be to perform better at your sport, or to find ease and flow in your yoga practice. Tune into your body and shift to better balance, flexibility, strength, and performance.
ARE YOU OPEN TO SOMETHING NEW?
I use Be Activated as a framework for understanding and undoing compensation patterns. This will be different from some more traditional physiotherapy approaches as we are looking to identify whole body patterns - it requires some curiosity, and interest in tuning in to what is happening in your body.
ARE YOU HAPPY TO BE ACTIVE IN THE PROCESS?
Sometimes it's a 'quick fix', often it is not. The best results happen when you are engaging! You'll have homework (things like simple breathing practices, activations, exercises). It's not difficult or excessively time consuming, but requires a level of commitment.