What conditions do i work with?

Here are some of the conditions I can help with:

Lower back and neck pain- recent and long term
Tension headaches
Atypical facial pain
Tendonopathies
Shoulder rotator cuff injuries
Sports injuries- acute and recurring
Fibromyalgia
Medically unexplained symptoms
Repetitive strain injuries (RSI)
Tension myositis syndrome (TMS)
Whiplash
Post operative pain

For more information about how I can help you or to book an appointment please call: 07976 926 347 or email: Matt@bodyandmindphysio.co.uk

Causes of pain

Pain can be caused by tissue trauma such as a sprained ankle or a pulled muscle, but we also know that pain can be caused by adaptive changes in the central nervous system and brain. These adaptive changes can be influenced by a whole host of factors including the level of stress we are under, how much sleep we are getting, our emotions, how much exercise we are getting and how we think about the pain. We often don't explore these factors, which can be a reason people develop long-term pain problems. My aim is to help people to understand the role they have to help them with their pain.

The videos below explain this in more detail, take a look:

Useful Videos

Healing chronic pain without medication

Rangan Chatterjee talks with Howard Schubiner a doctor and pain researcher about healing chronic pain with mind-body treatments

A new perspective on chronic pain

In this video Professor Lorimer Moseley gives a new perspective on long-term and persistent pain

Emotions and pain

In this video Georgie Oldfield founder of SIRPA UK talks about the link between our emotions and pain.

Pain as a protective mechanism

In this video Professor Peter O'Sullivan talks to Jack about his recovery from long term lower back pain. By explaining to Jack how he was overprotecting his back and by reassuring him about movement, Jack's pain improved and he moved more freely.