Cliff Gudgeon LSSM (Dip), MSMA, MISRM

The Treatment - what to expect

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The First Treatment
On your first treatment I need to know some basic information  as well as details of any major illness or surgery.

We will discuss any injuries that you want me to treat and assess how the injury restricts your movement or causes pain.

What to expect
It's important that at all times you feel comfortable.  I use  towels to cover parts of the body that I'm not working on.  I also work within your comfort zone - so it's not a session of "no pain no gain".

Most treatments last for around one hour.   If I'm working on a particular injury or problem area then most of the time will be spent concentrating on this.   Because of the nature of referred pain its likely that I'll be working on associated areas.  For example, tight hamstrings can be associated with low back pain.

After the treatment
Hopefully we should have some improvement at the end of the session.  You might be a little sore for the next couple of days but after this you should feel the benefits.

Exercises
At the end of the treatment, I may suggest some exercises either to stretch or to strengthen various muscles.   We will practice them and then its up to you to do them.  Quite simply, the more you do the exercises the quicker you will feel improvement.

Subsequent Treatments
At the start of each session we will review progress from the previous treatment.  We will also reassess the injury.

 

 

  

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