Conditions and Symptoms regularly treated by these therapies:

• Sports injuries
• Back pain and spinal conditions
• Frozen shoulder
• Accident injuries, and trauma
• Whiplash
• Sciatica
• Limb numbness and pain
• Joint pain / joint conditions
• Sprains / Strains
• Injuries / Burns
• Stress related illnesses, and stress management
• RSI
• Headache / Migraine
• Fibromyalgia
• Neuralgia
• Asthma / Respiratory illnesses
• Chronic fatigue / Exhaustion
• Kidney problems
• Pre and post natal care / mother and baby
• Natal trauma (mother and child)
• Conditions requiring lymphatic drainage
• Sinus conditions
• Jaw misalignment
• Anxiety / Depression
• Fatigue / Weakness
• Digestive disorders / Reflux / Constipation
• Painful menstruation / and other uro-genital conditions
• Circulatory problems
• Pain after Surgery / Dental Treatment / Accident / Fractures
• Rehabilitation after surgery (dental/hospital) or illness
• Pain control
• Palliative Care
• Maintaining your fitness and sporting achievements

This is not by any means an exhaustive list of conditions I have treated. Simply the most common. If your condition does not appear here please feel welcome to contact me directly.

For specific conditions the duration and frequency of treatment will vary from person to person, as will the total number of sessions. How long the course of treatment will be to clear a condition for each individual can be assessed after the second treatment has been given. This gives time for the practitioner to see how your health is initially, how your body responds to treatment and how your body can carry on the treatment during your everyday life.

Case Histories

The examples below are not necessarily treatment specific. For example although I use Bowen Technique a lot when presented with back conditions many people have been treated perfectly with Reiki or Shiatsu instead. It all depends on how the condition is presenting itself as to which treatment will work most effectively at that time.

Bowen In Practice

Infant Colic (boy, aged 4 months - 1 treatment)

J was suffering from severe colic after meals, this was distressing for him and for his parents. During the Bowen treatment, the baby seemed to relax completely. After this one treatment he had no further colic.

Sports Injury (man, aged 23 - 4 treatments)

As a cricketer and rugby player, H's left leg was in a brace following cartilage removal and damage to the AC ligament. His right leg was in plaster nearly to the knee due to further ligament problems and he was on anti-inflammatory tablets. Some severe pain followed the first Bowen treatment and the left knee became temporarily more swollen. However, after four treatments the hospital verdict was that the knees were now very stable and that a further anticipated operation would no longer be necessary.

Chronic Back Pain / Slipped Disc (Woman, 37 - 5 treatments)

B had a long history of over work stress and recurring back pain, and over the previous 8 years had taken long frustrating periods of time off work to recuperate. B had sought other treatments but the problem kept recurring. B presented one painful night with a severely slipped disc. B not wanting to go to hospital and was carried into the treatment room. B could not take any weight on her feet and was in agony. In the first treatment Shiatsu was used to stabilise B's back and to calm her fear and panic. Two days later B walked (gingerley) in for her second appointment. We used Bowen on this and three further treatments to stabalise her back fully. The back condition did not recur. B now comes for treatment every few months simply because it makes her feel good.

Pain: Lower back into hips and knee (woman, aged 26 - 3 treatments)

F is a very tall (6'2") nursery nurse, so works with tiny people and furniture all day. She had had this problem for 2 - 3 years. MRI scans had not revealed any cause for the pains and physiotherapy treatment had been to no avail. After the second Bowen treatment she said:"it is 99% better than it was" After three treatments, the problems were completely gone and the resolution holding.

Frozen Shoulder (man, aged 62 - 3 treatments)

D arrived with a frozen shoulder that had restricted his natural arm movement to less than 20% of normal. The shoulder was exceedingly painful to lie on and as an active man keen on amateur dramatics, it was making life difficult. He was seen three times, after which the shoulder had returned to 100% range of movement with no further pain.

Shiatsu in Practice

Sciatica (man, aged 40 - 3 treatments)

P was unable to put weight on his right foot and was in severe pain from the buttock right down the leg. He was extremely tense and tight, spending long hours for most days driving a car. After one treatment, P's body relaxed significantly. By the third treatment he was virtually pain free and was able to drive and walk with little or no discomfort. The problem has not returned.

Palliative care (woman, aged 63 - several treatments)

B was in her fourth stage of breast cancer, 'the last stage'. She was buckled over in pain, her face drawn and dark, 10years of cancer with repeated and extensive surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy had taken its toll. B had to force herself to eat, was in too much pain to move and had no joy in life. Treatment revealed intense and extensive closing down of tissue and organ function and extreme trauma in sites of surgical reconstruction. After three treatments B 'felt good', she said that her appetite had come back and the pain had decreased. After five more treatments B's posture had straightened fully, her appetite was very good and only a few aches remained. She continued to receive treatments every other week, because she enjoyed them, and went on several foreign holidays before she passed away gracefully in comfort 6 months later.

Anxious and Stressed (man, aged 38 - 2 treatments)

P's first baby was on its way and P found himself overwhelmed and anxious, smoking a lot and unable to function well at work. After one treatment P felt less helpless and more in charge of events. With one more treatment his mind had cleared and he was able to think dynamically again, 'all things in their place'.

Menstrual and pelvic pain (girl, aged18 - 4 treatments)

D, a student, presented pain in the left side of her pelvis and coccyx, periods were heavy and painful. Treatment revealed that the left side of her pelvis was very congested and treatment aimed to clear this stagnation and free the whole hip area. After the first treatment D's left leg was very painful especially along a break she had had 12 years earlier. Two further treatments freed and balanced the tissues in the pelvic area, her periods calmed, and she is now without pain

Healing in Practice

Broken bones (girl, aged 9 - 6 treatments)

R had a Road Traffic Accident, her leg had gone under the wheel of a car and been totally broken, and flesh torn. After extensive surgery to pin the leg back together the patient was presenting extreme pain in the bones with little or no bone repair, and had panic attacks at the sound of road traffic. Reiki was applied weekly over 6 weeks. She had instant pain relief with the release of trauma from the injury site. The hospital reported a striking change in bone growth and healing after two treatments. It took a further three treatments to clear all hindrance to her bodies ability to complete its healing and abate her extreme fear of road traffic.

Depression (woman, aged 50 - 5 treatments)

V, a cleaner, had intense nervousness and negativity, with suicidal tendencies; following 30 traumatic and challenging years. After just one treatment the patient had her first stable week in years. With just four more treatments on a weekly basis she had revived her grasp on life and felt empowered to make the changes she needed to improve and continue her life. Later the same year she came on a Reiki course and now manages her own health, and helps others too.

Night terrors (Boy, aged 8 - 3 treatments)

Parents distraught by endless disturbed nights, their son, G, getting up in the night running to them, crying and screaming hysterically. G had no memory of these events. This had been going on for 2 years and after a particularly intense month where this event occurred every night they requested Reiki for their son with distant healing. Distant healing treatment took place three nights in a row, and on the fourth night treatment seemed unnecessary and was not undertaken. A week later the parents called to say their son had ceased the nightly terrors on that fourth night. They have had peaceful nights ever since.