Mind Over Muscle

Mind over Muscle provides care bundles that are tailored to your personal needs. No surprises exist regarding the costs or how long therapy will last. Education is an important part of what they do - I understand now how various muscles are connected and now walk with new awareness/mindfulness.

My back had been thrown out by lifting heavy boxes and twisting. The pain and issues referred down through my lower back and bum to my legs, sometimes igniting my sciatic nerve. I had been keeping my upper back very stiff to prevent pain, I guess, but it only exacerbated my lower back and bum issues.

Diagnosis was thorough, including assessments of my spine, leg length, shoulder balance, foot placement when I walk and other new measurements. Walking the length of the studio for the therapists showed the damage that holding my upper back stiffly was doing.

Whilst the myotherapy massage sometimes *hurt badly*, it worked magic. Two myotherapists attended to me, and one clinical pilates therapist. I asked a million questions, and got answers for nearly all of them. What they didn't know, they found out.

The clinical pilates was massively educational and got me thinking about how I hold myself, balance myself, how I lean, and my overall posture whilst walking, sitting and standing. The exercises seem small and inconsequential but they work a treat.

Best of all, at no time did I feel judged or somehow inadequate for having an injury. The atmosphere is massively positive, constructive and conversational. I've referred several people there and will continue to visit monthly for maintenance and as needed for injuries from nearly always overdoing my sports. Thanks MoM.