With the big 50 looming, I knew that I needed to do more to keep myself in shape. Over the previous couple of years, I had learnt to “enjoy” walking and tried to walk most weekends. However, as time moved on it was clear that walking alone wasn’t going to keep me as fit as I would like and working … [Read more...] about My “Tayloredfit” by Sharon, aged 50 and 1/4
Patient's journeys
Seizures – Caitlin’s Craniosacral Story
Caitlin is one of my wonderful patients who I met around 9 months ago. Her mum brought Caitlin, who was then 14, for craniosacral therapy, in the hope of helping some severe tics, tremors and seizures which were having a huge impact on her life. I'll let her mum and Caitlin share their story. I'm so … [Read more...] about Seizures – Caitlin’s Craniosacral Story
Spotlight on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Have you heard of it? Do you have it? Do you know someone who suffers from it? The purpose of this blog is to raise the awareness and to introduce you to two of my patients, the wonderful Joy and Jen, who are also mother and daughter. Let me begin by outlining what … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Spotlight on Hemiplegic Migraines
Here at Taylored-fit Physio, we regularly see patients suffering with migraines, cluster headaches,tension headaches and headaches due to anxiety, trauma and injury. One rare kind of migraine is hemiplegic migraine. As the name suggests, symptoms often mimic those of a stroke, involving pain and … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Hemiplegic Migraines
Judith’s Story of Anxiety
Let me introduce you to Judith, who has kindly, beautifully and eloquently told her story and is happy to share it with you. My name is Judith, I am 63, married with children and grandchildren and I have been anxious for a long time. Anxiety comes and goes, sometimes hardly felt, then woosh, a full … [Read more...] about Judith’s Story of Anxiety
Ben’s story – “I felt like I was losing my mind”
What do you think of when you think of a physio? Everyones’s perception, experience, and opinions will vary, and after this, my first blog, you may have a slightly different perspective. Maybe not. But my aim of this blog in particular is to share one of my dearest patient’s stories, journeys if you … [Read more...] about Ben’s story – “I felt like I was losing my mind”