VTherapy Chronic Pain And Injury Rehabilitation Specialist

03/11/2025

02/11/2025

Thank you 😌

21/10/2025

16/10/2025

When you’re absolutely locked into the belief that your pain is now set for life…

I want you to try something for me

Take a bit of time to sit and reflect, write it down if you want to…

On as many times as you can remember when your body healed

When you recovered…

Whether that’s a paper cut

A stubbed toe

A headache

A cold

A tummy bug

A splinter

And just remind yourself that your body, YOU…did that!

Your body didn’t let you down.

You didn’t have to tell it what to do.

All of the billions of processes and cells just went to work, doing what they were meant to do when they were meant to do it and it just happened

Like the mini-miracle it actually is.

So tell me now how you can’t heal from where you are now? Or at least how you can’t experience it in an entirely different way?

Maybe now, you do just need a nudge in the right direction.

York body does just need a little more support!

But you…you little miracle you…YOU have it in you to be change this 💞

15/10/2025

Therapy is more than just pitching up, having your knee rubbed a bit, given some exercises and sent on your way without a second thought for what that session, what the process means for you and to you…

09/10/2025

29/09/2025

I do have my moments of crushing doubt…

When I disappoint myself…

When I let others down…

When I struggle to see a reason to carry on trying so hard…

And then I have days like today…

When I am reminded in the best possible ways, the most profound ways, that I am DIFFERENT and what I do works in a way that no one else will ever be able to replicate…

Even outside of the complexity of chronic pain, just within my clinic, do I realise that I am above and beyond and I will forever stand by my integrity, my values.

Sometimes you have to draw back to fire forward…but I am grateful for the clarity in which direction to point!

24/09/2025

A privilege to be invited to speak about my work with Chronic Pain!

17/09/2025

I didn’t know this video had been taken…I didn’t ask for this review…But I AM SO PROUD of it because I know how long this battle with pain had been going on for and how much being able to do this stuff means…What he didn’t tell you is that he did the triathlon, and the next day he did a cycling time trial in the morning and then played a tennis tournament in the afternoon!

18/08/2025

There are on average 8 appointments to get to a treatment for a mainstream musculoskeletal problem…

1: GP appointment
2: referral to physio
3: referral back to GP
4: referral to consultant
5: MRI scan
6: back to consultant
7: ‘injection’ by specialist
8: referral back to physio

That seems like a lot of steps to get a problem sorted…and that’s BEFORE you consider how long you have to wait for each of those phases:

1: on average around 10 days to wait for a GP appointment
2: a further 6-8 weeks for referral to physio
3: another 10 days for a GP appointment
4: 18 WEEKS for referral to specialist
5: 6 weeks for a referral for an MRI
6: around 6 weeks for a referral back to the specialist
7: 1-2 weeks for an injection
8: 1-4 weeks for referral back to physio

If we just mushed that all together and took something somewhere in the middle accounting for some people waiting longer and other people waiting for less time we are looking at around 10-11 months to get treatment for a painful shoulder, back pain, knee pain etc

Now let’s consider not just the time, but the impact, the cost of being in considerable discomfort for that period of time. The time off work, the activities you can’t do, your kids you can’t pick up or bath properly.

Then consider how much a swift resolution, faster pain relief and a quicker return to the things you love actually mean to you.

Then consider why you don’t see this incredible body of yours as worthy of spending money on!

If it was your car…???

22/07/2025

Just taken on my 4th active patient suffering with TMJ Dysfunction…this clearly needs talking about…

🧠 TMJ Dysfunction: It’s Not Just Jaw Pain — It’s a Window Into the Nervous System

TMJ dysfunction affects over 10 million people in the U.S. alone, yet many still treat it as a localized jaw issue. In reality, it’s a complex neuromuscular condition deeply tied to chronic stress, emotional trauma, and nervous system dysregulation.

🔍 What is TMJ Dysfunction?

The temporomandibular joint connects your jawbone to your skull — but it’s not just a hinge. It’s part of an intricate system involving:
• Muscles of mastication
• The trigeminal nerve (the most sensory-rich cranial nerve)
• Cervical spine posture and alignment
• The autonomic nervous system (fight, flight, freeze)

When this system becomes overloaded — due to clenching, grinding, poor posture, trauma, or unresolved stress — dysfunction follows.

⚠️ The Deeper Issue: TMJ & Mental Health

A growing body of evidence points to a biopsychosocial model of TMJ dysfunction. It’s not “all in your head,” but what’s in your head may very well be a major contributor.

📊 Research Highlights:
• A 2021 study found that 75% of TMJ patients also experience symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.
• Chronic stress and emotional suppression can cause bruxism (teeth grinding) during both wakefulness and sleep — a direct driver of TMJ pain.
• PTSD and somatic symptom disorders are significantly more prevalent in individuals with myofascial TMD (temporomandibular disorders).

🧘‍♀️ Healing Requires More Than a Mouth Guard

Yes, splints and physical therapy help. But lasting relief often comes when we treat the underlying causes:

✅ Myofascial release and craniosacral therapy
✅ Nervous system regulation (polyvagal-informed practices)
✅ Breathwork & somatic therapies
✅ CBT for anxiety and catastrophic thinking
✅ Addressing trauma, not just symptoms

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Bottom line: TMJ dysfunction is a systemic condition masquerading as a local one. To truly heal the jaw, we must listen to what the body — and mind — are trying to say.