20/11/2025
This story highlights what I see so often in my work—pain or restricted movement traced back to something in your past that seems unrelated. In Sarah's case, the shoulder issue wasn’t just about the shoulder; it was rooted in an old collarbone injury from 16 years earlier.
By addressing the real cause, not just the symptoms, we were able to restore mobility, reduce pain, and get this patient back to doing what they love - climbing harder than ever!
This is the same approach I teach in my online self-assessment course.
You’ll learn how to assess your body, uncover the root cause (or “driver”) of your pain, and start addressing it - all from the comfort of your home.
Whether you’re dealing with a long-standing issue, a recent injury, or something that doesn’t seem to make sense, I can help you take the first step to lasting recovery with my online self-assessment course.
The course walks you through how to be your own physio. You can get started here: howtobeyourownphysio.com/courses
"Nell is fantastic. I was referred to her by a shoulder surgeon because I’d had serious impingement for several years and other things (e.g. steroid injections) had not helped. At the first appointment I was unable to lift my left arm above chin height. Nell traced the cause to asymmetry from a broken collarbone 16 years earlier. She got the shoulder moving again and I am now rock climbing harder than I was before I got injured. Her combination of manual therapy in clinic and giving me exercises to do at home has proved very effective. Every few months I get some other injury (e.g. broken hand from a fall) and she helps me to promptly rehab it. I’ve seen a bunch of physios over my lifetime but Nell is without any doubt the best!" - Sarah P
