10/04/2026
👀 From a Cut Above the Eye… to Pain in the Foot?!
Guess what my client came in complaining about…
Go on, take a guess…
You won’t get it in a million attempts.
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🧠 The Story
He’d been on a night out, tripped, and fell — ending up needing stitches above his right eye.
A few days later…
His problem wasn’t his eye.
👉 It was right foot arch pain.
And not just mild discomfort — this was affecting a runner doing 50km a week.
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🔍 What We Found
When we assessed him:
• All the lower right leg muscles tested hypotonic
• Meaning they were:
• Weak
• But also locked in protection mode
This is important 👇
When muscles are “locked but weak,” it’s not a strength issue.
It’s a nervous system issue.
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⚡ The Real Cause
His central nervous system (CNS) had registered a trauma.
Not in the foot.
Not in the leg.
👉 In the head and eye from the fall.
The brain had essentially said:
“Something serious happened… protect the system.”
And it chose to protect by altering function in the right lower leg.
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🚨 The Bigger Finding
Then we tested his cranial nerves:
• Cranial Nerve II (Optic)
• Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI (Eye movement)
Every time we tested them…
👉 All muscles went weak
This is a huge red flag.
It told us:
• The eye–brain connection wasn’t functioning properly
• The neurological control of movement was disrupted
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🧩 The Key Insight
His foot pain was NOT the problem.
It was a symptom.
👉 The cause was the head impact affecting eye-brain function
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🔄 The Treatment
Using our therapies:
• P-DTR (Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex)
• AMN (Advanced Muscle Neurology)
We worked on:
• Restoring cranial nerve function
• Rebalancing the nervous system
• Allowing the body to switch off protection mode
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✅ The Result
• Eye function improved neurologically
• Lower leg muscles began to relax and re-engage properly
• The body no longer needed to protect in the same way
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🏃♂️ The Plan
For now:
• Reduced running to 5km
• Given specific eye exercises
• Reassess next week
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💡 The Takeaway
This is why I always say:
👉 Where you feel pain is rarely where the problem is.
The body works as a connected system — not isolated parts.
A head injury can become a foot problem
An eye dysfunction can change how you run
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🔥 Final Thought
If you’re treating symptoms only…
You’ll keep chasing pain.
If you find the true neurological cause…
That’s where real change happens.
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If this made you think differently about your own injuries or niggles —
drop me a message 👇
To request an appointment:
https://www.paulroosetherapy.co.uk/contact/