What a lovely lady I have been treating in Winifred, I have not had to treat this lady for very long .
One thing is for sure she is a fighter , I have treated a few Ladies recently all with one very positive thing about them .
They have all been fighters wanting to get on with life and make the most of it .
Yes they have been in pain , but they should not be written off and they certainly would be the first to tell you they still have a lot of living to do and they intend to get on with it.
I love them for their positive attitude and it has been a pleasure and a joy to be able to help as Jacqui calls them “My Ladies”
Winifred had problems with her knee and her back , she came to me after she found it difficult to carry on with her gardening and her daily exercise routine.
Using Neuromuscular techniques , massage on the Hydrotherm System and using the Bioneuro, we were soon able to get into to the cause of Winifred’s Pain ad deal with it , rather than it being a long drawn out process and without the need for her to continue using the painkilling medication that Winifred did not want to take .
Winifred word’s “I did not think I would be able to walk again with out the use of a stick ”
That proved to be wrong as Winifred is now doing her daily walks without a stick in Acle.
Following a fall, Edith sought help and advice from Steve Kirby , with help from her daughter Lee. Edith had already been attended to by paramedics at the scene of her accident and medical staff in
Accident & Emergency at the hospital who were pleased to report she had not suffered a fracture, she was allowed home with painkillers but unfortunately Edith didn’t feel they were aiding her recovery.
Lee began looking for alternative help and found Get Fit Stay Fit Norfolk in” The Village Book.“
The two ladies expected to be given rehabilitative exercises for Edith to perform and were surprised and overjoyed when the treatment prescribed was a Hydrotherm Massage.
This was Edith’s first massaged in her 97 years and she enjoyed the sensation of laying on a bed of hot water whilst being massaged.
It brought relief from her pain and a feel good factor too, allowing her to relax and enjoy the treatment.
We believe ‘Quality of life is the major factor and being able to accelerate regeneration of chronically damaged skeletal muscles at whatever age is very important. “
Before her accident Edith had uncomfortable back pain, so Steve also administered treatment with the Bioneuro System which works deeply into muscles which cannot be reached by other therapeutic devices.
” Mum is on the up and the two treatments have been miraculous and amazing, this has already enhanced mum’s health in general,’ said Lee. ‘Mum has been able to half the painkillers that she was told were her future.’
Edith has had a few more treatment sessions with us , she is now feeling so much better , she is back to her Knit & Natter days and is a lot more mobile.
“As for the painkillers she only had to take one last week.”
Leaving the last word to Edith,
“Wonderful, I have a new lease of life and a turn for the better. If you have an injury causing you pain and discomfort, whatever your age, please give Steve a call at Get Fit Stay Fit Norfolk”
I had been doing some heavy lifting and thought nothing of it ,lifting fish tanks into awkward positions . Thinking nothing of it ,but my back did !.
Being normally very active and very physically able living with one or two aches did not worry me . Waking up ,that morning I found myself in excessive ,depilating pain .Looked at my self in the mirror and I was standing at 75degrees !. Certainly not normal.
Struggled to see the GP who said “Take these tablets ,five boxes in all . Diazepam, naproxn and other stuff . The GP ,then went on to say . “If things are not right in four or so days come back and then it will take a few weeks and we will do some investigation to see if we can help you further “
Taking the tablets ,they made me sleep feel very depressed . I needed help !. I found Steve’s details called him
Got to Steve’s . He fully assessed me injury wise and started to work . This was on a Sunday ,I was so thankful. Then ,put me on a machine called “Bioneuro” explaining I had damaged very deep muscles which would be very difficult to massage
Back Pain Relief
Well, almost instant relief ,freedom to move .NO PAIN !. Warmth .That’s what Bioneuro has done for me . Five box’s of tablet’s did not do that !.
Followed by Neuromuscular injury manipulations ,this was a touch of heaven on earth. Steve ,worked on my leg, it has been damaged for a few years.
The combination of the Bioneuro ,Clinical Neuromuscular Injury Therapy techniques has restored me.
Powerful ,I feel ,taller ,pain free, supple, warmer and a lot happier because I can sleep ,that’s with no tablets needed ,great!.
That’s what Steve has done for me and he can do for you too.
It is that time of year when a certain person will don the red suit and get ready for his annual deliveries he will be very busy for one night to get all those special items to folks , then he will have a whole year to rest .relax and recuperate, maybe have a massage or two.
He will not be the only one dealing with delivery of the gifts, parcels for Christmas or the extra deliveries created by Black Friday, he may get the rest of the year off, but the rest of the Delivery Drivers will not .
For them although the extra work is good it also means extra hours longer time spent in the driving seat, lots more multi drops, so more getting in and out of the van’s .
Ray of is one of those delivery drivers he owns HARK Solutions a company we have used and trusted with some special equipment , his company has high standards getting special items to customers when they need them on a Direct Delivery system (Not going into a HUB) so Ray always has to be on top form.
Having Back Pain was not an option for Ray he had some very important deliveries and could not afford to take the time off, as he was going to be driving he also could not take a number of Painkillers , he felt his best decision would be to see Steve of Getfitstayfit Norfolk and get the injury dealt with as soon as possible ,
I believe with a passion as a Therapist, all patients deserve the best quality of life possible. Not to be captive to their injuries. Here is a email from one of my patients, who had suffered a chronic trauma pathology.
“Twelve years ago the muscles in my right leg locked up, leaving me with a debilitating limp. Unable to stand up straight at all! My buttock had diminished away to almost nothing. Nightmare or what the pain was horrific!”
Visits to High St Chiropractors achieved minimal results. By chance last Autumn I bumped into an old sailing friend who urged me to check out Steve Kirby’s www.getfitstayfitnorfolk.co.uk
Talking with Steve I was soon convinced to make the journey. Southampton to Norwich is a long way, but it has been worth every single mile.
Having had about half a dozen sessions, I am a bit of an old Croc ,freedom of movement is returning also standing straighter , and even doing the dreaded shoelaces up has become easier.
My buttock muscle feels as if it has been reconstructed. It also works well, I still can’t believe it!.
Steve used what he calls a Neuromuscular Activation System, along with Neuromuscular techniques mind blowing!.
Being able to sail boat racing again is my goal, so I am a ‘ Work in progress ‘.
Meeting by chance recently, a retired Senior Physiotherapist, she had been involved with my initial treatment all those years ago I was told how much I had improved and whatever I do the best is yet to come.”
Just recently I was at a Boot camp fitness weekend, having received a call from the organiser telling me they had been let down by the person who would normally come with them, so as a local Sports Massage therapist would I please help for a few hours.
Group of mature adults working out in fitness class
Having qualified and done my time, as a personal trainer a long time ago, but having never been to one of these Military Style Fitness Boot Camps, I must say I was intrigued enough to say yes.
As a Sports Injury therapist, for me it is all about the prevention of injury, as much as the repairing the damage once it is done.
It was all I had imagined, people were working out and wearing themselves out, more like a Rugby Training Session, these were people who were not use to this sort of intensive training, quite a few times I heard the words.
” I will get through this, after all it meant to be doing me good”.
“Personally I was not sure of that.”
Due to the damage people can do to their muscles, if they are not prepared for the intensity of the exercise and pressure put on the muscles.
“I do understand everyone’s need to get fit and a lot of the fads and quick fixes.”
We all seem to be under pressure to have results straight away, I am afraid this sort of body battering may end up with people having the results they do not want and always remember, you only have one body you want to keep in in the best of condition for as long as you can.
“Do not just think of the present, as today’s injuries will be with you as you get older, in the future”
Folks please take things steady and start sensibly, I am sure quite a few people were in the situation the following day, that they may have found it hard to even walk with out pain, not allowing for what the Dreaded DOMS will be doing to their muscles.
Ice baths or warm baths only act as a sensory diversion for the muscles for a short time after these applications they will not improve recovery.
Sports Injury Therapy will make a difference to the out come speed, improvement and recovery of the muscles, all these factors should be taken into consideration, before you embark on one of these Boot Camps.
To succeed in a Good Exercise Routine, it should always be a gradual build up, it should work with your body .
It is a progression, a journey, one you should be in control of, you need to look after your muscles not beat them up and tear them apart.
“I have seen many a client as a result of them not adhering to this advice.”
I was surprised that people, had not thought that Sports Injury Therapy should be part of their routine.
Do you honestly think that High Performance Professional Athletes have exercise as the main part of their lives do not take time out to rest, cool down, or do not have a warming up routine and do not have regular Sports Injury Therapy for any niggles that occur to prevent them getting worse.
” I can assure you they do Sports Injury Therapy Is vital to them.”
So why should it not be part of a routine for a person who is not only working at a full time, job while training for a sports event be it a local run to a marathon, or a person working out in the gym?
Sports Injury Therapy is hands on Clinical Massage Treatment to deal with injuries, be it in sport, work or in daily life at home or in the garden, an injury is an injury and not only Sports Men and Women have injuries.
If you have an injury they have a list of the therapist in your area, be sensible in your exercise program, get the benefit of incorporating Sports Injury Therapy into your routine.
Building up our Business Getfitstayfit Norfolk has been a dream for us, a goal that we are always striving to improve.
It is always trying to do the best you can for your clients getting them on the road to recovery and Pain Free motion, so they can work with their body to heal and be the best they can be.
We also know that to achieve this we have to keep Studying, keep learning , gain more knowledge and to put that knowledge to the best use.
There is no point as a Sports Massage Therapist to work hard to get your qualifications , then sit back on your laurel’s and not pursue further knowledge on your subject . Specialising in your subject learn all you can get the CPD points and keep learning, if you want to be taken seriously, for Getfitstayfit Norfolk this means Clinical Sports Massage.
Having opportunity to take on courses , go to events, get up to date information , is an absolute necessity ,having the backing of Graybrooks Insurance a company that specialises in insurance for Therapist’s.and is an absolute.
The Graybrooks SMA Member of the year 2015
So this year on September 5th 2015 While at the Spots Massage Association Conference, Steve Kirby was Awarded The Graybrooks SMA Member of the year 2015.
A Shoulder Injury Prevented Jill, from doing a lot of the things she loved.
Jill is a fantastic lady with a very busy life, apart from her Business Wings for Love , of which her heart is firmly planted, she does a great job, as she is a very caring lady, being there for people in both their happiest days and the saddest giving hopes for the future and kind words to help in the grieving moments.
She also is a very devoted Grandmother and a keen Ceroc Dancer, so when an injury to her shoulder, while she was on holiday made all things difficult , she asked Steve to see if he could help and though we could say how well she is doing we think she shows it better than words.
We are so Pleased we could help Jill and get her back to Fitness again.
Being a Sports Massage and Injury Therapist, involved in manual therapy since 1991
I have always strived to achieve the best clinical outcome for patients that come to me, with acute and chronic muscular pain.
Patients with Acute Back pain being my main concern
Then I met “John Holman” The CEO of John Holman Therapy Solutions with his Hydrotherm Massage System” after seeing the Hydrotherm in action I decided I would have a system in my own clinical practice, on completing his course and assessment, I then brought the Hydrotherm, to use as a standard tool in my clinic at Blofield, having it permanently set up for for use, for my clients.
It has enabled me to intervene and help many clients that may otherwise, have had difficulty in having lower back injury treatment.
This is a email received this morning , from Janet a client who was in such a position.
Hi Steve
Wanted to give my back and knees a good workout before waxing lyrical, about your gorgeous bed and your massage skills. I can now say after several miles of cliff paths, that my back and knees are the best they have been for many years, I think my main problem now is lack of general fitness which really I need to work on.
so for your quotable quote, as my daughter Julia says ‘Steve is Fab and has got a warm water bed to die for”
From me I have to say you have made walking a pleasure again I don’t roll any more, my back is better than it has been for 20 years and I love your warm comforting Hydrotherm Massage Bed it makes all the other treatments extra specially good.
It is always good to work with other local business, so when we had our, “New Purpose Built Treatment Room” built, we had the electrics fitted by Cozens (UK) Ltd
Then we then had a call from Cozens (UK)Ltd, to ask if we could help with one of their employees , we were very happy to do so.
As you may know, electricians like plumbers and builders some times have to get into the most awkward of positions, to deal with laying cables, pipes and such like, they have to stay supple, but that sort of work takes its toll on the body.
Jack is a young man who had suffered for a long term back pathology since the age of 15, he has had numerous other treatments to help deal with this issue, as it had started to affect his work and he found some parts of his work were becoming restrictive.
The Directors and Management at Cozens (UK)Ltd, know how important it is for their staff to be on top form as they believe very much in Good Occupational Health, to the point of the Dictionary meaning .
“Occupational Health is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs.”
We treated Jack with, The Bioneuro Therapy System Sigma Q (ΣQ®),working into the deep level of his connecting fascia, then with massage and manual manipulation on the Hydrotherm Massage System , to achieve a good clinical outcome.
Having resolved Jack’s issues, he was able to compete in a major endurance race of 20 miles with 200 obstacles , he was also in a lot better position to do his work for Cozens electrical UK. following the race.
We are also happy to say we are now their, Occupational Injury Therapist of Choice for their staff .
We received an Email From Marcus Cozens, thought you may like to have a read, also have their details for any Electrical work you may need as we can certainly vouch for their work.
Hello,
My name is Marcus Cozens, I am a director for a local company, Cozens (UK) Ltd. We are electrical contractors and carry out a range of commercial/domestic work.
We have many exciting and demanding projects with some having short deadlines, with this in mind we have to ensure our staff are well cared for and fit for the demands of the job.
We had an employee off work for a couple of days with historic back pain, we decided to book him in with our dedicated therapist Steve at ‘Getfitstayfit Norfolk’, Once again Steve worked his magic and our employee was shortly back to work.
Steve does an excellent job in insuring we at ‘Cozens.(UK) Ltd are at our best physically to enable us to provide a quality service to our valued customers.
As a Sports and Neuromuscular Injury therapist , at my Injury Clinic Getfitstayfit Norfolk, I deal with some quite traumatic muscular injuries, sometimes injuries that people have lived with for years , ” The walking Injured” these people are the ones that feel that their only option was to just live with it, they are regularly having to take pain killing medication, they adjust their lives around the pain of the injury, until one day enough is enough or because of a further injury they have found themselves in a situation where they have to deal with the original injury also.
Finding themselves coming to see me , my job is to find the problem, by getting to the root cause of the injury , then Repairing it.
By Repairing the injured muscle, working into the superficial and deep Fascia , we can move on to Recovery, by this I mean getting the muscles working for themselves again gently coxing them back in to functional ability, getting the blood flowing back into them and releasing the tension in the muscles .getting all the body systems to work in a cohesive order .
Then we move onto Rehabilitation, do you know we have, Muscle memory we do and it has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition. When a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is created for that task, eventually allowing it to be performed without conscious effort. This process decreases the need for attention and creates maximum efficiency within the motor and memory systems, this can be a great thing if you are fit and well as your muscles will work in a fluid motion within your body, but when you are injured, your muscles react differently, they want to tighten up to protect themselves so that they won’t get injured again, some muscles have to take over other muscles work , as the injured muscle wont stretch out , it becomes a habit and a default position.
My job is to break that cycle encourage the muscles to not go into default mode and re-educate the muscles to once again work in a fluid movement .
This is when regular gentle exercise of the injured muscle starts to pay off, if we try to exercise injured muscle before it has been repaired or had time to recover, then we will not move forward, in fact it is more than likely to impede recovery or in some cases, further damage may occur.
There are three essential steps to my clients being back to being as fit as they can be, to reach the final goal you have to have to take the first step , I will be able to help you to reach the third step, Remember, you can’t have Rehabilitation with out Recovery and you can’t have Recovery with out Repair .
Lets start with that Repair of your injury so you DO NOT REMAIN ONE OF THE WALKING INJURED.
Sunday – awoke with slight niggle in my lower back which got worse as the day went on.
Monday. – awoke in such pain that I could hardly get out of bed and had to use a crutch to get around. Terrible pain in lower back.
Monday lunch time. My daughter suggested I contact a Mr. Steve Kirby in Blofield. I’d never heard of him but I did make contact and, luckily for me, he was able to see me at 5.30. I arrived and he listened to what I had to say and diagnosed a typical golfing problem with the muscles in my lower back.
He told me that, after treatment, I would be able to walk back to my car unaided. (I thought, yeah, right). After treatment (about 1 hour) I did indeed walk back to my car unaided and almost free from pain.
He booked me in for Wednesday morning and I had the follow up treatment. Then – No pain at all. Brilliant! (So good in fact that I took my wife for treatment for her neck and shoulders. Great results here as well)
I would, and have, recommend him to anyone. He is very professional, thorough and delivered welcome relief from my pain .”
