12 years ago the muscles in my leg locked up, leaving me with a debilitating limp

the muscles in my leg locked

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.”

Thanks Steve

A Great Award For Steve Kirby of Getfitstayfit Norfolk

A Great Award For Steve Kirby

By being a member of an organisation having backing and support, having opportunity to take on courses , go to events get up to date information , is an absolute necessity , this is what the Sports Massage Association means to me , that having members of like minded people there when you need them, the backing of Graybrooks Insurance , a company that specialises in insurance for Therapist's.

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.

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 you can imagine how proud we were , this award is voted on by his peers , this sort of recognition means so much to us.
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.

Shoulder Injury Norwich, Getfitstayfit Norfolk Helped Restore Back to Fitness

Shoulder Trauma in Norwich

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.

Back Pain In Norwich, How The Hydrotherm Massage Therapy Helped.

How The Hydrotherm Massage Therapy Helped Back Pain In Norwich

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.

See you soon

Janet

Norwich Electrician Sparking again, thanks to Getfitstayfit Norfolk of Norwich.

Do You Want to Be The Best

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.

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 CozeIt 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. ns (UK) Ltd .

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.

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.

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 .

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 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.

Marcus Cozens (Director)

COZENS (UK) Ltd

Are You One Of The Walking Injured.

Are You One Of The Walking Injured

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 .

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.

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.

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.

“Diary of a Golfer”

Diary of a Golfer

When being injured with Back Pain for an ardent Golfer, was not an option.

How an Injury Led him to Getfitstayfit Norfolk

This is a testimonial from a very ardent Golfer, for him to be unable to play due to injury was not a good thing, action was get rid of the injury.

“Diary of a Golfer”

Saturday- Played Golf – no problems (except my swing).

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 .”

David Carman.

Past Captain, Rookery Park Golf Club

When being injured with Back Pain for an ardent Golfer, was not an option.20140715_142514 How an Injury Led him to Getfitstayfit Norfolk This is a testimonial from a very ardent Golfer, for him to be unable to play due to injury was not a good thing, action was get rid of the injury. “Diary of a Golfer” Saturday- Played Golf – no problems (except my swing). 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.

Pain why you should not ignore it.

Pain why you should not ignore it

Muscular Pain 

We know what it is , we know how it makes us feel, we also know that

it is a warning  when something is wrong.

So what do we do?

Take Pain killing Tablets to Mask it and Carry On, Ignore the Pain, Work through the Pain , lets face it No Pain No Gain.

What a load of Rubbish, Please Folks Vote for None of the Above,

Reasons why.!!!

If you mask muscular pain you have a very good chance of doing more damage, by masking the pain and ignoring it you are hiding the symptoms and the root cause, do not get me wrong here,there is a place for Pain Killer Medication,but if you are having to take them all the time , then alarm bells should be ringing, they are not a solution to the problem the solution should be getting it dealt with.

If you mask muscular pain you have a very good chance of doing  more damage, by masking the pain and ignoring  it you are hiding the symptoms and the root cause, do not get me wrong here, there is a place for Pain Killer Medication, but if you are having to take them all the time , then alarm bells should be ringing, they are not a solution to  the problem the solution should be getting it  dealt with.

Working through the pain and pushing yourself even when you are in pain if you do not need too, if your not a Super Hero or have some point of self destruction button that you want to press.

Why would you do that to yourself, Big muscles are all very well , but if you can’t lift  your own child with out being in agony what is the point.

Muscles need to be kept in shape , but if muscles are full of Trigger Points they can not be worked , Folks it is  Counter Productive. It will not help , to have muscles working to their full potential they need to be supple, free from pain , and have Fluid Movement . 

Please Think of Your Body as the Whole Thing and you have it for a long time , we all hope .

So why would you damage it and ignore it when it is telling you that something is wrong and that you need to fix it.

You want to improve your body and want it to work for you.

Keeping your body fluid and free from Muscular injury is the  Best way,

For that to happen you need to be in tune with your body, Massage and Neuromuscular Techniques   .

We Will Help You To Be The Best You Can.

Please Think of Your Body as the Whole Thing and you have it for a long time , we all hope . So why would you damage it and ignore it when it is telling you that something is wrong and that you need to fix it. You want to improve your body and want it to work for you. Keeping your body fluid and free from Muscular injury is the Best way, For that to happen you need to be in tune with your body, Massage and Neuromuscular Techniques

10 Tips to Help Prevent A Back Injury at Christmas

10 Tips to Help Prevent A Back Injury at Christmas

The Christmas food shopping Rugby Scrum trip.

Folks some of you may already have done it, others may be in the process or are about too. What am I talking about ?

By the time you have the ton’s of vegetables, the Turkey, Lamb , beef or what ever meat you choose for the day and beyond, the Christmas food mountain is in your shopping trolley.

Some of you will order on line, but for those who will go to the shops, there is the unloading and loading of the shopping, you have already done this 3 times before you have even got it home and into the house.

So My Question to You is Are you Prepared.

Here are 10 tips that may just help save you, from a

 “Bad Back Injury” over Christmas.

The Christmas food shopping Rugby Scrum trip. By the time you have the ton’s of vegetables, the Turkey, Lamb , beef or what ever meat you choose for the day and beyond, the Christmas food mountain is in your shopping trolley. Some of you will order on line, but for those who will go to the shops, there is the unloading and loading of the shopping, you have already done this 3 times before you have even got it home and into the house.
  • Take extra bags with you.
  • Do not over fill the bags, in fact use more bags and half fill them.
  • Pack the heavier items at the front of the boot of the car, so you are not reaching over to far to pick them up when you want to take them out of the car.
  • Pack the frozen and fridge Items on the back seat , this way you can take them out 1st and leave the rest while you take a break, (remember you have already done this 3 times)
  • Make sure you will have help to unload when you get home.
  • Do NOT over Stretch. when lifting or carrying try to use a Fluid Movement
  • Make sure when lifting anything heavy, like the ton of spuds or the turkey to feed a nation, that you bend your knees and Clench your Glutes.
  • Make sure you have a drink with you, no not a bottle of wine that is for later, but a bottle of water or juice
  • Remember to lift with your LEG’S NOT YOUR BACK or it may object and go into a spasm attack on you, then the Christmas Dinner will not get cooked and you will be in pain.
  • Warm up muscle’s, I know what you are thinking, but a few stretches, to some of that great Christmas music out there, may well be a great saving, as cold tight muscle can only cause you pain and like our much loved crackers may just go snap.

We want you to have a great Christmas, to enjoy the festivities not be laid up in pain, so look after your self be sensible,

A&E is the last place you want  to be at Christmas.

The Inspirational Sports Personality Award At Broadlands Council Sports people of the year

The Inspirational Sports Personality Award At Broadlands Council Sports people of the year

Getfitstayfit Norfolk had the privilege of being asked to Sponsor an award for Broadlands Council Sports people of the year 2014. Our chosen category to sponsor The Inspirational Sports Personality Award.

On Friday 24th October we met up at Thorpe Lodge,  welcomed by Maria from Broadlands Council who did a fantastic job of putting the event together , then welcomed by Councillor Adams who opened the event .

We presented the Award to a fantastic young man Jonathan Drane the evening was excellent we had a chance to meet up with another inspiringly young man, Paralympics Athlete Danny Nobbs and to hear his story as you can imagine we were blown away, by his determination, all the work he has put in and how he views life, then getting to meet Jonathan was just amazing, a little about Jonathan and why Broadlands considered him a worthy winner, after meeting him we also understood why and hope to be working with him in the future.

Jonathan has also started working towards a degree in psychology at The Open University. Studying for any degree is always challenging. Jonathan was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 15, and so was often excluded from lessons, and wracked with feelings of self-doubt and anxiety. Prior to this he had not received any additional help at school. He has now been made patron of the ADHD foundation.

In his first ever Visually Impaired, VI, competition, Norwich lad Jonathan Drane clinched an epic victory, seizing gold after winning every fight by putting on an excellent display of fighting at the VI US Open in Colorado. Drane was a plumber with his own business before his eyesight deteriorated due to Corneal dystrophy diagnosed as part of a routine eye check in 2011. He fought on the GB senior squad but now he is aiming for success as a part of Great Britain’s Visually Impaired judo team training at The British Judo Association Centre of Excellence

Jonathan has also started working towards a degree in psychology at The Open University.  Studying for any degree is always challenging.  Jonathan was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 15, and so was often excluded from lessons, and wracked with feelings of self-doubt and anxiety.  Prior to this he had not received any additional help at school.  He has now been made patron of the ADHD foundation.

Steve Kirby of Getfitstayfit Norfolk We presented the Award to a fantastic young man Jonathan Drane the evening was excellent we had a chance to meet up with another inspiringly young man, Paralympics Athlete Danny Nobbs

He wants to challenge the stigma associated with ADHD and show other young people living with the condition that anything is possible, whatever life throws at you.

There were quiet a few winners in different categories, that evening from Schools, Coaches to Volunteers, this is a great local event, we as a local Broadlands company felt it right and privileged  to be involved

Upper, Lower Back & Shoulder Pain,Till He Came To Getfitstayfit Norfolk

Back & Shoulder Pain

Guy is a Skilled hard working Plasterer by trade, he has built up his Local business, Hammond and Fox Plastering to a high standard and is very particular about his work and knows how important it is to get a smooth finish.

As you may know good plasterers are hard to come by, but for a long time Guy has been suffering, after 9 years of pain seeing various practitioners, getting no better, he was getting fed up with how the pain in his Neck, Upper, Lower Back and Shoulders, was affecting his sleep and smooth mobility. He came to Getfitstayfit Norfolk after a very difficult time needing help.

After his treatment this is what he had to say.

This is an Email of how he feels now, and how he feels about Getfitstayfit Norfolk

Hi Steve, 

Please find below my thoughts on my treatment received from you these past wks.

I sustained a back injury way back in late 2005 and in the past 9 years I have had treatment from an Osteopath, regular monthly Chiropractic treatment And 3 different NHS Physiotherapists, all giving me a different  diagnosis. The back pain was still there leaving me with a reduced sleep  of 6 hrs per night before the intense pain would wake me up.

I had seen Steve Kirby’s advert in a local magazine and decided to give him a try, he quickly set to work with the Bioneuro therapy system   Sigma Q, on my Upper & Lower back while treating me with Neuromuscular Injury Release  Techniques.

He  told me he was amazed at how long I had been in pain for, he would expect to see improvements in my condition almost straight away, due to the way his Bioneuro therapy machine works.

I sustained a back injury way back in late 2005 and in the past 9 years I have had treatment from an Osteopath, regular monthly Chiropractic treatment And 3 different NHS Physiotherapists, all giving me a different diagnosis. The back pain was still there leaving me with a reduced sleep of 6 hrs per night before the intense pain would wake me up. I had seen Steve Kirby’s advert in a local magazine and decided to give him a try, he quickly set to work with the Bioneuro therapy system Sigma Q, on my Upper & Lower back then afterwards, gave me a massage whilst laying on the Hydrotherm massage bed. He told me he was amazed at how long I had been in pain for, he would expect to see improvements in my condition almost straight away, due to the way his Bioneuro therapy machine works.

After the second session I had 3 days of NO PAIN , at all during the night for the first time in 9 long years, including better mobility in my back and shoulders.

With all the previous treatments I have received from different practitioners, NOT ONE of them has worked in being able, to reduce the pain at all, and improve my mobility so much.

I am looking forward to a pain free Christmas after 9 years of back pain and reduced nightly sleep. I have seen many so called experts about my back including chiropractors and NHS physiotherapists with none being able to offer effective treatment. Steve treated me with the Bioneuro therapy and Neuromuscular Techniques he uses ,I am now enjoying fabulous results .

After so many years living with the pain and discomfort I am finally reaching a point where I can get a good nights sleep and the improvement in my back movement has been excellent.

I can thoroughly recommend Steve as I am delighted with the results I have had.

If someone reads this review in a similar situation to me, then I can highly recommend Steve and his machine to you .

Kind regards,

Guy

We are pleased to say Guy did have a pain free Christmas and is having quite a few nights good sleep.

Sam, An Experienced Horse Rider,Shares Her Testimony And Advice About Her Back Injury.

Sam came to Getfitstayfit Norfolk, with a serious back complaint. Her life for many years has been involved with the equestrian sector, as a rider and also looking after a lot of horses. She know’s all to well the need, to be fit and free from injury for people to get the best out of the horse. Working with horse’s all day and knowing how much owners will always make sure the horse is in good condition, she like many other’s, has not necessarily considered her own well being as much as she should. As experienced horse rider, she shares her Testimony and Advice about her Back Injury, with other riders.

Sam came to Getfitstayfit Norfolk, with a serious back complaint.

Her life for many years has been involved with the equestrian sector, as a rider and also looking after a lot of horses.

She know’s all to well the need, to be fit and free from injury for people to get the best out of the horse.

Working with horse’s all day and knowing how much owners will always make sure the horse is in good condition, she like many other’s, has not necessarily  considered her own well being as much as she should.

 As experienced horse rider, she shares her Testimony and Advice about her Back Injury, with other riders.

Sam came to Getfitstayfit Norfolk, with a serious back complaint. Her life for many years has been involved with the equestrian sector, as a rider and also looking after a lot of horses. She know’s all to well the need, to be fit and free from injury for people to get the best out of the horse. Working with horse’s all day and knowing how much owners will always make sure the horse is in good condition, she like many other’s, has not necessarily considered her own well being as much as she should. As experienced horse rider, she shares her Testimony and Advice about her Back Injury, with other riders.

It is, as she say important for  the rider to be at one with the horse, to have

Fluidity in Motion ,

A riders injury can affect a horses ability  to perform at it’s best , as every jolt and jar the rider feels  as pain, the horse will feel their restriction in their reaction to the pain in their subsequent movements. to propel a horse forward you need to to be balanced.

Please watch Sam’s testimonial and her advice to other  Horse riders and owners.