• A short interview to discuss your reason for seeking treatment. We will ask questions about the timeline and nature of your symptoms as well as questions about your wider medical history. This helps us determine to the most likely diagnosis and allows us to identify any factors that may impact the way we treat you. Personal information discussed during the consultation will not be shared with a 3rd party unless explicitly permitted by the patient.
• A physical assessment to evaluate how you are moving; restrictions within the joints of the spine, pelvis, arms and legs; tissue texture including muscle tightness, swelling and changes in color or temperature. You may be directed to perform specific movements as well as the practitioner physically assessing the tissue with hands-on movement of the joints and tissue palpation.
• The treatment will involve a continuous process of a local assessment, body positioning, gentle pressure to perform the specific tissue release, and re-testing to observe the desired change. You will be asked for feedback during the treatment process to ensure maximum comfort. Feedback from our patients often includes their appreciation of how gentle the technique is when compared to other techniques they have previously experienced. Determining the key area for treatment can sometimes be a little uncomfortable as local inflammation often results in tenderness in the tissues; however, the releases should NOT hurt. It is important to let your practitioner know immediately if the release increases pain either in the local area or in other parts of your body.

Throughout the consultation we will discuss what we are doing and why we are doing it. If at any stage of the process you have questions, are not comfortable or wish to stop please let your practitioner know straight away.