Case studies

Real problems. Real people. Fixed.

Every case follows the same honest format: the challenge they came in with, what we did about it, and what they had to say afterwards. Filter by the area that's bothering you.

World Snooker Champion .......and Masters

World Champion with shoulder pain

World snooker champion needing treatment for shoulder pain.

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European Championship medalist to PB and beyond

Breath work to World champ & Paralympic medal

Already a senior athlete with European championship medals and records to her name Carolina wanted me to take her through the Oxygen Advantage. She went on to run a PB within just a few weeks and eventually went on to win a Paralympic medal and become World champion.

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Amateur to Professional 400m Hurdler

From Chelmsford to Commonwealth Games

Keeping Hayley injury free from young amateur through to professional Athlete. Optimising her athletic performance via Strength & conditioning advice, specialist Neuromuscular techniques and Oxygen Advantage methods

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Asthma, energy levels, sleep, wheeziness improved after 5 weeks

Life long Asthma to reduced Ventolin use

A lifelong asthmatic with wheezing and low energy learned the Buteyko method. Five weeks in, he hadn’t needed his reliever inhaler for over a fortnight.

Read Kevin’s story →

Man in a grey t-shirt doing dumbbell bicep curls in a bright gym during post-operative rehab

Ruptured Bicep tendon to full repair and rehab

Lack of guidance to full post op recovery

No aftercare after bicep tendon surgery. Hands-on rehab from week three restored his movement, with a full recovery seven weeks after the operation.

Read Martin’s story →

Woman with a race number running strongly at an indoor functional fitness race

Knee pain and failed Physio One year with no improvement

3 Peaks challenge to Knee pain

Knee pain from a 3 Peaks challenge had stopped her running, and physio hadn’t helped. Five treatments and better breathing got her pain free.

Read Colette’s story →

Smiling older man hiking along a stony fell path with a trekking pole, hills and a lake behind him

Runners knee to hiking After ITB work

Arthritis or Runners knee?

Knee pain put down to arthritis turned out to be runners knee. Two massage sessions got him back to pain-free hiking.

Read Alan’s story →

Young gymnast in a navy leotard holding a full front split on a gymnastics floor

Gymnast with restricted splits Increasing range of movement

Restricted splits to injury prevention

Tightness was limiting a young gymnast’s splits. Hands-on therapy restored her range and keeps her training injury free.

Read Niamh’s story →

Slipped disc causing lower back pain

Lumbar Spine disc prolapse

Intense lower back pain from a prolapsed disc. Muscle reactivation, spinal mobilisation and breathing work left her almost pain free after six treatments.

Read Faye’s story →

Woman running pain free along a London street during the marathon, crowds and Big Ben behind her

2 weeks of shin pain 3 months until marathon day

Shin splints to Marathon

Shin splints three months before the London Marathon. Treatment through her training got her to the finish line pain free.

Read Ashley’s story →

Woman jogging comfortably along a gravel park path in the early morning

Couch to 10k Swollen knee to 10k run

One year of Knee pain to Couch to 10k run

A year of knee pain and swelling was holding back her Couch to 10K. A handful of sessions got her running pain free.

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Woman sitting cross-legged on an exercise mat in a garden, eyes closed, hands on chest and belly, doing a calm breathing exercise

Blood pressure to HRV Reducing one and increasing the other

Breathing for Blood pressure and HRV

High blood pressure and low heart rate variability despite regular exercise. Buteyko breathing brought her blood pressure down and her HRV up.

Read Natalie’s story →

Lean road cyclist riding up a winding Alpine mountain road

Breathe to cycle 3 stone weight loss

Performance increase and losing 3 stone

A keen cyclist learned the Buteyko method and Oxygen Advantage breathing, improving his performance and helping him lose three stone.

Read Ed’s story →

Smiling mother lifting her toddler in a bright family kitchen, posture upright and pain free

2 year back pain night pain and disturbed sleep

2 years of back pain to 2 treatment fix

Two years of chest and back pain after childbirth, with no answers from the hospital. After two treatments she had hardly any pain.

Read Mel’s story →

Two women walking and laughing along a grassy clifftop coast path with chalk cliffs and sea behind them

Hip and back pain to 100km walk correcting the breath

Breathing to pain free walk

Hip and back pain threatened a 100km ultra walk. Retraining her breathing got her round the Jurassic Coast pain free.

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Woman walking her spaniel along a countryside footpath in autumn

Dog walking, disturbed sleep Sciatica preventing dog walks and sleep

Sciatica and Lower Back pain eradicated in 3 sessions

Sciatica was disturbing her sleep and stopping her dog walks. Three appointments left her pain free.

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Therapist massaging a patient's upper back and neck

Full recovery after other therapists

Head, Neck and shoulder pain nobody else could shift

Previous therapy brought little improvement. Sports massage and remedial exercise led to a full recovery.

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3 in 15 days Paris, London, Milton Keynes

Three marathons in three weekends

Focused sessions between races rehabilitated his hamstrings and quads so each marathon felt achievable.

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Cast to kick-off Fractured ankle

Back to semi-professional football

Full rehabilitation from the day the plaster came off to the day he returned to match play.

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6 weeks to race day, and limping

From limping to a marathon personal best

Lower back and hip pain threatened her Dublin Marathon. Acupuncture and sports massage got her round in her best time, pain-free.

Read Kayley’s story →

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