If you're experiencing pain that travels from your lower back into your buttock, thigh or leg, you may be finding everyday life increasingly difficult. Perhaps sitting for long periods, bending, walking, sleeping or exercising aggravates your symptoms. Maybe you've been told you have sciatica, a disc bulge or nerve compression, or you've been dealing with recurring symptoms without really understanding why.
Whether your pain is new, keeps returning or has been affecting you for months, my aim is to help you understand what's happening, rebuild your confidence and get back to the activities you're struggling with.
How I can help you
I've helped people experiencing back pain, sciatica-like symptoms and persistent leg pain regain confidence in movement and return to the activities that matter to them as the pain diminishes and they regain full function. I help you make sense of your symptoms, and assess how your back, hips and legs move, how your body manages different positions and loads, and what may be contributing to your difficulties.
Sciatica can involve irritation of the nerve roots that contribute to the sciatic nerve, but not all pain travelling down the leg has the same cause. That's why I consider your individual history, symptoms, movement, strength and daily demands rather than relying on a diagnosis or scan alone.
Rehabilitation built around you
Depending on your presentation, your plan may include hands-on treatment where appropriate, movement assessment, activity and load management, progressive strengthening and a gradual return to running, training or sport.
We'll work together to find appropriate ways to move, build your tolerance and progress according to your symptoms, function and goals.
The goal isn't simply to get through the day with less pain. It's to help you move with confidence and return to the life and activities pain has been holding you back from.
When I came to Miles 6 months ago I had constant pain in my back. It affected my life and my job. I started working with Miles once a week and saw results straight away. My back pain has now gone.