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How To Be Your Own Physio, The New Book by Nell Mead

How to be your own physiotherapist

Assess and treat your own problem without leaving your living room!

The advantages of being your own physio

Could you be your own physiotherapist?

Have you tried physiotherapy before, and been given the “magic” exercises for your problem, only to find they haven’t worked for you? Learn to analyse your whole body to work out why it’s really hurting, and find out what you can do to get better, all from the comfort of your own home.

Everything in your body is connected

Did you know that the place you feel the pain isn’t necessarily the true cause of the problem (although it may be)? Everything in your body is connected, so although you may feel pain in your back or your knee, the issue could be that your back or your knee is compensating for a stiff foot or a wonky shoulder… or anything else!

DIY physiotherapy at home

Rather than coming to see me in London, you may be able to assess and treat your own problem without leaving your living room! With my course, assess your body using simple tools like a tennis ball, a yoga brick, and a foam roller to identify what’s driving your pain.

Holistic approach

Most physiotherapists have not been taught to analyse your whole body to work out the true root cause of the issue (known as the DRIVER) – but until you know the root cause, you can’t work out the best way to treat it. Assessing your whole body is key.

Flexibility and freedom

If you come to see me in my London clinic, I can assess you and work out your driver – but what if you could do that for yourself? Do your physio at a time that suits you, don’t wait for your physio to be available.

Cost-effective and easy

The self-assessment course will give you more insight into your own body and how it works. The equipment is inexpensive and simple to use (and if you’ve tried physiotherapy before, you may well have it already) – assess your whole body using a tennis ball, a foam roller and a yoga brick

Profound insights

The courses come with easy to follow videos and written instructions. This isn’t just about treatment, it’s about understanding how the way you eat, drink and move can affect the way you feel, and learning how each part of your body can affect or be affected by any other part.

If you are prescribed knee exercises for a knee injury and you don't get better - it may be because you need to treat a different body part!

I’ve developed a course that allows you to assess your whole body to work out your driver, similar to the way I would do it in clinic, using nothing more high-tech than a tennis ball, a yoga brick and a foam roller. Because once you know the true driver of your pain or problem, it’s much easier to rehab and recover efficiently (and I can teach you that, too!)

Self assessment course

You know where you’re sore, but do you know if the painful area is the real problem, or is an issue in another area of your body the true underlying cause of your symptoms? Save yourself time and money by learning to assess your own body and check for compensation patterns, in a similar way to how I would do it in clinic. In effect – you could learn how be your own physio!

Addressing a variety of physical discomforts

What happens after the self-assessment course?

Once you’ve assessed your whole body, you’ll understand where you need to treat in order to get the best results – your driver.

Click the red pain points below to view the common drivers I see in clinic – but don’t forget, everyone’s different, so you won’t know your driver until you test yourself.

Then, once you’ve determined your driver, you can follow the relevant self-treatment course, and rehab your own injury, at home, and at a pace that suits you.

What the course gives you?

Gain access to a comprehensive suite of content, tailored to support your journey of recovery.

Personalised self-assessment course

Discover the true root of your discomfort by identifying your unique problem source, known as your “driver”.

One of Eight tailored rehabilitation courses

Dive into a diverse range of programs, designed to address nearly every musculoskeletal challenge you might face.

Extensive exercise video library

Explore over 150 instructional videos, ensuring you maximise the benefits of any physiotherapy regimen you undertake.

Introducing the rehab courses

Before jumping into any of my rehab courses, I strongly recommend you start with my self-assessment course.

Without an proper evaluation of your condition, you may end up treating just the symptoms rather than the root cause. My self-assessment will help you understand what’s really going on so you can choose the right rehab course to actually resolve your issue at its source.

Invest in the self-assessment first – it’s the compass that will guide you to effective and lasting pain relief.

Plus – when you complete the self-assessment course, you will receive a code that you can redeem for one free rehab course, so you have nothing to lose.

However, if you’ve already taken the self-assessment, or if you’ve been to see me in clinic and I’ve recommended a particular rehab course, then scroll down to select your rehab course now.

Neck rehab course

Course overview

When your neck goes wrong (with poor posture, joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause neck pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your shoulders to your ankles!

So if you want to make sure this is the right rehab course for you, either you should start with the self-assessment course – or you should see me or another physio who works with regional interdependence, and be told that your neck is “driving” your symptoms.

This course explains how your neck works, what can go wrong, and how to rehab it. Includes 16 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Shoulder rehab course

Course overview

When your shoulders go wrong (with poor posture, joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause shoulder pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your neck to your ankles!

This course explains how your shoulders, what can go wrong, and how to rehab them. Includes 19 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Upper back rehab course

Course overview

When your upper back goes wrong (with poor posture, joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause upper back pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your neck to your ankles!

This course explains how your upper back works, what can go wrong, and how to rehab it. Includes 16 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Lower back rehab course

Course overview

When your lower back goes wrong (with poor posture, joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause lower back pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might feel pain or symptoms anywhere from your neck to your feet!

So if you want to make sure this is the right rehab course for you, either you should start with the self-assessment course to make sure that your lower back really is the area you should be rehabbing – or you should see me or another physio who works with regional interdependence, and be told that your lower back is “driving” your symptoms.

This course explains how your lower back works, what can go wrong, and how to rehab it. Includes 15 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong normal movement patterns.

Pelvis rehab course

Course overview

When your pelvis goes wrong (with which could mean anything from poor posture to joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause neck pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your neck to your feet!

This course explains how your pelvis works, what can go wrong, and how to rehab it. Includes 15 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Knee rehab course

Course overview

When your knees go wrong (which could be down from anything from injury to joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause knee pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate for it, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your neck to your feet!

This course explains how your knees work, what can go wrong, and how to rehab them. Includes 16 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong normal movement patterns.

Hip rehab course

Course overview

When your hips go wrong (with joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause hip or groin pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your feet to your neck!

This course explains how your hips work, what can go wrong, and how to rehab them. Includes 16 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Foot & ankle rehab course

Course overview

When your feet go wrong (with flattened arches, joint stiffness, muscle weakness or imbalance) it might cause foot and ankle pain – or it might cause other parts of your body to compensate, so you might be experiencing pain or symptoms anywhere from your knees to your neck!

This course explains how your feet work, what can go wrong, and how to rehab them. Includes 15 self-rehabilitation videos to release tight muscles, retrain the stability system and restore strong, normal movement patterns.

Release, stabilise and move

Course overview

When we feel pain, our body sends a threat signal to the amygdala in the brain, which responds by telling us to freeze and tense up. That’s really useful when we have a broken bone or sprained ankle which needs to be temporarily immobilised, but less helpful when you’re sore because you’ve got a stiff back! In this quick and simple course, London physiotherapist Nell Mead explains and demonstrates her simple three-step process to restoring normal, pain free movement.

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Hello! My name is Nell Mead and I’ve been a physiotherapist for well over 20 years. In my central London clinic, I specialise in helping people with complex and long-term injuries, especially people who’ve not responded to traditional physiotherapy. To do that, after listening to their story, I analyse their whole body. This is key, because everything is connected, and your knee problem isn’t necessarily coming from your knee – in my experience, your knee pain could easily be the result of your flat feet or your wonky ribcage! I’ve helped thousands of people with this approach, but there’s only so much I can do in clinic – there’s only one of me, and I’ve only got one pair of hands. So, I’ve developed an online course to teach you how to analyse your own body – similar to the way I do it in clinic – so that you can find and address the root cause of your pain, regardless of where it is in your body. Whether it’s back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, or any other type of musculoskeletal discomfort, my courses aim to target the underlying issues to provide comprehensive relief and promote long-term healing. My goal is to help you get rid of your pain, improve your overall physical function, and enjoy a pain-free and active lifestyle.

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