Spineworks is a method of bodywork committed to working in co-operation with you. It recognises each person’s unique history of injury and pain with its memories hidden in your body. Your present pain is likely to be the result of the many small knocks and bumps that you’ve had in your life, as well as the major ones.

Spineworks addresses what doctors call ‘non-specific pain’. In a nutshell, this means that no-one knows what has caused it! A classic example of this kind of pain would be when you tell me, “I just leant over to pick up a book and something clicked!” Spineworks will also address pain where the cause is obvious, such as a recent injury, but even here there will be a history leading to the event, and this will surface in the body for attention and deeper healing.

Thus, despite its name, Spineworks is not just about spines: rather, it is a holistic, head-to-toe treatment. The spine itself moves with every movement we make and it also protects the spinal cord, the nerve pathway for the control of every muscle and organ. This is why problems around the spine and felt generally in the back (eg tight musculature) can cause many seemingly unrelated health problems.

Spineworks uses specific neuro-muscular and muscle-energy techniques grounded in an ethos of ‘no force.’ This approach, working with you, the client, brings a restoration of disrupted brain-nerve-muscle communication because we are working with the body at a non-conscious, neurological level. In effect, I think this method taps into your internal muscle memory and resets the link between the brain and the muscle. In turn, this stimulates and speeds the natural healing process in your body and helps to evaporate pain and relieve muscle spasm. In fact, it is your own system that releases and relaxes the muscle - with guidance from the practitioner.

Once tense muscle has begun to release, as well as other soft tissue, ligaments and tendons, two other possibilities are opened up. There is the beneficial knock-on effect of reducing tension in related muscles, and because there is now less tension in your skeletal structure, bones can be helped back into alignment without force, and often they will move back into place by themselves.

It may take a few treatments or a sustained programme, but your body naturally wants to align itself and be pain-free. Spineworks can help it to remember what to do, and make lasting improvements.

Many of my clients have, in their own words, “tried everything else” – Spineworks has always helped them.

Client Testimonials

Diane
Since our last treatment I have had no pain and no pins and needles in my leg. When I came to you just a few months ago I felt like back pain was a permanent part of my life and now it has gone.

Alison
The improvements I felt immediately after this week’s session are still the same. I now feel at about 97% of my former level of fitness and flexibility, so I am almost back on my bike. That's fantastic.

Kirsty
I have noticed an incredible change and I can only put it down to your treatment as nothing else has changed.

Pauline
My back feels generally stronger and more comfortable, and I'm more tuned-in to what it needs/doesn't need - so am looking after it better. Obviously, I'm really happy with the outcome - so thanks again for your brilliant work.

Effie
I was amazed yesterday when I felt how much more free and relaxed my neck was and low back pain has improved.

Despina
My lumbar area feels better… but the important thing is that I got my period exactly on the 19th this time and – how wonderful – with no period pain. To emphasise the meaning of this: I have suffered from PMS since the age of 11. (She is now 39)

What should you expect in a treatment?

Treatments last for one hour. The treatment will commence with questions about your current problem or pain (if any). The treatment itself is given on a therapy table and most often will start with a spinal examination. The first session will cover most of the body and will consist of both analysis and treatment. It will probably not be possible to estimate a number of treatments needed at this time as it will depend very much on the receptivity of your body, but I like to agree a minimum of a further four sessions. By then we will both be able to see how you are responding to the treatment. You will be asked to remove clothing for the treatment but if you prefer it, it is possible to do a treatment through light garments.

Appointments

I work in the Warwick area and can accommodate longer treatment sessions for people who may have to travel a distance. I also give treatments at Penny Price’s school in Hinckley. In some circumstances I will visit your home but will make a charge for my travel.

There are several Spineworks practitioners in the UK though some have recently retired.

To discuss treatment needs and possibilities please call me on 07793 908 790 or send an e-mail to ian.jarvis@spineworks.eu