“I MENTIONED TO A FRIEND THAT I HAD TWO FROZEN SHOULDERS AND HAD PAIN UNDERNEATH MY ONE FOOT.  THIS HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS PLANTAR FASCIITIS”

I mentioned to a friend that I had two frozen shoulders and had pain underneath my one foot.  This had been diagnosed as plantar fasciitis.  She suggested I try Directed Pressure Point Technique. Thus my introduction to the therapy was by word of mouth.

I was at that stage running, although no longer competing in races, having had a history of running for 25 years, competed in half marathons, and about 5 marathons.  I was never able to continue the training into ultra marathons.  I was also a keen hiker and still hike and walk regularly today.

As a 22 year old I was treated for ‘lumbar disc prolapse’ and given an orthopaedic corset and told that I would need to keep it as I would have life-long ongoing problems.  By the time I was 28, I decided that I would dump it, and running gave me immediate relief.  I believed that I had ‘cured’ my back as I was pain free!

However I started having pain again with the onset of menopause in 2001 and tried to manage the situation without medical help, dreading the thought of possibly being told that I would need the corset again.  So at the age of approximately 54, I was interested to see what this new form of treatment would do to help.

It has been approximately 5 years that I have been having ongoing Directed Pressure Point Technique treatments.  I have never been to physiotherapists.  During the time Directed Pressure Point Technique has been my choice of therapy, some of my consultations have been for a specific area of discomfort and some have been just an ongoing preventative routine.

I can say with all honesty that I truly embrace the teachings of this kind of treatment as I believe in my body being able to take care of itself, but I need the treatments to facilitate this form of good health.

I joined a yoga class a year ago, and clearly did damage again, and was in a huge amount of pain.  I immediately stopped the classes.  My sessions with Directed Pressure Point Technique have once again given me complete relief and I am back to hiking and walking 4 times a week, with the very occasional jog (10 mins max).  At one stage after this injury I was not even able to sleep because of the discomfort.  Now I am able to sleep on both my right and left sides and have regained flexibility.

I am now 59 years old, and most days, feel, with the exception of a few minor moans and groans that I am in peak health.

I see my Directed Pressure Point Technique practitioner as a priority, like some women would like a massage or a facial, but I feel this is my ‘beauty treatment’ for my entire body.

I never talk during my treatment as I believe it is important to stay focused and centered and in touch with the whole process.  I believe it to be holistic treatment.

Nicky