"Movement is not exercise, but exercise is movement."
Joanne Elphinston
Clinical rehabilitation for the sports person considers a client's individual issues and needs from a holistic, integrated and functional perspective within the activity they perform and take part in.
This means looking at the whole person, not just a symptom or a group of symptoms.
Again, asking the questions like:
- Why is this structure under pressure?
- What does their brain think is happening?
- Where are the forces being initiated, transmitted and used within their bodies?
As a movement specialist and sports therapist, I work with all my clients, providing personalised feedback after each appointment.
This includes detailed suggestions of the "hows and whys" of what was discovered and discussed, together with an exercise programme where appropriate, so their training and performances will be safe and produce results.
In sport and activity, evidence-based findings from biomechanics, sports psychology and physiology help support the movement principles and exercise ideas which can lead to better performance goals, help reduce the risk and rate of injury, and support recovery if an injury is sustained.
As a JEMS Practitioner, I work with clients to help them become more efficient, fluid performers who can better create, direct and collect forces, in order to gain better results, fulfil performance outcomes and reduce injury.
Performance Support
Improved performance
Massage can improve circulation, improve rest periods and increase awareness of stretching, training, performance, warm-ups and cool downs.
My JEMS training, together with my MSc in Sports and Exercise Science, helps me explain and devise programmes to enhance and build efficient movement.
This allows the client to be focused on the strategy of play and performance, rather than the process of skilled performance alone. Together, the client and I aim to address their performance goals, both physical and psychological, with the outcome of achieving the results they want.
Massage can help inform the sports person and allow them to better understand how their body is responding.
JEMS in self awareness is about self-regulation, self-support and understanding how the mind and body work together towards achieving the best performance possible.
Training & Injury Support
Supporting better training habits
Improved quality and quantity of training
Massage can improve circulation, improve rest periods, and increase knowledge and awareness for stretching, warm-up and cool down.
JEMS can improve the quality, quantity and effectiveness of training, helping clients train for longer and with less fatigue.
Injury prevention
Regular massage can highlight potential problems in soft tissues and help modify training programmes appropriately.
As a JEMS Practitioner, I can help clients manage the forces they create, the forces they have to work with, and the forces placed upon them, in order to reduce the risk and rate of injury.
Testimonial
I have run for 3 decades and seen several physios. Helen is without question the best I have ever seen. For the last 8 years she has diagnosed the root causes of pain in my calves and guided me through stretching and conditioning. My body feels better than it ever has and thanks to Helen, I am still able to run competitively. Her knowledge and experience is second to none. I recommend her unreservedly.
Steve W, 15/08/2025