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Maxinebegan
training at Studio Glo on the 20thApril
2004. She attends Studio
Glo for 1-2 x 30 minute sessions per week and usually swims
3 x per week.
Kylie
Maxine
is a woman who, through persistence, hard work, belief in her
trainer and the help of a remedial therapist, has been able to
relieve back, hip and excruciating sciatic pain which had troubled
her for years.
Maxine’s
back problems started 5 years ago. She
was picking up her baby grand daughter when she felt a sharp pain
pierce through her back. Straight away she knew something was
wrong. On recommendation, she immediately visited a masseuse
at a very expensive clinic and left feeling worse, doubled over in
pain, and even crying, which Maxine doesn’t do too
easily.
Still
in a lot of pain, she continued her search for relief. Maxine tried
a variety of therapies at some very reputable clinics, but to no
avail. She spent many an hour tied to racks and various
machines - her body being stretched and pulled in every
direction. If anything she was getting worse and had to resort to
both prescription and over the counter medications to help
alleviate some of the agony she was experiencing. She still kept up
her swimming, hoping it would somehow help and then started weight
training with a personal trainer to try and help strengthen her
back.
When
I first met Maxine she had already been exercising with another
trainer so she was already reasonably fit and strong, though she
still seemed to have a lot of problems and pain which hadn’t been
resolved. When I assessed Maxine and the exercises her trainer had
been using I was appalled. She had some
major muscular imbalances in strength and flexibility which were
definitely being aggravated by the exercises her old personal
trainer had made her do. These exercises were inappropriate for
Maxine with her back problems. She didn't realise it but she was
forced to perform these exercises quite poorly
because they were too difficult for her. Maxine felt her fitness
levels were up but she seemed to be getting sorer and sorer, and
she couldn’t work out why.
I
took everything back to basics with Maxine. Every time I saw her I
stretched her tight muscles, which I must say were the tightest I’d
ever come across, even in my past years experience as a massage
therapist. The exercises I chose for her to do were all simple but
functional. They were all movement patterns which she would do in
everyday life and she found them effective. Maxine’s pain started
to subside almost immediately. Every time I saw her she was getting
better and better. Maxine really started to enjoy her sessions. Her
pain was subsiding and she was able to move on to more challenging
exercises.
Just
recently, I suggested Maxine try a remedial massage therapist,
to try to clear up the rest of her niggling issues. The results
have amased us both. After only a few sessions Maxine is
practically pain free. She diligently performs the stretches that
she has been assigned and we continue to stretch every
session.
Maxine
is a pleasure to train. She always has
a smile on her face and her laughter is infectious. She is
persistent,
resilient, and dedicated and it has been my absolute pleasure to
have helped Maxine on her road to recovery. I thank her very much
for allowing me to share her story with you.
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