What if the way you're managing your pain is keeping you stuck with it?
Find out what you've been missing & how to build a body that prevents pain, and keeps you active & capable.
Back Pain & Sports Injury specialist
What would you do if your body stopped holding you back?
Get back to running. Take on that mountain challenge. Lift heavier. Or simply enjoy everyday life. Without wondering whether your body will let you down or what price you’ll have to pay afterwards.
That’s what we’re working towards.
Not just getting you out of pain, but changing the patterns that keep bringing you back there.
Why I look beyond the obvious
You can spend years managing pain without ever changing why it keeps coming back.
Your body is incredibly good at finding ways to cope with the demands of life, exercise and training. But those ways aren’t always working in your favour.
I don’t just want to know what isn’t working. I want to understand why.
Why does your back keep taking the strain? Why does one hip work differently from the other? Why do certain movements remain difficult despite all the stretching and strengthening you’ve done?
Let's change what your body is capable of
Finding out what’s been missed is just the beginning.
We use that to actively change how your body works, so the same areas aren’t constantly taking the strain.
You’ll develop movement, recovery and mental fitness skills that help you train, challenge yourself and recover without repeatedly ending up back at square one.
And rather than relying on someone else to keep fixing things, you’ll learn how to recognise problems and do something about them yourself.
Andy, 121 client, Ramsbottom
"Working with Julie has been life-changing"
“She got me round my last marathon without knee pain after just 3 weeks of working together. Now, I’m more supple, mobile & have less headaches and I’m not suffering recurring injuries. The best bit is I feel more capable. I’ve even signed up for my first ultra marathon”
Change how you move. Change what you can do.
This is what I call Pain Preventing Movement.
Restore
This is where you start changing how you move, so your body can start feeling better.
Discover movement options your body has lost or stopped using. Start reducing the unnecessary strain that’s been landing on the same areas again and again.
Build
This is where things get exciting.
You start spotting habits that have been creating strain without you even realising it. Then discover you can move differently.
Imagine what becomes possible when you stop fighting against your own body.
Build strength, confidence and the capacity to take on challenges you might never have considered before.
Automate
The real magic happens when you don’t have to think about it anymore.
Your new movement skills become part of everyday life, training and sport.
You’re not constantly correcting how you move. Your body has more options available when you need them.
Movement is only part of the picture
How well your body moves matters. So does how well it recovers and how you respond to what it’s telling you.
Recovery: Build the skills to recharge and handle the demands of training and everyday life.
Mental Fitness – Get better at spotting when your thoughts, habits and old beliefs are calling the shots. Learn to step off autopilot and make choices that actually move you forward.
Together, these are the skills that help you build a body that’s much harder to knock off course.
What is a body you trust?
A body you can trust gives you freedom.
To make plans, take on challenges and enjoy what you love without constantly worrying whether your body will let you down.
It’s noticing when something doesn’t feel right and knowing what to do about it. Having the confidence to address small problems before they become big ones, rather than ignoring them and hoping for the best.
It’s moving with greater ease and less strain. Understanding your own habits, recognising when they’re working against you and having the skills to change them.
It’s knowing when to push, when to recover and being able to enjoy a challenge without always needing to prove something to yourself.
More confidence. More choice. More freedom to live life on your terms.
Your next chapter starts here
1 Let's Talk
Let’s have a chat.
Tell me what’s happening, what you’ve already tried and what you’d love to get back to or be able to do.
We’ll find out if my approach is right for where you are now.
2 Pain Pattern Blueprint
Make the invisible, visible.
I’ll look at how you move, what your body is being asked to handle and how well you’re recovering to uncover what may have been missed.
Expect light-bulb moments. Discover connections you didn’t see before.
3 1:1 Coaching
If we decide to work together, we’ll build a coaching plan around what we’ve discovered, your goals and what you want to achieve.
Through ongoing 1:1 sessions, you’ll develop the skills to move differently, build strength and keep doing what you love for years to come.
Hi I'm Julie
A movement coach and sports injury specialist based in Bromley Cross, Bolton.
I’m not very good at accepting an explanation when it doesn’t quite add up.
That’s what led me down the movement, recovery and human-performance rabbit hole and shaped the way I coach today.
I look for patterns. I ask questions. I test things.
Because when someone has spent years thinking:“I’ve got a weak back.” Or “I’m just rubbish at downhills.” And “This is what happens as you get older.”
My first thought is: Maybe. But let’s find out.
This is Phil
Sometimes two pairs of eyes are better than one.
Phil is my partner and works alongside me in the business, with particular expertise in foot mechanics, gait and breathing.
He also brings more than 30 years of climbing and bouldering experience and a slightly different perspective on how bodies solve movement problems.
Is this for you?
You’ve got things you want to do. And you’re fed up with your body getting in the way.
Maybe your back keeps flaring up. You get one injury sorted and another appears. You’ve had to stop running, change how you train or give up activities you love.
Or there’s a challenge you’d love to take on, but you’re not confident your body will cope.
You’ve tried treatment, stretching, strengthening or resting. Some of it helps, but you’re still not where you want to be.
You want to understand what’s going on, change it and build a body you can rely on for the long haul.
You don’t have to be an athlete. Just someone who wants to stay active, take on challenges and see what they’re capable of.
Real results, real people
Aiden, 1:1 client, Lymm
"Julie helps me get the most from what my body can do."
“Within 3 months, I was going box-to-box like Bellingham again and now I’ve run for 22 minutes and even been skiing. Julie challenges conventional wisdom, keeps me accountable, and shows what’s truly possible.”
“I’ve seen such an improvement that I am thrilled that I have returned to running. I even completed a sprint triathlon for the first time in 6 years.”
"It's given me the confidence to get back running which I didn't think I would do again. It's been liberating! Through this process I will end up better than before the pain started. So in a way it was a bit of a wakeup call and will set me up for the future."
"This has been life-changing for me and one of the best investments in my health that I have done. I am now free from pain in my hips and have better movement in my spine and whole body, as well as an improvement in mental health"
"I was ready to burn my running shoes and give up due to ongoing pain and injury. But now my plantar fasciitis is completely gone. No more foot pain or back pain. And I am closing in on my half marathon goal. I use everything you taught me and it pays off"
Ready to break the pain-fix-pain cycle?
You’ve tried fixing the latest problem. You’ve tried getting stronger. You’ve tried doing all the things you’re supposed to do.
If you’re ready to find out why the problems keep coming back and what really needs to change, let’s talk
I’m based in Bromley Cross, Bolton and work with clients in person from across the North West.