What if the way you're managing your pain is keeping you stuck with it?
Find out what you've been missing and how to build a body that prevents pain.
So you can stay active and capable for years to come.
Back Pain & Sports Injury specialist
You just want to be back to normal
You’ve probably already tried things for your back pain or sports injury. Rest, exercises, strength work, treatments, advice.
And some of them probably helped. But you just want to get back to normal and enjoy your runs, hikes, training and everyday life without constantly thinking about what might hurt.
So why are you still stuck?
Maybe the pain never really went away. Or maybe it did. Until you got back to doing what you wanted, only to find yourself dealing with the same problem again. Or another one.
Because there’s a difference between something helping you manage or relieve pain and changing what keeps putting your body back there.
A stretch might relieve something that’s tight. Strength might help an area cope with more. Rest or treatment might calm things down.
But if that's where the process ends, you can get very good at managing pain without changing why your body keeps ending up there.
What would you do if your body wasn't holding you back?
Imagine being able to trust your body again.
To make plans based on what you’d love to do, not what you’re worried your body will let you do.
This is about building a body that lets you do more of what you love, not one you’re constantly trying to fix.
When pain stops running the show... something else starts to happen
The limits start to move.
- You get back to the gym, running or activities you’ve been avoiding.
- Bigger days out go back in the diary.
- The challenge you’d quietly written off starts to look possible.
- You start thinking about what you’d like your body to do, rather than what it might tolerate.
Life starts to get bigger. And you realise you're capable of more than you thought.
What if it isn't weak or tight? What if it's overloaded?
If your back, knee or hip keeps taking more than its fair share of the work when you walk, run, lift or train, making it stronger or trying to loosen it might help it feel or cope better.
But it doesn’t necessarily change why so much of the work keeps ending up there.
Sometimes the problem isn’t simply that an area is weak or tight. It’s that it’s overloaded. And that’s a very different problem to solve.
Why does the same area keep overworking?
Your body will always find a way to get things done. To keep you moving.
If some of the smaller movements that make up walking, running, lifting and everyday movement aren’t available, other areas have to do more.
And because your body is very good at getting the job done, you might not even notice.
Until something starts complaining.
That’s why I don’t just look at where it hurts. I look at how your whole body is getting the job done.
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”
How do you build a body that prevents pain?
This is what I call Pain Preventing Movement.
Restore
Restoring smaller movements and skills that are missing or difficult to access.
Build
Build those movements into walking, running, lifting and everyday life, so the work can be shared more effectively across your body.
Automate
Practise them until your body can use them automatically, without you constantly having to think about how you’re moving.
But 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 recover from training and everyday life so fatigue doesn’t keep accumulating until your body struggles to cope.
Mental Fitness – Learn to recognise when it’s best to push, when you need to back off and when old habits or beliefs are making the decision for you.
Together, these are the skills that help you build a body that’s much harder to knock off course.
This isn't a quick fix.
And it isn't about me fixing you.
Getting out of pain matters. But that’s not where the work ends.
This is about taking an active role in building a body that works better and learning the skills to keep it that way.
You’ll understand your body better, build Pain Preventing Movement and learn how to train and recover in ways that support your life.
The goal isn't to need me. It's to know how to look after the body you've built.
What's been missing in your body?
Two people can have pain in exactly the same place for very different reasons.
That’s why I don’t start with another generic list of exercises. I start by finding out what’s happening in yours.
We look at how you move, what your body is being asked to handle and how well you’re recovering.
So instead of guessing what you need, we can see what actually needs to change.
Less “that’s just my age.” More “what can I change?”
Let's find out if this is the right approach for you
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 Your way forward
Connect the dots
We’ll go through what we’ve found, where the biggest opportunities for change are and what we’d focus on first.
You’ll leave understanding your pain pattern, what needs to change and whether you’d like my help making those changes through coaching.
"I was amazed at how thorough the MOT was. Every possible measurement was taken to find any misalignments in my body. I definitely felt in safe hands. Julie really know what she is doing”
Rick, Ramsbottom
"A LOT more hands on and investigation than the NHS"
Christine, Ramsbottom.
Hi I'm Julie, a movement coach
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 don’t need to be an athlete. I work with people who don’t just want to get out of pain now. They want to build a body that helps prevent it coming back and keeps them active and capable for the long term.
- Dealing with back pain that keeps flaring up or has gradually changed what you feel able to do.
- Getting over one problem only for something else to start hurting.
- Relying on regular massage, treatment, stretching or rolling just to keep yourself going.
- Back after an injury but still holding back, modifying what you do or worried it will happen again.
- A runner or hiker who is tired of training around the same knee, hip, back or foot problem.
- Trying to get back to the gym, sport or exercise after pain or injury has knocked you off course.
- Wanting to do a challenge or adventure but your body feels like the thing standing in the way.
- Thinking longer term and wanting to stay strong, mobile and capable as you get older.
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.
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