Mandala Health
Solutions for injuries, pain, and movement patterns.
The Therapy
Steve Bracken focuses on the musco-skeletal system of the body to restore function, heal injuries, and improve movement. He mainly uses neurokinectic therapy but also other techniques where appropriote.
NeuroKinetic Therapy is a sophisticated form of manual therapy that combines motor control theory and manual muscle testing. It locates the weak links in body plus the patterns of compensation that result from them. Often it is found that a recent pain stems from a much older injury. With NKT the primary cause of a pain can be located and treated.
After an NKT session and within a short period of time the body learns a much more optimal way of functioning and pain / discomfort is alleviated. NKT is appropriate for all soft tissue injuries and discomforts, back pain, joint pain, scar treatment e.g cesarian scars, pelvic floor issues, breathing patterns, jaw problems plus much more. It is also great if you which to optimise your movement patterns and keep your body in tip top shape.
Steve also teaches anatomy for yoga/ movement students online or in interactive workshops plus personal training session that focuses on creating pain free strength and mobility for the individual body.
Treatments
A typical therapy session would start with some orthopaedic tests if needed. It would then move swiftly on to testing for muscle imbalances. After that would follow various massage techniques to enable a deep release in the body to remove constrictions. At this point there is likely to be some simple activation techniques to awaken the corresponding muscles and tissues that may not be functioning optimally. The session would end with some rehab exercises to cement the work done if appropriate. These generally only have to be performed for a short time, however, sometimes a longer term re-education and return to health plan would be implemented.
Workshops
Workshops in movement, strength & mobilty, and anatomy.
My Story
My goal is to simply ease discomfort and pain in the body plus give people the tools to do this for themselves.
For the last twenty years plus I have been a sports therapist, using a combination of techniques such as muscle testing protocols, soft tissue manipulation, deep tissue release, plus other techniques that I have learnt during my time working with various teachers around the world.
Before that I was a martial arts teacher, personal trainer, yoga teacher (running my own teacher trainings as part of a three man team)and anatomy teacher for movement students.
I have found all this body related knowledge has helped me to offer a more complete service from initial treatment to rehabilitation.
I would love to help you with any aches, pains and injuries that you are experiencing.