CHRONIC PAIN SOULTIONS BY ANNA
Chronic Pain Specialist | Corrective Exercise Specialist
Based at Worle Centre, Weston-super-Mare
Living with pain can affect far more than just the painful area. It can change how you move, train, work, sleep and enjoy everyday life.
At Chronic Pain Solutions by Anna, I work with people experiencing persistent pain, recurring injuries and movement restrictions. My approach combines hands-on therapy, detailed assessment and corrective exercise to help identify what may be contributing to the problem — rather than simply focusing on the area that hurts.
HOW I CAN HELP
I work with a wide range of musculoskeletal problems, including:
Lower-back pain and sciatica
Hip and pelvic problems
Neck pain and restricted movement
Shoulder pain and movement dysfunction
Knee, ankle and foot problems
Sports and overuse injuries
Tendon problems
Restricted mobility
Recurring injuries
Persistent or chronic pain
Rehabilitation following injury
Every person is different, so treatment and rehabilitation are tailored to the individual.
WHAT I DO IN THE CLINIC
Depending on your assessment and individual needs, your treatment may include:
Adhesion Release Method (ARM)
A detailed assessment and treatment approach looking at restrictions involving muscles, soft tissue and nerves that may be affecting movement and contributing to symptoms.
Clinical Sports Therapy & Deep Tissue Therapy
Hands-on treatment to address painful, overloaded or restricted tissues and support better movement.
Shockwave Therapy
Radial shockwave therapy may be used where appropriate, particularly as part of the management of certain persistent tendon and soft-tissue problems.
Movement & Biomechanics Assessment
Pain isn’t always caused by the exact place where you feel it. I look at how your body moves and assess areas that may be contributing to the problem.
Corrective Exercise & Rehabilitation
Treatment doesn’t finish when you leave the treatment room. Where appropriate, you will be given a simple, individual programme designed to improve movement, strength and control and help maintain the progress we make in the clinic.
WHY CHRONIC PAIN BECAME PERSONAL TO ME
My interest in chronic pain and rehabilitation isn’t only professional.
I’ve lived it.
I experienced persistent lower-back and sciatic pain myself. Investigations identified several problems within my lumbar spine, and at one point spinal fusion surgery was proposed.
Living with pain changed everything.
It affected my training, movement and confidence in my own body. More importantly, it made me realise how frustrating it can be when you’re in pain and desperately trying to understand why.
I wanted more answers.
That experience became one of the biggest reasons I continued developing my knowledge of the body, rehabilitation, biomechanics, nerves, movement and soft tissue.
TAKING MY EDUCATION FURTHER
My learning has also taken me beyond the UK.
For the past several years, I have travelled to the United States for further hands-on education and mentoring in assessment and treatment approaches for persistent pain and movement dysfunction.
Travelling to America repeatedly to learn, practise and develop my clinical skills has been a significant commitment, but it has also changed the way I look at the human body.
Instead of asking only:
“Where does it hurt?”
I want to understand:
“Why might it hurt, what isn’t moving or functioning as expected, and what can we do to improve it?”
I continue to learn because no two bodies — and no two pain experiences — are exactly the same.
MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
My training includes:
Level 5 Clinical Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation
Corrective Exercise
Personal Training
Biomechanics Coaching
Level 4 Strength & Conditioning
GP Exercise Referral
Women’s Fitness
Pre & Postnatal Exercise
Stroke Rehabilitation
Parkinson’s Exercise Training
My background in both hands-on therapy and exercise rehabilitation allows me to combine treatment with movement rather than looking at either one in isolation.
MY APPROACH
I don’t believe in giving everyone the same treatment or a huge list of exercises.
I assess the individual in front of me.
We look at your history, symptoms, movement and what you want to get back to doing. From there, I create a treatment and rehabilitation plan appropriate for you.
Sometimes that means hands-on treatment.
Sometimes it means changing how you move.
Often, it means combining the two.
My goal isn’t to promise a quick fix or tell you that I can “cure” every problem.
My goal is to understand as much as possible about what is contributing to your symptoms, help you move better and give you a clear way forward.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
If you’ve been dealing with pain for months or years, have an injury that keeps returning, or simply don’t know what to do next, you don’t have to decide on treatment immediately.
I offer a free 15-minute consultation where we can talk about what you’re experiencing and whether my approach may be suitable for you.
Chronic Pain Solutions by Anna
Worle Centre, Weston-super-Mare.
Find my contact details at the top of this page, or scan my QR code on the noticeboard next to the gym door.
