Free Your Body Therapy

🌟Meet Hannah — our new Assosiate Osteopath🌟

We’re really pleased to welcome Hannah to the Free Your Body Therapy team!

Hannah graduated with a Master’s degree from the European School of Osteopathy and has been practising since 2023. After gaining experience working in clinics in Essex, she moved to Norfolk earlier this year, and we’re delighted she’s now joining us at FYB.

Hannah treats a wide variety of patients, from babies through to adults, using a combination of structural, functional and cranial osteopathic techniques to tailor treatment to the individual. Her approach fits perfectly with how we work at FYB: taking the time to listen, understand what’s going on and create a treatment plan that supports each person’s needs and goals.

She’s particularly passionate about helping patients understand their bodies and take an active role in their own recovery, rather than simply treating symptoms.

Outside the clinic, Hannah enjoys training at the gym and getting outdoors with her dog.

Hannah will be available at FYB on:

• Tuesday evenings.
• Friday afternoons.

Appointments with Hannah are now available to book online.

Link: https://freeyourbodytherapy.janeapp.co.uk/ #/staff_member/14/bio

We’re very excited to have her as part of the FYB team and can’t wait for you all to meet her!

⭐️ Not sure what to book? ⭐️

Osteopathy? Physio? Sports Therapy? Shockwave? Laser? Pilates?

When you're in pain or dealing with an injury, the last thing you need is to work out which treatment you need before you've even walked through the door.

That's our job.

At FYB Therapy, we have a range of treatment and rehabilitation options available, including:

🔹 Osteopathy.
🔹 Physiotherapy.
🔹 Sports Therapy.
🔹 Sports Massage.
🔹 Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) | STORZ Medical.
🔹 MLS® Class IV Laser Therapy | ASA.
🔹 Clinical Pilates | Reformer, Matwork & Tower.
🔹 Personal Training, FRC® & Bungee Fitness.

If you already know what you're looking for, great, many of our services can be booked directly. But if you're not sure where to start, simply book an Initial Osteopathy or Physiotherapy Consultation.

We'll assess what's going on and help you decide on the most appropriate next steps for you.

You bring the problem. We'll help with the plan.

https://freeyourbodytherapy.janeapp.co.uk

💙 A little pricing update - Jane 💙

From 1st September 2026, FYB Physiotherapy Follow-Up’s and 1-2-1 Clinical Reformer appointments will increase:

- Physio follow-up: £45 → £50
- Clinical Reformer: £45 → £50

Don't worry if you're already booked in, any appointments booked before 1st September will be honoured at the price you booked them at, even if your appointment is after that date.

We always try to keep prices fair, but as her experience (and apparently the number of letters after her name 🤣) continues to grow, so do the costs of keeping everything running!

Since qualifying as a Physiotherapist, she has continued to invest in further training and CPD, alongside working as a Clinical Educator and continually developing what the clinic can offer within treatment and rehabilitation.

This small increase helps reflect the experience, training and ongoing investment that goes into what she does.

Thank you, as always, for keeping FYB and particularly our Physiotherapy side so wonderfully busy, it really is appreciated.

FYB team x

Recovery isn't the thing that gets in the way of progress... it's what allows progress to happen.

A study of 446 elite endurance athletes found:

- Athletes taking fewer than 2 rest days per week had a 5.2x higher risk of overuse injury.
- Training more than 700 hours per year doubled the risk of overuse injuries.
- Tendon injuries were more common in older athletes, highlighting the cumulative effect of years of loading.

The takeaway?

More training doesn't always mean better results. Your body adapts during recovery, not while you're training.

But here's the important bit... a rest day doesn't have to mean sitting on the sofa all day.

Recovery can include:

🏃 An easy walk or gentle cycle.
🧘 Mobility and flexibility work.
💪 Targeted strength exercises.
🩹 Rehabilitation exercises.
😴 Prioritising sleep, hydration and good nutrition.

The aim is to reduce the overall training load while still helping your body recover and adapt.

As a physiotherapist, I often help runners and endurance athletes make their recovery days more effective. That might mean identifying movement limitations, prescribing the right strength exercises, using Pilates Reformer for low-impact strength and control, or helping you balance training and recovery to reduce your injury risk.

Recovery isn't about doing less.
It's about doing the right things.

Whether you're preparing for your next race, chasing a PB, or simply trying to stay active, make recovery part of the plan, not an afterthought.

How do you spend your recovery days? Active recovery or complete rest?

📚 Ristolainen L, Kettunen JA, Waller B, Heinonen A, Kujala UM. Training-related risk factors in the etiology of overuse injuries in endurance sports.

💡 NEW BLOG: Laser Therapy Explained 💡

You've probably heard of laser therapy... but what actually is it? And can it really help with pain and injury recovery?

At Free Your Body Therapy, we've recently introduced MLS® Laser Therapy to support our patients' recovery, and we've put together a blog answering the questions we get asked most, including:

✅ What laser therapy is (and isn't!).
✅ How it works.
✅ Which injuries and conditions it may help.
✅ What treatment feels like.
✅ Why we've chosen the ASA DELPHI M-HI MLS® Laser System.

Whether you're struggling with a sports injury, arthritis, tendon pain, back pain or simply want to understand the latest treatment options available, this blog is a great place to start.

📖 Read the full blog here: 📖
https://www.freeyourbodytherapy.co.uk/2026/07/31/laser_therapy_at_fyb/

If you're wondering whether laser therapy could be suitable for you, get in touch with our team, we're always happy to help.

💙 Move Better. Pain Free. Feel Better 💙

⚡🪄 FYB proudly presents: The Academy of Movement & Manual Magic 🪄⚡

After years of speculation, we can finally reveal the truth...

Free Your Body Therapy is actually a school of magic.

Meet our faculty:

📚 Professor Jane Cole 📚

- Chair of Rehabilitation & Movement Sciences.
- Expert in Advanced Exercise Prescription and assigning homework.

🪄 Professor Terry Connolly 🪄

- Professor of Defence against Chronic Back Pain
- Master of Postural Corrections, Resistance Band Enchantments and the occasional use of Voodoo Magic.

This term's classes include:

✨ Introduction to foam roller wizardry.
✨ Applied mobility charms.
✨ Acupuncture & Needlecraft.
✨ Advanced resistance band manipulation.
✨ Potions for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.

School Rules:

❌ Saying "I'll just rest it".
❌ Taking advice from random Facebook comments.
❌ Ignoring your exercises.

✅ House points awarded for completing your rehab programme

Whether you're battling a stiff neck, a grumpy shoulder, a troublesome knee or a chronic back pain curse, our professors are here to help.

Because at The Academy of Movement & Manual Magic...

✨ Motion is Magic ✨

Which class would you enrol in first? 👇

Is the problem always where it hurts?

Not necessarily.

As part of his osteopathic assessments, Terry uses Anatomy in Motion (AiM) to gain a better understanding of how your body moves.

Rather than looking at a painful joint in isolation, AiM considers how the whole body works together during everyday movements like walking. Sometimes, a restriction or compensation in one area can influence how another part of the body functions.

This movement assessment helps Terry build a clearer picture of what's happening and, combined with osteopathic treatment, rehabilitation and exercise, guides an approach that's tailored specifically to you.

Every body moves differently. That's why every assessment is different too.

Whether you're struggling with persistent aches, recurring injuries, or simply don't feel like you're moving as well as you used to, understanding your movement can be an important part of finding the right treatment.

https://freeyourbodytherapy.janeapp.co.uk/ #/discipline/1/treatment/1

🏊‍♀️ From the Pool to the Clinic – A Swimmer's Perspective 🏊‍♀️

As a former competitive swimmer, Jake understands the demands that training places on your body. Hours in the pool, thousands of strokes, and repetitive movements can all lead to aches, tightness, and overuse injuries.

Whether you swim competitively, train for fitness, or simply enjoy being in the water, sports massage can help support recovery and keep you performing at your best.

Struggling with general muscle fatigue? Swimming challenges the whole body, and recovery is just as important as training.

Regular sports massage can:

• Reduce muscle soreness.
• Improve recovery between sessions.
• Help you maintain flexibility and movement.
• Keep you training consistently.

As a former competitive swimmer, Jake knows first-hand what the sport demands. His experience, combined with his sports therapy knowledge, means he understands the common problems swimmers face and how to help manage them.

If you're struggling with niggles, tight muscles or recurring aches, book in and keep yourself swimming comfortably for longer.

https://freeyourbodytherapy.janeapp.co.uk/ #/sports-massage-therapy