SPORTS MASSAGE & INJURY CLINIC

"I have known Clive for a number of years and find that his massage therapy complements perfectly my osteopathic treatments.  I am now based in Dorset but aim to book at least one session with him each time I travel back to Herts to see friends and family-quite a regular occurrence.
Since I discovered the benefits of massage I have visited several different practitioners with varying approaches and techniques-I have to say that Clive is excellent-with very good results-I would recommend him to anyone wishing to give the therapy a try".

Marion Darville. Dorset

"I have had about 6 years of dragging one leg or the other, so falling over frequently, and very painful, stairs being impossible -  and now I am much better, in fact I think I shall be walking well by summer.  I may always need a stick unless I become more balanced so will work on that next.  All this improvement is due to Clive and his treatments.  I wish my daughter could get to see him".

Hazel Sherrington. Barbican, London

A more detailed testamonial from Hazel.

"I have suffered from painful hips and knees for about six years.  At first I took anti-inflammatory’s and treated it as arthritis, normal for a person in their mid seventies.  I began to take things seriously and went through the usual process of chiropody for a few months, then acupuncture, herbal medicine with vitamin and mineral supplements, and a range of oils, from omega 3's and 6's to green lipped mussel oils.  As with many joint problems there were good days and bad, and I assumed that the good were outweighing the bad. I had a bad fall on a pavement hitting the ground with a thump on my left knee.  This healed gradually.  Then I had another heavy fall.

A visit to a knee surgeon revealed sufficient damage to recommend a knee replacement.  I found this difficult to manage since the metal replacement was very heavy and my leg and foot tended to drag.  A long period of physiotherapy and massage was pleasant but non-productive. I tried swimming, gentle exercise, regular walks, even Yoga and Pilates, though it was impossible to get down or up from the floor, since my new knee hurt too much to put weight on it (and still does).

Last year I was limping so badly that I went back to the surgeon who decided my opposite hip needed a replacement and this was done last June.  I was sure I would be one of those who would be walking well in six weeks.  Wrong.  I was still in a lot of pain and limping badly in September.

In early October, by word of mouth I heard of Clive, a sport injury specialist healer.  From the first I felt at home with his friendly and confident manner. It was clear that he knew and cared about my problem and felt positive about helping me.  I cannot express how much relief I felt during the treatment.  He is not only gentle and competent in handling damaged tissues but can explain at the same time exactly what he is doing and why it will help in the healing process. I left feeling good.  At first I was exhausted after the treatments as my muscles objected at being awakened and made to work again.  Gradually I improved, though I still limped a lot.  Clive studied my walk and diagnosed a mistake in the movement in my knee-replaced leg, suggesting an alternative action that improved my walk immediately and with practice is now my normal gait.

Still carrying a stick, just in case, I now walk more or less normally, I can get round the house and climb stairs quite well and movements are no problem.  I feel no pain in hips or knees, which is quite a relief after so many years of putting up with it.

I strongly recommend that anyone with joint injuries should consult Clive first - I sometimes wonder whether I would have undergone surgery quite so quickly had I had his expert treatment earlier.  Be that as it may, I am very grateful to Clive for giving me back my mobility and an improvement in many aspects of my life".

Hazel Sherrington. Barbican, London

"I wanted to give positive feedback on my Sports Massage session with Clive, I went to see him a week before a performance, hip pain is all gone, I was able to do the show perfectly, thanks a lot"

Anna Zant. Performer

Clive is not just a massage therapist. He is a brilliant one!  The description of massage therapist in his case is a complete misnomer and undervalues his immense power and gift of unique form of therapy. His treatment seems to be something between physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathy and massage and probably most importantly his intuitive diagnostic skills, picking up where additional problems might lie, which invariably is the real cause of the actual presenting symptom, following the treatment of which  invariably clears the problem and its related symptoms.

I have been blessed with his services for just over two years now and hopefully it will continue for a considerably longer time.

I am a 70 year old retired GP who over the years because of the gradual onset of musculo-skeletal and joint problems due to early onset of arthritis and  previous accidents and advancing age, have had to have regular massage, physio and osteopathy  for years to keep my various joints and muscles active and healthy and consequently I’ve had many therapists over the years. But I have never experienced such excellent work as Clive’s in clearing up most of my chronic problems or the more recently acquired ones which normally settle down after a few short sessions. But I have him on regular weekly sessions as a preventive measure which seems to be effective for me. I’d had a chronic frozen shoulder problem with my left shoulder and chronic problems with my right groin, hip and adductor muscles due to severe previous injury. Following his work over the weeks, Thankfully both tiresome chronic problems have cleared up and if by any chance they recur which can happen following overuse or further injury, they usually clear up again after a couple of sessions. He has also managed to clear up my chronic cervical spondylitis (Neck problem) and occasional backache and  sciatica, knee problems  as well the regular leg cramps that I used to get as a result of the side effect of some of my medications.

In addition to his therapeutic work, he can also give great holistic  relaxing and pampering massage which is wonderful. He also teaches  individuals some simple exercises , techniques and advice so that one can do in between sessions to keep the body in good trim.

As an aside, he has also seen my teenage godson who is a keen athlete and footballer from time to time  and given him some valuable advice and exercises to prevent injury as well as treating his occasional niggling injuries.

I thoroughly recommend his services to anyone who might be in need of body maintenance. I am sure that once you have tried him, you’d be so pleased and spoilt  that  you would not want to go to  anybody else.

Dr.Kai Kermani, BSc(Hons.), MBBS, LRCP.,MRCS.,DRCOG.,MRCGP.,BCRP.

Retired general practitioner, counsellor and  healer, author and poet

Loughton, Essex