Pierre Higginson Musculoskeletal Rehab, Corrective Exercise, Massage Therapy, & Holistic Health Coaching. Chek Practitioner.

Fantastic experience: I had 12 sessions for my daughter with Pierre. During the first session he checked everything very thoroughly. He has holistic and personalised approach to the person. Then he made a customised plan for her. He is very knowledgeable and has excellent understanding of body and how it works. My daughter’s back stopped hurting and she felt better. Now we have a plan of exercises and can continue it at home. I would recommend Pierre to anyone who has back issues and wants to help itself naturally and with exercises.

Fantastic experience: I had the pleasure of working with Pierre recently for approx 6 months. I was suffering from back pain that prevented me from walking or standing for more than 20 minutes, that had been diagnosed as wear and tear of the facet joints of the spine. I responded to one of his marketing campaigns as the content seemed to make a lot of sense to me. During this time, I found Pierre to be very professional. I was impressed by the thorough initial assessments that he undertook looking at the body as a whole, also taking the time to understand my overall lifestyle and habits. This approach gave me some interesting insights that I was able to learn from straight away. Pierre is extremely knowledgeable and is able to explain concepts in a simple and relatable manner. He is a supportive coach, and shows genuine interest and care, always patiently walking me through each exercise, detailing its purpose and how it contributes to my overall recovery. Throughout our sessions, his approach was always practical and flexible, but also realistic. Each week re-assessing symptoms and progress and quick to trouble shoot and consider alternatives where necessary. With his guidance and support I am now walking and standing without pain! We have also addressed some other issues along the way and importantly, he has given me the right tools, knowledge and understanding for the longer term. I now have an invaluable tool kit of exercises and resources that I can tap into myself! Pierre's expertise and personalised approach is very different. I definitely recommend working with Pierre; if you commit, he will coach you to get the results you want and you will learn a lot along the way!

Fantastic experience: I'm a very active person and go to the gym several times a week, and kickboxing training twice a week. I began experiencing sciatica-like symptoms with an onset that was very benign and progressed over the course of 2 months into very severe pain in my left hamstring and glutes that would get painful to the point of affecting my ability to work out and even stopped me walking more than 5 minutes at a stretch. I went for deep tissue massages, chiropractors etc for 10 weeks to no avail, at which point I started researching someone who would spend a decent amount of time with me to do a proper assessment and help me understand the root causes for the symptoms I was experiencing and help me chart a course back to my old state of vitality. Through his assessment process we were able to identify the driving causes behind my symptoms and through personalised corrective mobilisations, stretches, and exercises start addressing them. Furthermore, I learnt how certain groups of core muscles work as a unit to facilitate balanced movement and stability. Over the 3 months of a combination of various targeted stretching and strengthening exercises, my symptoms improved considerably, and the postural imbalances identified during the initial assessment had through re-assessment objectively improved too. I've been able to return to the gym, the martial arts club, even doing the odd 10K run causes no symptoms. I've always had issues with my lower back too, but this has also begun to feel much more stable and stronger. I’d recommend Pierre to anyone who values physical strength and vitality and is open to learning new ideas on how to be stronger in a more holistic and functional way. Pierre spends time to understand the root causes of symptoms and explains his rationale for the exercise program he's suggesting. If you're motivated and implement his ideas with an open mind, I have no doubt the benefits will come, as they did with me.

Fantastic experience: I initially went to see Pierre as I was concerned about neck and back pain, a knee problem, a foot injury and a general feeling of fatigue and brain fog. I felt like I was no longer in control or understood my body or why it was letting me down and why I was suffering from a myriad of ailments. I have always tried to be healthy and stay active but for several years I felt like I had just been making one after another appointments to see my GP and being given endless referrals to a number of hospitals and specialists yet never feeling fully satisfied with the outcomes or treatments I then received. I was so open minded and eager to start this program because I knew it was exactly what I had been looking for and was a real game changer as far as improving my general health and well-being. My biggest takeaways from doing this program with Pierre has been that you cannot underestimate the power of someone giving you the tools you need to heal yourself. For me I have found the whole experience so beneficial and educational with the added bonus of getting such positive results in a relatively short time. I have learnt to be more mindful of how I move my body and also to prioritize how I plan and spend my down time. I also realized that I could see huge results in general health and well-being from some very subtle exercises and lifestyle changes. It is a testament to Pierre and the work that he does that I feel so much better after implementing 100% of all of his suggestions from my personal program and after going to see him for 3 months I really value his opinion. As a direct result of the work I have done with Pierre I feel more confident and optimistic about my future health and well-being. I am genuinely so happy to write this review and I have told everyone I know about Pierre and the amazing work he does! I would highly recommend anyone to go and see him and let him use his unique expertise to help you on your road to recovery because, after what seemed like a relatively short time, he has helped me so much.

Fantastic experience: I was introduced to Pierre by an osteopath who I went to see about back pain I was suffering from after long bike rides. She had identified that I had some imbalances in my posture and she thought that Pierre might be able to help me. At my first consultation with Pierre he delved into other issues I was troubled with and what I liked about Pierre is that he approached all of these issues holistically. He undertook a thorough assessment of my posture, movement and musculoskeletal tension and strength. He was then able to identify some significant imbalances in my system that had probably developed over years of working at a computer and not doing enough exercise. Across the first three months we worked on addressing the basics and after about 6-8 weeks (of following his exercise programme 2-3 times a week) I noticed very significant improvements - I was able to do gardening or go on bike rides without back pain, the occasional pain I felt in my neck was gone, and I have even started to be able to play the piano again without wrist pain. I would recommend Pierre to anyone with chronic musculoskeletal issues that don't seem to go away or hover in the background ready to come back. I wasn't aware how connected all these issues were and I am very happy to feel like I am on the mend and getting stronger.