Michelle
When one has long term chronic pain, it is difficult sometimes to recognise the incremental improvements being made with the correct treatment. Having just returned from travelling with my family; whom live abroad and sees me only yearly, their repeated commentary on how much my back has improved, has made me take stock of the improvements. At the start of seeing Mariana my back was almost completely locked and I was managing the pain through medication and epidurals. I couldn’t sit or stand for long, even lying down made me feel stiff and sore and I was in a vicious cycle of acute episodes every so often. I started seeing Mariana and after seeing countless different medical practitioners for 20 years, her approach was refreshing and felt innovative. She has been patient and tenacious in her approach, always tailor-making my sessions based on the pain I’m experiencing on the day, encouraging range of motion and ultimately influencing both my body and mind response. Not only has Mariana intensively worked on me with AMN, she also provided me with practical advice and management strategies that I can perform on myself which is sustainable. I can’t recommend Mariana highly enough.
