Balanced Edinburgh

I spent five minutes tonight on a skype call with my mother, turning my head to the left and exclaiming, «Look! Look!» like I was running a half marathon. Sure, it might not be the biggest accomplishment in human history, but if it weren’t for Balanced Physiotherapy, it’s one that I wouldn’t be able to claim this evening.
On Tuesday, I was hosting my biggest event of the year and true to chaotic form, proceeded to cause myself serious bodily harm 24 hours prior. I threw my neck/​shoulder out. I wish I could say it was doing something heroic, or at least suitably slapstick, but no… I threw my back out by turning left aggressively when the cat tipped something off the counter. (I’m so cool.) There was a little twinge, then screaming pain and enter the next twelve miserable hours where I sleepily dragged myself around the house trying ice packs, hot showers, hot water bottles, stretches and everything in between. It was so bad, I couldn’t sleep for more than ten minutes before I would shift and wake myself up from the pain. Awesome. So on Tuesday morning, at 9am, with no sleep had and an event looming that coincidentally involved hauling 12+ large boxes up and down stairs during set up… I started the panic calls to different RMTs.
After seven unsuccessful calls, I was near tears when I phoned Balanced. It was the last place in the area and I didn’t have enough time to boot it further into town, so when they said they were booked, I nearly lost it. Then there was a tiny pause and the gal at the other end of the line chirped: «Our masseuse says she can fit you in.»
*FANFARE*
Within two hours I was in chatting with Alex (I hope that was her name, sorry if it wasn’t — i’m awful at names!). I booked a quick 30 minute session. The space isn’t fancy, it’s not a serene spa wonderland with cucumber water and soothing music. In fact, it’s pretty bare bones… but who gives a crap, I can move my neck and that’s all that matters.
Over the 30 minutes, we chatted as she poked and prodded at shoulder. The atmosphere was really casual, and I got to ask a lot of silly questions about RMT without being made to feel like an idiot. She pinpointed the problem immediately, worked on it for the quick session and at the end, taped me up to allow blood flow, led me through some stretches and sent me on my way.
It wasn’t a miracle. I didn’t leave and was magically transformed. My shoulder still hurt like hell but I had gained enough mobility that a couple extra strength ibuprofen and a good grimmace would get me through the night. Even when the pills wore off mid event and my shoulder returned to pain town, it wasn’t nearly as bad as that morning. I got home, popped a heat pack on, did my stretches and today: I can turn my head left!
I’ve got a few more until it’s officially back in working order but on short notice, for £28, Balanced Physiotherapy kept me upright and solved my problem within 48 hours. Damn straight that’s 5 star worthy.

Only came here to have my massage from Katie’s Health & Beauty, but the premises look really nice. there is a reception area with comfy seats. then out the back there is a space for pilates mat classes as well as reformers.
I’m quite tempted to go back and try out a 1−2−1 on a reformer. I’ve heard great things about them and have been wanting to give it a go but didn’t know where abouts in Edinburgh offered classes.
Now I know!