I am a student on exchange who strained her foot after doing some work-out. Direct D-Stress provided prompt treatment to my injury and Lily was very professional. The problem with my foot was pointed out accurately and Lily was sure of the appropriate course of treatment that I required. Sessions were arranged well with each treatment focusing on different aspects of the injury to work on. During my first session, Lily was confident that I will just need a total of four sessions for my injury to heal. And she was really accurate on this! My foot did heal with her help within that period of time. I would highly recommend Direct D-Stress for anyone with injuries or strains and I am confident that Lily would be able to offer you the right treatment and help!

Kelly Koh,
Leeds University Exchange Student, Singapore
March 2013

I had been suffering with pain in my left shoulder for over seven years and believed it was caused from over-training in the gym or from a car accident I was involved in. Over the years I had tried physiotherapy, sports injury massage and Thai massage to try sort the problem out but never seemed to feel free of the pain. Finding a practitioner that understood and knew how to fix the problem was not easy and I was beginning to believe that there was some permanent damage to my shoulder area and started to accept the pain I was feeling would be there forever.

As soon as Lily began to work on my shoulder she knew exactly where the problems were and without me having to tell her she knew where the damage was. It turned out I had a whiplash injury and needed both my neck and shoulders treating. After the first treatment my shoulder felt more normal than it had done for years. Lily gave me exercises to do to keep the neck and shoulders loose and said as long as I kept up with them I would only need a few more sessions to be pain free. I have now had four sessions with Lily and am amazed and delighted to have a normal shoulder again, my neck has more movement and my shoulders feel better than ever.

I am now back in training and hoping to keep it up forever as before this treatment I would continually be stopping and starting due to the pain being too much to cope with. I believe Lilys work is the best in its field and would highly recommend anyone with any form of muscular or nerve pain to go and see her. She will now be my first point of call if I ever have any problems in the future and I will go back for regular check ups as I never again want to be in the position I have been in for the last seven years. Many thanks Lily, keep it up, your work is and will be a great benefit to so many people!

Matthew Davis,
uwclub.net, Leeds,
October 2007

I have had a major injury in my leg and back which I have had treatment for over many years, without much success. Many therapists can ease the problem but not fully treat it. It is difficult to find a masseuse who has the skills in different massage techniques to treat such a difficult and persistent injury. Working at the university and having been a member of the gym for many years, I had heard about Direct D-Stress as I was looking for someone locally who could perform deep tissue massage.

I found Lily very easy to get along with and that she wasn’t afraid to tackle a difficult problem area. She provides a complete range of services to cater to any type of problem, which also includes suggestions for out-of-hours treatments that you can perform yourself to help aid recovery. After seeing her for a month, my injury had recovered to such an extent that I could easily return to my previous level of exercise and activity. I have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone who has a sports or general muscular injury!

Steven Pickering,
University of Leeds,
August 2007