I was experiencing some bad shoulder pains when I found Lily via the internet and decided to give her a try. I felt a difference even after the first session. Even got some ‘homework’ in the form of exercises to help things along 🙂 By the end of 3 sessions, I was well on my way to recovery and I have kept up therapeutic exercises to help my shoulders in the long run. I would recommend Lily anytime.

Rhonda Cowie,
University of Leeds Student,
May 2007

I have suffered from my upper back and neck pain for three months. The blood circle in that area was largely blocked because of my sitting at desk for hours a day with wrong posture. I went to Lily, a therapist that I can say she ‘reads’ her patients and knows what exactly they are suffering from. It lasted for three sessions and now I am very happy about the results. She really deserves a testimonial for her magic hands and her perfect knowledge about physical therapy!

O.A. Othman,
PhD student at the University of Leeds,
May 2012

After having a recurring problem with my shoulder I sought help from Lily. I can say that after my first session with her I felt pure bliss. The pain had dramatically diminished, I had increased movement in my shoulder and I felt energised, relaxed and calm.Lily’s hands truly work wonders!

Karen Winstanley,
Administrator, University of Leeds,
May 2007

Having suffered from an increasingly stiff and sore neck and shoulders I was losing sleep and finding myself unable to concentrate at work. I booked in to have a massage to sort this out. The first session was very relaxing and started to ease the problem. I booked a follow up session to target the worst areas. I asked Lily to ‘go for it – as deep and hard as needed’. This second session sorted me out, and by using the stretching methods I was shown I haven’t had a re-occurrence of the problem.

Philip Yorke,
Senior Duty Manager, Leeds University Sports Centre,
March 2007

I had been suffering with sciatica for several months which was being treated unsuccessfully by my GP with anti-inflammation drugs. I also had problems with muscular damage to my back from a series of lifting accidents sustained whilst nursing ten years ago. Sadly I had shoulder and neck pain which seemed to link to the pins and needling of my fingers.

I was referred to Ling Li by a friend. After consultation, Ling pointed out all those problems on my right side including sciatica are resulted from my 10 years old accidental back injury! Having worked on that, within a few sessions my back and sciatica began to improve significantly. Shoulder and neck are fine and pins and needling on my fingers are gone.

After a month of treatment my sciatica is totally gone and I have no pain in my back and hip and leg. I am very grateful for these serious improvements in what seemed like a chronic problem that I had resigned myself to living with! This is all due to Ling’s specialist skills.

The Reverend Dr Paul Witts,
Vicar of South Elmsall,
June 2007

I have had sciatica for some years now, and have tried all kinds of therapy including chiropractors and osteopaths and these have provided limited benefits. The only therapy I have found which has got to the root cause of the problem has been deep tissue massage from Direct D-Stress, and the holistic approach taken has had fast and lasting results. I feel like a different person, and I’m getting back on with my life again without overwhelming pain.

For anyone with a similar problem, I cannot recommend Direct D-Stress highly enough.

Dylan Sunter,
Life Coach & Hypnotherapist, Leeds,
January 2007

I’m writing to thank you for the massages over the last few months. I was really concerned that I had serious inflammation in my arm and shoulder which would require extensive medical treatment. I am very happy to report that after your careful massage the inflammation and the pain went away and although I have to return the arm gradually to normal use it is very much better. I also appreciate the set of exercises you gave me which have been very helpful in strengthening my back and shoulders. I will certainly recommend your treatment to my colleagues and friends!

Ruth Pearson,
Professor, University of Leeds,
February 2005

Working on computer long hours every day resulted in my stiff neck and tight shoulders (too tight to turn). It’s a form of RSI, causing increasing tension and pain. Having tried various conventional and alternative therapies, I felt very little improvement. I consulted Lily, and her magic hands immediately relieved a lot of the tension. Two more sessions provided me with extensive relief from both pain and tension throughout the problem area. I can sleep well now and focus far.

Robyn Cha,
York University Student,
June 2005

Lily is professional, friendly, and an expert in what she does. I came to her with several side effects of stress – constant ringing in the ears (Tinnitus)! I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t concentrate on any study or work. I was exhausted and had series of headaches every week… had visited GP a few times and been referred to hearing test, but my hearing was totally fine. I was very depressed as there seemed no solution from anywhere while I was suffering everyday. I visited Direct D-Stress for relaxation but surprisingly, lily listened to my story patiently and arranged a course of treatment sessions for me straight away. After only a few sessions with her TuiNa acupressure massages, I found a massive improvement – some days I don’t notice anything at all in my ears! Thanks so much Lily! I would definitely recommend her for stress-relief and any other physical complaints.

Olivia,
Leeds University Engineering Postgraduate Student,
April 2012