About Paul Silk

Experience
Paul Silk has been in private practice for 4 years. He treats musculoskeletal pain as well as chronic health problems such as eczema, migraine and more conditions such as ME and fibromyalgia.. Paul also works with clients undergoing fertility treatments such as IUI and IVF

He spent 2 years at the NHS Gateway Clinic for people with HIV and Hep C and whilst there also provided palliative care for Cancer sufferers, and helped with the rehabilitation of stroke sufferers as well as treating ME, migraines, headaches and musculoskeletal pain.

Paul works extensively with dancers including international known performers, actors including Samantha Barks from TV’s I’d Do Anything and singers including teachers from Italia Conti, Britain’s oldest theatre arts training school. Paul treated the cast and crew of the national tours of South Pacific and Cabaret. Paul works with Zev Caplan, a vocal coach trained at Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, to help singers (and dancers who sing) to develop a healthier more powerful voice – see Body Dynamics Master Class for more information.

Paul’s background is in Youth, Education and Play work. He now uses over 10 years of experience in the field to teach self-help techniques to groups of 16-24 year olds. If you would be interested in a workshop to teach productive, easy and effective self-help techniques to reduce stress, control anger, relax and relieve pain please visit the Qi in Youth Work page.

Qualifications	Continuous Professional Development
BA Religious and Deaf Studies	Sports Massage
BSc Acpuncture	Deep Tissue Massage
LicAc Acupuncture	Channel Palpation
ITEC Holistic Massage	Advanced Needling Skills
Member of the British Acupuncture Council	Acupuncture for Infertility
First Aid at Work	Trigger Point Acupuncture

Ethos
My role is always to present people with choices about their state of mind, state of health and states of belief.

People with illnesses often feel “stuck” or disempowered. I intend to relieve your suffering, offer new information about your condition, present you with opportunities to hear about, connect to and learn about other people who have been through a similar journey, and give you the space to view your concerns in a different, more empowered way.

I feel that everyone has the right to have their pain alleviated regardless of their circumstances or past (or even current!) behaviour.