Alleviate Back Pain, Improve Posture & Boost Your Energy
with the Buttafly
Attain and Maintain a Healthy Spine for LIFE
From the time you wake up in the morning every thought, action and emotion plays out in the body disturbing the natural alignment of your spine.
This should be nothing to worry about as, to deal with the consequences of life, you are born with inherent wisdom in your body. This wisdom grew you from the point of conception and knows how to heal burns, mend broken bones, expel toxins and bring your spine back into balance.
The problem comes when the body becomes overwhelmed and cannot keep up with the demands of life. This always impacts the alignment of the spine – although not necessarily to the extent that it causes back pain. If it did, given the fast pace of life these days and its many stressors, the majority of people would be complaining of back pain all the time…
What is the Buttafly Technique?
This is a self-care treatment for your spine whereby you lay down on your back with a Buttafly placed low down under your pelvis to effectively ‘float’ the sacrum and base of the spine.
This unique position facilitates a natural release and realignment of the spine orchestrated by the wisdom in your body to bring your whole being back into balance.
The Technique is very different from having a hands-on treatment where the spine is mobilised or manipulated from the outside.
Rather, the spine is given a chance to find its own way, at its own pace, and in harmony with the whole of you.
The Buttafly Effect
In many cases, the benefits of the Buttafly Technique are far greater than could be imagined for such a ‘low level’ of intervention – hence our use of the term the Buttafly Effect.
This is because the Technique impacts not only the structure of the spine itself but also the craniosacral and nervous systems that run through the spinal canal. These are the principle governing systems of the body and supporting them in this way promotes deep relaxation and healing from the inside.
Regular use of the Buttafly offers both symptom relief and preventative care.
The Technique can be used for daily self-care of the spine in much the same way as one uses a toothbrush to clean the teeth and promote long-term oral health.
The Buttafly Technique is also available as a treatment by practitioners who have completed the required training.
Specific Benefits of the Buttafly Technique
- Effortless good posture
- Mental clarity
- Emotional resilience
- Better balance
- Less back pain
- Improved mobility
- Easier to relax
- Sleep well
- Greater vitality
The Buttafly Technique for Back Pain
The Buttafly Technique works well for:
- Non-Specific Low Back Pain
- Chronic back pain
- Postural
- Sports-related
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Scoliosis
- Following spinal surgery e.g. Discectomy and spinal decompression
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
What The Professionals Say
“The Buttafly Technique is probably the best system I’ve used for low back relief.
And I’ve tried them all.”
Paul James Donnelly, CEO, and Founder of Winback Medical UK & Ireland.
The Buttafly Technique also comes recommended by the award-winning physiotherapist, Dr Fatemeh Rezaei-Sajadinia,
Back Pain Physiotherapy Specialist of the Year, 2021, and is endorsed by the Complementary Medical Association.
Does the Buttafly Technique Hurt?
No! Indeed, for the Technique to be effective you must feel comfortable, and be in an environment where you feel at ease and able to relax.
If you have back pain or sciatica already, the pain should not feel any worse.
In setting up the Buttafly Technique for yourself, it is very important that you follow the instructions given on the website. Please see Self Care with the Buttafly Technique.
If you are working with a practitioner, they will help you to achieve this.
Other Conditions That Respond Well To The Buttafly Technique
- Hip pain/ arthritis of the hip/post-hip replacement
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Women’s Health conditions including period pain, pregnancy, post-partum, and organ prolapse
The physical body is a continuum, and every part of it is connected to every other part of the body in some way or another.
When you have pain anywhere in the body, it will always impact the spine.
Neck and shoulder pain will cause you to hold yourself stiffly – and if you can’t turn your head fully to reverse your car, somewhere else along the length of the spine will have to make up for the shortfall.
A limp will affect the realignment of the whole body even when there is no pain attached to it. Think of what it’s like to walk when you have a stone in your shoe!
Who Invented The Buttafly Technique?
The Buttafly and this exciting development for the treatment of back pain has been developed by Loulou James, MCSP (Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), an intuitive and experienced physiotherapist (since retired) with 30 years of clinical experience in the NHS, the military, and private practice.
It’s how Loulou cured her own back problems after fracturing her spine in a roller-blading accident. Since then, she’s gone on to use it with the majority of her clients and finds that everyone feels the benefit.
To discover more about how Loulou came to develop the Buttafly Technique, click here.
The body has a deep intelligence and the capacity to bring itself back into balance. That said, we rarely, if at all, consider how this applies to the spine and posture. But it does, and the Buttafly Technique harnesses it beautifully.”
Loulou James, MCSP
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and creator of the Buttafly & the Buttafly Technique
Hear What Our Customers Have To Say
"It was amazing how quickly I could feel the difference!"
“I find as a keyboard-based worker that my back often gets achy towards the end of the day, and that’s how it was when I went to see Loulou and check out the Buttafly.
After a quick look at me in standing, she soon had me lying on the floor with the Buttafly positioned in a comfortable position so that my back was tilted up away from the floor.
I laid there for around four minutes but even within a minute or so I could start to feel my back settling into a more comfortable profile, and the tension easing. It was amazing how quickly I could feel the difference as my body adjusted deeply to the new alignment.
After the Buttafly was taken away I laid back flat on the floor and could feel how much my shape had changed. It was even more obvious when I stood up, as you can see from the photos. It’s amazing how having the right support can adjust your posture.”
Rob D., Hampshire
“The Buttafly has been a life-changer. I’ve had chronic back pain and sciatica for almost 30 years now. I’ve been to physiotherapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths – all have helped in their own but nothing has really resolved the problem. But I’ve recently discovered the Buttafly and it’s been an absolute revelation to me.”
Ashton, a newly-graduated Sports Science suffers from back pain and sciatica. Hear how the Buttafly Technique has helped her manage her symptoms.
David, a retired psychologist, came with a history of back pain and sciatica. Six weeks earlier, he had spinal surgery (discectomy) with a positive outcome which resolved the sciatica. However, it recurred after a long drive and that was when he came to try out the Buttafly Technique. Hear what he has to say…
Yoga and Pilates Teacher Tracey Mellor is “blown away” when trying the Buttafly Technique for the first time.
Are you a licensed body worker or registered exercise professional and keen to explore new ways to support your clients?
The Buttafly Effect refers to the release of the spine that occurs as a direct result of careful positioning the Buttafly block in supine lying.
With proper application, the Buttafly Technique is effective in providing relief from back pain and associated symptoms.
We invite you to learn how to incorporate this outstanding new technique accredited by the Complementary Medical Association into your work for back care and relief of pain.
