Steve Lockhart

I saw Steve for a number of sessions in late 2020/early 2021. At that time I had both current sciatic pain and long-standing back issues, which I had treated by various chiropractors, osteopaths and physios over the years. Steve taught me valuable new techniques, which I have continued to use to this day and for the first time in my life I know how to treat and maintain my back and associated areas.

Steve is both a wonderful teacher and a 'good bloke' to relate to. I would unhesitatingly recommend him.

I had quite a few massage sessions with Steve at a time when my back and posture was out of alignment. The massages greatly reduced the painfulness and helped straighten out my muscles which in turn helped my alignment. I am very greatful to now be pain free and X-rays are showing my spine is perfectly aligned. Thank you to Steve for assisting in this journey 😊

I visited Steve after experiencing chronic sciatica and lower back pain for roughly 4 years. I had had treatment at physios, massage and chiro treatment (my back pain would always return a few days after these treatments). Steve was the first practitioner to confirm that due to the amount of running I do, my leg muscles had tightened to the point that they were pulling my hips out of alignment. This is what was causing the lower back pain. After one session with Steve, my lower back pain disappeared for roughly 3 months which I didn’t think was possible. I I highly recommend Steve - he also has a website and online exercises to help proactively manage chronic pain.

I had suffered from lower back pain and sciatica periodically for many years. In recent months I aggravated my sciatica to the extent where I had many weeks of sleepless nights and could not settle. I attended a Chiro for approx 15 sessions over a couple of months with little to no improvement. After my second visit with Steve my pain had almost disappeared and following the third visit I no longer feel pain. Steve is extremely knowledgeable with the anatomy of the body and identifying root causes of pain. Steve found multiple deep tissue injuries across my body from playing rugby union many years ago and focused on fixing these overtight areas. I have never come across anyone at his level and highly recommend him. Also very trustworthy and honest.

In 2018 I developed acute sciatic pain that was unrelieved by medication and physio . It left me unable to sleep and even drive in comfort . I searched the internet for some answers and found Steve's book which I ordered . I discovered he had a surgery at the gold coast and made an appointment .
Steve has magic magic hands . Huge improvement after the first treatment within in a few weeks pain had vanished and to date has not returned. I have sung his praises to all my friends .

This is a belated review from a few years ago, at the time I was suffering terrible back pain and had been to many therapists and chiropractors. When I hurt my back again and was in bed unable to move a great deal, I knew I had to do something different. I remembered a friend telling me about Steve, when I called he was about to go away for the weekend and said if I could come straight over he could fit me in, I have not had pain like this since and after some close together treatments, I then went for maintenance treatments only - the pain his not returned. Steve was both my therapist and teacher for some years before I moved away. I was fortunate to learn a lot from Steve over the years and are very grateful.

My back problems were on my mind all the time and I was thinking I was going to have to retire from my work.

I had been to several doctors, therapists and had numerous scans and Xrays. I was prescribed anti -inflammatories and was having to take them whenever I had a big day of work.

Finally after coming home practically crippled from a job I got up the next morning, determined to find a solution, and researched online for a day and found my way to Steve's site.

Reading about his work and the testimonials of his clients, I felt confident that what Steve was saying about many people's back pain was exactly what my problem was.

So I bought the SLM Yoga DVD and started it straight away.
I had immediate improvement with my back pain.

I live in Brisbane, not far from Steve, so I also booked in for some bodywork sessions with him at his clinic.

Steve was a total professional and his years of experience with dealing with clients with back probs like mine were evident from our first meeting.

He told me straight up that he would only keep me coming to bodywork sessions as long as necessary. The rest would be managed by my own body maintenance at home using SLM Yoga.

After 4 weekly bodywork sessions I haven't seen Steve for a few months now but have continued with the SLM Yoga twice a week and to say I am totally thrilled and delighted with the results is still an understatement. Put simply, Steve has changed my life.

My back problems are literally all but a distant memory now. No more holding my breath and wincing when doing anything that required bending over - washing machine, dishwasher, feeding the dog, even putting on socks (haven't given these things a thought in months now, but writing this has reminded me of all the simplest things that used to give me back pain.)

So now I do my SLM Yoga diligently about twice a week and go for a morning coffee walk every day and that is it! No more back pain.

I can do all the physical bending and lifting work I need to do for my work and I am confident that, with regular at home back and body maintenance, I will be able to continue to do my work indefinitely.

For me, It was a small investment with miraculous results.
Recommending Steve and his program without reservation.
Warm regards,
Paul Neil (57 years)

I had severe sciatic pain for a few weeks, went to a couple of different people for help however it wasn't until I saw Steve that I finally had some relief. After only my second visit I had improvement and I now see Steve regularly as a maintenance programme. I highly recommend Steve to anyone suffering sciatic pain.

I have no hesitation to recommend Mr. Lockhart's service to anyone currently suffering from back pain.
In particular, if you are suffering from sciatica as I was, I would highly suggest you seeking Steve's help before approaching other paths.
Steve's skills in detecting the root cause of the pain and adjusting the body posture to its balanced and supple form are unsurpassed; I certainly owe him a great deal of gratitude as the relief from sciatica is just immeasurable.
The only regret is that Steve is planning to retire in due course; do not do that too soon!

Steve was referred by my partner who has scoliosis and who has been getting treatment and relief for many years. I myself walked in with a back from hell and after only 1 session the relief was astounding. He will listen and assess and treat. I highly recommend him .

I would give Steve ten stars if it was available. I went to visit him after my wife highly recommended him. I could not believe the improvement in my bad back after only five visits. I have had chronic back pain for 13 years that has been debilitating and really affected my quality of life. I had been seeing a popular chiropractor here on the Gold Coast for over three years who promised me the world yet I was in worse pain then when I started. I am so happy now I have only Steve treating me. He really knows what he is doing.

First time I was recommended to Steve I had a really sore lower back, something I have suffered from for a while now. This particular time I could barely walk and was due to fly down to Melb on the Friday. I saw Steve on the Wed, the Thurs was tender as he said to expect then on the Friday we got to airport for our trip and OMG the pain was completely gone and I was walking fine - I could not believe it. Magic hands because whatever he did just worked a treat. Highly recommend and I actually need to book in to see him again myself soon. Thanks Steve

Steve has been amazing helping me with my severe hip pain. Pain has now gone completely . I see Steve now for maintenance, I wouldn’t go anywhere else. He is extremely knowledgeable and his years of experience are very telling in his treatments. Thanks Steve. David Sadler

I suffered debilitating lower back pain experiencing intolerable sciatica pain caused by a budge disc. This went on for months, I tried all sorts of therapy (osteo, chiro, acupuncture etc), two rounds of cortisone injections, I was on all sorts of horrible pain killers and I was getting no results. A specialist then referred me to a neuro surgeon and I was considering surgery. Desperate to avoid surgery (but had no quality of life and was sick of pain killers) I kept looking for alternative options which is when I found Steve. After the first few visits I started to feel small improvements - this was incredibly encouraging. I continued to see Steve until I was back to good health. It has been 2 years since my episode and i am back to doing all the things i love doing (surfing playing with kids etc). My back still gets a bit tight (old age and bad habits - ha) and i find myself still utilising some of his recommended stretching and aqua exercises which where part of my recovery program. I know people respond differently to different interventions etc however i can categorically say my recovery was 100% attributable to Steve and his approach - this was life changing for me.

After months of debilitating sciatic pain Steve was able to get me virtually pain free in as little as 4-5 sessions. With weekly maintenance sessions Steve has restored movement patterns to enable me to function with the demands of my active career and lifestyle. Very grateful to Steve for his impressive knowledge of soft tissue management.

I'm extremely happy with Steve and the results I have experienced with him. I had bad sciatica stemming from a bluging disc. Steve provided me with the education, and then implemented the hands on therapy to see me achieve amazing, long term results without having to go down the route of invasive surgery. A life changing result. Thankyou Steve

I had major back surgery in 2014 where my whole back was fused. The surgery was successful in that my pain levels decreased but my flexibility was almost non-existent especially in the lower back area, C3-S1. To make maters worse i also have Parkinson's which causes me to have tight muscles and I have trouble standing up straight. I was absolutely delighted after my first treatment with Steve as I felt like a new person. I have been having treatments with Steve for some time now and overall my whole body has improved, from a decrease in tight muscles to increases flexibility and better posture. Steve has excellent knowledge and techniques, and runs a professional practise. I highly recommend Steve for any body work but the greater the challenge the better he is.

Steve has a unique understanding of the human body. If pain relief and mobility is what you are looking for he is the man to fix your body. I highly recommend for injury, pain, stress or just for the ultimate massage therapy he provides. Call Steve - you won't regret it!

It has been a number of years since I suffered from Sciatica, I was in such excruciating pain at the time I reached Steve of SLM Bodywork. I have never had any pain since then. He is the best therapist with great advice for absolute value. Thanks Steve !

I cannot be happier that I finally discovered Steve after trying EVERYTHING. I had resigned myself that my back pain was hopeless but I am so happy I persevered. His knowledge, experience and treatment has been nothing short of astounding in a very short space time and I already trust him completely. He is so gifted, passionate about helping people and most of all he makes me feel comfortable when I am at my most vulnerable and he is also a great guy. For the first time I feel hopeful that I can live a full life and not let my multiple sclerosis hold me back. Thank you so much.