Helping You to Feel Better and Achieve Your Goals
I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1993.
I have since specialised in the management of musculo-skeletal disorders, working in a variety of clinical settings, including General Hospitals and Private Sports Injury Clinics. I have a caring, holistic approach to my work and gain a real sense of satisfaction when I've enabled clients to feel and function better. In 2016 I began training for the Advanced Clinical Diploma in integrated Myofascial Therapy. I developed an appreciation of fascial properties and how fascial restrictions can impact upon pain, movement and function. I learnt that treating fascia can re-establish normal feelings and recover a sense of 'self' for the client, as well as improving pain. movement and function. I successfully obtained my MFR Diploma in February 2020, with Distinction, just a month before lockdown. I was able to re-open my Private Clinic a few months later and feel lucky that I am able to offer effective hands-on treatment in a safe environment.
Special interests:
- Scar tissue managment
- TMJ
- Back pain
- Sports injuries
I offer treatment to clients aged 14 upwards.
I have experience in treating musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction caused by degenerative joint changes (osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis), sports injuries affecting muscle, ligament and tendons (e.g. sprains, tennis elbow, and plantar-fasciitis), acute and chronic spine stiffness and pain, including referred pain (e.g. sciatica), Sacro-iliac joint problems. I have experience in client rehabilitation following elective surgery (arthroscopy, total shoulder, hip and knee replacement, shoulder rotator cuff repairs and after hydrodistension/ manipulation of frozen shoulder. My holistic approach seeks to find and correct the cause of clients' symptoms, rather than providing a short-lived effect and I have attended many post-graduate courses to achieve this. My skills include integrated Myofascial Therapy, Exercise Therapy, Manual Therapy, Acupuncture. Deep Tissue Massage/ Hot Stone Massage, advice with Self management, including posture re-education, ergonomics and the use of TENS. Foam Roller, and small equipment.
