When you come and see me, I’ll do a thorough assessment of your injury, and make sure that you understand your diagnosis and the cause of your pain or loss of function. I will then explain the treatment options that I recommend, and how long I think you will need to have treatment.

I like to use a hands-on treatment approach that may involve mobilising stiff joints, moving a nerve that is either tight or sensitive to movement, and/or massage.

Patient education is at the forefront of all my treatments. I will help you understand how to move well and perform your exercises effectively and safely to both treat and reduce recurrences of pain. I will also provide you with up-to-date knowledge about pain so that you can change the things you do, think and say to positively influence your pain.

My goal is to help you get back to doing the things you love to do. I genuinely care about your concerns and wellbeing.

Following your assessment, I might recommend pilates, using the equipment in my clinic, as part of your treatment strategy.

Clinical pilates combines the pilates method with physiotherapy and is an effective way of treating a variety of injuries. Using the pilates equipment will help you regain the confidence to move with relatively little pain and learn some movement strategies that reduce compressive and shear forces on your joints.

Your programme will become more challenging over time so that you’ll be able to confidently exercise in positions that were painful in the past. If I’m helping you rehabilitate following a sports injury, your programme will include sports-specific patterns of movement.

I’ll also give you a home exercise programme to coordinate with the pilates you do in the clinic to reinforce good exercise technique.