I work in the NHS as well as devoting as much time as possible to my private clients.

I am a keen and active sportsman who, due to multiple injuries have developed an intimate and complex understanding of pain. I retrained as a physiotherapist nearly 20 years ago to further explore this and add knowledge to my experience.

I specialise in chronic pain, neuralgia and long term management of conditions that are often poorly understood and difficult to ascertain a specific cause.

I treat in a variety of ways: which include massage and other soft tissue techniques such as trigger point pressure, lymphatic drainage, myofascial stretching and muscle energy techniques (METs) as well as joint mobilisations and exercise prescription. I have also trained in osteopathy and chiropractic techniques and use these where necessary.

I also use acupuncture and other traditional techniques such as cupping in my practice which is especially useful for chronic pain conditions.

As an acupuncturist I am trained and qualified in Western Medical Acupuncture . I am insured by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists to perform acupuncture and am licensed by Bristol Council and South Gloucestershire Council.

As well as this I am qualified to administer intra-articular injections (corticosteroid/hyaluronic acid/plasma rich platelets) where appropriate but only within the NHS currently.

I am the UK’s only practicing physiotherapist who is also a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) and Development Coach with over 30 years of ongoing climbing coaching up to elite level and in the mountains.

I trained as a physiotherapist from 2005 then spent 2 years in hospitals including working at Nottingham University Hospital (Queen’s & City) as well as being an honorary physio at Derby Pulvertaft hand unit before joining a Sheffield physio clinic in 2011. Throughout that time I worked alongside sports clubs, notably Sheffield United Football Academy and Sheffield Hockey Club as well as setting up the UK’s first climbing Academy in Sheffield.

I have worked a lot in elite youth, performance and injury screening and have advised regional and national climbers and squads on how to get the best from their athletes. I have also acted as a special advisor to the climbing training and educational bodies (Mountain Training & NICAS) on training and coaching protocols as well as delivering training and courses (and technical advice on climbing and physiotherapy to climbing walls and schools) across the country and in Europe. I still work with The Climbing Academy at their walls advising their squad on injury prevention and rehab.

I am a member of the International Rock Climbing Research Association and have delivered injury prevention courses for many organisations in the UK and Europe (prior to 2016). I have worked with athletes from many sports and different levels (including elite climbers and runners as well as premiership footballers) to treat and rehabilitate injury and improve performance.

I work full time in the NHS and am regulated by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and registered and insured with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) – please see their websites for professional information.

HCPC: PH92714. CSP: 083905

Personally, I climb at the wall, on the cliffs or in the mountains; fairly in-frequently. Nowadays I mainly get my kicks road and gravel biking and hanging out with Ben, my labrador.