October intake: two evening assessment slots are opening each week through to the end of the month.
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Assessment-led movement care
We spend the first session working out what is actually driving your pain — then give you a loading plan, an honest timeline and hands-on treatment to keep the plan comfortable.
Start here
Most enquiries fall into one of these. Reading the one that sounds like you is the fastest way to know whether we are the right studio for it.
Lane 01 — Fresh injury
A rolled ankle, a pulled calf, a shoulder that went during a lift. The useful work here is ruling out what needs further investigation, settling the irritation, and keeping you loading the area safely rather than resting it into stiffness.
Lane 02 — Long-standing
Low back that goes every few months, a knee that only complains on stairs, a neck that builds through the week. These need a wider look: what your week actually asks of your body, what capacity is missing, and which habits keep resetting the cycle.
Lane 03 — Structured rehab
If you are working to a surgeon's protocol or a season date, the plan has to be staged and measured. We test rather than estimate, and we tell you plainly when a stage is not ready to be signed off.
Treatments
Nothing here is a package. We use the parts that fit the problem in front of us, and say so when something is unlikely to help.
History, movement testing and hands-on examination, then treatment in the same visit. You leave with a working diagnosis in plain language, a plan on one page, and a clear idea of how long this should take.
Joint mobilisation, soft tissue work and assisted stretching. We treat this as a way to make movement more comfortable so the loading plan can progress — useful alongside exercise, not instead of it.
Two or three movements at a time, with sets, tempo and a target to progress towards. Written so it fits your week: gym, home floor space, or the corner of an office, whichever you actually have.
Offered for persistent muscular tension where it has helped you before, always with consent and always as an adjunct. Skip it without any awkwardness if needles are not for you — it changes nothing about the plan.
Side-to-side strength, hop and landing control, and sport-specific drills scored against your own baseline. Results are written down so progressions are a decision, not a hunch.
A look at the load behind the symptom: sitting setup, running mileage jumps, lifting technique or shift patterns. Usually the cheapest change available and often the one that holds the result.
The pathway
Four stages, the same for everyone. You always know which one you are in and what has to happen to leave it.
We read your enquiry and reply with the slot that suits the problem, or point you elsewhere if physiotherapy is not the right first step.
Fifty minutes to test, explain and start treatment. By the end you know the likely cause, the plan and the expected timeline.
Follow-ups spaced to match how fast tissue adapts — often fortnightly, then monthly. Each one ends with the plan updated.
We finish when you are back to what you came for, with a maintenance plan and an open door if things change.
Your first visit
No forms to print, no deposit, no long wait in a corridor. Here is the whole shape of the appointment.
What we treat
Musculoskeletal work across the whole body, with a bias towards tendon problems and return-to-activity rehab.
If your problem is not on this list, send it anyway — we will either book you in or tell you who is better placed to look at it.
Questions
The practical ones. If something here is still unclear, add it to the notes box when you request an assessment.
No. You can book an assessment directly. If we think a medical opinion, imaging or a specialist review should come first, we will say so in the first session and write a short letter you can take with you.
Something you can move and be examined in. Shorts are ideal for hip, knee, calf or ankle problems; a vest or t-shirt you can move the shoulder in works for upper body. There is a changing space if you are coming from work.
Testing can briefly reproduce your symptom — that is how we identify the source, and you can stop any test at any point. Mild soreness for a day after hands-on work or new exercise is common and settles. Anything sharper than that is worth telling us, and we will adjust.
Usually not. Most musculoskeletal problems are diagnosed well through history and physical testing, and scans often show changes that are not causing pain. If imaging would genuinely change the plan, we will explain exactly what we would be looking for.
We give you an estimate at the end of the assessment rather than selling a block up front. Simple irritations often need two or three visits; tendon problems and post-operative rehab are measured in months of loading with reviews spaced further apart as you progress.
Almost always, in some form. Complete rest tends to cost strength and confidence. We would rather modify your sessions — change range, load, surface or volume — and keep you in the habit while the problem settles.
Let us know at least a day ahead and we will move it with no charge, usually into another slot that week. Late changes happen — if you are unwell, tell us and we will sort it out rather than hold you to the slot.
Yes to both. We treat school-age athletes with growth-related and overload complaints, and a parent or guardian is welcome to stay for the whole appointment. Plans for younger athletes are written with their training and competition calendar in mind.
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A few lines is enough. We read every enquiry ourselves and reply with the slot that fits the problem.