Specialist Physiotherapy for Persistent and Complex Pain
My approach takes a whole-person view, rather than focusing only on the current painful area. It combines careful assessment, pain education, hands-on treatment where appropriate, and a graded approach to movement and rehabilitation. We work together to gradually improve mobility, strength, balance and function in a way that feels manageable, so you can build confidence and return to more of what matters to you without repeatedly flaring symptoms.
Treatment is tailored to your goals, abilities and lifestyle, while also considering the wider factors that can influence pain and recovery, such as stress, sleep, activity patterns, fear of movement and previous experiences. The aim is to help you make sense of your symptoms, reduce fear and sensitivity, build confidence in movement, and develop the skills and physical capacity needed to take part more fully in everyday life.
What to Expect
A personalised, evidence-based approach to managing pain, which may include:
- Pain Education - Helping you understand your symptoms, what may be contributing to them, and how pain can become more sensitive over time
- Exercise Plan - A graded and individualised programme to improve strength, mobility, balance, coordination and body awareness, with an emphasis on moving with greater ease and confidence rather than simply pushing through symptoms
- Activity Pacing and Planning - Helping you find a sustainable balance between activity and recovery, rather than repeatedly pushing through symptoms and flaring
- Sleep Improvement Strategies - Practical support with sleep where this may be affecting pain, energy or recovery
- Stress Management - Exploring ways to reduce the impact of stress and tension on symptoms and help the nervous system feel less protective
- Mindfulness and Relaxation - Simple strategies to improve body awareness, reduce tension and respond to symptoms with less struggle
- Goal Setting - Focusing rehabilitation on the activities and parts of life that matter to you most
- Hands-on Therapy - Manual therapy and soft tissue techniques where appropriate, to help reduce sensitivity, ease tension and support movement
- Acupuncture - Used where appropriate as part of a wider physiotherapy plan to help manage pain, muscle tension and sensitivity
- Work Support - Practical guidance to help you stay in work, return to work or adapt activity where symptoms are affecting your working life
Acupuncture for Pain Relief
I am trained in acupuncture through the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP) and use it within a physiotherapy and pain-management framework.
Acupuncture may be used as part of a wider treatment plan to help manage pain, muscle tension and nervous system sensitivity, particularly where symptoms are making movement or rehabilitation more difficult. It can be used alongside hands-on treatment, movement and exercise, depending on what is most appropriate for you.
I do not practise acupuncture as a stand-alone system of Eastern medicine; instead, I use it as one of a number of physiotherapy tools that may support symptom management and rehabilitation.
Some people benefit from a short course of treatment, while others choose occasional top-up sessions depending on their symptoms and response.
Book a Free 20-minute Introductory Call
This call is an opportunity to briefly discuss what you are looking for support with, whether my approach is suitable for your needs, and current appointment availability