Professional Overview
Abi is a Chartered MSK Physiotherapist, CSP and HCPC registered, who has been practising since 2023. Her experience spans NHS rotational roles, private practice, and gym based clinical settings, most recently working in Sydney, Australia, before returning to the UK.
Abi treats patients across all ages and abilities, with a particular interest in running injuries and antenatal physiotherapy. Her approach combines soft tissue release, dry needling, and individualised exercise programmes to help patients recover from injury and return to or exceed their previous level of function. She is motivated by supporting people throughout their rehabilitation journey and helping them achieve their individual goals.
Clinical and Technical Skills
- Advanced clinical assessment and clinical reasoning, including subjective history-taking, objective examination, and differential diagnosis.
- Manual therapy, including joint mobilisations, soft tissue release, and myofascial release.
- Dry needling.
- Exercise prescription and therapeutic exercise, including strength, mobility, stability, and functional retraining.
- Antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy.
- Running injury assessment and rehabilitation, including gait analysis, load management, and return-to-running programming.
- Pain assessment and management using a biopsychosocial approach.
- Evidence-based practice, applying current research and clinical guidelines.
- Red flag screening and safety netting.
Interpersonal Skills
- Clear communication and patient education.
- Empathy, compassion, and patient centred care.
- Motivational and behaviour change skills.
- Collaboration and teamwork with GPs, consultants, and other allied health professionals.
- Strong time management and adaptability across NHS, private practice, and gym based clinical settings.
Specialist Areas
Abi has a particular interest in running injuries and antenatal physiotherapy, alongside broader musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience across NHS, private practice, and gym based clinical settings.
Clinical Expertise
Abi has comprehensive experience in musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation, with a particular focus on running-related injuries and antenatal/postnatal physiotherapy. She is skilled in soft tissue release, dry needling, and designing individualised, progressive exercise programmes tailored to each patient’s needs and goals.
Her clinical practice has been shaped by experience across NHS rotational roles, private practice, and gym based clinical settings in both the UK and Australia, giving her a well-rounded perspective on injury management, rehabilitation, and return to activity.
Professional Experience
Role: MSK Physiotherapist
Clinical Settings: NHS rotational roles, private practice, and gym -based clinics in the UK and Sydney, Australia.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting comprehensive initial assessments and clinical examinations.
- Applying clinical reasoning to establish differential diagnoses and appropriate treatment plans.
- Developing personalised rehabilitation programmes for patients of all ages and abilities.
- Supporting patients with running related injuries through assessment, rehabilitation, load management, and return to running programmes.
- Providing antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy.
- Delivering manual therapy, soft tissue techniques, dry needling, and therapeutic exercise.
- Educating and supporting patients to take an active role in their rehabilitation and long-term recovery.
Research & Evidence Based Practice
Abi is committed to evidence based clinical practice, incorporating current research, clinical guidelines, and best-practice principles into her assessment and treatment approach.
Professional Interests & Passions
Abi is passionate about running injuries, antenatal physiotherapy, and helping patients take ownership of their rehabilitation. Having worked across NHS, private practice, and gym based settings in both the UK and Australia, she brings a broad and well rounded perspective to injury management and return to activity.
What motivates Abi most is supporting patients through their rehabilitation journey, helping them overcome challenges, regain confidence, and return to and, where possible, exceed their previous level of function.
Professional Memberships & Registration
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- HCPC Registration Number: PH139167