Having qualified at Kings College Hospital London, Steph worked at several London hospitals. She gained experience in a wide range of physiotherapy specialities, becoming a senior clinician in Orthopaedics and Outpatients at UCH and St Bartholomew’s. In 1987 she studied at the British College of Acupuncture gaining a Licentiate qualification in 1989. In 1990 she became physiotherapy manager at the Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital. After having a family, she established Christchurch Physiotherapy practice in 2000, and more recently set up a satellite practice at Cadnam in the New Forest. Being an active participant in several sports, Steph’s particular areas of interest are sports injuries and the use of Acupuncture for a range of conditions. After qualifying at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne School of Physiotherapy in 1987, Helen gained experience in a variety of physiotherapy disciplines at Queen Mary’s, Roehampton and at Addenbrookes in Cambridge. She then moved to Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon and worked as a Senior Physiotherapist in their busy Outpatient Department. On moving to Germany, she took up a position at the Sennelager Medical Centre and gained experience in treating severe burns and musculo-skeletal injuries from casualties of the initial Gulf War conflict. She returned to the UK and took a position at the Lincoln Physiotherapy and Sports Injuries Clinic as an Associate for one-year before being offered a partnership in this private practice. A further move to the Middle East saw Helen set up the Dhahran Physiotherapy and Sports Injuries Clinic. For the last 4 years she has been self-employed at the Aycliffe Physiotherapy Practice where she has been predominantly treating musculo-skeletal and sports related injuries. Helen is a keen runner, hill-walker and scuba diver and fully understands the desire of athletes to return to sports as soon as possible after injury.
Established in 2000, Christchurch Physiotherapy Practice offers a range of physiotherapy and complementary services at our clinics based in Christchurch and the New Forest. We provide physiotherapy services covering specialist treatment for sports injuries, back and neck pain, work related problems and muscular rehabilitation.