Team Synergy

Claire Howard BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP MAACP – Clinical Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Director of PhysioSynergy

Claire is the resident expert in all sporting injuries and rehabilitation. With over 2 decades of extensive Musculoskeletal (MSK) experience, Claire’s vast wealth of knowledge and expertise has successfully rehabilitated a wide range of individuals from professional and competitive athlete to club sportsperson, taking them back to full fitness through her exceptional clinical reasoning, assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills. Claire’s biomechanical assessments are hugely popular and these in turn help facilitate athlete training programmes, therefore making positive improvements in the performance outcomes of athletes through collaborations with various sports coaches. Claire not only works in clinic but also ‘on location’ and is regularly invited to attend training camps to give her expert opinion on each athlete in ‘their natural environment’.

Claire graduated from Coventry University in 2001 with a First Class Honours Degree in Physiotherapy where she was also awarded the Birmingham Consortium Award for the highest achieving student. Claire has worked in the private sector throughout her career, running her own successful private physiotherapy practice PhysioSynergy in Oxford and is now located in the East Midlands. Claire has also worked at Masters level in the NHS as a MSK Clinical Specialist and Extended Scope Practitioner working alongside Consultants in Spinal, Orthopaedic and A+E clinics. Claire has built up an impeccable reputation during her career receiving referrals and recommendations from GP’s, Consultants, Sports Coaches, Dentists, colleagues and patients alike. Claire’s specialist areas of interest are sports injury rehabilitation, biomechanics, spinal pain and the TMJ.

Email: enquiries@physio-synergy.co.uk

Telephone: 07870 649 575

Marie Needham BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP – Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Marie graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Degree in Physiotherapy in 2015, and has a keen interest to develop musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and treatment skills.

Marie has worked for the NHS in Nottingham for 7 years, progressing up to a Clinical Specialist role as a First Contact Practitioner – seeing patients as an initial contact for MSK complaints in GP surgeries to offload GP workloads and provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, referral and treatment.

Additionally, Marie has worked privately carrying out sports and therapeutic massage for clients for 10 years, also completing gait analysis in an independent sports shoe shop.

Email: marie@physio-synergy.co.uk

Cademuir Sports Massage

Graeme holds a level 4 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy and also qualifications in kinesiology taping and cupping. Initially he was going to use the diploma to do massages for charities on event days but was inspired by Claire, whilst receiving treatment on her physio table, to come on board and work from Falcon House. Here Graeme will bring his experiences from the pitch and love of cycling to provide sports massage to those individuals requiring pre/post event intervention or more ‘maintenance’ work. Working alongside his Team Synergy colleagues, Graeme can ensure a seamless approach to those referred ‘in-house’.

Graeme has participated in a number of sports including rugby union and cycling. He is a long-suffering Scotland rugby supporter and a season ticket holder for Leicester Tigers. He has been a member of Bingham Rugby Club for the past 23 years having represented them on the field and on the committee as Fixture Secretary. In the past 5 years he joined Vale of Belvoir Cycling Club and has ridden on several sportives from the local Belvoir Blast to Coast to Coast in a day (a very long day in the saddle).

www.cademuirsportsmassage.co.uk

Telephone: 07505 122 702

Eleanor Weinberg – Orthotist

Eleanor qualified from the University of Salford in 1999 as dual qualified Prosthetist/Orthotist and spent 15 years working for the NHS in at Nottingham University Hospital. As an Orthotist it is quite usual to work within every discipline and with every age group, so Eleanor was able to gain a huge breadth of knowledge and experience during this time. Eleanor was Clinical Lead for the paediatric service as well as doing multidisciplinary clinics within Orthopaedics and Sports Injury alongside Consultants and Physiotherapists.

In 2015 Eleanor left the NHS for a new challenge and began her own private company Total Orthotics. As one of only a few Orthotists working in the private practice Nationwide, she has continued to treat a wide range of clients but can now direct her learning more specifically to her areas of interest. Eleanor has ensured her core values of holistic treatment and a multidisciplinary approach have continued for every client she sees, making her approach ideal for the PhysioSynergy team.

Eleanor has a keen interest in general health and wellbeing as a mum and a triathlete, spending her spare time either as a taxi service for the children or exercising on her own or with local clubs.

Enquiries can be either via PhysioSynergy or directly.

eleanor@totalorthotics.co.uk

www.totalorthotics.co.uk

Katrina Kirkbride BSc (Hons) – Counselling and Psychotherapy

Katrina is a fully qualified and experienced Humanistic & Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist. She has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy gained at the highly respected Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute in Nottingham (University of Staffordshire) and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), aligned with and committed to their ethical framework.

Choosing to have counselling is a brave decision and often made at a challenging or painful time in your life. Finding the right therapist for you is incredibly important and Katrina understands how difficult this can be. She will provide a warm, genuine, confidential space without judgement, giving you the opportunity to be heard, valued, and understood.

Counselling can help with many difficult challenges from coping with traumatic experiences and events, to constantly striving to do your best but never feeling good enough, to living with addiction, managing difficult relationships, harmful emotions, or behaviours.

Katrina is a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental therapist supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement and relationship challenges, to make the changes they want and lead happy, fulfilling lives.

www.katrinakirkbridecounselling.co.uk

Email: katrinakcounselling@gmail.com

Telephone: 07305 296399

Louise Denty – Pilates Instructor

Louise qualified as a Level 3 Mat Instructor in 2019 before also qualifying in Antenatal and Post-natal Pilates, Pilates for Children, Pilates for Pain Management and Pilates using Small Equipment. Louise’s goal is to give clients a varied Pilates programme whilst offering appropriate modifications for individual needs.

Louise is passionate about the service she provides, viewing clients as her number one priority. Louise’s intention is to provide an extremely high level of service that gives clients the care, attention and support they need in an enjoyable atmosphere.

“Personally… I took up Pilates for rehabilitation purposes following issues with my lower back on recommendation from my physio. I was sceptical at first but soon noticed the difference in increased strength and range of movement and a reduction in pain.”

Outside of Pilates, Louise enjoys being outdoors walking her Mini-Schnauzer… or as she states: “being walked by my Mini-Schnauzer!”

Tel No. 07834042947

Email: louisedentypilates@gmail.com

Joe Sewell Sport & Exercise Scientist | Personal Trainer | Athletic Development Coach

Joe graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2018 with First Class Honours in Sport & Exercise Science. Having spent time working in professional football at both academy and senior level during his studies, Joe has firsthand experience of elite sport and the requirements of an athlete. Joe works as a Personal Trainer & Athletic Development coach under the banner of JSXPerformance, delivering bespoke fitness solutions to his clients – a service that includes 1-to-1 sessions, training plans and lifestyle coaching. Working alongside Claire and the PhysioSynergy team ensures a seamless transition for anyone referred ‘in-house’. The aim for these clients would be to continue to build on any treatment already received to further protect and improve their physical capabilities.

Joe also works as a Sport & Exercise Scientist for a Body Composition software company, which adds another area of expertise to his fitness arsenal. Joe’s priority is to deliver a personable, highly professional, and bespoke fitness service to guide his clients to achieving their goals.

Tel: 07714519030

E: jsxperformance@gmail.com

IG: @jsxperformance

Anna Hitherley

Bowen Therapist and Reflexologist

Anna qualified as a Bowen Therapist to help others in the same way that Bowen had helped her with a disc injury that left her in severe pain making it difficult to stand. After rejecting the surgeon’s knife and finding that sessions with Chiropractors and Osteopaths didn’t work for her, Anna discovered Bowen Therapy which cured her symptoms. Bowen is an extremely versatile therapy that helps the body to balance and re-align itself. The sessions are very gentle and non-invasive with gentle rolling moves being made over specific points on the body either on skin or through light clothing, on a couch or if necessary, seated. It is suitable for all age groups. Practitioners treat the body as a whole or can target a specific problem by pinpointing stress build up in muscle groups and then releasing it.

Both the Bowen Technique and Reflexology facilitate the body to relax and rebalance. The list of issues that both therapies can assist in alleviating is extensive, ranging from back and musculoskeletal issues to fatigue and emotional problems.

www.valebowentherapy.co.uk

Email: freebird48@btinternet.com

Telephone: 07951 718 098 / 01949 851 816