4 Trafford Rd, Alderley Edge, SK9 7NT
t: 01625 590 444
f: 01625 586 774
Physiofit@Fitism, Kings Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5PZ
t: 01625 590 444
f: 01625 586 774
About Us
Physiofit was established in 1992 with the aim of providing excellence in physiotherapy care where each patient is treated as a unique individual and where we continually exceed your expectations.
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We offer you far more than just treatment for pain and injury. It’s not simply treatment; we work closely with you providing a tailored process that moves quickly from pain relief through rehabilitation to injury prevention and improved performance. At Physiofit we are not happy with a quick fix or recipe based treatments, instead we will seek to get to the very source of your problem and help you find a long term solution to prevent recurrence.
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Physiofit has created a team of caring, knowledgeable and experienced professionals who are passionate about making you better. Using hands-on treatment and rehabilitation, along with education and self-management strategies, we will ensure you achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.​
We have been located in the centre of Alderley Edge for 25 years, opposite to the train station and on bus routes from surrounding areas. There is space to park outside the clinic for those with mobility issues. In 2017, we have opened a second clinic within the FITISM gym in the grounds of Wilmslow Rugby Club for both physiotherapy and sport specific rehabilitation and conditioning.
Our reputation for delivering first class treatment is recognised by patients, fellow physiotherapists, consultants and local GPs. Physiofit has strong relationships with local businesses and residents in the area; and rewardingly, the majority of new patients at Physiofit arrive through recommendations from existing or previous patients.
The Physiofit Philosophy
"We will work with you proactively to support you in reaching long lasting optimum health and peak performance.”
Angela Jackson – Director of Physiofit Ltd
Meet the Team
All our physiotherapists are fully qualified, registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) and members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP). This means they are governed by a professional code of conduct and receive ongoing professional development.
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If you have a question for any of the team, click on their picture to send them an email.
Angela Jackson MCSP AACP ACPSM
Angela has been involved in treating people in sports at all levels both in the UK and Canada for the last 28 years. She has worked with the England Volleyball team, Cheshire Hockey and is the Consultant Physio to all the Cheshire Cricket teams. Her major interest is in prevention of injuries, in particular in children as they grow.
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She launched the Posturefit screening programme 20 years ago to identify how to prevent injuries and enhance performance. Angela has used her unique screening programme with athletes from a broad spectrum of sports and helped many young athletes realise their sporting dreams in representing their country in their chosen sport including her own two children. Her particular areas of expertise are in hockey, golf, running, cricket and Nordic walking.
In the last few years she has become a dedicated running physio training with The Running School and with Blaise DuBois from the Running Clinic in Canada. She has also has extensive training in golf strength and conditioning and screening is TPI trained. She presents on a number of topics to schools, clubs and elite teams in how to be a success in sport, golf fitness, later life fitness and on injury prevention and performance in running.
Jean Thistleton MCSP. HCPC. MAACP. MSOMM. MACPIVR
Jean has extensive musculoskeletal and sports injury experience gathered through both post-graduate training and clinical practice. She spent over 10 years at a leading local private hospital running the physiotherapy department and set up specialised sports injury and back clinics, working closely with many specialist consultants in the area.
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She then went on to join the Physiofit team over 15 years ago offering specialist treatment of headache and migraine as well as acupuncture for additional pain management and promotion of healing. Jean is skilled in the highly specialised treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (including performing the Epley manoeuvre) and vestibular rehabilitation.
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Jean also works as a musculoskeletal and vestibular clinical specialist physiotherapist for the NHS.
Jean herself plays First Division tennis for Bramhall Lane, is a British Ski Club gold standard skier, and has ridden horses to an advanced level, giving her a thorough understanding of the requirements of various sports.
Claire Davidson BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP
Claire gained extensive experience in the NHS as a Specialist Physiotherapist. She was an Extended Scope Practitioner working with Orthopaedic Consultants in clinics where she has had sole responsibility for ongoing medical management.
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Claire has extensive experience in joint and soft tissue injections with diplomas in Orthopaedic Medicine and Injection Therapy. Her additional skills include acupuncture for pain relief; muscle balance techniques for postural and sports injury problems and treating all musculoskeletal disorders. She is highly regarded for her expertise in the management of neck and back conditions.
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Claire was a full international swimmer and now uses that experience to screen the region’s top swimmers, identifying risk areas and developing performance.
She also achieved county levels for tennis and hockey, which she continues to play at Cheshire League level. She is the mother of two very sporty boys and has a great understanding of the needs of growing athletes.
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Claire has worked for Physiofit for 10 years.
Kate Walton BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP
Kate has over 25 years of experience working in the musculoskeletal field. She has extensive post graduate qualifications, the most recent of which was gaining a 1st class Masters module in Extended Health Care Proficiencies.
Kate works part time in the NHS in a large emergency department as a specialist physiotherapist with acute injuries. She is a member of two special interest groups namely "Physiotherapists working in Emergency Medicine" and "The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists who are interested in and or work in Sports and Exercise Medicine".
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She has worked at the 2012 Olympic Games, the National Squash Championships for the past 3 years and has had 15 years’ experience working with women’s county hockey squads in the
past. With this experience, combined with being a keen squash player and runner she has developed specialist skills in sports injuryprevention and treatment in adults and children.
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She was pleased to rejoin the Physiofit team in 2011 after being Angela’s first associate!
Emma Wellard BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MCSP, MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine, HCPC, AACP
Emma graduated from the University of Salford in 2006. Emma began working in the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and over the years has gained much experience working in private practice and with sports men and women. Due to her keen interest in sports injuries and rehabilitation, she studied for an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Emma is also a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and is qualified teach Clinical Pilates on a 1:1 basis and within a class setting.
Emma is a keen horse rider and has a special interest in assessing and treating the postural problems and muscle imbalance issues that riders often encounter. She established the Physiofit for Horse Riders programme screening riders to identify their strengths and
weaknesses to enable them to perform better.
Emma has been privileged to work with elite athletes across sports such as gymnastics, football and skiing and has found the experience gained whilst working with these individuals and teams has provided her with the knowledge and skills required to successfully treat sports people of all ages and abilities.
Richard Saxton BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MSCP
Richard qualified in 2010 from the University of Nottingham. He started working in the NHS, gaining experience in a variety of areas of physiotherapy before specialising in musculoskeletal injuries. He is a qualified acupuncturist and has a special interest in the management and rehabilitation of the shoulder.
Richard also has experience in the management of persistent or chronic pain. This incorporates a variety of treatment techniques to improve the understanding of pain mechanisms and quality of life.
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Outside of work, Richard has an interest in a variety of sports, playing hockey locally, tennis in a Cheshire county league and completing triathlons. This interest in the demands of sport and sporting injuries has led to him starting a Master’s degree at the University of Bath, in Sports Physiotherapy.
This is enabling him to gain a further insight into the cause, treatment and prevention of elite and amateur sporting injuries as well as enabling him to build a network of contacts within the elite sporting world.
Clive Riley BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Clive qualified from Coventry University in 2005 . He started gaining experience in all aspects of physiotherapy until he specialised in 2010 in musculoskeletal problems. He has qualifications in acupuncture and manipulative therapy and is now completing his Masters in Trauma and Orthopaedic at Salford University.
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This is growing his interest in biomechanics and efficiency of movement. He has had experience working for Sale Sharks RFC and Lancashire Rugby as well as Macclesfield Town FC and British climbers during competition.
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During his spare time he enjoys playing football, badminton, climbing and has just retired from rugby after 25yrs.
Fiona Wallis MCSP SRP
Fiona has worked for 17 years within Women’s Health and has extensive knowledge and specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.
She has over 30 year’s experience as a physiotherapist working in both private practice and the NHS where she still works part time. She has built up her experience through post graduate courses, by working closely with hospital consultants and through membership of the pelvic, obstetrics and gynaecology physiotherapy specialist group.
Her expertise lies in the field of therapy for bladder and bowel problems, pelvic floor weakness, pelvic pain, prolapse and post-natal advice and exercises.
Fiona Ridler MCSP
Fiona has extensive experience working to maximise a person's potential within all settings, both as out-patient and essentially within their own homes or in residential care setting.
She has post graduate training in the field of neurology, recently attending the Bobath Institutes 2015 first annual conference as a delegate. She developed these skills at Trafford Hospital and the neuro out-patient gym at Macclesfield Hospital.
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As a member of Agile she utilises up to date evidence-based research and in depth knowledge of the multi-faceted needs of the elderly, working in the community for the last 10 years to deliver an holistic approach to therapy.
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She has enjoyed the challenge of developing our expanding
comprehensive At Home and Later Life services over the last 4 years and is committed to developing her team so that they continue to provide quality goal orientated rapid response therapy within the community.
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Fiona qualified in 1986 and is now bringing her valuable skills to our practice. She strongly feels that physiotherapy should provide the tools to ensure a person's potential can be met and to maintain that ability whatever the person’s age.
Hayley Toone BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP, HPCP
Hayley graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2006. She initially went to Auckland, New Zealand where she worked as a Pilates Instructor following Polestar Pilates based training.
In 2008 Hayley began working in the NHS at Mid Cheshire NHS Trust where she gained a wide experience of working both in the acute hospital wards as well as community and musculoskeletal physiotherapy settings.
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In 2012 Hayley began working for East Cheshire NHS Trust predominately treating patients in their own homes. She also became responsible for running Pulmonary Rehabilitation
programmes for patients with COPD and other respiratory conditions.
Hayley has a specialist interest in respiratory physiotherapy and the Physiofit for later life service.
She is passionate about providing the best quality of care to enable her clients to achieve their goals and potential.
Kelly Wright BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Kelly graduated from MMU and has always worked in a domiciliary or intermediate care setting. She is passionate about treating the person and not just the condition and believes seeing people in their own homes and nursing home supports this.
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Kelly has a real passion for preventative physiotherapy especially for falls prevention, mobility and independence. She also has a certificate in APPI Pilates and uses this to influence her home exercise programs.
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As well as the Physiofit for later life team, Kelly has worked in the NHS for Pennine Care across a wide range of domiciliary teams but predominantly the falls prevention team and also for Cheshire East Community Rehab team.
Joann Albiston BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MSc
Joann qualified in 2008 with a Master’s degree in Physiotherapy having previously gained a degree in Anatomical Sciences. She has vast NHS experience in all areas of Physiotherapy including orthopaedics, neurological rehabilitation, and paediatrics. Alongside her NHS role, where she is currently a senior musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Joann has worked in private practice for over 5 years. Joann is a qualified acupuncturist.
Prior to training as a physiotherapist Joann worked for a leading pharmaceutical company where she specialised in medical management of pain. This enables her to understand the holistic needs of the patients she treats.
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Joann enjoys many sports, with a particular passion for skiing. She has a keen interest in the clinical application of Pilates. Using this
to re-educate her patients on posture and increasing body awareness helps to reduce pain and prevent injuries in all environments from the workplace to the playing fields.
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Joann aims to understand the biomechanics associated with sports injuries and is passionate about preventing future problems as well as helping her patients gain full potential quickly following a setback.
Cemil Yesilyurt BSc (Hons) Sports Rehabilitation GSR, CSCS
Cemil graduated from the University of Salford in 2014 after receiving the Graybook Prize award for achieving the highest ever recorded Degree in Sport Rehabilitation across all taught institutes within the UK. Shortly after this Cemil pursued his interest in sport rehabilitation, and completed a post graduate qualification in Strength and Conditioning (CSCS). This has enabled Cemil to excel in the transition of getting an athlete from plinth to pitch
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Cemil’s interest in sports injuries has enabled him to be fortunate enough to work with a multitude of elite sports teams, namely GB Taekwondo and England Squash. His work has seen him travel to Azerbaijan and Austria for Championship Tournaments. Cemil has considerable experience within the rugby union and rugby league community. Cemil has provided soft tissue recovery strategies for the Ireland rugby league Wolfhounds during the 2013 World Cup and also Salford Red Devils. In addition to this, Cemil has worked
with North Wales Crusaders rugby league as their lead rehabilitation therapist. His experience within rugby union has seen him work with Caldy RFC and Mold RFC.
Cemil has extensive experience providing injury prevention classes for junior athletes, injury prevention screening and 1-2-1 rehabilitation and conditioning sessions. He uses massage and manual therapy skills alongside his exercise progression to enable patients of all abilities and ages to reach their potential.
In addition to his interest in sport, he has also worked within the occupational health sector, whereby he specialised in the rehabilitation of long term chronic musculoskeletal injuries and people with chronic pain.
Deborah Pace BSc (Hons) Podiatry
Deborah graduated from Salford University in 1994. She has 13 years experience working for a Central London N.H.S Primary Care Trust, specialising in Biomechanics, Paediatrics and Diabetic Foot care.
Her aim is to prevent or treat foot problems, to reduce pain, maintain mobility and provide advice to enable patients to make informed decisions in managing their own foot health.
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Deborah offers a Regular Maintenance Chiropody service including all skin and nail conditions, verruca treatments and nail surgery as well as Biomechanical Assessments. Her other treatments include prescription orthoses, lower limb acupuncture and tailored exercise programmes.
Kelly Hanson, Holistic Therapist
Kelly is a Holistic Practitioner offering Reflexology, Reiki, and all forms of Massage, including Sports Massage, Lymphatic drainage, Aromatherapy, Abdominal Massage and Trigger Point massage. She is currently studying Nutritional therapy at The Nutritional Healing Foundation (NHF).
Her depth of knowledge of natural health, vitamins, minerals and supplements is of great benefit to her clients.
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She is warm and sympathetic therapist who enjoys getting to know her clients and working with them to improve health, vitality and wellbeing. She offers professional and practical advice on pain management and lifestyle, where appropriate. She is passionate in her belief that we should take full control of our own health as a system of healing,
and she will work intuitively with you to assess your needs to create and guide towards individual goals.
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Kelly is registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), a full Member of The Association and Register of Colonic Hydrotherapists (ARCH) and International Association and and The Nutritional Healing Foundation (NHF).
Maggie Kirk, Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist
Maggie has established practitioner-level hypnotherapy training courses in London, Nottinghamshire and Cheshire, as well as continuing professional development studies for qualified counsellors.
Maggie re-trained in her forties and found a new vocation in counselling. “It’s all about people now and that’s hugely satisfying. Like many, I spent years being driven by a demanding career. Life was about strategies and targets. What I found interesting was that my time was increasingly absorbed by the personal issues of team members. The interest became a passion. I have worked privately as a therapist ever since.
People come with all sorts of issues and it is hugely satisfying to see them transform their ways of thinking and feeling.
I think I had been a cynic before I started the process – not inclined to acknowledge, let alone ‘indulge’, emotional vulnerabilities. Now, years later, I have seen the value of dealing with those underlying issues and I have witnessed, again and again, people leaving therapy stronger, with greater knowledge and understanding of themselves – and often with their lives utterly transformed."
Your First Consultation
Your first consultation usually lasts 30 minutes. Longer appointments can be pre booked, however many insurance companies will not cover these.
We complete an in-depth assessment of your problem, enabling us to give you a clinical diagnosis and provide you with specific solutions to get you back doing what you enjoy. We will explain to you your treatment plan, give you the opportunity to ask any questions and we will estimate the number and frequency of appointments you require.
24 hours’ notice is required for cancellation of an appointment, or the full fee for a session will be charged.
In some cases it may be that we will refer you on to other medical professionals for further investigation. We work closely with carefully selected specialists to ensure you get the best possible care.
Prices
30 mins £45.00
60 mins £90.00
Physiofit at Home: £80 first appointment and £60 follow up. Price may vary dependent upon location.
Payment/Insurance
We are able to bill some insurance companies directly and these rates may differ from those above, according to the contract we have with them. When making your appointment please inform us of your policy number and authorisation number.
Occasionally some insurers may struggle to find us on their list. We are registered with nearly all companies so please call us for our provider number.
Self-funding patients must pay after each session. We do charge for a credit card payment but not for debit cards. A receipt will be issued immediately after each session.
For further information or questions on billing please email us at info@physiofit.co.uk or call us on 01625 590 444.
