Biography

Mike was born on the Isle of Wight but grew up and was educated in South Africa. He came to the UK in 1993 in order to pursue his Physiotherapy career. With a First Class Honours Degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Essex, Mike has previously worked for the NHS, and in addition has over 6 years experience working within Private Practice.

He is a confident and skilled manual therapist and uses up to date evidence based treatments in order to obtain the best results for a variety of conditions for example:

• Neck pain
• Lower back and mid back pain
• Sciatica
• Shoulder pain
• Knee pain
• Hip pain
• Elbow pain
• Ankle/foot pain
• Nerve/referred pain

He has a specialist interest in spinal conditions and chronic pain and thrives on freeing people from pain and discomfort in the shortest time frame possible. He is expertly placed to advise on returning to full fitness and preventing injury.

He is also a qualified Acupuncturist and has undergone masters level training in advanced diagnostic, manual therapy and osteopathy techniques.

He utilises the following treatment techniques:

• Joint manipulation (with an audible pop)
• Acupuncture
• Joint mobilisation
• Soft tissue/trigger point release
• High quality home exercises to supplement treatment
• Ultrasound therapy
• Base level through to elite level sports/orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Biomechanical assessment