The Team

Always having had a keen interest in exercise and rehabilitation she spent several years working in professional rugby league whilst also developing other aspects of the business.

She continues to work passionately in maintaining the high standards of service that the people of York and surrounding areas have come to expect over the past 30 years. Several members of the team have now been together for well over 20 years and have a broad range of highly developed skills to ensure optimum care for our patients.

Special Interests
All Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Conditions
Sports Related Injuries
The Physiotherapy Management of Sporting Youngsters and all Equestrian Riders
Rehabilitation after Knee Surgery including Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACL)

Other Interests
Paula is a keen horse woman and loves spending time with her grandchildren.
 

Michelle worked in corporate health and fitness for three years before joining Highthorn Physiotherapy Clinic in 1993 becoming clinical manager in 2010 and a director in 2018.

Special Interests
All Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Conditions
Post surgical rehabilitation
Sports Related Injuries especially Golf
Acupuncture
Health Related Fitness
Muscle Imbalance

Other Interests
Michelle's main hobbies are road biking, golf and gardening.

Special Interests
Ruth enjoys treating all musculoskeletal injuries but particularly enjoys assessing and correcting problems with movement patterns that are required for sport and day to day activities. She uses acupuncture alongside her other Physiotherapy Skills and has been registered with the AACP since 2010.

Other Interests
Ruth is also a mum of 2 and a keen netball player and has played in York and District leagues for the last 12 years.

Graduating as a physiotherapist from Teesside Polytechnic in 1984, Sarah started working in the NHS until her interest in rowing pointed her to develop her proficiency in sports medicine. She started working with rugby union and hockey teams before the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) appointed Sarah as a governing body physiotherapist. She served the country’s National teams for over 15 years, looking after the Great Britain handball and fast pitch softball teams during training at home and international competitions.

Special Interests
Sarah has worked in private practice for over 30 years and enjoys working with patients who want to get better. Although she will happily encourage those that need a little extra motivation with their exercises! She is also an expert in the treatment of migraine headaches and whiplash injuries.

Other Interests
Believe it or not Sarah loves decorating at home! She can often be seen with a paint brush in her hand – that or a spade as she tries to grow flowers and vegetables in her newly acquired vegetable plot.

On return to the UK, Victoria undertook an MSc in Sports Physiotherapy ( Cardiff ). She worked for 13 years in private physiotherapy in London , Sydney, Birmingham and Manchester. Sports specific experience includes : English Institute of Sport, Manchester 2012-2016 ( a variety of Olympic sports, predominantly Taekwondo ) London Olympics 2012, professional soccer 2004-2010 (Norwich City , Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Special Interests
Victoria has a special interest in hip and pelvic pain, publishing her masters research on muscle imbalance around the hip in Football players. She has gone on to study in more detail , physiotherapy targeting women's health issues including pre and post natal.
Additional skills include acupuncture and Pilates.

Other Interests
Apart from being mum to 2 young children, Victoria enjoys skiing and snowboarding.