Central Therapy

18/03/2026

I will be travelling to Botswana with Team GB for the 2026 World Athletics Relay Championships from April 20th. I will be away for just over 2 weeks.

Availability is becoming limited in the build up to that date - so if you are suffering with an injury and would like to ensure you get your next session arranged before then, please drop me a message or go online to book at www.central-therapy.uk/booking

See you soon!!

14/03/2026

26/02/2026

What should you expect from an appointment with your sports therapist/physiotherapist?

- Do they listen, engage, and try to get a full understanding of your issue and the impact on your life?
- Do they perform a thorough assessment, both physical and through dialogue to really explore what may be going on.
- Do they explain their reasoning clearly and with context?
- Aside from treatment, are you provided with a plan of action to work towards, with a tailored rehabilitation pathway and a clear vision of the road ahead?

These factors should be front and centre of you care, and hopefully you answered yes to all of the above!

If you would like a chat to explore an issue you may be experiencing please get in touch - send a DM and I will be happy to help!

18/02/2026

Cut through the nonsense and understand what Dry Needling does and doesn't do!

Dry needling has become increasingly popular among physio’s and sports therapists. But what does it really do?

06/02/2026

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30/01/2026

📣 Take a read to see what the subject of my case study had to say!

🧠 I feel physically and mentally amazing. Alex has put me back on track with my health and wellbeing. The care I received was 100%.

🗣️ Communication was excellent. Emails for clarification were answered promptly and would be discussed at the start of each session. Alex was incredibly supportive throughout.

👂 My goal was definitely achieved. Alex listened to how I was feeling, took it onboard and would discuss together the best line of focus.

💪 My hips and back are much stronger. Alex tested and recorded this a various points of the process. It feels great to be out of pain, and the knowledge gained helps me to manage any pain I now experience.

🏋️The rehab program was well suited to me. I was given options and all the information I needed.

🫧Alex’s facility provided a warm and calm feeling as soon as you walk in. The rehab space is clean, light and airy, and the equipment is well looked after.

👂What I found most helpful was Alex’s knowledge, and for the first time I truly felt listened to about the pain I was experiencing and how we were going to manage it.

It feels great to read this feedback - everything she mentioned is core to the service I aim aim to provide at Central Therapy! 🙌🙏

28/01/2026

Throughout the process of working with this client, I was really impressed and pleased with how she adhered so strictly to doing the rehab work. She was determined to improve her condition, and as she started to see the improvements, she was spurred on more so to continue. She really demonstrated how when we consistently do the right things we can really make positive changes.

Over the second half of our rehab journey, we continued to progress her strength work. After we addressed and resolved asymmetries and weaknesses, we moved away from general strength work and started to focus more on preparing her for the demands of work. This was done by considering the frequent demands/movements whilst working in the nursery and creating loaded exercises that worked her in a similar fashion.

By this point, we had reduced the soft tissue therapy as her low back pain had totally resolved and her hip pain was “1000 times better” going from constant pain and trouble sleeping to 0-1/10 on a pain scale. Full work duties were brought back in gradually, and we discussed how to build these up gradually so that it gave her body the chance to re-adapt to the demands.

We used a whole range of different tests to track progress throughout this period. If I pick two of simple test results to highlight the effect of her 3 months process, we could look at her strength in the lateral hip and trunk and can see the huge improvements:

- Side Planks:
On first session: Left side: 11.8 seconds. Right Side: 15.5seconds
On last sessions: Left side: 74 seconds. Right Side: 71 seconds
- Lateral hip strength:
On first session: Left side: 5.6kg. Right Side: 5.3kg
On last session: Left side: 9.57kg. Right Side: 9.94kg

My aim of this case study series was to give an inside insight into how we approach rehabilitation at Central Therapy and to outline the benefits of working closely with a rehab specialist to help navigate the sometime complex pathway of pain. Using appropriate testing, consistent and specific rehabilitation, with a good dose of encouragement, real change is possible!

27/01/2026

If you are an active person struggling with an injury, or looking for guidance back to activity.

Choosing a clinic that is equipped to fully support your journey is key 🔑.

At Central Therapy we bridge the gap from the treatment table, back to your sport!

25/01/2026

Over the next couple of months, I worked with my client to address her back, hip, and knee pain. We scheduled regular weekly sessions to undergo an intensive period of rehabilitation. Each session was supplemented by a tailored rehab plan to follow at home.

During the first month, we utilised hands on soft tissue therapy to work on reducing pain sensitivity in the hips/lower back. We also undertook a gradual, progressive strengthening program to work on the weaknesses and imbalances that we observed in her first session. We regularly tested her strength levels and monitored pain levels to accurately track progress.

Within just a few weeks of regularly (3 times per week) completing tailored strengthening exercises for her back and hips, she had improved her ability to perform exercises, such as a side plank, by as much as double her initial capacity. At this stage we were mainly focused purely on building general strength and capacity around the trunk, and hips. This also correlated to an improvement in daily pain scores. Fantastic results.

Although at this stage she was still modifying activity levels at work to avoid aggravating movements. The real test, and goal, was to get back to working as normal without pain.

Together, we mapped out a plan of action of how we would work towards this.

Keep following to see how the rest of the process went!

23/01/2026

During our first session I conducted a thorough dive into the client’s history and took time to understand how her current issues affected her day-to-day life, what impact it was having. Her pain was really affecting her occupation within a nursery, and the movement demands that placed on her.

I then undertook a thorough clinical musculoskeletal assessment, where we assessed her lower back, hips, knees and ankles to build a picture of her mobility, stability, strength, and balance.

After assessing on the treatment table, we moved to the rehab area to conduct further strength testing.
Key observations noted were:
- Borderline hyper-mobility contributing to excessive joint movement, particularly in the hips, leading to potential aggravation of soft tissues structures about the hip.
- Reduced strength and stability in the gluteal muscles, notably left hip extension and left hip abduction, with compensatory patterns observed across the body.
- Pain on the lateral (outside) joint line of the right knee.

We set a short-term goal to relieve her pain and improve hip strength. With a longer-term goal to improve full-body control and stability, whilst building adequate strength to enable her to confidently complete daily tasks such as lifting childing at work.
At this point I prescribed 3 simple exercises to address his lateral hip and trunk strength and control. With a follow up session scheduled to dive deeper into exercise rehab.

Keep following to see how we got on!

22/01/2026

Here are Central Therapy we pride ourselves on offering a unique, luxury, clinical environment.

With designated consultation, treatment and rehabilitation zones, we not only aim to provide the best treatment, but also the best overall environment and experience.

Located centrally, above Jagos in Melton’s Market Place, why go anywhere else!

21/01/2026

Recently I had an initial consultation with a 38-year-old lady with chronic low back, hip, and knee pain. She had previously had an MRI scan which highlighted mild greater trochanteric bursitis.

Her pain was been progressively worsening, not helped by physical demands of her job, and was really beginning to affect her quality of life.
Previously, she had undertaken physiotherapy treatment and had been doing some physio prescribed exercises over the last year.

After discussing her reason for visit, we then discussed her goals and put a plan in place:

- Full MSK assessment looking at movement, strength, and functional capacity.
- Initiate an exercise rehabilitation plan to target highlighted areas for development to help build resilience and robustness.
- Regular 1-2-1 sessions to ensure the plan is tailored and progressed suitably to ensure continual progression,
- Tracking and regular reassessment monitor day to day pain/function and strength/capacity levels.
- Advice/education regarding her pain and how she can best understand it and build around it.

We worked together regularly over a few months in an attempt to create some positive momentum towards less pain, and improved quality of life.

I will follow this post up with further details of how the rehab journey unfolded!

If this sounds like something you need, please follow this series of posts to gain insight to what I offer at Central Therapy.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a chat about how I may be able to help you!