Medbelle Partners: Carlisle Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic

All the physiotherapists working in the clinic have at least 4 years experience and are involved in ongoing professional development.

Judy qualified in 1981 from The Queens College, Glasgow. She gained her musculoskeletal experience working in the NHS in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Carlisle before moving to a small private hospital where she was the Physiotherapy Manager of a team of musculoskeletal physiotherapists. Musculoskeletal injuries are her area of expertise with a particular interest in sports injuries. She has worked with various sports teams since qualifying – Rugby, hockey and swimming.

Shiona Hattle qualified from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2012. She gained her experience as a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapists at St Helen’s and as a Musculoskeletal Band 6 at Lancaster. She has worked part time in Private Practice since 2015 gaining valuable experience in the treatment of Musculoskeletal problems with hands on treatment combined with electrotherapy and exercises to suit her patients.

Jamie Blakeley graduated with a Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of Cumbria having previously completed a degree in Sports Rehabilitation. He has a keen interest in sports rehabilitation and incorporates his knowledge into his own gym training.

The first visit to the clinic is for an initial assessment which takes up to an hour.

This is necessary to allow the physiotherapists to gain an understanding of the problem you are attending for and also what has happened in the past. The structure of this part of the assessment is in the form of questions and discussion about the problem.

This is followed by an objective examination which involves checking the range of mobility of the joints and structures involved, tests of various structures and also checking for tenderness and stiffness.

Once this is completed we will explain what we have found, what we feel is the appropriate form of treatment and what you can do yourself.