I am a state registered, chartered physiotherapist and a fully certified Pilates instructor teaching Pilates both on an individual basis and through classes to patients in Macclesfield and surrounding areas in Cheshire.
I am based at the John Griffiths Physiotherapy Practice, located in Macclesfield town centre with patient parking available. I run classes at the Over Alderley and Birtles Reading Room, just outside Macclesfield.
I am certified with the Australian Physiotherapy And Pilates Institute and teach modified Pilates that is suitable for any age or level of fitness and am keen to put my experience and training to effect to help you to achieve your goals. Pilates can be great to help work towards all sorts of goals, from getting back into shape after having a baby, to rehabilitating after an injury.
I am a state registered, chartered physiotherapist, with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. I am also a Pilates instructor, fully certified with the (APPI).
After qualifying at Manchester University in 1994, I gained a broad experience within physiotherapy, working in the NHS and America. I worked in various areas, which included treating people post surgery, people with medical conditions, and musculoskeletal problems.
I started to specialise in 1999 in Neurology where I consolidated the Bobath principles encouraging normal movements and posture.
I then moved to the specialty of musculoskeletal out-patients. In this area encouraging correct posture and normalising ways of moving were again paramount and training in muscle balance reinforced this in my practice. Within the area of out-patients I introduced these principles to pre and post natal patients with pain, patients with rheumatological conditions, patients with shoulder pain and largely those with back pain. This then led me to working as a clinical specialist physiotherapist within the NHS with patients who have persistent/chronic pain, where I have been using low level Pilates to good effect.
