Our Amazing Team
Amanda Freeman-Hicks
Physiotherapist
BSc Hons, MCSP, MMACP
Amanda qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist from the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 and has specialised in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy for the last 15 years. Amanda is registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) and is nearing completion of her MSc.
Trauma and Orthopaedics
ACL and PCL Ruptures
Knee Ligament Reconstructive Surgery
Injury Prevention
Strength and Conditioning
Rehabilitation Programmes
Joint and Soft Tissue Mobilisation
Myofascial Release
The McKenzie Method treatment approach for Back and Neck Pain
In her spare time Amanda is kept busy with her family and dogs and studying for her MSc and relaxes with visits to the gym and travelling.
Anne Hackett
Physiotherapist
& Partner
Grad.Dip Phys. MCSP
Anne is a registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She graduated from St. Thomas Hospital in 1979 then continued to work in the NHS and also sports injuries clinics. In 1989 she became a co-founder of the Cotswold Physiotherapy Centre and Sports Injuries Clinic.
Her role today is multifaceted covering business management, clinical directions to ensure high standards are maintained, as well as treating patients.
All musculoskeletal injures with a special interest in the spine and knee joint
Sports injuries
Ultrasound Therapy
Elderly care
Falls and balance problems
Manual Therapy
In her spare time she enjoys gardening and walking her three Bassett Hounds.
Caroline Thomson
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons), MCSP
Caroline graduated from Manchester School of Physiotherapy in 2000 and is registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health and Care Professions Council. She has worked in a wide range of clinical settings working with a huge variety of health conditions, injuries and disabilities. Caroline has worked in the NHS, Industry and has worked in Private Physiotherapy Clinics for over 13 years.
All musculoskeletal injuries
Sports Injury assessment and rehabilitation
Strength and Conditioning post injury
Joint and soft tissue mobilisation
Display Screen Equipment Assessment and Ergonomics
Car Ergonomic assessment
Kiniesiology taping and much more!
In her spare time Caroline enjoys running, walking her dogs, spending time with her family and getting frustrated watching Gloucester Rugby from the Shed!
Janina Langdon
Physiotherapist
Grad.Dip. Phys. MCSP
Janina is a registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health & Care Professions Council with forty years of experience, mainly within the private sector. After graduating from Bristol School of Physiotherapy. Janina started her career in the NHS combining it with working in Sports Injuries clinics. She worked part-time in private practice, at a semi professional football club (still awaiting a call from her favourite Premiership team) and athletic club, whilst combining it with bringing up her five children.
Janina has used her expertise to diagnose and treat patients within a range of settings from local care homes, MoD facility, industry, children in education, hydrotherapy and gait analysis, as well as out-patient work at Cotswold Physiotherapy Centre for over thirty years.
Janina specialises in diagnosing and treating patients in a wide age demographic.
Musculo-skeletal injuries – neck, lower back, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and feet
Sports injuries – dance, football, athletics, swimming, racket sports
Elderly care – rehabilitation, balance control, falls prevention, home visits, stroke rehabilitation
Post-surgery – rehabilitation, home visits
Electrotherapy
Therapeutic and Sports massage
Pilates and core stability
Outside work, Janina enjoys tap dance and Zumba, Pilates, sewing and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
James Peirce
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) MCSP
James qualified in physiotherapy in 2005 at Bristol UWE. He has gained experience working both in the local NHS hospitals and also private practice. After completing his general rotations in the hospitals James specialised in musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Physiotherapy. He also looks to develop his treatment skills and has undertaken many courses post qualification to allow him to treat a variety of conditions both acute and chronic. His added skills in Vestibular Rehabilitation and Acupuncture give a valuable depth to his treatment skills.
Sports injuries, sports massage and taping
Musculoskeletal pain, spinal and peripheral joint mobilisations
Vestibular conditions such as Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV)
Labyrinthitis and vestibular hypofunction, Epley manoeuvre and vestibular rehabilitation.
Rheumatology conditions including Joint Hypermobility
McKenzie method of diagnosis and treatment
Outside of work James enjoys keeping active by running and watching his beloved Liverpool FC!
Cherry Mayers
Physiotherapist
Grad.Dip. Phys. MCSP
Cherry is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 30 years experience working in private practice. She qualified at St Mary’s hospital in London and has worked for the NHS in both London and in Cheltenham. While working in private practice, she has been seconded to work in occupational health for a large company, also in a school and for the RAF. She is registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, Health and Care Professions Council and with the AACP (Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists).
All musculoskeletal injuries with a special interest in spines
Elderly care
Home Visits
In her spare time she enjoys gardening, playing tennis and practising yoga.
Heather Walker
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
BSc (Hons) MCSP
Heather is a Chartered Physiotherapist who graduated from Birmingham University in 2008 and has 13 years experience in Musculoskeletak (MSK) physiotherapy. She has worked in both post surgical and non surgical roles in the NHS and has worked in various settings in the provate sector. Heather uses hands on therapy as well as acupuncture in her work, and has a diploma in musculoskeletal medicine. Being an athlete herself, she is able to empathise with sports people who are unable to partake in their sport, and is able to give effective sports rehabilitation to enable them to return to a high level. She has worked with Wales Hockey both under 16 boys teams and Women’s Indoor Hockey team.Healther specialises in all MSK conditions, lower limb and shoulder and acupuncture. in between work and looking after her three children she is keeping her triathlon dream alive with running, cycling and open water swimming.
In between work and looking after her three children she is keeping her triathlon dream alive with running, cycling and open water swimming
Kristi Fawcett
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) MSc MCSP
Kristi is a Chartered Physiotherapist who qualified with a Masters degree in Physiotherapy in 2015 from Glasgow Caledonian University. Over the last five years, Kristi has primarily focused on musculoskeletal physiotherapy within an outpatient setting in both the private sector and the NHS. Much of her career was initially spent working in occupational health and aiming to integrate injury recovery with working life. Kristi is registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
All musculoskeletal injuries
Post stroke rehabilitation
Joint and soft tissue mobilisation
Soft tissue massage
Gaitscan/Foot Scan & Orthotics
Home visits
In her spare time, Kristi enjoys spending time with her husband and their nine month old son. As she has just bought her first home, much of her spare time is also spent flexing her DIY muscles and keeping herself and her husband injury free.
Louise Cox
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons), MCSP
Louise is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 12 years of clinical experience in outpatient physiotherapy departments and working with people who are severely disabled. Louise is a graduate of St. Georges Medical School London and is registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and the Health and Care Professions Council.
Louise has worked as a physiotherapist for the NHS, Leonard Cheshire Disability and currently works at Cotswold Physiotherapy Centre in Cheltenham.
All musculoskeletal injuries with a special interest in back pain
All Neurological Conditions
Diagnosing and treating sports injuries
Joint and soft tissue manipulations
Soft tissue therapy
Kinesiology taping
Back pain in pregnancy
Ultrasound therapy
Fall and balance problems
Home visits
In her spare time, Louise enjoys spending time with her family and her three cats. Being married to a rock climber, Louise has to regularly treat him too!
Jodie Evans
Physiotherapist
BSc(Hons) MCSP MAACP
Jodie trained as a physiotherapist in Oxford, graduating in 2003. She gained valuable experience in the NHS, prior to specialising in musculoskeletal outpatients. Jodie has since worked in private hospitals and private physiotherapy clinics, in the UK and New Zealand. Working in New Zealand was part of her time spent travelling, and offered the opportunity to work in close proximity to the ski fields, assessing and treating acute injuries.
Musculoskeletal and sports injuries
Postural and spinal pain
Post-operative progression of Orthopaedic patients (including Total Knee Replacements and Total Hip Replacements)
Soft tissue mobilisation and myofascial release
K-Taping
Acupuncture
Pilates 1:1
Sacroiliac joint and pelvic pain, which can cause problems during and post pregnancy
Jodie focuses most of her treatments on muscle balance of the body, and has found a passion for teaching Pilates. She loves keeping active through her Pilates and enjoying the local area whilst running, or walking with her family.
Zoe Jones
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) MCSP
Zoe is a Chartered Physiotherapist with sixteen years of experience. She trained at the University of Birmingham and has worked extensively in the NHS in musculoskeletal outpatients and currently works within the Musculoskeletal Advanced Practitioner Service when not working at Cotswold Physiotherapy Centre. She has also worked in other private hospitals and for the Old Patesians Men’s and County Boys Rugby teams.
Zoe has a special interest in hand therapy and upper limb problems. She has worked with the hand surgeons in Gloucestershire since 2007 and has an excellent understanding of hand injuries and their management. Zoe is an injector in her NHS role and has a great understanding of when injection therapy can play a role in musculoskeletal conditions.
All soft tissue and joint problems
Spinal treatments
Sports treatments
Acupuncture
Hand treatments
In her spare time, Zoe likes circuit sessions and running. As her two girls have now started school, Zoe is looking forward to getting back into hill walking again too!
Tom Stevens
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) MCSP
Tom is a Chartered Physiotherapist and graduated from Coventry University in 2018. Tom is a specialist in Trauma and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
Musculoskeletal conditions
Sport injuries
Sports massage
Trauma and orthopaedic rehabilitation
Soft tissue/myofascial release techniques
Trigger pointing
Muscle energy techniques
Joint and soft tissue mobilisation
Injury prevention
Health promotion
Outside of work Tom enjoys most sporting activities. He has a passion for Gloucester Rugby and frequently attends Kingsholm with friends and family watching the team. He is also an avid motorsport fan, mainly being Motocross and F1.
Lisa Hanks
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) MCSP
Lisa is Chartered Physiotherapist, who graduated from Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh in 1987 and has specialized in Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy for the past thirty years.
Lisa has worked as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist working in both minor injuries unit and out-patients physiotherapy.
Lisa is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
Sports injuries
Musculoskeletal conditions
Post op knees
Post op hips
Post fractures
Paediatrics
In her spare time Lisa can be found in her garden, walking her dog and travelling regularly to Scotland.
Helen Battrick
Physiotherapist
Grad. Dip Phys. MCSP
Helen qualified as a Physiotherapist from Salford School of Physiotherapy in Manchester in 1989 and has specialised in Musculoskeletal out -patient Physiotherapy for over 25 years. Helen has worked in a variety of clinical settings within the NHS, including acute and community hospitals and GP practices. In more recent years she has worked for the Musculoskeletal
Advanced Practitioner Service.
Helen is registered with the Health and Care Professions council {HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Musculoskeletal conditions with a special interest in the spine, hip, and knee.
Joint and soft tissue mobilisation
Rehabilitation programmes The Mckenzie method of diagnosis and treatment
In her spare time, Helen enjoys baking, gardening, and spending time with her family. She likes to keep active by walking and running regularly.
Adam Rushton
Sports Therapist
BS(Hons) MSST
Adam is a Sports Therapist, who graduated from the University of Gloucestershire in 2021.
He specialises in the treatment of Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries, supporting rehabilitation through sports massage, exercise, and K-taping.
Adam has been the in-house Sports Therapist in a gym, where he focused on rehabilitation as well as helping clients to prevent injuries and improve their well-being through sports massage. He also worked at Cheltenham Town Football Academy ensuring players’ safety in training and matches.
Adam is registered with the Society of Sports Therapists (SST)
Sports Massage
MSK Conditions
Sports Injuries
Trigger Point Release
Joint Mobilisation
Rehabilitation Programming
Injury Prevention
K-Taping
Outside of work Adam enjoys keeping fit by going to the gym, playing football and tennis. As a keen football supporter, he watches his team play most weekends, He is also learning Dutch.
Chris Johnson
Practice Manager
& Partner
Originally from Manchester, Chris relocated to Cheltenham when the company she worked for moved there in 1980. After having time off to raise her family, she joined the clinic at its inception in 1989 as an evening receptionist. As her children became of school age she became a day time receptionist and then assistant practice manager. In 2001 she was offered the post of Practice Manager and a Partnership followed 2015.
Her role today is the general administration of the practice and to help maintain the clinics reputation as a dependable, professional, friendly practice.
In her spare time Chris enjoys gardening, running and looking after her grandchildren.
