Dr Stephen Hodgson, PhD, MSCP
Steve is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University and is a visiting lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University where he teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. He has been qualified as a physiotherapist since 1990. His main area of interest is in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with an emphasis on movement dysfunction and has a keen interest in the treatment of chronic pain and has strong links with Dr Paul Murray at the Chronic Pain Unit in Sheffield..

Steve has recently completed his PhD in the rehabilitation of shoulder fractures and has published extensively on this area. He lectures at both national and international conferences. Steve also provides physiotherapy for Sheffield Rugby Union Football club.


Karen Bird, MSc, MCSP
Karen is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd as well as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University and now Leeds Metropolitan University where she teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She qualified as a physiotherapist in 1987. Her main area of interest is the treatment of neurological conditions including Stroke, Multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and Parkinsons disease. Additionally she works at the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre based at Catcliffe, Rotherham.

As part of her role at the clinic Karen provides physiotherapy to the South Yorkshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre and is also involved with the Sheffield Different Strokes Group (support group for their patients and carers).


Helen Batty, MCSP
Helen is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University where she teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She has been qualified as a physiotherapist since 1989. Her main area of interest is in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.


Dr Jackie Hammerton, PhD, MCSP
Jackie is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University where she teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She has been qualified as a physiotherapist since 1984. Her main area of interest is the treatment of neurological conditions including Stroke, Multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and Parkinsons disease. Jackie has completed her PhD in stroke rehabilitation.


Helen Morewood, BSc (Hons), MCSP
Helen is a senior physiotherapist working in the NHS and also at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. She has been qualified since 1997. Her main area of interest is in the musculoskeletal field and she specialises in the treatment of vertigo and balance problems.


Alison Macfarlane, MSc, MCSP
Alison is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University where she teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She qualified as a physiotherapist in 1984. Her main area of interest is in the rehabilitation of sports injuries. Alison has completed her MSc in Sports injuries and is actively involved with many sports teams within Sheffield.


David Lomas, MCSP
Dave is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University where he teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. He has been qualified as a physiotherapist since 1991. His main area of interest is in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.


Rachel Young, MSc, MCSP
Rachel is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. and also as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University where she teaches on the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She has been qualified as a physiotherapist since 1995. Her main area of interest is in the treatment of neurological conditions and has specialised in neurosurgical problems. Rachel has completed her MSc in rehabilitation following spinal surgery.


Matthew Withycombe, BSc (Hons), MCSP
Matthew qualified in 1997 from the University of Birmingham and specialises in the treatment of sports injuries and other musculoskeletal conditions. He gained valuable post graduate experience working in New Zealand and Australia and is currently finishing a MSc in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University. As a keen sportsman with interests in running, adventure racing and triathlons, Matthew understands the problems that athletes face.


Emma Richards MSc MCSP
Emma is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd, and also works as a clinic specialist practitioner in neurology at Barnsley primary care trust. Emma qualified in 1990 and has worked extensively specialising in treatment of neurological conditions both in hospital and the community.


John Brinkley BSc (Hons)
John qualified as a physiotherapist in 1998 from Sheffield Hallam University. He currently works as a senior clinician in the NHS leading a team of physiotherapists working in a purpose built neurological rehabilitation centre.

John also works part time at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd.specialising in the treatment of adults with neurological problems.


Rivca Swinson BSc (Hons)
Rivca trained at the Sheffield Hallam University and qualified in physiotherapy in 2001. She spent 2 years at York district hospital, before going to work in New Zealand. This gave her invaluable experience in stroke rehabilitation and orthopaedics. Her main area of specialty is shoulder and neurological rehabilitation.


Emma Dove BSc (Hons), MCSP
Emma is a senior physiotherapist working in the NHS on a neurorehabilitation unit and also at the Hallamshire Physiotherapy clinic. She has been qualified since 1998. Her main area of interest is in the treatment of neurological conditions including traumatic brain injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis.


Ruth Newsome MSc MCSP
Ruth qualified in 1992 from Leeds Metropolitan University and specialises in musculoskeletal outpatients with spinal pain being her special interest. She also works as an Extended Scope Practitioner with the Orthopaedic spinal consultant surgeons at Northern General Hospital.

She completed her MSc in manipulative physiotherapy and has presented her work at the British Association of Spinal Surgeons, the World Physical Therapy Congress in Canada and the British Orthopaedic Association. She received the Robert Williams International Award from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in 2007.


Darryn Marks BSc (Hons) MSc MCSP MACP
Darryn is currently working as Consultant Physiotherapist in the NHS and also a clinician at Hallamshire Physiotherapy. He has an Honorary Visiting Fellowship at Sheffield Hallam University involved in post graduate education and research. Darryn has been qualified since 1993 and his experience is extensive.

He has worked in with elite sports teams including the Australian Institute of Sport. Darryn’s main area of interest is in the treatment and management of general and complex musculoskeletal disorders. He is also involved in advanced physiotherapy practice areas such as injection therapy, prescribing and diagnostics.


David Nolan MSc
David graduated with an MSc in Physiotherapy from Leeds Metropolitan University. His main interests are in treating musculoskeletal disorders through movement analysis. David is a keen runner himself and has a special interest in treating running injuries. He also has a diploma in sports massage which he uses to keep athletes performing well and preventing injury.


Mark Adams, MCSP
Mark is currently working as a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd as well as a senior NHS physiotherapist with the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis service for South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.

He teaches on the post graduate pain management module at Sheffield Hallam University. He qualified as a physiotherapist in 1990 and his main area of interest is the management of long term conditions including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain.


Alison Bourne MA (Cantab) BSc (Hons) MCSP
Alison is currently working as a Private Practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy and is also the Lead Senior Physiotherapist in Women’s Health at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Alison has been qualified for 11 years and specialises in the treatment of Women’s Health Problems. She sits on the Expert Panel for babycentre.co.uk and regularly writes articles on incontinence and pregnancy care for the site. Alison has recently developed a new treatment technique for pelvic pain during pregnancy and will be trialling this as part of a PhD from September at Sheffield Hallam University. Alison was the first physiotherapist to evaluate the use of a new on-line pelvic floor assessment questionnaire (ePAQ) and has recently introduced the use of this to the practice.

Gemma Morgan, BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
Gemma is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist working in the NHS and at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. She has been qualified for 5 years and works mainly with people who have speech and language difficulties following a stroke. Her main areas of interest are Dysphasia and Dyspraxia.