Our Team of Physiotherapists
Jodie Pargeter
Physiotherapist,
Acupuncture Physiotherapist,
Women’s Health Specialist,
APPI Pilates trained
Jodie, a founder of The Health Hub, is a qualified, chartered physiotherapist who has a passion for treating people regardless of their injury. Having started work within the NHS, Jodie has worked across the country in both the public and private sectors. Now she has set up The Health Hub where she can focus her attention on all aspects of physiotherapy.
Jodie has always had a keen interest in sports and rehabilitation and she studied for her Masters in Australia where she was able to work alongside some of Australia’s top Olympic Physiotherapists covering a number of disciplines. In addition to this, Jodie is passionate about the management and treatment of women’s health with a particular focus on antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy.
Jodie is constantly learning new techniques to best support the care of her patients and is able to offer dry needling and acupuncture which she can combine with her physiotherapy and pilates training to offer a complete treatment package.
Insurers Jodie works with
Insurance Policy
We require all patients to pay upfront for their appointments, an invoice will then be issued for you to send to your insurer to claim your treatment cost back.
Kirk Proto
Physiotherapist,
Acupuncture Physiotherapist
Kirk is a Chartered Physiotherapist graduating at the University of Brighton following a career change from the finance sector. He is also qualified in medical acupuncture. Kirk is enthusiastic about health and fitness, with hobbies that include CrossFit and Cricket.
Kirk treats all areas of Musculoskeletal pain and injuries with a particular interest in helping others overcome chronic low back pain and nerve pain symptoms from conditions such as a spinal disc herniations. Other areas of speciality include post operative care from knee and hip surgery, as well as rehabilitation to knees, ankles and shoulders.
Kirk employs a range of modalities to treat and manage patients pain including soft tissue therapy, acupuncture and exercise rehabilitation, where he is passionate not only to relieve his patients’ symptoms but return them to the hobbies they enjoy most.
Kirk works with a number of private healthcare insurance providers including AXA, AVIVA, Simply Health, WPA, Westfield and bhsf.
Further Qualifications
Insurers Kirk works with
Insurance Policy
We require all patients to pay upfront for their appointments, an invoice will then be issued for you to send to your insurer to claim your treatment cost back.
Martin Ratcliffe
Physiotherapist,
Acupuncture Physiotherapist
Martin is a qualified and Chartered Physiotherapist and graduated from the University of Brighton. Martin previously completed a Sport and Exercise Science degree in Liverpool and then worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant in Musculoskeletal Outpatients where his love of Physiotherapy and rehabilitation came from.
Alongside his private work, Martin previously worked in the NHS as a Senior Physiotherapist assessing and treating patients. Martin lead a lower limb rehabilitation class, a speed and agility class and ran an orthopaedics post-operative clinic. In addition to working with us, Martin also works part-time as an academy Physiotherapist at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club which provides great experience and exposure to the rehabilitation of elite athletes.
Martin has a strong interest in specialist exercise rehabilitation in particular post-operative ACL rehabilitation and returning patients back to sport. He is a keen runner and golfer in his spare time. Martin is also AACP qualified – Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, which provides a great treatment tool that when warranted can enhance patients’ results.
Martin works with a number of private healthcare insurance companies including AXA, AVIVA, Simply Health, WPA, Westfield and bhsf.
Further Qualifications
Insurers Martin works with
Insurance Policy
We require all patients to pay upfront for their appointments, an invoice will then be issued for you to send to your insurer to claim your treatment cost back.
Physiotherapy Patients have reported relief from –
- Neck and Back Pain
- Shoulder Pain including frozen shoulder
- Elbow Pain including tennis and golfers elbow
- Knee Pain
- Ankle Sprains
- Knee Ligament Injuries
- Muscular Strains
- Hip pain
- Wrist pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Tendinopathy/Tendonitis – including Achilles tendonitis and patellar tendonitis
- For arthritic Knee pain in particular we find the use of Acupuncture to be very successful here as recommended by NICE
The History of Physiotherapy
The earliest documented origins of actual physiotherapy as a professional group date back to Per Henrik Ling ‘Father of Swedish Gymnastics’ who founded the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for massage, manipulation, and exercise. Treatment through the 1940s primarily consisted of exercise, massage, and traction. Physiotherapists can also manipulate like a Chiropractor or an Osteopath however this wouldn’t be covered within their initial qualification. It is also important to state that there are many arms of Physiotherapy beyond what we all think of, such as Respiratory Physio, or Neuro Physio.
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