TADCASTER PHYSIO
& Sports Injuries Clinic
ABOUT US
TADCASTER PHYSIO OFFERS QUICK AND EASY ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, EVIDENCE BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY.
OUR STORY
TADCASTER PHYSIO OPENED ITS DOORS IN 2012 AND HAS EVOLVED AND EXPANDED TO OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES AND SPECIALITIES. OUR TEAM OF PHYSIO’S, MASSAGE THERAPISTS, ASSISTANTS AND ADMIN SUPPORT COMBINE TO PROVIDE AN EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF TADCASTER AND BEYOND.
BASED ON THE ETHOS OF EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING OUR PATIENTS TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION, TADCASTER PHYSIO AIM TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, EVIDENCE BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT A MIX OF MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES, PATIENT EDUCATION AND THE CORRECT STRUCTURED HOME EXERCISE PLAN ACHIEVES GREAT RESULTS.
BY ALLOWING ADEQUATE TIME IN OUR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SLOTS WE TAKE THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS UNDERSTAND BOTH THEIR CONDITION AND HOW THEY CAN MANAGE IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH US.
WE HAVE TWO, SPACIOUS AND WELL EQUIPPED TREATMENT ROOMS AND DEDICATED RECEPTION/WAITING ROOM. IN CLINIC WE HAVE A VARIETY OF FREE WEIGHTS/KETTLEBELLS, PRIMAL FITNESS PROFESSIONAL STANDARD CABLE MACHINE, RESISTANCE MACHINES/BANDS, BALANCE AND PROPRIOCEPTION EQUIPMENT AND PLYOMETRIC BOXES/STEPS.
ALL STAFF ARE FIRST AID TRAINED, HAVE PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE AND COMPLETE REGULAR CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD).
MEET THE TEAM
AT TADCASTER PHYSIO, YOU'RE NOT JUST GETTING A TREATMENT PLAN—YOU'RE WORKING WITH A FRIENDLY TEAM OF DEDICATED LOCAL EXPERTS.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND A GENUINE PASSION FOR GETTING YOU BACK TO YOUR BEST. GET TO KNOW THE FACES BEHIND THE WHITE COATS AND DISCOVER THE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE THAT WILL POWER YOUR RECOVERY!
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TEAM BIOS
DAVE BAXTER - LEAD PHYSIO/CLINIC OWNER
LEAD PHYSIOTHERAPIST DAVE BAXTER HAS A UNIQUE BACKGROUND IN PHYSIOTHERAPY MAKING HIM THE IDEAL CHOICE TO TREAT A RANGE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS.
DAVE QUALIFIED AS A CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON IN 2000 BEFORE HE WENT ON TO WORK AT THE LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS. DAVE INITIALLY WORKED HIS GENERAL ROTATIONS BEFORE GAINING A SENIOR ROLE SPECIALISING IN MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY. AFTER WORKING IN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING POST-SURGICAL REHAB, ORTHOPAEDICS AND GP REFERRALS DAVE TOOK UP A FULL TIME POST AT BUPA HOSPITAL LEEDS (WHICH LATER BECAME SPIRE) IN 2004. IN HIS ROLE AS A SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST DAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH A NUMBER OF LEADING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS AND NEUROSURGEONS TREATING A BROAD VARIETY OF CONDITIONS. DAVE THEN WENT ON TO WORK IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ERGONOMICS PROVIDING SPECIALIST ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTS TO MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION AS WELL AS IN HOUSE PHYSIOTHERAPY AND FIT TO WORK ASSESSMENTS TO LOCAL INDUSTRY, COUNCILS AND THE NHS.
DAVE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN TREATING SPORTING INJURIES HAVING WORKED IN ELITE LEVEL RUGBY AND WOMEN’S FOOTBALL AS WELL AS WITH GOLFERS, MARATHON RUNNERS, CYCLISTS AND POWER LIFTERS TO NAME A FEW. IN JANUARY 2012 DAVE FINALLY FULFILLED HIS DREAM OF HAVING HIS OWN PHYSIO PRACTICE WHEN HE OPENED TADCASTER PHYSIO & SPORTS INJURIES CLINIC.
DAVE HAS A SPECIALIST INTEREST IN RUNNING INJURIES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT AND IS HIMSELF A FANATICAL RUNNER HAVING THROWN HIMSELF INTO THE SPORT HIMSELF WITH A SCIENTIFIC EYE.
DAVE HAS COMPLETED DOZENS OF MARATHONS AND ULTRA-MARATHONS AND ESPECIALLY ENJOYS TRAIL RUNNING. AWAY FROM WORK AND RUNNING DAVE HAS 2 KIDS AND ENJOYS MOUNTAIN BIKING, SKIING/SNOWBOARDING AND TRAVEL IN HIS CAMPERVAN.
ANDREW WILSON - CHARTERED PHYSIO
ANDREW GRADUATED WITH A BSC IN PHYSIOTHERAPY FROM LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY IN 2024, BUT HAS WORKED IN REHABILITATION AND PERSONAL TRAINING SINCE 2016. HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES NHS MSK SERVICES, NEUROREHABILITATION, INTERMEDIATE CARE, AND ELITE SPORT, AND HAS WORKED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING TEAM GB ATHLETES, RECREATIONAL HOBBYISTS, AND PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM MAJOR ILLNESS OR INJURY.
ANDREW TAKES A DETAILED BUT CLEAR APPROACH TO PHYSIOTHERAPY, HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT’S DRIVING THEIR PAIN OR LIMITATIONS AND WORKING WITH THEM TO CREATE PRACTICAL, TAILORED PLANS THAT LEAD TO LONG-TERM RESULTS. HE PARTICULARLY ENJOYS PROBLEM-SOLVING COMPLEX OR PERSISTENT ISSUES AND SEEING PEOPLE REGAIN TRUST IN THEIR BODIES SO THEY CAN RETURN TO DOING THE ACTIVITIES THEY LOVE.
OUTSIDE OF THE CLINIC, ANDREW IS A KEEN LONG-DISTANCE HIKER AND WILD CAMPER. HE’S ALWAYS PLANNING HIS NEXT ADVENTURE AND IS WILLING TO TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE TO EXPLORE REMOTE AND INTERESTING CORNERS OF THE MAP ON FOOT.
EMMA WILSON - SPECIALIST MSK PHYSIO
EMMA QUALIFIED FROM ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY IN ABERDEEN IN 2000. SHE STARTED HER PHYSIOTHERAPY CAREER IN THE NHS, WORKING IN YORK AND LEEDS WHERE SHE BEGAN TO SPECIALISE IN MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF 2005, EMMA MOVED TO MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. WHILST THERE, SHE WORKED IN BOTH PRIVATE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE CLINICS TREATING A VARIETY OF POST-OPERATIVE CONDITIONS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES. SHE ALSO UNDERTOOK EXTENSIVE CLINICAL PILATES TRAINING AND SPENT SOME TIME WORKING IN A CLINICAL PILATES CLINIC USING THIS METHOD AS A TREATMENT FOR SOME CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
IN 2012, EMMA MOVED BACK TO THE UK AND SETTLED BACK IN YORKSHIRE. SINCE RETURNING TO THE UK, SHE HAS WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. EMMA WORKED IN A CLINIC SPECIALISING IN TREATING SPINAL PATHOLOGIES AND PAIN AND HAS GAINED EXPERIENCE OF TREATING PEOPLE FOLLOWING SPINAL SURGERY. SHE STARTED WORKING IN TADCASTER IN 2019. AT PRESENT, SHE ALSO WORKS PART-TIME FOR BUPA IN LEEDS. EMMA HAS UNDERTAKEN NUMEROUS POST-GRADUATE COURSES OVER THE YEARS TO ENHANCE HER PHYSIOTHERAPY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. SHE HAS AN INTEREST IN TREATING LOWER BACK PAIN, BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC, AND SHOULDER PAIN.
OUTSIDE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY EMMA HAS 2 CHILDREN WHICH KEEP HER BUSY. SHE ALSO ENJOYS KEEPING FIT AND PLAYING BOARD GAMES.
HANNAH THEAKSTON
HANNAH TRAINED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE GRADUATING WITH A BSC(HONS) PHYSIOTHERAPY IN 2000. SPECIALISING IN PAEDIATRICS IN 2002, HANNAH GAINED EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC AND PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY SERVICES AT THE LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY.
IN 2009 HANNAH TOOK ON THE POST OF LEAD PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY PHYSIOTHERAPIST AT SHEFFIELD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. HERE SHE GAINED ADVANCED SKILLS IN PERFORMING INTRA-ARTICULAR STEROID INJECTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS. HANNAH RETURNED BACK TO WORK IN LEEDS IN 2010 WHERE SHE TREATED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN PRIMARY CARE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS. AS WELL AS HER ROLE AT TADCASTER PHYSIO HANNAH ALSO WORKS IN LEEDS IN PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT SERVICES TREATING 0-16 YEAR OLDS IN THE NHS ACUTE TRUST.
HANNAH ALSO GAINED AN MSC IN VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY IN 2005 AND RUNS A BUSY PRIVATE VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE. SHE IS INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING OF VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS ACROSS THE UK.
ANDY MASON - SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST
ANDY IS CURRENTLY STUDYING A DEGREE IN SPORTS, EXERCISE SCIENCE AND COACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL. IN CONJUNCTION, HE IS A QUALIFIED SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST (LEVEL 3) AND IS CURRENTLY STUDYING HIS LEVEL 4 QUALIFICATION. ANDY PROVIDES SPORTS MASSAGE TREATMENTS AND SPECIALISES IN DYSFUNCTIONAL TISSUE IN A RANGE OF CONTEXTS, INCLUDING PRE-EVENT, POST EVENT, INTRA-EVENT AND FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.
ANDY RUNS FOR THE LOCAL RUNNING CLUB IN TADCASTER. HE STARTED RUNNING AROUND 2017 AND HIS FIRST EVENT WAS THE GREAT NORTH RUN. ANDY HAS STARTED TAKING RUNNING MORE SERIOUSLY OVER RECENT YEARS AND TAKEN A KEEN INTEREST IN ULTRA-RUNNING. HE RUNS EVENTS FROM 30 MILES UP TO 80 MILES. HE IS ALSO A QUALIFIED ULTRA RUNNING COACH AND PERSONAL TRAINER.
JO WATSON - CLINICAL ADMINISTRATOR & VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
JO IS A SEASONED VIRTUAL ASSISTANT WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORTS THE TADCASTER PHYSIO TEAM REMOTELY. YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER JO EITHER DEALING WITH TELEPHONE CALLS OR EMAILS ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, USUALLY AT BUSIER TIMES OR DURING STAFF HOLIDAYS.
BASED IN LEEDS BUT FREQUENTLY IN TADCASTER, JO HAS A PASSION FOR HEALTH, FITNESS, MUSIC, AND WELL-BEING. SHE'S ALSO AN EXPERIENCED PROPERTY MANAGER AND A PROUD CAT LOVER, EMBODYING A PROACTIVE AND CHEERFUL APPROACH IN ALL SHE DOES.
LIANE WILLIAMS - SPECIALIST MSK PHYSIO
LIANE QUALIFIED IN LONDON SOME YEARS AGO, WORKING THERE FOR A YEAR BEFORE RELOCATING TO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
SHE INITIALLY WORKED IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC UNIT SPECIALISING IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX SEQUELAE FOLLOWING DISEASES SUCH AS POLIO AND TB SPINE. FOLLOWING THIS, SHE ESTABLISHED HER OWN SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE PRACTICE, COVERING GENERAL MSK (MUSCULOSKELETAL) AND RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HER INTEREST IN UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION GREW, LEADING HER TO COLLABORATE WITH WORLD-CLASS SHOULDER, ELBOW, AND HAND SURGEONS. THIS PROVIDED IMMENSE EXPERIENCE IN BOTH POST-OPERATIVE TRAUMA AND THE REHABILITATION OF NON-OPERATIVE CONDITIONS. THIS EXPERTISE CULMINATED IN THE FORMATION OF THE CAPE HAND AND UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION UNIT. IN 2008, LIANE GAINED THE RESPECTED BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HAND THERAPISTS (BAHT) ACCREDITATION.
LIANE SPECIALISES IN THE REHABILITATION OF SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL UPPER LIMB DISORDERS AND INJURIES, APPLYING PHYSICAL METHODS INCLUDING TARGETED EXERCISE AND SPLINTING.
LIANE ALSO HOLDS A SPECIFIC INTEREST IN TREATING MUSICIANS WITH NECK AND UPPER LIMB PAIN. AS A LONG-STANDING FLAUTIST AND CHORAL SINGER, SHE HAS AN EXCELLENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISABLING SYMPTOMS A MUSICIAN CAN SUFFER AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
OUTSIDE OF THE CLINIC, LIANE IS A VERY KEEN RACQUETBALL PLAYER, FLAUTIST, AND CHORAL SINGER, WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN ALL THINGS EQUINE.
SARAH BAXTER - PHYSIO/CLINIC MANAGER
SARAH GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD IN 2005 HAVING PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION.
SARAH HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND A SPECIALIST INTEREST IN NEUROLOGICAL PHYSIOTHERAPY. SHE COMPLETED THE INTRODUCTION TO BOBATH COURSE IN 2008 AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN NEUROLOGY (ACPIN).
SARAH PUT IN A 7 YEAR SHIFT IN THE NHS BEFORE MOVING INTO THE PRIVATE NEURO WORLD. UNUSUALLY SARAH THEN MOVED BACK INTO THE NHS AND NOW WORKS PRIMARILY IN THE COMMUNITY THERAPY SETTING IN YORK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.