Meet The Team
Director and Specialist Physiotherapist
Laura Hedley
Laura is a specialist physiotherapist and Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP) in the management of shoulder and elbow conditions. She graduated from Northumbria University in 2007 with an MSc in Physiotherapy, having previously studied for an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Nottingham University. Laura has completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and is a trained injection therapist. She is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health Care Professions Council and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Laura has extensive experience treating shoulder and elbow pathologies both within the NHS and the private sector. She currently works closely with orthopaedic consultants providing an integrated approach to the management of complex shoulder and elbow conditions. Laura believes in a simple and honest approach to patient care and is passionate about education, ideas sharing and evidence-based practice.
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Laura works at our Horsforth clinic
Director and Specialist Physiotherapist
Stacey Lalande
Stacey is a specialist shoulder physiotherapist and Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP). She works in both the NHS and private sector. Stacey qualified from Leeds Metropolitan university in 2005 with a degree in physiotherapy. She completed a Post-Graduate master’s degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2015 and is an independent prescriber. Stacey is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health Care Professions Council, the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and the North and West Yorkshire Shoulder and Elbow Society and is a trained injection therapist. Stacey has specialised in musculoskeletal physiotherapy since 2007 and currently works closely with orthopaedic consultants and specialist GP's, this includes ordering imaging, directly listing patients for surgery and delivering corticosteroid injections, as well as post-operative care. She previously worked for Leeds United for 5 seasons.
Stacey works at our Horsforth clinic
Director and Specialist Physiotherapist
Joe Askew
Joe is a specialist shoulder and elbow physiotherapist and Extended Scope Practitioner (ESP). Joe qualified from the University of the West of England, Bristol, with a degree in Physiotherapy in 2002. He has completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Bradford University and an MSc in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Salford University. He is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health Care Professions Council and the prestigious British Elbow and Shoulder Society. He is the physiotherapy representative for the North and West Yorkshire Shoulder and Elbow Society (NWYSES). He is a trained injection therapist. Joe has specialised in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for the past 12 years. He has a longstanding interest in shoulder and elbow conditions and has worked as a specialist physiotherapist in this area for the past five years. He receives referrals from Orthopaedic consultants from across the Yorkshire region for complex shoulder and elbow problems.
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Joe works at our Harrogate clinic.
Specialist Physiotherapist
Gill Fielder
Gill is a specialist physiotherapist in the management of shoulder and elbow conditions and currently works as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP) for the NHS. She graduated from Coventry University in 2002 and went on to complete a post graduate Masters degree from Birmingham University in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2010. She is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Health Care Professions Council and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society. She has twenty years of experience treating musculoskeletal conditions in children and adults and is a trained injection therapist. She works closely with Orthopaedic Shoulder Consultants in Yorkshire. She has previously worked with semi-professional rugby teams. She is committed to providing a collaborative approach to the diagnosis and management of her patients.
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Gill works at our Skipton clinic
Specialist Physiotherapist
Jess Holdsworth
Jess is a specialist shoulder physiotherapist, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP) and a member of the Health Care Professions Council, and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. She graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Cumbria in 2015 and has recently been awarded a distinction in a Post-Graduate master’s degree in Advancing Professional Practice from Sheffield Hallam University. Jessica has worked as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist for the last 8 years, both privately and for the NHS. Over the years she has developed a specialist interest in the diagnosis and treatment of upper limb conditions, in particular the shoulder and elbow. She currently works as an advanced physiotherapy practitioner for the NHS specialising in the management of shoulder and elbow conditions.
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Jess works at our Horsforth clinic