Bodyfix Team

Katherine McNabb (PhD)
Clinic Director
Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Researcher

With a background in both NHS and private practice, Katherine worked with the British Diving Elite performance squad for 5 years, travelling both home and abroad helping the team to prepare and compete for Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World championships. She has developed a holistic approach to the treatment of injuries using her knowledge of Pilates, biomechanics, muscle imbalance, and soft tissue release to promote rapid recovery. She has a specialist interest in the hip joint and dynamometery and has completed a PhD studying young adult hip pain, in particular Femoroacetabular Impingement at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sally de la Poer
Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Cancer Rehabilitation Practitioner

Sally qualified in 2003 and spent 7 years working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust before joining Bodyfix Physio. She is a qualified Pilates teacher and is one of the few people in the country to be qualified in a specialist Cancer rehabilitation physiotherapy programme called ‘Pinc and Steel’ which is aimed at current and recovering cancer patients. 
Sally is an outdoor girl and loves fell running, cycling, canoeing and camping. She puts us all to shame by cycling to work….whatever the weather!

Graham Brown
Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Child Development Practitioner

Graham’s first career was as a skilled cabinet maker but decided human joints looked more exciting than wooden ones! He qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2004 from the College of St John at York. Graham is one of our evening practitioners and combines working in the NHS with private practice. He has a specialist interest and qualifications in paediatrics and child development physiotherapy. In his spare time, he enjoys running, walking and skiing but still denies that his kids are nearly better than him in all these sports!

Jana Middleton
Senior MSK and Respiratory Physiotherapist

Jana is a clever lady, speaking 3 languages and travelling the globe previously working for the Prince of Dubai in his private racing stables and helping to manage the world cup in Dubai! Jana is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist but also a senior Respiratory physiotherapist managing conditions such as COPD, Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis.
Outside of work, she is always busy gardening, walking, cycling or the latest house renovation!

Candice Redding
Senior MSK, Elderly Care and Mental Health Physiotherapist

Candice gained her degree in 1995 at Pinderfields, Wakefield. She has experience in many different areas of physiotherapy, particularly musculoskeletal problems, neurology and elderly rehabilitation. She also works at Airedale Hospital in Adult Mental Health and her vast experience means she works closely with other health professionals and has the skills to manage the physical health of those with mental health challenges.
Candice spends most of her weekends assisting her ‘horse mad’ daughter at the stables but does occasionally manage a hack herself!

Claire Smith
Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Experienced in youth rehabilitation

Claire gained her first degree in exercise science in the USA while she played golf and competed at a high level. She returned to the UK to be a physiotherapist qualifying from Northumbria University in 2012. After working in the NHS she transferred to the MOD at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate and gained extensive experience there rehabilitating teenagers and adults.
Her four children keep her very busy but she still manages to squeeze in golf and keeping fit.

Louise Pennington
Clinic Administrator
Active Ageing Class Instructor

We couldn’t manage without Louise who is instrumental in ensuring the smooth running of the practice. She is also a qualified ‘Move It or Lose It’ instructor organising and delivering our ACTIVE AGEING PROGRAMME which helps maintain strength, balance, confidence and fun for our older patients. She’s always keen to keep fit, enjoying walking the fells of the Lake District, cold water swimming and a variety of exercise classes. Always first to put her hand up when ‘Bodyfix Challenges’ are suggested and drags us all in kicking and screaming!

Ellena Cohen
Chinese Acupuncturist

Ellena has used Bodyfix Physio clinic to see her patients for over 15 years. She uses the holistic Chinese approach to acupuncture to help restore health and promote physical and emotional well being.
Recently, Ellena has partially relocated to be near her family in the Isle of Wight and returns every three weeks to see patients.