The Barnes Physiotherapy Pratice

The Barnes Physiotherapy Practice provides physiotherapy, osteopathy, rehabilitation and sports massage in Hertford for sports injuries, muscle injuries, neck and back pain, strains and sprains. Care includes assessment, diagnosis, hands-on physiotherapy, rehabilitation work and injury prevention.

Services named by the practice include physiotherapy, sports massage, spinal manipulation and mobilisation, acupuncture and intramuscular stimulation, ultrasound imaging scans and injections, shockwave therapy, kinesio taping, running assessments and Reformer Pilates classes. Treatment plans may include soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation, electrotherapy, exercise therapy, core stability work, taping, dry needling or acupuncture where appropriate to the clinician and appointment.

The physiotherapy team covers musculoskeletal and sports injuries, rehabilitation, injury prevention, complex spinal pain, whiplash injuries and exercise therapy after injury. Katie Barnes is a senior physiotherapist with training in acupuncture, biomechanical assessment, intramuscular stimulation, ultrasound imaging, taping, spinal manipulation, matwork Pilates and Reformer Pilates. Nicola Dillon treats sports injuries and other musculoskeletal conditions, using soft tissue massage, joint mobilisations, acupuncture, electrotherapy and exercise therapy, and she does not treat patients under 18. Cameron Withers works in rehabilitation and exercise therapy linked to returning from injury, with qualifications in massage, mobilisations, trauma pitch side care and electrotherapy.

Natalie Adam provides osteopathy for back, neck and shoulder pain, nerve-related symptoms such as sciatica, and musculoskeletal problems in pregnancy and after birth. Her stated interests include chronic pain, lower back pain, shoulders, nerve pain, childhood development, hormonal changes in women, foot biomechanics, gait and posture. She has further training in treating babies, children and pregnant women, and in postnatal recovery through the Mummy MOT.

Other clinical work at the practice includes sports rehabilitation, strength, conditioning and rehabilitation, diagnostic ultrasound and sports massage therapy. Rob Mast is a senior physiotherapist and sonographer who uses diagnostic ultrasound as part of his clinical work and is a non medical prescriber. Lorna James combines physiotherapy with a sports therapy background in injury assessment, treatment and conditioning programmes. Kat Ioannou provides sports massage therapy, with additional training in dry needling, acupuncture and taping, and a stated interest in sports and musculoskeletal injuries and rehabilitation back to sport.