Meet Our Team
Our Chiropractors
Our Sports Massage, Relaxation Massage, and Rehabilitation Therapists
Tom Farres, Sports Rehabilitation Therapist BSc (Hons) GSR
Tom graduated with a BSc Honours in Sports Rehabilitation from St Marys. Tom’s specialities include sports massage, trigger point therapy, dry needling and athletic taping. He also has extensive knowledge in exercise prescription, especially in injury rehabilitation.Tom works at 1st Chiropractic Centres on Monday, Thursday and Fridays.
Nicola Bishop, Sports Therapist BSc (Hons), MSST
Nicki studied at The University of Teesside graduating with a BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy degree. As a sports therapist and pilates instructor she has years of experience in dealing with patients such as elite athletes and busy, stressed, office professionals.Sports therapy concentrates on the prevention of the injury as well as the rehabilitation. This can be done through sports massage, strengthening and stretching exercises.Sports massage is not just for athletes, anyone can benefit from it whether the injury is acute or chronic. Benefits include increased flexibility, increased blood flow, decreased recovery time between workouts and a general feeling of well-being. The techniques used will alleviate pain and promote healing using deep tissue work, MET, trigger point therapy and myofascial release. Nicki works at 1st Chiropractic Centres on Tuesdays.
Matthew Barson, Co-Owner / Sports Massage Therapist
Matthew is Co-Owner of the Clinic with his wife and business partner Emma. As well as running the company operations he is also a qualified Sports Massage Therapist. He has always had a passion for helping others get fit and healthy, bringing his Patient focused approach to treatment whilst expanding our range of health & wellness services and values. Sports massage is not just for sports people, your occupation and day to day activities can affect your posture, causing niggles, pain, and decreased range of movement.
Our Relaxation Massage Therapist
Emma-Rose, Relaxation Massage Therapist
Emma-Rose graduated with a BSc in Sports Science & Human Performance from Surrey University. At University she completed level 3 and 4 in Sports Massage Therapy as well as a Level 3 Personal Training. Emma-Rose’s techniques focus on Swedish massage which is a type of relaxation massage ranging from gentle to vigorous pressure, perfect if your wanting to un-wind, relieve tension and especially to relax. She also specialises in Pregnancy Massage and we have a bespoke cushioned mattress for mums to be. Not just this but the benefits of Swedish massage include prevention of muscle injury, decrease pain and improves posture. She has a real passion for helping people whether that is physically or mentally and I believe massage can help a lot!
Our Nutritionist
Our Pilates Instructor
Lamorna Hollingsworth
Lamorna is a Certified Nutritionist and Mindset coach. Originally studying at Birmingham University, she found herself in a corporate career that left her feeling stressed and burned out. A change of direction was needed and having a love for all things food, she began her training as a Nutritionist.Lamorna believes strongly that the relationship we have with food and our bodies is extremely complex, and that it’s crucial to look at the person as a whole in order to achieve the very best results.Our nutrition plays a huge part in our overall health, and Lamorna enjoys working with clients who are looking to improve their relationship with food, break bad food habits, optimize their nutrition for general health/sports, achieve a healthy weight, change to a new diet, investigate intolerances/upset tummies, change body composition, meal planning, appetite management or support with health conditions.More recently, Lamorna has added to her skills, finding an appreciation for HAES and learning more about non-weight-focused approaches to health. Studying under the London School of Intuitive Eating with Dr Laura Thomas (author of ‘Just Eat It’) Lamorna is certified in her Intuitive Eating diploma course: Applying Intuitive Eating & Non-Diet Approaches in Practice, Advanced Counselling Skills and Nutrition Counselling in Practice.Giving back is extremely important, and Lamorna is proud to have been able to work with several charities, delivering keynote speeches and talks for REACH and Diabetes UK.
Lamorna is fiercely passionate that everyone should be able to find food freedom, allowing ourselves to find joy in the food we eat – whatever that means for you and your body.Lifestyle guidance and help: Health and well being, Low energy and fatigue, Mood issues, Frequent illness or injury, Long-term health, longevity and quality of life, Changing to a new diet, e.g. going veganWeight management advice: Weight loss, Weight gain, Improve eating habits, Relationship with food, Appetite managementSupport with health issues: Diabetes, High blood pressure, High Cholesterol, Food allergy/intolerance/sensitivity concernsDigestive issues: Help managing family nutrition, Meal planning, Help caring for an elderly relative, Infant feeding, Improving the family diet, Planning a pregnancyFitness: Enhancing Sports performance, Body composition goals
Lamorna is fiercely passionate that everyone should be able to find food freedom, allowing ourselves to find joy in the food we eat – whatever that means for you and your body.Lifestyle guidance and help: Health and well being, Low energy and fatigue, Mood issues, Frequent illness or injury, Long-term health, longevity and quality of life, Changing to a new diet, e.g. going veganWeight management advice: Weight loss, Weight gain, Improve eating habits, Relationship with food, Appetite managementSupport with health issues: Diabetes, High blood pressure, High Cholesterol, Food allergy/intolerance/sensitivity concernsDigestive issues: Help managing family nutrition, Meal planning, Help caring for an elderly relative, Infant feeding, Improving the family diet, Planning a pregnancyFitness: Enhancing Sports performance, Body composition goals
Kim Pelham
Kim started doing Pilates after she suffered disc bulges in her lower back after giving birth. She had injections, physiotherapy and with the threat of surgery, someone suggested Pilates. Kim is grateful to Pilates for giving her life back and after experiencing first hand the benefits of Pilates was keen to help others.Kim achieved a YMCA (CYQ) Level 3 Pilates qualification and loved learning the anatomy and the clinical side of Pilates. Kim has also done a course on Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release and Hypermobility and Pilates.
Our Receptionists
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