Frances West

Physiotherapist

Frances West set up the physiotherapy practice in 1992, moving into the current premises in 1998. Frances has worked for many years in private practice and is happy treating a wide range of conditions from sports injuries to back pain and rehabilitation after surgery.

Over the last ten years Frances has done a lot of work with ladies who have had breast cancer and following surgery or reconstruction are having pain and limitations in movement. More recently Frances has found that her physiotherapy skills are in demand in the Motorbike racing world.

Her son, Sam competes in the National Superstock 1000, championship, a support series for British Superbikes, and word has spread around the paddock that his mum is a physio! Water Lane Physio can now be seen in Motorbike racing paddocks around the UK and even occasionally Europe! Sam also has his own website, follow this link to visit it. Away from the clinic and race circuits Frances can be found on the golf course or training for the Great Outdoor Swims.

Aisling Ward

Physiotherapist

Aisling Ward did her physio training in London and after working in London and the USA , she returned to her Cheshire roots to live and work. Aisling has worked at Water Lane Clinic since 2006. Aisling plays an active role at Water Lane seeing both Private and NHS patients.

Merian Denning

Physiotherapist

Merian qualified from Guy’s Hospital, London in 1980. She worked in Oxford, London and Switzerland before specialising in orthopaedics at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex. Following a 3 year career break while her husband pursued a post-graduate fellowship in Stanford, California she returned to the UK (with 2 babies!) and resumed her physiotherapy career by becoming part of the rehabilitation team at The Christie Hospital, Manchester. There she became a specialist physiotherapist in musculoskeletal tumours and pain management until 2006. She has worked part time at Water Lane Clinic since 2005.

In 2009 Merian completed an MSc in Acupuncture at Coventry University. She is responsible for acupuncture training and standards at the clinic.
She is married with 3 boys and loves to ski, cycle and travel.

Jon Sutton

Physiotherapist

Jon Sutton qualified in 2004 from Oxford Brookes University and returned back to Northern roots later in that year. He has been working in and around Macclesfield since and began working at Water Lane Clinic in 2007.

Jon’s work is a mixture of Neurophysiotherapy and Musculoskeletal physiotherapy. At the hospital he works during the day in neurology and twice a week here at the clinic in Wilmslow. As a result the mixture seems to benefit both areas of his work and crosses over in many ways.

Jon is easily identified in the clinic – he is the one who wears shorts nearly all year round!

Dominic Hallam

Physiotherapist

Dominic Hallam joined Water Lane Clinic in 2006 after graduating from Nottingham.

Dom is also the physio for Glossop North End football club and went with the team to Wembley. Dom is also involved in Disability Sport and went to Beijing with the squad for the Paralympics

Hannah Rooney

Physiotherapist

Hannah Rooney qualified in 2003 from Sheffield Hallam University. She has returned to her Cheshire roots and works for East Cheshire NHS trust specialising in the treatment of strokes, multiple sclerosis and Parkinsons disease. Since 2007 Hannah has worked as part of the team at Water Lane Clinic where she has built up a busy list of patients.

Hannah treats all sorts of muscle and skeletal problems and is able to apply her skills analysing movement and balance.

When she is not working Hannah is a keen netball player and is one of the clinic’s team that runs for fitness.

Catherine Corfield

Physiotherapist

Catherine qualified in 2003 from Northumbria University and works in a variety of settings; the rugby pitch at Stockport Rugby Club, the Burns and Plastics Unit at University Hospital of South Manchester and Water Lane Clinic. Catherine is qualified in acupuncture and uses this to enhance her treatments.

Fiona Hart

Physiotherapist

Fiona qualified in 1989 at Leeds School of Physiotherapy, she has worked as a physiotherapist in the North West ever since.  Fiona currently works part time as a specialist Women’s Health Physiotherapist at Wythenshawe Hospital and at Water Lane Clinic. She specialises in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions associated with pregnancy and all aspects of continence, including bladder and bowel related issues and pelvic floor muscle problems. She is an associate member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women’s Health.

Kate Healey

Physiotherapist

Kate Healey joined Water Lane Clinic in 2011. Kate is our second physiotherapist to come from the Nottingham Physiotherapy School, Dom Hallam was there just ahead of Kate. Kate works part time at Water Lane Clinic taking responsibility for our nhs clinic on a saturday. She also works for Stockport Rugby Club, which takes her all over the North of England. Recently Kate has started taking ‘Core Stability’ classes in Hale for Jo Racle.  Kate uses her Core Exercises and Sporting knowledge to help with her patients at Water Lane Clinic.