Our Physiotherapy Team
John Porter
John originally graduated from Bath University with an honours degree in Applied Biology. After 12 years in horticulture he went on to retrain at the Bath School of Physiotherapy and continued to work in Bath at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, specialising in rehabilitation. Following 2 further years as a senior physiotherapist in Gloucestershire treating orthopaedics and sports injuries he joined the team in Frome in1997. Having completed 10 marathons he has a particular interest in sports injuries and spends much of his spare time paragliding.
Chris Rollins
Chris graduated from the University of Queensland, Australia with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree in 2000. He moved into private practice after graduation and worked with both private and corporate clients in a variety of settings including a Pilates studio.
Chris moved to the UK in 2002 and after enjoying a brief stint in the NHS returned to private practice on the Isle of Man. Since the beginning of 2003 he has worked almost exclusively as a civilian physiotherapist for the Ministry of Defence. His work has taken him all over the UK and to Germany and he has had the opportunity to work with highly specialist personnel including Commandos, Pilots and Special Forces to address both sporting and occupational injuries.
While Chris enjoys all aspects of musculo-skeletal physiotherapy, he has developed interests in the fields of cervicogenic headache and neurodynamics and has attended numerous courses on both subjects.
He is a keen sportsman – both participant and spectator – although some recent England vs. Australia outcomes have tested his resolve.
James Hatt
James qualified from the University of the West of England in 1997 with a BSc honours degree in Physiotherapy. He started his working career in the NHS and following 18 months of clinical rotations he moved full time into the field of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Medicine.
As a clinician he has a keen interest in sports injuries and the treatment of adolescents. In addition to his work at the clinics he is also the lead physiotherapist for Marlborough College, with patients aged between 13 and 18 years, all of whom are actively engaged in sporting activities on a regular basis. James is driven to provide exceptional care and results for his patients. He is committed to constantly improving the service both he and his associates can offer.
Outside of work James has a busy family life and is married with a teenage daughter. His family enjoy the outdoors and all types of physical activity, especially skiing.
Liz Wood
Liz wood qualified from St. Mary’s school of Physiotherapy in1991 and initially worked in the NHS before going back to University College London to study for her Masters degree in Physiotherapy. Having gained her MSc she then opened her own physiotherapy practice in Henley-on-Thames and built up a successful business over 8 years. Liz then took a break to have her two children Archie and Harry and moved to Somerset with her husband Grant.
Liz has the ability to instinctively feel with her hands the problems involved, this combined with her genuine care and knowledge of biomechanics ensures the trust that is necessary between patient and practitioner.