Mrs Liz Atter

Children’s Physiotherapist, Mrs Liz Atter has over 25 years experience working with children and young people with a variety of different needs. Her approach to child physiotherapy is child centred, family focused and functional (practical). She is completing her Masters Degree in Paediatric and Child Healthcare Studies through Cardiff University and is married with 2 teenaged children.

Liz is an accredited Bobath Therapist having completed the 8-week Bobath Course in Cardiff 1990 and 2 one week refresher courses including the use of Sensory Integration for children with Cerebral Palsy.

She has a special interest in adapted physical activity and uses recreational therapy (use of games and activities as a treatment modality), rebound therapy (therapeutic use of the trampoline), dance therapy and hydrotherapy (She is a qualified Halliwick therapist).

Liz was a founder member of the therapy team at The Dyscovery Centre in 1997 and until recently, was their Clinical Manager. This Centre specialises in the assessment and treatment of children, young people and adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Specific learning Difficulties) such as Dyspraxia (Developmental Co-ordination Disorder - DCD), Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder. She was a senior Community Paediatric Physiotherapist for 12 years for Cardiff and Vale NHS.

Liz has also been a consultant for Bridgend Local Education Authority advising on the needs of pupils with co-ordination difficulties, and has lectured for Cardiff University Department of Physiotherapy Education, Cardiff University MSc Paediatrics and Child Healthcare Studies, University of Glamorgan and University of Wales Institute Cardiff. Liz has also taught professionals and the public at national and international level.

Liz is a member of both the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), and the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP), and is the co-author of two books: ‘Can’t Play, Won’t Play: simply sizzling ideas to get the ball rolling for children with dyspraxia’. Sharon Drew and Liz Atter (ISBN 978-1-84310-601-2), and ‘Fidget Busters’: brain break and energisers for the classroom. Sharon Drew and Liz Atter (ISBN 978 - 1 - 85503 - 482-2)
 

Mr Jon Baldwin

Jon Baldwin is a Senior Physiotherapist, who qualified in Cardiff in 1994 after previously completing a degree in Human Movement Studies. He is an experienced physiotherapist having worked within phsiotherapy for the NHS prior to gaining further physiotherapy experience in New Zealand. On his return to Wales, Jon spent two years at BUPA Cardiff, before his recruitment to the Vale Healthcare, near Cardiff, South Wales in 2002.

Mr Nick Barton

Mr Adrian Brown

To find out more about Adrian's private physiotherapy clinics in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, make an enquiry here

Mrs Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown is a chartered physiotherapist and acupuncture practitioner at Vale Healthcare, South Wales' leading private clinic and private hospital in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan for physiotherapy. 

Jackie trained at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1979 and worked in the NHS for many years until starting a family in 1987 when she opened her first private physiotherapy and acupunture practice.

Jackie has worked in the private healthcare sector since then and was first introduced to acupuncture in 1989 following her acupuncture training at The Centre for Complementary Medicine in Southampton, UK. Jackie has completed many postgraduate acupuncture courses over the years, has accumulated a high level of skill and experience, and has developed a real passion for women’s health particularly fertility related problems with increasing success.

Through this specialist training Jackie uses many different techniques and practice in a very gentle style. In 2006 Jackie was delighted to obtain her Master of Science degree in Acupuncture.

Jackie considers herself very fortunate to be able to work with health professionals from across the Western medicine and complementary spectrums, knowing where and when to refer when necessary. This ensures the right combination and integration of treatment for the best possible outcome for each patient.

 She is committed to delivering a high standard of treatment and is passionate about patient care.

Mr Ben Bullard

Ben Bullard, Private Chiropractor at Vale Healthcare, the leading private chiropractor clinics in South Wales - Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ben is a lively and enthusiastic chiropractor with a passion for identifying and correcting dysfunction that causes pain. As a chiropractor, Ben specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of back and neck pain as well as pain in other joints and muscles.

He has an interest in sporting biomechanics in particular, the way the different parts of the body move and inter-relate to each other during a movement pattern, with specific reference to the golf swing.

As part of the Precision Chiropractic team, Ben has worked with a number of different athletes from a wide range of sports and achieved excellent results with all of them.

In particular, Ben can help with:

• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Muscle and joint pain
• Golf performance

Special note on Golf: 9.6 yards on your 6 iron in one session!

In conjunction with the Golf Pro's at the Vale and Vale Chiropractic, Ben offers functional assessment of your golf swing and treatment aimed specifically at improving your rotation. In a recent study, Ben helped to put an average of 9.6 yards on a 6 iron.

Just imagine what he could do for your driver!

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Mrs Rachel Disley

While working with the World Cup Irish Women’s Hockey Squad in physiology capacity, she qualified as a physiotherapist from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. During her time studying she won two Irish Senior Hockey Cup medals and played for the Leinster Senior Team.

Before moving to Cardiff, South Wales, Rachel worked in the main Trauma Orthopaedic centre in Dublin as Senior in Orthopaedics. During this time she specialised in orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation and spinal rehabilitation, gaining a postgraduate certificate in spinal manual therapy.

Rachel works hard to bring together her exercise physiology and manual therapy training in all her treatment programmes. She ensures each patient maximises their rehabilitation and returns to their favourite sport or activity at a higher level than where they left it pre-injury / surgery.

Currently Rachel works closely with all our Orthopaedic Consultants in our state of the art private physiotherapy clinics in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales to provide the best, most efficient rehabilitation programmes to her patients. Previously she has worked with many highly respected Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons in revising and updating best practice rehabilitation programmes for spinal surgery and ACL reconstruction surgery.
 

Mr Ben Goffen

Ben Goffen is Precision Chiropractic's Lead Chiropractor and brings his chiropractic expertise to Vale Healthcare, South Wales' leading private chiropractic clinics in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Ben achieved 4 academic awards whilst on the path to qualification as a chiropractor and graduated his Masters in Chiropractic 'Top of Class with 'Distinction'.

Ben Goffen is registered with the General Chiropractic Council (Membership number 03434) and a member the British Chiropractic Association, has a special interest in corrective exercise rehabilitation and is also proud to be a Level 4 fitness professional and is registered as such on the "Register of Exercise Professionals" (REPs).

Current roles

• Principle Chiropractor - Precision Chiropractic
• Corrective Exercise Specialist
• Welsh Assembly Government Steering Group on pathways for chronic back pain patients (2010-2011)

Ben developed the first evidence based course for fitness professionals involved in accepting referrals of chronic back pain patients (2010). He also developed and delivers the PR-1 series of workshops for fitness professionals interested in kinematic chain assessment and corrective exercise

In short, Ben is absolutely committed to your care. He believes strongly in ethical practice, putting the needs of you, the patient first and has a strong commitment to excellence. Your care is his priority.

Find out more about Ben's private chiropractic clinics at Vale Healthcare, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales here

Ms Catherine Hext

Before joining Vale Healthcare as a private physiotherapist serving Cardiff and the ale of Glamorgan in South Wales' leading private physiotherapy clinics, Catherine Hext qualified as a Physiotherapist from Keele University in 2001. Working for Cwm Taf NHS Trust from 2001 until 2010 she gained experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals with musculoskeletal injuries.

Working with the lower limb orthopaedic consultants Catherine developed post operative rehabilitation protocols with a specialist interest in Anterior Cruciate Ligament and lower limb rehabilitation.

Further postgraduate training followed, with the award of MSc Sports Physiotherapy from Cardiff University in 2008.

Catherine was recruited by Vale Healthcare in March 2010 working as a Senior Physiotherapist.

Catherine is an acupuncture practicioner and a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.

Make an enquiry about Catherine's private physiotherapy clinics in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan here

Mr Andrew Massocchi

Mr Andrew Massocchi qualified at the Cardiff School of Physiotherapy, South Wales, in1991. He continued his career in the Royal Navy as a physiotherapist, where he first joined as a medical assistant in 1979. He had extensive medical training as a Royal Navy Commando and saw active service in the Falklands in 1982 where he used his skills providing physiotherapy and rehabilitation for battle casualties.

Andrew worked both at the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre, Lympstone and HMS Raleigh where he became Head of Rehabilitation for all trainees and trained ranks.

In 1997, Andrew transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps on a commission and after successfully completing Sandhurst Military Academy became head of Rehabilitation at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright as a Captain.

After 22 years of military service Andrew has spent the last 8 years running his own private physiotherapy practice in Plymouth where he became involved with elite athletes at National and International sport. During his time there he became Head Physiotherapist to Plymouth Albion RFC and Devon County rugby teams. Having decided to return home to his roots, Andrew is excited at the prospect of using his skills and experience in physiotherapy and contributing to the future success and development of Vale Healthcare - South wales' leading private physiotherapy clinic.