About us

Uxbridge Physiotherapy combines over 20 years of physiotherapy experience and extensive postgraduate training to provide a friendly, high quality, personalised physiotherapy service for muscle, joint and nerve complaints.

We understand the impact that pain can have on your life, and aim to return you to full, pain-free function as quickly as possible and to prevent recurrence. Our philosophy is to treat you uniquely, to be flexible to your specific circumstances and needs. If you need to get back to work or sport, need rehabilitation after an operation, or are keen to reduce those daily aches – we can help.

Through years of practical experience, primarily in the borough of Hillingdon, and extensive postgraduate training, we have developed a high level of expertise in our field.

We have also developed close links with local GPs and orthopaedic doctors. This enables prompt onward referral should further investigation or treatment be necessary to ensure you receive the treatment you need.

And at our base – Brunel University Indoor Athletics Centre – we have access to state-of-the-art facilities to aid your rehabilitation.

Who we are

Adam Hinton – Physiotherapist and Musculoskeletal Ultrasonographer

Adam Hinton

Qualifications

Chartered Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy 2001

Member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapist

Independent Prescriber

MSc Injection Qualification

Post Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists

Shockwave Practitioner

Adam has been a physiotherapist for over 20 years, working for 15 years in Hillingdon Borough as a clinical lead physiotherapist in the NHS and widely in private practice. During this time he has assessed and successfully treated thousands of patients and wide array of injuries, pains and post-operative patients. Adam worked in a specialist role in the NHS diagnosing and managing upper limb and lower limb conditions for many years. Part of his role involved performing steroid injections for painful conditions. His experience also allows him to quickly determine when issues require onward referral to other specialists for further investigation and treatment.

Adam is very passionate about physiotherapy as reflected in his extensive postgraduate training in spinal, upper limb and lower limb conditions. He is a member of the specialist group Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP). He is a fully trained and registered acupuncturist.

Adam has also obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scanning and is very proud that to say that Uxbridge Physiotherapy can now offer Diagnostic Ultrasound Scans, Ultrasound Guided Injections and Shockwave Therapy. This complements our high-level physiotherapy provision and allows us to offer a more complete assessment and management service for our patients.

Adam’s special interests within physiotherapy include the shoulder, upper limb and spinal issues. In particular, Adam enjoys analysing why a problem has occurred, addressing these issues with his treatment, and empowering patients to self-manage their problems. He also enjoys treating sports injuries and chatting about anything sport-related.

Outside of work, Adam has a young family and is a keen runner, often to be found at local races. He recently achieved his first sub-3 hour marathon and is getting quicker with age, en-route having experienced and effectively managed most running related injuries! He is a big sports fan.

Sunny Francis

Being an ex-professional athlete I understand what it takes to be injured and what it takes to alleviate pain and restore optimal performance.

Graduating from Brunel University with a First Class Honours, Sunny went on to work within the NHS, private practice and various sports clubs (including rugby, football and golf). Sunny also has qualifications in massage and acupuncture, which she uses to treat acute and chronic conditions including back and neck pain, tendon related pains and arthritic complaints. She has experience in treating patients from a range of backgrounds – elite and recreational sports people, people suffering from workplace stress, the elderly and children.

Her holistic approach to treating the whole body, not just the complaint in isolation, supports patients’ long-term health and wellness. Sunny is passionate in helping patients achieve their goals and support people to keep as active as possible. She provides intuitive care and treatment with a strong hands-on approach.

In her spare time, Sunny is either lifting weights in the gym or her two young daughters in the park! Weekends are often spent outdoors going for walks in the countryside, camping and climbing.

Sunny is Trained in Shockwave Therapy.

Sunny is a Punjabi speaker.

Sunny Francis

MCSP, HCPC

Chartered Physiotherapist

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Brunel University, 2016

Katie Nicholas

Katie Nicholas

Sports Massage Therapist

Level 5 BTEC Professional Diploma in Clinical Sport and Remedial Massage Therapy

Katie is a qualified sports and remedial massage therapist having trained at the Lon-don School of Sports Massage. Katie uses a variety of techniques to ensure that every treatment is tailored to the needs of the individual. She treats a wide range of people from competitive athletes wishing to lower the risk of injury or speed up re-covery through to office or manual workers needing to release some of the tension built up from day-to-day activities.
Katie previously spent 9 years working for BP in various training roles before moving into the IT team of one of their joint venture projects. After many years of deliberation she finally made the move into healthcare full-time and has recently entered her first year of physiotherapy training at Brunel University. She looks forward to furthering her knowledge in this field and using her previous experience to help improve the well being of her clients.
Outside of work, Katie enjoys rowing, cycling and running as well as the occasional baking of cakes and treats.

Austin Barker

Austin graduated in 2008 and began work in the NHS at Northwick Park Hospital, specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. In the 9 years since, he has gained extensive experience in treating all kinds of neuromusculoskeletal problems and a wide range of post-operative rehabilitation and is now a specialist physiotherapist in the Hillingdon Borough.

Austin’s post graduate training includes an MSc module in upper quadrant neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction and extensive weekend and evening courses which have included MSK acupuncture courses, trigger point and myofascial release, mobilisation with movement, pain psychology and cognitive behavioural therapy, upper and lower limb courses and spinal courses including Pilates Matwork Level 1.

Austin’s specialist interests within physiotherapy include the upper limb, the myofascial system, movement analysis and pain sciences.

Outside of work Austin enjoys weight training regularly and enjoys triathlon training. He is a big sports fan and watches most sports on TV.

Austin Barker

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

BSc(hons) physiotherapy, Brunel 2008. MCSP, HCPC

Who we are

Adam Hinton – Physiotherapist and Musculoskeletal Ultrasonographer

Sunny Francis

Katie Nicholas

Austin Barker

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