Penn Farm Physio Ltd

Susanne Maynard

Susanne qualified at St Thomas Hospital London, gaining Chartered Society Membership, and later a Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy.
She worked for 8 years in the NHS in Oxford, gaining valuable experience in a wide variety of conditions. Then she specialised in Rehabilitation, both of trauma and neurological conditions.

After a brief career break, in 1986 she started working part time at a private physiotherapy clinic, and soon decided to establish her own practice at her home in Hauxton. This grew from strength to strength, taking referrals from local GPs, orthopaedic and rheumatology consultants, other complementary health practitioners and through personal recommendations. In 2005, the practice was so busy that it was relocated to Penn Farm Studios.
As well as working in and running the practice, Susanne also works 2 afternoons a week at the Papworth Trust, where she is the sole physiotherapist in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team whose aim is to help those with acquired disabilities to return to the workplace. There she has gained experience in helping people with long-term complex problems, and chronic pain.

She is qualified and experienced in all musculo-skeletal problems, including sports injuries, back and neck pain, rehabilitation following surgery, stroke, and trauma. She has continually updated and enhanced her skills through attendance at conferences, seminars, workshops and lectures.

       
Susanne is a Member of the 'Association of Chartered Physiotherpists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics' and as such is able to offer Workplace Assessments, advising on equipment and working practices to keep the workforce healthy, safely and within the law.
She is a member of the 'Society of Orthopaedic Medicine', the 'Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine', and the Organisation of Physiotherapists in Private Practice.

Natasha Woodbine

Natasha has been working with us since 2005 and brings her knowledge and experience of both general musculoskeletal physiotherapy and Paediatric Orthopaedics to the practice.

She trained at King’s College London, qualifying in 2001. She has also completed an MSc in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire.

She has worked at Addenbrooke’s Hospital since 2001 gaining experience in all inpatient areas before specialising in outpatient physiotherapy where she has been based since 2003. She treats all musculoskeletal problems, however has a special interest in shoulder and spinal conditions. She also works within the Paediatric Orthopaedic clinics treating children of all ages with musculoskeletal pain and sports injuries, as well as more specialised orthopaedic problems such as clubfoot and ‘clicky’ hips.

She has undertaken courses in Pilates, and is registered to use acupuncture. She is also 'Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists' (MACP) accredited.

           

Gail Joseph

Gail joined the team in August 2005 and brings considerable experience of treating Women's health and Pilates.
She graduated from Keele University in 1999, with a BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy.

Gail worked in the NHS in Addenbrooke's Hospital, gaining experience in all aspects of physiotherapy before choosing to specialise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and then women's health. She now has over 6 years experience within this speciality and her special interests are in pelvic pain during the childbearing years, and continence problems in both men and women. She has good working relationships with the Rosie Maternity Hospital, and works closely with Consultant Urogynaecologist and Urologist colleagues.

Gail has had several articles published in Physiotherapy Journals and is currently actively involved in research into the treatment of incontinence, and in developing and sharing specialist skills with physiotherapists.

In 2004 Gail completed a post-graduate qualification in the field of continence and uses the knowledge gained from this course to treat patients to a high standard, using evidence based practice.

As well as offering specialist physiotherapy, Gail is able to treat general musculoskeletal problems using a wide variety of treatment options.
She is a fully qualified Pilates Instructor through the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI) and lectures nationally to Physiotherapists about the use of Pilates in rehabilitation. At Penn Farm she applies her Pilates skills and techniques in the treatment of many musculoskeletal and continence problems.

           

Simon Fabb

Simon obtained his BSc degree in 2001, and has been working in the NHS, private sector and with a professional football club since then. He has gained experience in orthopaedics, rheumatology and also worked along sports physicians in the Sports Injury Clinic at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. He has specialised in Musculoskeletal outpatients in the Cambridge area for the last 8 years. Simon is currently studying for his Masters Degree in Advanced Neuro-musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. This is a Manipulative Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) accredited course.

Simon is trained in acupuncture and is a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP). His special interests are sports injuries, biomechanics, back and neck pain, headaches and the shoulder.

           

Katarzyna Burchard-Przewloka (Kate or Kasia)

Kate graduated with the Diploma in Physiotherapy (1993) and Master in Physiotherapy (2000) degrees from schools of higher education in Poland.

She has worked at paediatric clinics and practices. She has a wide range of experience in paediatric physiotherapy including orthopaedic, rheumatologic, neurological, developmental and other conditions.

She is highly specialised in the field of neurology. Examples of clinical cases she works with include cerebral palsy, developmental delays, genetic developmental syndromes, hydrocephalus, hypermobility and sensory integration disorder.
Kate also worked in the USA for 3 years, including working with adults and elderly at a rehabilitation center in Los Alamos.

Kate is constantly developing new skills by attending specialised courses focused on rehabilitation of disabled children. She is an NDT-Bobath and Sensory Integration therapist and a certified kinesiotaping therapist. She currently works at Moulsham Grange Children’s Centre at Mid Essex PCT.

Kate joined the practice in February 2007 as our paediatric neuro physiotherapy specialist.

           

Fleur Oakley-Pugh

Fleur started working in the practice in 2002, treating a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.

She trained as a physiotherapist at the Royal London Hospital, (now known as the University of East London), qualifying in 1998.
She then worked as part of the physiotherapy team at the Royal London and St Bartholomew's Hospital until she moved to the Cambridge area in 2001.

Since moving to Cambridge she has worked at Addenbrookes Hospital and the Chesterton Medical Centre, specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Fleur's special interests are in treating osteoarthritis and whiplash related disorders, as well as myofascial dysfunction and scar release.

Fleur is also qualified to use acupuncture, adding another skill to the range of treatments that we offer.

     

Mark Wildsmith

After graduating from university Mark spent several years in the world of computing. Mark’s interest in the Alexander Technique was sparked after taking lessons when an occasional back ache turned into a real problem. These lessons interested him enough to embark on a three year teacher training course from which he graduated in 2004. As a qualified teacher he is registered with the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT).

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Graham Read

Graham graduated from the London Foot Hospital in 1977 and took over his father's practice in Royston.

He has now joined our team and offers

Footcare for General nail care Thick toe nails Callouses and corns Nerve pain (Morton’s neuroma) Flat feet (collapsed arches) Tired aching feet Ingrowing toe nails Verrucae Diabetic feet Cracked heels Other complaints, which may be attributed to biomechanical foot problems, eg. Knee pain, Back pain

Prices Routine Chiropody £35.00 Biomechanical Assessments £40.00

Biomechanical Assessments and custom made orthotics