New-patient assessments have Thursday evening and Saturday morning slots open through October.
Request a slot
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Hollow Thread is a small practice for stubborn joints, tendons and backs. Every case starts with a 60-minute assessment, then a written plan you can actually follow between visits.
Start where it hurts
Find the closest match to your problem. Each lane lists what gets tested in the first visit and what the early work usually looks like, so you know what you are booking.
The pathway
Most people move through these stages rather than attending open-ended weekly visits. You will know which stage you are in and what ends it.
A full hour: history, testing, an explanation you can repeat to someone else, and a written plan before you leave the room.
Visit one · 60 minutes
Reduce the irritability with hands-on work, load adjustments and a short daily routine that fits around your week.
Usually 1–3 visits
Progressive strength on the tissue that failed, retested in clinic so the jump in load is measured, not guessed.
Fortnightly reviews
Put the demand back in — sport, shift work, lifting or travel — and agree the maintenance work that keeps it there.
Discharge plus one check-in
Practical detail
Two rooms and one open floor. Sessions run on time, and nobody is left on a machine while the clinician works elsewhere.
60 minutes for a first assessment, 30 or 45 minutes for follow-ups.
Loose shorts or leggings, plus trainers if your problem involves walking, running or lifting.
Any scan reports or surgical notes you have, and the shoes or kit you use most.
The same clinician through your pathway — Marin Adeyi for spine and tendon work, Rosa Kelleher for post-surgical and sport reconditioning.
Your plan is emailed as a short list with sets, reps and the pain level to stay under.
Monday to Friday, early mornings to evening, plus Saturday mornings.
Before you book
Straight answers to the six things people email about most.
No. You can book directly. If something in your assessment suggests it needs medical imaging or a specialist opinion, we will tell you in that first visit and write to your doctor with your permission.
Some stiffness for a day is normal after testing, especially with tendon and back problems. It should settle within 24 hours. We set a pain ceiling with you before loading anything, and the plan is adjusted if you go over it.
Yes. Itemised receipts are issued after each visit, and we can write a short progress letter for an insurer, employer or occupational health team on request. Check what your policy needs before the first visit so we include the right details.
Usually two or three movements, ten to twenty minutes, three to five days a week. If a plan does not fit your actual week we shorten it rather than hope. Consistency at a lower dose beats an ambitious plan you abandon.
Let us know at least 24 hours ahead and we will move it at no cost. Late cancellations may be charged, because the slot is held for you. Shift workers can ask for a standing early or late time.
It depends on the tissue and the sport, not the calendar. We use strength and hop or landing tests against your other side, and agree the criteria at your first visit so return is a decision you can see coming rather than a guess.
Request an assessment
Send the short form and we will reply with two or three appointment times that suit your week, plus anything useful to bring.
We reply to requests within one working day. Nothing is confirmed until you answer that email, so you are not booked in by sending this.