Our Team

Lead Physiotherapist

I am very proud to be able to give back as a physiotherapist and I am very grateful to have received excellent training both in the NHS and privately. I graduated from Keele University as a Physiotherapist in 2009 and following graduation I completed extensive junior rotations in orthopaedics, acute medicine, community rehabilitation, intensive care and musculoskeletal outpatients. I also gained valuable experience in cardiac rehabilitation, women’s health and pulmonary rehabilitation. Working in the NHS has given me a broad base of knowledge, enabling me to treat my patients holistically. In 2016 I moved to Oxfordshire and progressed to a team lead role within the NHS. This is where I developed a passion for service development, designing and delivering group exercise classes and working closely with the nationally recognised ESCAPE pain team. After having my children I worked in the NHS and in private practice gaining valuable experience. I have recently completed a contract working at the Oxford Children’s Hospital, specialising in neuroorthopeadics. The experience of working in a thriving acute trust and the privailage of working with children and their families during often very challenging times is something I will always be thankful for. I adore my vocation and my favourite part of my career is the variety. I love that every day is different, and every patient is unique with their own story to tell. Today I am the founder of a small business with a big heart. I am very excited for the future of Heritage Physiotherapy & Co and I look forward to welcoming you into our community.

Senior Physiotherapist

These experiences have helped me connect with clients on a deeper level, offering not just treatment, but genuine support and motivation throughout their recovery. My professional background spans NHS roles across paediatrics, orthopaedics, neurology, pelvic health, and elderly care, all of which have built my confidence in managing a wide variety of complex conditions and working within multidisciplinary teams.

Outside of work, I enjoy staying active through gym training and swimming, both of which contribute to my understanding of movement, strength, and recovery. These interests also help me relate to clients working towards fitness or returning to sport post-injury, and keep me grounded in the principles I promote every day as a physiotherapist.

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Practitioner BSc (Hons) MCSP

In her role in the Urgent Treatment Centre she provides skilled assessments, orders investigations and formulates the diagnosis and treatment plans for undifferentiated, undiagnosed musculoskeletal problems and injuries independent of a Doctor or Consultant. In this role she also prescribes medication and treats other minor injuries including wounds. Her role in the rehabilitation department also involves diagnosing as well as providing expert rehabilitation to patients with musculoskeletal pain and injuries. She is passionate about helping them to return to their preinjury levels of sport or daily activities; achieving their rehabilitation goals.

Since graduating from King’s College London in 2012, Millie has worked in a range of departments across the NHS and privately including inpatient and outpatient Trauma and Orthopaedics in a major trauma centre, women’s health, neurology, respiratory care, mental health and community rehabilitation before specialising in musculoskeletal outpatient rehabilitation. Her previous clinical work also extends to sports, working for 3 years for her local rugby club in Swindon and 2 years with Swindon Town Football Academy and a year with the Swindon Town Ladies team.

Millie has a wealth of experience treating spinal, upper limb and lower limb musculoskeletal conditions and has a specialist interest in lower limb problems. Having recently had acl reconstruction surgery and gone through many gruelling rehabilitation processes herself over the years, Millie has first hand experience from both a Physio and patient perspective of what it takes to come back from significant pain and injury and return to the things you love.

Millie has completed Masters level study in Leadership and is a qualified Independent Prescriber. Alongside this she has also gained years of experience in using soft tissue therapies and joint mobilisations alongside exercise therapy as part of her Physiotherapy treatments.

In her spare time Millie enjoys a variety of sports, dancing and singing in her hospital’s choir and local church.

Specialist Children’s (paediatric) Physiotherapist

I have over 15 years’ experience working with children across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in both the acute and community settings, including mainstream and special schools, acute wards and outpatient clinics. For the last 4 years of my career, I have been working as a specialist physiotherapist at the Oxford Gait Laboratory where I assess upper and lower limb movements to provide treatment advise alongside orthotists and paediatric orthopaedic consultants. Secondary to this I have significant experience in working with children with orthopaedic, neurological and developmental disorders.

Outside of work, I am a busy mum of three and love the experiences this brings. It makes me appreciate how important movement is to children and adults and I am feel very privileged to be in a position to help children achieve this.

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

I graduated from Cardiff University in 2009 and then worked at NHS Southmead Hospital in Bristol. This is where I developed an interest in musculo-skeletal outpatients, rheumatology and post-operative care. After moving to London for four years, I moved into private practice, and undertook post-graduate training in pilates and acupuncture.

My special interest lies in shoulders yet I find the overall biomechanics of the human body fascinating and thoroughly enjoy helping patients get better!

Having rowed to a high level I understand the demands of elite sports on the body, and treat appropriately. More recently I completed the London marathon in 2023 and 2024.

Senior Physiotherapist with a special interest in Clinical Pilates

She is committed to ongoing learning to provide the most up-to-date and effective treatment. Trina continues to broaden her expertise and will soon be qualified in acupuncture, further expanding her treatment options.

With a special interest in endurance athletes, Trina brings personal insight as an Ironman finisher, understanding the demands of training, recovery, and injury prevention.

She is also an APPI-qualified Pilates instructor with extensive experience delivering group and one-to-one sessions, often integrating Pilates into rehab and performance programs.

More specialist paediatric appointments available from September, please register your interest below.

Private Nanny

I absolutely love looking after children and watching them learn new things that they’ve never done before, there’s nothing more exciting. I have also set up my own nanny agency, The Nanny Network because I believe everyone should have the right childcare solution and career for them by bringing likeminded nannies and families together. My mission is to make new mother’s feel empowered with their choice of going back to work after having children and helping them find the correct childcare solution for them, but to also support nannies so they feel seen, heard, important and happy in their roles! It can be a beautiful match when it’s right! Please reach out and chat to me about all things children from development stages to childcare options

Pelvic Health Physiotherapist*

As well as working at Valeside Physiotherapy, Caroline works within Gynaecology at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon as a Senior Physiotherapist. Here, she works closely alongside the gynaecology, urology and colorectal specialists, and attends regular meetings with the consultant teams.

Caroline has post graduate training in pilates, acupuncture, post natal rehabilitation, womens and mens health, taping, and advanced clinical practice in the perinatal period. She is also undertaking a masters in Pelvic Health.

Caroline is passionate about improving outcomes in Pelvic Health. She is able to treat urinary incontinence, overactive bladder syndrome, vaginal prolapse, faecal incontinence, constipation, bladder pain syndrome, vaginismus and many other pelvic health conditions which can happen at any age, but are more prevalent around childbirth She can also offer a post natal MOT, which is available at any stage of the post natal journey.

Outside of work, Caroline enjoys exercise and spending time with her two small children.

General Practitioner*

I found it was good for my mental health as well as my physical health. When my little boy was 7 months old I ran my first half marathon (slowly!) and it felt like a great achievement.

3 years later I gave birth to my little girl. This time around things were different. She was a child who always wanted to be next to me and wasn’t a terribly good sleeper, she would only be breastfed back to sleep and my husband couldn’t settle here. I had very little sleep as it was always me who would need to be by her side and in the daytime my little boy needed supervision so it felt like I never had time to myself. I was barely finding time to take a shower let alone exercise or keep myself strong. I didn’t want to trouble others by asking for help. It seemed mad to get my Mum over so I could sleep for 60 mins or do a little exercise. Finally things came to a head when she was 8 months old. I had just turned 34 and the combination of breast feeding causing ligament laxity, constantly carrying my daughter on my right hip and lack of strength caused me to get a prolapsed disc and develop sciatica. I naively thought because I was young and a normal weight something like that wouldn’t happen to me. I was totally incapacitated initially. I could only lie on my back to make the pain stop. My family had to be constantly around in order to help and I was not only in pain but also devastated that my entire life was conducted on the floor.

Fast forward to now 18 months later, I still have some degree of pain but it is much improved. Seeing Nikki and doing exercises as well as nerve root blocks have helped a lot. I do think looking back though things could have been different. If I had just raised my head above the parapet and asked for help I could have had a little more time to rest and exercise. To strengthen my body in the way that it needed. I was so focused on not being perceived as struggling I kept on going until the limit and then injured myself. Being young and a doctor and a healthy weight didn’t protect me.

If there is a lesson to come out of my story I hope it is this- find the 60 minutes in your day that’s just for you and your sanity and health. Leave the giant pile of dishes, use the microwave, don’t worry about taking the bins out. Do whatever it takes to carve that time out for yourself and not feel guilty about it. Shout out about your struggles and ask for help, don’t bottle things up and hope they magically get better. I wish you well on your journey as a Mum, it’s a tough old road sometimes but don’t lose sight of yourself and make sure to set aside time for you (and listen to Nikki, she’s great!)