Dawn joined our team after a career in Trading & Finance where she worked as a phone broker on the hectic LIFFE trading floor & as a PA to the Director of a large derivatives broking company.

Dawn left the city to concentrate on bringing up her two children in 2003 & now enjoys watching her Son play rugby & has a very active social life.

Minnie joined our team following a 25 year long career in hairdressing after which her aching back could take no more! 

Minnie lives locally in Dunmow with her husband and two boys and loves walking, travelling and her husband’s cooking!

Niamh is our resident Hyrox champion, recently winning in Madrid. She competes in CrossFit competitions and as a professional dancer, was in the Dance World Cup and England finals.

This keen interest in elite sport has led her to develop a specific interest in functional training and sports rehab.

Niamh graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first-class honours in Physiotherapy. She is also qualified in acupuncture and likes a mixed approach to treatment consisting of manual treatment and rehab therapy to provide long term outcomes. She has worked in both the private sector and the NHS and has treated a wide variety of patients including athletes, people with chronic pain and many other musculoskeletal conditions.

She is also qualified in APPI Pilates which has been shown to be of great benefit for lower back pain, neck injuries and post-partum diastasis recti as it focuses on core strength, control and muscle activation. The principles of Pilates are also very beneficial for most athletes when working on movement pattern control and stability and she is excited to promote this within 5Physio and all its affiliates

Nicola qualified from the University of Hertfordshire in 2010 with First Class Honours degree in Physiotherapy, and has since gained extensive experience working across both NHS and private healthcare settings. Nicola’s clinical experience spans musculoskeletal practice as well as neurological and stroke rehabilitation, supporting patients with a wide range of rehabilitation goals.

Nicola is an empathetic and patient-centred practitioner who takes the time to understand each individual and tailor treatment to their specific circumstances. Nicola is passionate about helping people improve their function, confidence and quality of life.

Outside of work, Nicola is enjoying getting to grips with functional training along with supporting her two children competing at football and netball.

Olly is a Chartered Physiotherapist with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and has a strong clinical background in musculoskeletal rehabilitation within the private sector. He also has experience providing pitch-side physiotherapy support for rugby players, giving him valuable insight into the assessment and management of acute sporting injuries.

He enjoys working with people of all ages and activity levels but has a particular interest in sporting injuries, especially those sustained in team sports. Olly combines manual therapy with structured, evidence-based rehabilitation programmes to help each individual achieve their goals.

His treatment approach incorporates dry needling, acupuncture, taping, and progressive strength and conditioning-based rehabilitation, allowing him to tailor treatment to each patient’s individual needs.

Outside the clinic, Olly enjoys spending time in the gym and regularly plays football. Having previously competed in rugby and cricket, he has a firsthand understanding of the demands of sport, the challenges that injuries can present, and the importance of effective rehabilitation in achieving a successful return to sport.

Sadie joined our reception team at the beginning of February this year having had her own cleaning business for the previous 14 years but unfortunately had to stop due to aching joints!

She is always around her family and arranging days out and mini breaks with her 6 (soon to be 8) grandchildren!

Susi joined our reception team having previously worked for 18 years in education teaching German, within a few short years she has progressed to be our Chief Administration Officer (CAO).

Outside of work she enjoys long walks, going to the theatre and losing herself in a good book.

Kane is medical director at 5Physio. Prior to 5Physio, he was the Head of Department at one of the most established and respected Orthopaedic and Sports clinics in Dubai, UAE. There he treated athletes from many different sports, both professional/amateur and people from all around the world. He also covered large sporting events such as the Dubai Rugby 7s and assisted with professional football teams during their winter training breaks.

Before spending nearly 6 years as an expat, Kane worked in the UK for both the NHS and private sector. He has vast experience in treating sport injuries, tendinopathies(tendinitis), neck and shoulder pain. He has also had enough knee injuries playing football to keep his skills up to date.

Kane is a trained diagnostic ultrasonographer and feels that a thorough assessment and a clear diagnosis is essential in a successful outcome. He regularly uses treatments such as soft tissue massage, joint manipulation, dry needling and acupuncture to help aid his patients recovery.

When he is not spending time with the family, Kane enjoys playing golf and tennis, although both are more suited to the year round sunshine in Dubai. However, he is looking forward to showing Dan what the fairway looks like.

Dan is the founder and director of 5Physio, he has mastered his craft in the NHS and Private sector for the last 10 years with a big ambition to provide elite Physiotherapy care to the local community. ‘Dan has a very diverse Physiotherapy background but specialises in chronic back and neck pain, always making sure the main focus is on diagnosing the root cause of someone’s pain rather than just symptom managing.

His unique experience working in many multi-disciplinary settings has allowed him to gain invaluable knowledge and has been able to tailor his treatments to provide successful outcomes for all his patients. He is a strong believer in combining a very hands on approach alongside other treatments such as joint manipulation, acupuncture, shockwave therapy, electrotherapy and rehabilitation to achieve fantastic results for everyone.

When he’s not in the clinic he’ll normally be found on the golf course sulking because his business partner Kane has beaten him over 18 holes.’