On a quiet corner of Whiteway Court, on the edge of Cirencester, sits a clinic that has spent close to two decades quietly building a reputation for getting stubborn injuries to shift.
Active Therapy Clinic opened in 2007 and is run by osteopath Stephen Haynes and chartered physiotherapist David Ede.
The pair have built a multi-disciplinary team that treats patients of all ages, from athletes nursing sports injuries to retirees managing chronic pain and desk workers struggling with their backs and necks.
What sets the clinic apart in a town of its size is the breadth of equipment behind the consulting room door.
Alongside conventional physiotherapy and osteopathy, the team offers IDD Therapy, a computer-controlled spinal decompression programme delivered on the Accu SPINA machine.
It is aimed at people whose herniated or slipped discs, sciatica, or chronic neck and back pain have not responded to other approaches, and the clinic's own 2024 patient feedback survey recorded an improvement rate of 80 per cent.
The clinic was also an early adopter of the Ultra Tesla Seat, a pelvic health chair that uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic technology to strengthen the pelvic floor.
Treatments are non-invasive, fully clothed and suitable for men and women dealing with incontinence or pelvic floor dysfunction, a category of care that has long sat awkwardly between GP surgeries and specialist hospitals.
Other technologies in regular use include shockwave therapy for chronic tendon issues, Winback Tecar therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy for inflammation and pain relief
The hands-on side of the practice has not been pushed aside in the process.
Patients are walked through their diagnosis before any treatment begins, with a plan that typically combines manual therapy, tailored exercise and, where useful, a referral on to another practitioner.
Bespoke 3D-printed PHITs orthotics are also offered, worn by the likes of Erling Harrland, Paula Radclife and Charlotte Purdue. These are shaped to each patient through dynamic gait analysis and used to address foot, knee and hip issues that often turn out to start from the ground up.
For patients looking for a quicker pick-me-up, the clinic offers vitamin B12, C and D injections aimed at supporting energy and immunity.
The reviews left for the team tend to focus on the small things: a torn calf muscle properly explained, aches that had been written off as part of getting older finally easing, an arthritic ankle that no longer needs a dose of ibuprofen before a long walk.
It is the kind of feedback that suggests a clinic is doing the work of listening carefully and following through.
In a market town where word of mouth still counts for a great deal, Active Therapy Clinic has become one of the places locals point newcomers towards when something is not quite right and the usual remedies have not worked.
More information about treatments, the team and appointments is available on the Active Therapy Clinic website.
Special offer
For £20 off an initial consultation quote 'Wilts&Glos20' at time of booking.
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