Sarah is the Practice Principle of Redbourn Physiotherapy Clinic. She set the clinic up in 1998 with her husband Gordon. She has always managed a large varied caseload of patients since qualifying from Edinburgh as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1988.

Sarahs experience has taught her that her best approach is to take the patients aims and goals as the primary fundamental most important factor throughout her assessment and treatment approach. Her aim: is to help you be, the best you can be.

Your initial appointment will involve an indepth discussion and physical examination to ascertain a clinical diagnosis. Contributing factors as well as areas of relative stiffness/weakness/instability and neurological control, will be identified to help guide the direction of the management approach.

Treatment options will be discussed and agreed with time frames. Sarah will take as much time as required to help you fully understand your problem and contributing factors so that you feel confident in your role of the recovery process.

Sarah likes to teach and supervise your exercises so that she is happy that you are doing them correctly and often enough to achieve your goals. She will give you written or video instruction and reminders to help with your compliance at home.

Hands on treatment is an equally important part of Sarahs treatment approach….be it to loosen up stiff or tight areas or facilitate a stronger/faster muscle contraction.

Sarah spent the first ten years of her career working in both the NHS and private sector, she worked across all specialities consolidating her undergraduate training and gaining further post graduate qualifications within the Musculo Skeletal and Womens Health fields. Her specific interest at that stage was low back pain and complex pain presentations.

Since setting up Redbourn Physiotherapy Clinic in 1998 she has further expanded her knowledge in complex pain and more recently in the adolescent athlete. Her most recent volunteer roles include Physiotherapy provision for:-

• The World Cup Lacrosse Championships 2017,

• National Schools Lacrosse Championships 2018, 2019

• The Under 19 Lake Placid Lacrosse tournament USA 2018

• Home International Lacrosse Championships 2018, 2019 for the U19 Scotland Lacrosse Team

She is married and enjoys all out door activities with their three sporty children.

Gordon worked as a professional actor for 15 years having qualified with a diploma in dramatic art in 1988 in Edinburgh. He worked in various television series and made numerous commercials as well as a number of films.He and his wife Sarah set up Redbourn Physiotherapy Clinic in 1998. Their vision was to create a multidisciplinary clinic which offered the highest level of expertise and care. They feel that they now have the best team of therapists and enjoy working with them. Gordon helped set up and run the clinic before switching to a more hands on member of the team.

Gordon qualified with a Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy from the London School of Sports Massage. He has attended anatomy courses at Charing Cross Hospital run by professor Julian Baker in July 2009 and July 2010. These are certificated CPD courses.

“I want a better understanding of our anatomy which has helped me when dealing with clients who have a specific problem. This opportunity has helped me enormously in understanding muscle function”.

He treats a wide and varied case load from elite long distance runners, including the marathon de sables, to those who spend long periods of time in sedentary jobs.

Gordon also runs two half marathons per year to help raise money for the St Francis Hospice in Berkhamsted. He is a keen horse rider and regularly competes on both show jumping and cross country.

He also enjoys his regular monthly massage!

Alannah is a qualified Yoga Teacher and a Sports Rehabilitation Specialist. She
qualified as a Sports Therapist in 2018, and went on to qualify as a yoga teacher.
Her specialist interests are Vinysa flow, chair and Yin yoga.
Alannah teaches Vinyasa Flow Yoga to students who are improvers and have
progressed past the beginner stage. She also teaches students who are just starting
our on their yoga journey, who want to learn the fundamentals of the practice.
Adaptations and different poses are offered to suit the needs of each student within
the class. Her teaching is tailored to enable students to reach their goals and
intentions. Whether they wish to relieve tension, improve flexibility, balance, strength
or increase self-confidence.
When Alannah isn’t teaching or working with her injured clients she enjoys baking,
hiking and outdoors activities.

Our Reflexologist, Shelley Sheridan, trained for two years at the Oxford School of Reflexology. She is a fully accredited and insured member of the Association of Reflexologists and has been a practising therapist since qualifying in 1998. She has also successfully completed further training in a number of additional reflexology techniques including Advanced Reflexology Training with Anthony Porter, Vertical Reflex Therapy with Lynne Booth and Natural Fertility and Intuitive Birth with Lena Chandler. She is also qualified to teach Baby Reflex – helping parents understand how they can use reflexology to help bond with and calm and sooth their babies.
Modern reflexology is based on the principle that there are energy zones running throughout the body. Reflex areas on the feet and hands (and ears) relate to other areas and organs of the body within the same zone. Congestion or tension in any part of the feet is mirrored in the corresponding part of the body. By manipulating specific points on the feet the tension and congestion can be released, improving the flow of energy, and thus stimulating the body to heal itself and restore and maintain the body’s natural equilibrium. Reflexology is a holistic therapy which works on the feet to help heal the whole person, not just the prevailing symptoms.

I have been in the health & fitness industry for over 25 years. My dance background naturally led me into exercise to music, teaching aerobics, step, body conditioning & many others over the years.

In 2004 I moved into the’ Pilates World’ training at the Pilates Institute in London. I fell in love with the ‘PIlates Method’ from day one! Think of Pilates as ‘intelligent exercise’, strengthening, stabilizing & improving mobility. These are some of the key ingredients we need to sustain an active lifestyle. Add to this mindfulness, through breath & the flow of the execises and you have the perfect programme.

I have worked with pre & post natal ladies, golfers wishing to improve their swing, people recovering from joint replacements & many more who try the method & keep coming back because they love it!

At the end of March 2017 I had a total hip replacement and much of my re-habilitation was Pilates based. Being strong and supple around the hip joint before the operation ensured my recovery was 100% successful and I was back teaching twenty two classes a week in three months.
I look forward to continuing my Pilates journey with clients at the Redbourn Physiotherapy clinic.

Meet Samantha Butler, our new Chiropodist and Podiatrist.  Sam is available every Friday from 9.30am to 2.30pm , and has a wealth of experience having worked in the NHS for the past 11 years after obtaining her degree in Podiatry Medicine.

As well as the basic foot care ( nail trims, hard skin removal etc) Samantha has also been trained to diagnose and treat conditions of the feet, relieve pain, and advise how to look after your feet.
Samantha continues to work part time for NHS North London Trust , and undertakes ongoing training , as well as bringing up her 5 year old son. 

My name is Sarah Gower, I have 3 lovely girls and one crazy dog.

I enjoy Gardening, walking my dog, going to the cinema and eating out.

I started my working life at BSI Testing at the age of 16, 7 years later, I decided to give motherhood a try, after 10 years as a stay-at-home mum, I joined Hertfordshire Catering as a Catering Assistant and worked in Primary schools for 9 years.

In 2016 1 wanted a change and I joined Redbourn Physiotherapy as a receptionist.

Yoko is a qualified tai chi instructor registered with a Level 2 Coach with British Council for Chinese Martial Arts(BCCMA) – the recognised National Governing Body for Chinese Martial Arts in the UK and member of Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain. 

Yoko also has an extensive art, healing and therapy background that along with her dedicated Tai Chi practice has given her a unique approach to teaching Tai Chi.

Yoko moved to the UK to study Fine Art Degree at Chelsea Collage of Art in London in her early 20’s.then she had an art studio in East End London to produce art works to exhibit nationally and internationally.

Yoko is a qualified experienced therapist specialised in Reflexology and Reiki Healing.  She runs a busy clinic in Hertfordshire alongside teaching Tai Chi in Hertfordshire.

Yoko began training in Tai Chi as a busy mother to 2 years old daughter who is now Law student at University. She started tai chi as mindfulness to reduce stress then went onto teacher training course to become tai chi instructor in 2006.

Yoko began studying Tai Chi and Qigong with Master Simon Watson in 2017. He is the only non – Chinese disciple of Professor Li Deyin and is the son of founder member of Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain, Master Richard Watson whom she has also the privilege of studying with.  

Yoko started to compete with encouragement of Master Simon whom coaches her to the higher levels of completion and she has achieved many success at national and international levels. She is the 2018 World Champion and British National Champions.

Her greatest achievement in 2018 was winning four gold medals at the London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan.

London Tai Chi Competition 2018

Combined 42 Competition Hand From – Open –  Gold 

Yang Style Sword Ford – Open – Gold 

Best Overall Hand Form – Open – Gold

Best Overall Weapon Form –Open – Gold

World Tai Chi Championship Taiwan 2018 

I came away with two Golds, four Silver and one Bronze. 

I am now ranked #1 in the world for Tai Chi Weapon – Kung fu fan form, 2nd for Combined 42 Competition Hand From, 3rd for 24 Hand form.

British National Taijiquan Championship

I came away with two Golds, one Silver and one Bronze.

I am British National Champions of 2018 for two categories 24 Hand Form and 32 Sword Weapon Form. I’m teaching this 24 Form at Redbourn Physio at this moment.