Meet your Physio's
Elizabeth Palmer Grad Dip Phys MCSP
Owner of Park Physiotherapy - Qualified from Guys Hospital in 1979. She has worked in hospitals in Norwich and Cape Town returning to England to work in the community before starting in private practice in 1990. From 1992 Elizabeth has worked privately from Hingham GP surgery also starting Park Physiotherapy at Weston Park in 1998.
Over the years the practice has grown from strength to strength and only employs the most experienced physiotherapists, with a strong emphasis on quality of treatment.
Elizabeth's special interest is in musculoskeletal problems and sports injuries and has concentrated on developing this area of her practice over the last 20 years. She recently completed the
Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Musculoskeletal Research and Practice at UEA and is continuing her studies to complete the Master's Degree. She has a special interest in treating Migraine Headaches and Tinnitus using gentle cranial mobilisation techniques.
With an agricultural background and riding and caring for horses throughout her life she has knowledge and experience of injuries from horse riding and working in agriculture. As a teenager Elizabeth was a competitive swimmer at Club level and has played Hockey for several local clubs. Having been at Weston Park Golf Club since 1998 and working with the Golf Professional she has developed expertise in treating Golfing Injuries.
Areas of Special Interest:
- Acute and chronic spinal pain and pelvic dysfunction
- Whiplash Injury
- Cervicogenic Headaches and Migraines including Tinnitus
- Acute and chronic overuse Sports Injuries especially achilles tendon problems.
- Using Acupuncture to supplement traditional Physiotherapy Skills
- Occupational Health/Work Station set-up
Based in Weston Park
Louisa Turner BSc (Hons) MCSP
Louisa Qualified in 1994 from the University of Westminster and St Mary’s Hospital, London with a First Class Honours Degree in Physiotherapy. Louisa originally specialised in neurological rehabilitation, working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. She completed the Adult Bobath course in 2001.
In 2003 she set up a private practice in Stockholm, Sweden, working with both musculoskeletal problems and neurological patients. She qualified in Swedish massage, adding this to prior skills of deep tissue manipulation and myofascial release.
Louisa is trained in gentle osteopathic techniques particularly useful for treating back, neck and whiplash problems. She is qualified to use Acupuncture within the scope of physiotherapy.
With her background in neurology and experience in treating musculoskeletal problems, she is able to identify abnormal movement patterns and apply corrective manual techniques. She utilises skills learnt on muscle balance/kinetic control courses to prescribe tailored exercise in order rehabilitate the individual to their full potential.
Louisa has been working at Park Physiotherapy since November 2005.
She is also a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner having completed 6 years of training including a 2.5 year internship. The Rosen Method is established in 13 schools worldwide including the USA and Sweden, where Louisa first encountered the work. Rosen Method is hands-on touch therapy that addresses deeply held muscle tension: Unexplained aches, pains and tiredness can be the body’s attempt to manage underlying difficult or unacknowledged emotions. This work helps bring us into deeper awareness of these tensions and with a gentle, supportive touch and dialogue from the Rosen Practitioner, allows us to open up more fully into our potential and release long standing habitual tension.
Areas of special interest are:
Louisa is Based at Weston Park Clinic
Leon Labistour MSc MCSP MMACP
Leon qualified from London's St Mary's Hospital School of Physiotherapy in 1992. Until recently he worked in London in NHS clinics including treatment for Sports Injuries, Dizziness and Vertigo.
In 2010 he completed his Masters Degree in Advanced (Neuromusculoskeletal) Physiotherapy at the University of Hertfordshire with a research project on lateral epicondylalgia (Tennis Elbow).
Leon uses a balance of manual therapy and exercise based skills to achieve rehabilitation and a return to function. He has a particular interest in Occupational Health.
Leon joined Park Physiotherapy in March 2010
As an amateur cellist he is keen to develop his skills in the management of musculoskeletal problems associated with playing musical instruments.
Areas of Special Interest:
- Balance rehabilitation for Dizziness and Vertigo
- Back and Neck pain and associated spinal pain.
- Whiplash Injury
- Jaw (TMJ) pain and dysfunction
- Tennis and Golfers Elbow
- Bells Palsy
- Occupational Health and Work Rehabilitation.
Leon is based at Weston Park Clinic and also Hingham GP surgery