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Susan Pattison - Chartered Physiotherapist View full CV for Susan Pattison (adobe acrobat reader required) Ann Pimm –Chartered Physiotherapist View full CV for Ann Pimm (adobe acrobat reader required) Heather Taylor - Chartered Physiotherapist
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Following a career break to support my young family I have taken up the challenge of establishing an Occupational Therapy service to complement and enhance the service available to the clients of Susan Pattison Neurological Physiotherapy. I have recently become a registered Saeboflex practitioner and am able to offer an upper limb rehabilitation treatment service to our patients. View full CV for Heather Preston (adobe acrobat reader required)
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I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in July 1988. My first post was in Preston where I began my interest in neurology and took postgraduate certificates to extend my knowledge base. By 1992 I moved to Bury working in a rehabilitation unit for people with stroke and MS. In 1993 I joined Highbank Head Injury Unit, a specialist unit dedicated to adults and children with acquired brain injury. Frustrated at the limited physiotherapy services available for patients on their return to the community I became an independent practitioner in 1998. Since then I have developed a successful Practice and continue to drive the business forward. I remain a hands on Physiotherapist and also support and develop my team to meet the varied needs of our clients.
I began my career working in the UK after qualifying as a Chartered Neurological Physiotherapist in July 1989. I then worked in Singapore and Canada, and joined Highbank in 1995 were I worked for 8 years. I joined Susan in 2003. During my career I have become interested in complementary therapies and I am qualified in aromatherapy and Reiki. In 2004 I became an accredited practitioner for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and I am actively developing this service to our patients. 
I graduated from Salford University as a Chartered Physiotherapist in July 2006, and I joined this dynamic hard working team in September 2006. To suppotrt my developing clinical experience I attended an introductory Bobath course on the treatment of adults with hemiplegia from may to July 2007. Having been a swimming teacher for many years my main interest is in hydrotherapy. I completed a hydrotherapy course specific to people with neurological conditions in March 2008. I am a member of the Hydrotherapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and have developed a hydrotherapy service that meets the needs of our clients with neurological conditions.
I qualified from Leeds Metropolitan University as a chartered physiotherapist in 1993 and continued my career within the NHS for 16 years working in Sheffield, Rotherham and Leeds. In 1995 I started to work with neonates, children and adolescents developing a special interest in complex neurological diagnoses with associated conditions such as autism, dyspraxia, developmental delay and chromosomal abnormalities. I have continued to develop my knowledge base by undertaking postgraduate courses and I am an accredited Bobath trained therapist. In April 2009 I joined the well-motivated, vibrant dedicated team at Susan Pattison. I look forward to drawing on my recent experiences in the Gait Laboratory at the Sheffield Children's Hospital to develop a gait analysis service for our adults and children in the future. 
Having qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1987 I rotated between various specialities until I was inspired to follow a career based in neurology. For 5 years I worked in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation unit treating both in and out patients with neurological conditions. In 1994 I moved from the NHS to work in a social services team, undertaking assessments and the provision of community care packages for clients with complex needs in the community. In August 1995 I became Physical Disabilities Manager, was involved in the establishment of eligibility criteria for the equipment and adaptations service, the supervision of Occupational Therapists and management of a transition service for young adults with neurological disabilities.