Meet Our Wonderful Team

Faye Pattison qualified in 2006 at the University of East London, where she did an honours degree in Physiotherapy. She progressed further to became qualified in 2008 to work in the United States of America. Faye has successfully passed her Master’s in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary’s University of London. Faye is a dedicated and motivated practitioner, she will always go the extra mile for her patients and will use her own time to progress and develop her skill and knowledge base, by regularly attending course’s, working with consultants in all specialties within Essex and the South East of England, and keeps up to date with the latest’s evidence based literature to ensure that her patients are treated in the most effective, efficient, professional, informative and fun manner.

Faye has a strong interest in treating sports injuries, ranging from the elite athlete to the weekend warrior, however she thoroughly enjoys treating the general public with everyday niggles.

Faye also believes that the majority of all dysfunctions of everyday living, develop within the human body are due to a bio-mechanical imbalance which can be easily corrected with a thorough assessment and rehabilitative treatment plan and of course respects the injuries that are caused from a traumatic / sporting injury.

In more recent years, Faye was appointed to work at the Olympic and Paralympics games 2012, along with being selected to be published in the official souvenir program of the 2012 games to represent the physiotherapy un-sung hero team. Faye is regularly interviewed for her professional opinion and has made a number of appearances recently live on BBC Essex radio.

Qualifications:

2005 BSc sports and Exercise Science 1st class

2007 MSc physiotherapy distinction

2015 PG Certificate Advanced physiotherapy

Work experience:

8 years as qualified physiotherapist spending time working in both NHS and private practise including local hospitals in Essex. He has spent 6 years as a qualified specialist MSK physiotherapist including.

Work experience:

David is a keen cyclist and golfer where you will often find him out on a Sunday ride with Chelmer cycling club.

Hayley is a valued member of the team with qualifications and experience across a wide range of therapies.Hayley is a fully qualified physiotherapist and acupuncturist, but since returning from an extended honeymoon travelling around the world she has added qualifications as a Dry Needling Practitioner and Cosmetic Facial Enhancement Acupuncturist (CAUK).

Hayley played international volleyball as a junior, in recent years she is a member of a local tennis club and has a keen interest in cycling. As a keen sportswoman from early childhood, she grew a strong interest in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in whatever form they might take.

In 2009 Hayley achieved an honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and during her time at Loughborough gained distinction in a Sports Massage Diploma.

Upon qualifying with a Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Essexin 2011 she spent a season with Colchester United Football Club for the Female Centre of Excellence working with players of all ages. She also spent 2 years rotating within the NHS in a variety of areas including Musculoskeletal Out-patients, Orthopaedics,Neurology, Respiratory and Burns & Plastics.

In 2014, Hayley built upon her existing skill set by becoming a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP) and qualifying as an acupuncturist.

Whilst building her knowledge she became a more senior member of the team with the NHS trust, she elected to specialise on Sports and Orthopaedic injuries for a year before specialising for the past few years as a senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.

For the past three years Hayley has worked privately at Faye Pattison Physiotherapy to further her knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries. Today she works closely with Faye and local consultants purely within the private sector to ensure clients receive the best possible treatment. Her experience as a practitioner has grown her appreciation and understanding for all forms of injuries and ailments which she enjoys treating on a daily basis.

Hayley has recently completed a Cosmetic Facial Enhancement Acupuncture and Micro Needling Therapy (Collagen Induction Therapy) with Paul Adkins (Founder of Cosmetic Acupuncture). Combined with several years of Acupuncture experience she is now able to offer an alternative natural / holistic anti-ageing treatment that aims to significantly improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, skin firmness, acne scarring and stretch marks.

After initially starting along a different route in life, Layla followed her passion to improve people’s quality of life and having completed a Biology A’ Level in evening school, she went on to study Physiotherapy as a mature student at the University of East London, graduating in 2001 with a 1st Class Honours BSc. After graduation, she started an 8-year period of work at Bart’s and the London NHS Trust and Tower Hamlets PCT. She specialised in Neurosciences, treating people with a wide variety of neurological and neurosurgical issues and working in settings as diverse as Neuro ICU, Stroke Rehab and in the community.

Physiotherapy then took a back seat for a few years while she raised her children, Dylan and Esme and moved out to the Essex countryside. Layla worked part-time as a buggy workout instructor and then as a Headmistress’ PA and school receptionist, but it gradually became apparent nothing was as rewarding as working with patients. As her CSP registration had lapsed, she decided to complete a Soft Tissue Therapy course (BTEC Level 5) at the London School of Sports Massage to refresh her skills.

When she initially joined the Faye Pattison Physiotherapy team in 2018, Layla worked as a Soft Tissue Therapist, all the time working towards regaining her professional registration. During this period, she also completed courses in Dry Needling and Acupuncture for Sports Injuries. These additional qualifications have modified the way Layla approaches the assessment and treatment of patients, as does an understanding of the way pain effects the patient’s wider life. She feels the best part of her job is watching patients leave the clinic with a smile on their face, realising that there is nearly always a route out of discomfort and pain.