Welcome to ALIGNED Physiotherapy
Where expertise meets whole body wellness

A little bit about us.....

At Aligned Physiotherapy, we are an expert-led physiotherapy clinic in Manchester dedicated to helping women move better, feel stronger, and live with confidence at every stage of life.

Founded by two highly experienced physiotherapists with nearly 40 years of combined clinical expertise, our clinic was built on a shared passion for understanding complex movement and delivering truly personalised care. With advanced training in vestibular rehabilitation, headaches and migraines, women’s pelvic health, persistent pain, scar therapy, and pre- and post-surgical recovery, we provide specialist insight grounded in research, experience, and genuine compassion.

Care That Sees the Whole You

Women’s bodies are not static and neither should their care be. Hormones, pregnancy, birth, menopause, surgery, stress, and lifestyle demands all shape how your body moves and feels. We understand these transitions because we’ve supported hundreds of women through them - and we’ve navigated many of them ourselves.

Whether you are:

Preparing for surgery and want to feel strong and confident
Recovering from a C-section or other abdominal surgery
Living with bladder or bowel dysfunction
Experiencing headaches, migraines, dizziness or vestibular symptoms
Managing persistent or recurring pain
Noticing changes during perimenopause or menopause
Struggling with scars that feel tight, numb, restricted, or uncomfortable
Pregnant, postnatal, or years beyond childbirth
Quietly tolerating symptoms you’ve been told are “normal”

You do not have to just live with it.

Specialists in Finding the Root Cause

We go beyond temporary relief. Our approach is rooted in uncovering the true cause of your symptoms and not just simply treating where it hurts.

Using advanced assessment techniques, skilled hands-on therapy, and a deep understanding of how the nervous system shapes movement, we develop tailored, evidence-based treatment plans designed to restore function, reduce pain, and rebuild confidence in your body.

We specialise in:

Headaches and migraines
Vestibular rehabilitation for dizziness and balance disorders
Women’s pelvic health (leaking, pain, constipation, over active bladder)
C-section scar therapy and abdominal scar recovery
Preparation for surgery and post-surgical rehabilitation
Persistent pain and recurring injuries
Specialist scar therapy

A Personalised, Whole-Body Approach

Every woman who walks through our doors receives care that is:

Thorough and evidence-based
Individualised to her goals and life demands
Grounded in movement science and neurological understanding
Focused on long-term, sustainable results
None judgemental

We take time to listen to your story. To understand your body. To identify the patterns that may have been missed before.

Our Manchester clinic offers in-clinic appointments as well as community visits where appropriate, ensuring care that fits around your life.

If you’ve spent years caring for others, this is your space to put yourself first.

Aligned Physiotherapy is here to support you through recovery, change, strength, and rediscovery so you can feel aligned with your body again, at every stage of life.

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Services

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C-section Scar Therapy & Recovery

Our specialist physiotherapy service provides expert care for C-section scars of any age, supporting women at every stage of recovery from early postnatal healing to years after birth.

Treatment focuses on improving scar mobility, reducing pain or sensitivity, addressing tightness and pulling sensations, and restoring strength and function through the abdomen and pelvic floor. We also assess posture, breathing patterns, and core control to help resolve ongoing symptoms such as back pain, abdominal weakness, or pelvic discomfort.

Using gentle hands-on therapy, tailored rehabilitation exercises, and education, we help you reconnect with your body, optimise healing, and regain confidence in movement so you can feel stronger in daily life.

Acupuncture

Our Physiotherapy Acupuncture service offers a safe, evidence-informed approach to managing a range of acute and persistent conditions. Delivered by qualified physiotherapists, treatment combines traditional acupuncture principles with modern clinical understanding to support your body’s natural healing processes.

We commonly treat headaches and migraines, helping to reduce frequency and intensity while relieving muscle tension and stress-related triggers. For pregnancy-related symptoms, acupuncture can gently support issues such as back and pelvic discomfort, nausea, and tension, with care tailored specifically to each stage of pregnancy. We also provide targeted treatment for pelvic pain, addressing muscular imbalance, nerve sensitivity, and associated tension patterns.

For those living with persistent pain, acupuncture can help calm the nervous system, improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and support long-term pain management strategies.

Each session includes a thorough assessment to ensure treatment is personalised, safe, and aligned with your goals helping you move more comfortably and confidently.

Headache & Migraine

Our specialist Headache & Migraine Physiotherapy service supports women at every stage of life — from adolescence and pregnancy to perimenopause and beyond. We provide expert assessment and treatment for tension headaches, migraines with and without aura, vestibular migraine, hormonal and menopausal headaches, as well as associated head, neck, and jaw (TMJ) pain.

Treatment goes beyond symptom relief. We assess posture, neck mobility, muscle tension, jaw function, breathing patterns, and nervous system sensitivity to identify underlying drivers of your headaches. Using a combination of hands-on therapy, tailored rehabilitation exercises, education, and self-management strategies, we aim to reduce frequency, intensity, and reliance on medication.

Our holistic approach also addresses aggravating physical and environmental factors — including stress, sleep, screen use, hormonal fluctuations, and lifestyle triggers — empowering you with practical tools to better understand and manage your symptoms long term.

Our goal is to help you feel clearer, steadier, and more in control of your health.

Pelvic Health

Our specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service supports women through every stage of life from early adulthood to peri-, menopausal, and post-menopausal years. We provide confidential, compassionate care for urinary incontinence, urinary frequency, overactive bladder, constipation, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and menopausal urogenital syndrome.

Each appointment includes a thorough assessment of pelvic floor function, bladder and bowel habits, breathing patterns, posture, and core support. Treatment may include personalised pelvic floor rehabilitation, bladder retraining, bowel management strategies, hands-on therapy, and education to help you understand and regain control of your symptoms.

We also address the hormonal and physical changes that occur during peri- and post-menopause, helping you adapt confidently to this stage of life. Our goal is to restore comfort, improve function, and empower you to feel strong, supported, and in control of your pelvic health. Our aim is to ensure that women do not live with these common symptoms and that they are not an accepted part of you.

Oncology Scar Therapy

Our Oncology Scar Physiotherapy service provides specialist support for women experiencing pain, tightness, pulling, or movement restriction following cancer surgery. We treat scars of any age: including breast, abdominal, pelvic, and other oncological procedures with a sensitive, informed approach that respects your treatment history and ongoing recovery.

Scar tissue can affect surrounding muscles, nerves, and fascia, contributing to discomfort, altered posture, and reduced mobility. Through gentle hands-on therapy, movement retraining, and personalised rehabilitation, we work to improve scar mobility, reduce pain and sensitivity, and restore comfortable, confident movement.

Our aim is to help you feel more at ease in your body, regain functional strength, and move freely in daily life and exercise, with care that is supportive, empowering, and tailored to you.

Surgery preparation, recovery & scar therapy

Our Pre- and Post-Surgical Physiotherapy service is designed to optimise your recovery at every stage of the surgical journey. We support clients preparing for any type of surgery, educating, helping build strength, mobility, and resilience beforehand to enhance healing and improve outcomes.

Following surgery, we provide structured rehabilitation tailored to your procedure and goals. A key part of recovery is scar therapy, which can begin once healing is medically appropriate. Scar tissue can sometimes become tight, raised, sensitive, or adhere to deeper layers, contributing to pulling sensations, restricted movement, altered posture, or ongoing pain even months or years after surgery.

Our scar therapy approach may include gentle hands-on mobilisation to improve tissue glide, desensitisation techniques to reduce sensitivity or numbness, movement re-education to restore normal muscle function, and advice on self-massage and scar care at home. We assess how the scar interacts with surrounding muscles, fascia, and nerves to ensure the whole area moves freely and efficiently.

Alongside scar rehabilitation, we guide you through progressive mobility work and global strengthening to rebuild confidence and function safely. Whether you are weeks away from surgery or further along in recovery, our goal is to help you heal well, move comfortably, and return to daily life feeling strong and supported.

Vestibular Rehabilitation

Our Vestibular Physiotherapy service provides specialist assessment and treatment for dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders, helping you feel steadier, more confident, and back in control.

We treat conditions including BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo), PPPD (Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness), vestibular migraine, and ongoing balance difficulties. Following a detailed assessment of your inner ear function, eye movements, balance systems, neck mobility, and nervous system responses, we create an individualised rehabilitation plan tailored to your symptoms.

Treatment may include repositioning manoeuvres for BPPV, gaze stabilisation exercises, balance retraining, graded exposure to movement, and strategies to reduce dizziness triggers. We also address contributing factors such as neck tension, stress, and movement avoidance.

Our goal is to reduce symptoms, restore stability, and help you return confidently to daily activities, work, and exercise.

Pilates 1:1

Our Physiotherapy-Led Pilates service is designed specifically for women who want to build strength, improve coordination, and move with greater confidence. Led by qualified physiotherapists, sessions combine the principles of clinical Pilates with expert knowledge of biomechanics, injury prevention, and women’s health.

We focus on developing deep core strength, pelvic floor support, posture, balance, and whole-body control. Exercises are tailored to your individual needs whether you are returning to exercise postnatally, managing menopausal changes, rehabilitating an injury, or simply wanting to feel stronger and more connected to your body.

With small group or individual sessions available, our approach ensures safe, progressive training that enhances muscle tone, joint stability, flexibility, and coordinated movement helping you feel strong, capable, and supported at every stage of life.

What we treat

Headache & Migraines

Pelvic Health

Scar Therapy

Tension Headaches
Migraines with aura
Migraines without aura
Vestibular migraine
Head and neck pain
Jaw (TMJ) pain
Hormonal headaches
Menopausal headaches

Urinary Incontinence
Urinary frequency
Constipation
Overactive bladder
Pelvic Pain
Prolapse
Menopausal Urogenital Syndrome
Vaginismus
Peri, menopausal & post menopausal changes

6 week plus scars to any age
Hypertrophic - Raised/red scars
Keloid
Numbness
Itching
Painful scar
Increased sensitivity
Pulling, pinning or dragging sensation
Difficulties with function
Restricted range of movement

Vestibular Disorders

Recurrent injury & persistent pain

Neurological Diagnosis

Dizziness
Balance issues
BPPV
PPPD
Vertigo
Vestibular Migraine

Where other treatments have been unsuccessful
Nervous system dysregulation
Hormonal changes/oestrogen deficiency
Changes postnatally

Stroke
Parkinson's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Functional Neurological Disorder

Treatments we offer

We offer a comprehensive range of physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatments using proven, research-backed techniques and technology.

Our treatment techniques include:

Manual Therapy – Joint mobilisation, myofascial release, and tailored movement re-education
Acupuncture & Dry Needling – To reduce pain and promote healing
Vestibular Rehabilitation – For dizziness, balance, and inner ear disorders
Cupping Therapy – To improve circulation and release tension
Clinical Pilates – For controlled strength, stability, and recovery
Biofeedback & Neuromuscular Stimulation – To retrain muscles and restore function
Scar Therapy – To improve mobility, reduce tightness, and support healing
Pre & Post Surgical Rehabilitation – Preparing for and recovering from surgery safely and effectively