About us

What We Offer

At the Movement and Wellbeing Clinic, we have carefully selected a variety of treatments, so you can create your individual healthcare experience. We believe that offering a variety of services rather than just osteopathy, physiotherapy or chiropractic can result in regaining your health back in less time. All services are grounded in scientific evidence and have been shown to have a beneficial effect in areas you require. We offer:


 

Governing bodies

All therapist at the Movement and Wellbeing clinic are regulated by their practises’ governing bodies to ensure a better standard of patient care. All therapists go through high level training to attain their qualification, so you can be assured of the best grade of practitionership. A clinic you can trust


 

Ed Madeley – Principal Osteopath

Ed started treating patients with sports massage therapy, working at elite level football and rugby clubs and players. This proved to be enjoyable, but Ed wanted to expand his horizons into clinical practice, so went to University to study sports rehabilitation and injury prevention, and then Osteopathy in Kent.

Due to his previous experience, Ed noticed he saw patterns early on in his training which helped him identify musculoskeletal and postural deficiencies in patients. This tied in with developed interpersonal skills and a fantastic bedside manner makes Ed a reliable and trustworthy practitioner. This is reflected in reviews on social media by patients past and present.

Ed specialises in:

  • General back/hip pain
  • Sporting injuries
  • Shoulder pain

Nathan Squire – Associate Osteopath

Nathaniel graduated with a Masters Degree in Osteopathy in 2019. As an osteopath he strongly believes in the need to follow the science and be grounded in evidence based practice.
 
Over the last few years Nathaniel has grown a
 keen interest in the treatment of chronic low back pain,
 exploring different techniques and methods to provide the best outcomes for his patients

Outside of Osteopathy Nathaniel is a keen activist passionate about the planet and animal rights. In particular, he has a special place in his heart for our canine friends and often goes to visit his Black Labradoodle called Dexter in Bristol. Nathaniel is also a firm believer in keeping fit, and can often be found at the gym, doing calisthenics at the park or trying to stretch out his incredibly tight hamstrings on the yoga mat.

 

Mary Wolfe – Sports Massage/Deep Tissue Massage Therapist & Student Physiotherapist

Mary Wolfe BSc

Sports Massage Therapist/ Student Physiotherapist

Having practiced sports massage since 2019, Mary combines an array of therapeutic techniques alongside targeted stretching to achieve the absolute best for everyone that she treats. Her passion to apply a person-centred approach to care in everything she does enables her caring nature to shine through, thus really helping to home in on those targeted areas for improvement.

In 2021, Mary started her physiotherapy journey and is currently a student at the University of Bolton. This experience has allowed her to further explore the wider determinants of health, how these factors influence any presenting conditions and how advise and education within sessions may help break down those barriers to improvements.

Outside sports massage and physiotherapy Mary is still getting to grips with living in a city with at least one successful football team. Originally from stoke, she takes frequent trips back to ensure her canine companions have not forgotten she is still their favourite.

Paula De La Puente

Paula finished her Sports massage, Reflexology and Lymphatic drainage qualifications in Spain alongside her professional dance studies.

After moving to Manchester in 2015, she becomes a senior therapist and continues her training in Advance Clinical Massage with “The Jing School of Massage” and Oncology massage with the “Jennifer Young Oncology Massage” course.

Being a professinal dancer who has been through several injuries and a knee surgery, having an Olimpic swimmer as her cousin and being able to treat athletes along these past years reaffirms how important it is to take care of our bodies and that is what keeps Paula so passionate about her job, the fact that she can help others to be able to get their life quality back and keep doing what makes them happy.

Alex Brown

Alex is a fully CPD qualified Aesthetics and Medical Skincare Practitioner, with a particular interest in acne scar treatments, skin rejuvenation and natural results. All treatments begin with a free, no obligation consultation to discuss exactly what outcome is desired and what course of action we can take to get there.
 
Treatments include anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, skin boosters, medical microneedling to improve scarring, hyperpigmentation and sun damage, alopecia treatments and vitamin injections.
 
Outside of her skincare obsession, Alex loves all things Marketing and obtained a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Advertising Design over 8-years ago. She currently consults for a variety of clientele across central Manchester alongside her clinic work, including helping with the clinic’s socials from time-to-time! 
 
Aside from work, she’s partial to a bottomless brunch on the weekends, loves going out for food in new restaurants around Manchester and is a ‘dog mom’ to her Frenchie, Branston. 

What will happen during the initial consultation?

The purpose of the initial consultation is to first and foremost examine if the patient would benefit from osteopathic treatment as well as exercise & rehabilitation. This is done through a series of questions, musculoskeletal and neurological testing to establish a diagnosis. Typical initial consultation time is 45 minutes.

A general medical screen would be filled out, some questions may or may not appear relevant, but as osteopaths we are primary healthcare practitioners, so we have your whole health to look out for.

Assessment would require the practitioner to reproduce the pain to substantiate the diagnosis. Sometimes the source of the problem may not be the same as the pain, but this will be explained.

Treatment may start after a full assessment and explanation of the aliment as well as a layout of the options. Treatment includes manipulation, mobilisation, dry needling, taping, stretching and exercise programmes to maximise the potential of the treatment.What will happen during follow up appointments

After the options are laid out, if you choose to undergo treatment there will be a discussion over what modality to try. The follow up appointment will involve a catch up on how things have been feeling, re-assessment then treatment. We want to get patients better in as little time as possible, but we also believe in patient autonomy, so you decide what treatment option you want to try. Typical reassessment time is 20/30 minutes.