Kate Powell

Total Therapy

**Professional Overview** Kate is an experienced healthcare professional with clinical experience across both NHS and private settings. She has experience treating patients of all ages, from paediatrics through to older adults, across a broad range of clinical presentations and specialties. She qualified with First-Class Honours from the University of Gloucestershire and has a particular interest in older adult musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation. Her clinical skills include musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation, sports massage and a range of hands on treatment techniques, alongside ongoing development in acupuncture. **Clinical and Technical Skills** - Advanced clinical assessment and clinical reasoning, including subjective history-taking, objective examination and differential diagnosis - Musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation, with a particular interest in older adults - Manual therapy, including joint mobilisation, soft tissue and myofascial techniques - Exercise prescription and therapeutic exercise, including strength, mobility, stability and functional retraining - Sports massage and soft tissue therapy - Pain assessment and management using a biopsychosocial approach - Clear patient communication, education and self-management advice - Ongoing acupuncture training and development of clinical skills **Specialist Areas** Kate’s main areas of interest include musculoskeletal physiotherapy and rehabilitation, with a particular focus on older adult MSK care. She also has an interest in sports related injuries, soft tissue management and supporting patients to maintain independence, mobility and function. **Clinical Expertise** Kate has experience assessing and treating a wide range of musculoskeletal presentations across different age groups. Her clinical approach combines thorough assessment, clinical reasoning, hands-on treatment, therapeutic exercise and patient education, with a particular focus on older adult MSK rehabilitation and improving function, mobility and quality of life. **Professional Experience** Kate has gained broad clinical experience across both NHS and private healthcare settings, working across a variety of clinical areas. Within the NHS, she worked as a Senior Physiotherapist, with a particular focus on older persons’ medicine, supporting patients with rehabilitation, mobility, functional recovery and discharge planning. Her private practice experience includes musculoskeletal physiotherapy, sports injuries, sports massage, rehabilitation and hands-on treatment, working with patients across a range of ages and presentations. **Professional Interests & Passions** Kate has a particular passion for musculoskeletal rehabilitation, older adult care and helping patients maintain mobility, independence and quality of life. She also enjoys working with sports injuries and rehabilitation and is interested in developing her skills further through ongoing acupuncture training and continued professional development. **Research & Evidence Based Practice** Kate is committed to evidence based clinical practice, incorporating current research, clinical guidelines and best-practice principles into her assessment and treatment approach. **Professional Memberships & Registration** Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – Registered Physiotherapist Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) – Registered Member