Claire qualified from Glasgow Caledonian University in BSc (hons) Physiotherapy in 1998. She has worked as a Musculoskeletal Pain Specialist for 26 years, 14 of which she worked as a Back Pain Advanced Practice Clinical Specialist in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
She is a published researcher and regular public speaker, promoting latest evidence in back pain; including speaking at the Scottish Moving and Handling conference in 2016, West of Scotland Pain Society and the North British Pain Association study day. She is also regularly involved with training physiotherapists in Glasgow Caledonian Uni and GP’s in the emerging science around back pain and has been frequently interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland if back pain is on the agenda!
Claire is massively enthusiastic about helping people understand why they are in pain or not recovering as expected. She is a skilled clinician with masses of empathy and always a healthy dose of humour. She will support you all the way to full recovery, applying the latest evidence and de-bunking common myths that surround back pain. She enjoys empowering people to help them get over their pain / injury and get back to the quality of life they want. Claire takes a whole person approach to treating her patients.
Locally, she is well known as is a keen tennis/ squash player at Broomhill LTSC and is local to Jordanhill (she knows everyone!). She has treated racquet sports players at the local Broomhill Lawn Tennis and Squash Club for many years.
"I cannot recommend Claire highly enough. I saw her after a nearly two-year stint of crippling pre/postnatal pelvic pain and "instability" (couldn't lift my children, sleep in a normal position, do impact exercise, sit cross-legged, or move naturally in the world) and was back to near normal within a month. In addition to this miracle (or, rather: her impeccable up-to-date research and expertise), Claire is warm and supportive and makes you feel like you've just popped into your pal's for a cup of tea. I left every session feeling proactive and positive and knowing she (quite literally) had my back. And, more importantly, that I had everything I needed to get back to the best parts of my life." Meghan Macguire
