Cirencester · since 2007
Pain that has not shifted on its own, seen by physiotherapists and osteopaths in one clinic.
Back, neck and disc pain, sports injuries, joint and foot problems, pelvic floor weakness. Assessment, hands-on treatment and rehabilitation under one roof on the edge of Cirencester – with 45-minute appointments as standard and parking at the door.
No GP referral needed for physiotherapy or osteopathy.
- Google rating
- 5.0
- Treating Cirencester since
- 2007
- Appointment length
- 45 min
- Clinicians in the team
- Eight
from 371 reviews
same clinic, same address
as standard, not an upgrade
physiotherapists and osteopaths
How an appointment works
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Book a time that suits
Online, by phone or by email – whichever you prefer. Daytime and evening appointments are available, and you do not need a referral from your GP.
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Understand the diagnosis
An hour is set aside for a first appointment. You leave knowing what is causing the pain and why, in plain language – not just what was done to you today.
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Follow a plan that fits
Hands-on treatment, an exercise plan, one of the clinic's technologies, or a referral on if someone else is better placed to help. Agreed with you, not handed to you.
What we do
Nine treatments, one building
Physiotherapy and osteopathy sit alongside the equipment most clinics this size refer out for, so a disc problem, a stubborn tendon or a pelvic floor issue can be assessed and treated in the same room by the same team.
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Physiotherapy
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injury: sports injuries, back and neck pain, joint instability, work and repetitive strain injuries, rehabilitation after surgery. Joint mobilisation, soft-tissue work, exercise therapy and movement re-education.
Initial consultation £80 · 45-minute follow-up £60
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Osteopathy
A whole-body approach to back pain and the joints, muscles and ligaments around it. Soft-tissue massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation, postural correction and movement therapies, with shockwave or laser added when it helps.
Initial consultation £80 · 45-minute follow-up £60
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IDD Therapy
Computer-controlled spinal decompression on an Accu SPINA machine for herniated and bulging discs, sciatica, and back or neck pain that has not responded to hands-on treatment alone. A structured programme, not a one-off.
Single treatment £100 · course of 15 £1,200
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Pelvic Health Chair
The Ultra Tesla Seat uses focused electromagnetic pulses to contract the deep pelvic floor muscles while you sit fully clothed. Used for stress and urge incontinence, pelvic floor weakness and postnatal recovery, in women and in men.
Single treatment £75 · course of 6 £375
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PHITs bespoke orthotics
3D-printed insoles prescribed from a dynamic gait analysis on an RSscan Footscan, rather than picked off a shelf. For plantar fasciitis, and for knee, hip and low back pain that traces back to how the foot loads.
Scan consultation £60 · first pair £325
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Shockwave therapy
High-energy acoustic waves delivered through the skin for chronic tendon and muscle problems – plantar fasciitis, Achilles and shoulder tendinopathy, tennis elbow, trigger points – and for back and neck pain that keeps returning.
Used within a treatment session
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Winback Tecar therapy
A non-invasive high-frequency current that stimulates cellular exchange and the body's own repair mechanisms. Combined with hands-on treatment to bring muscle and joint function back faster.
Used within a treatment session
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Low level laser therapy
Red and near-infrared light applied over an injury to support soft-tissue healing, settle inflammation and relieve pain, in both recent injuries and long-standing ones.
Used within a treatment session
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Vitamin shots
B12, D and C injections given in clinic by a trained phlebotomist, delivered into the bloodstream rather than taken by mouth. For energy, immunity and metabolic support.
Ask at reception for current pricing
The team also treats with dry needling, sports massage, lymphatic drainage and joint injections. If you are not sure which of these applies to you, that is what the first appointment is for – call 01285 643080 and describe the problem.
No hidden pricing
What it costs
Every price the clinic charges, in one place. A first appointment is an hour, follow-ups are 45 minutes as standard, and packages are there for the conditions that genuinely need a course rather than a visit.
| Treatment | What it is | Price |
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| Physiotherapy | ||
| Initial consultation | Allow one hour | £80 |
| Follow-up | 45 minutes | £60 |
| Follow-up | 30 minutes | £45 |
| Package of 5 | Five treatments | £265 |
| Package of 10 | Ten 45-minute treatments | £525 |
| Osteopathy | ||
| Initial consultation | Allow one hour | £80 |
| Follow-up | 45 minutes | £60 |
| Package of 5 | Five treatments | £265 |
| Package of 10 | Ten 45-minute treatments | £525 |
| IDD Therapy | ||
| Initial consultation | Assessment for suitability | £80 |
| Single treatment | One session | £100 |
| Course of 15 | Fifteen treatments | £1,200 |
| Course of 20 | Twenty treatments | £1,575 |
| Pelvic Health Chair | ||
| Initial consultation | Allow one hour | £80 |
| Single treatment | One session | £75 |
| Package of 6 | Six treatments | £375 |
| PHITs bespoke orthotics | ||
| Initial consultation | Gait analysis and 3D scan | £60 |
| First pair | Made to your scan | £325 |
| Additional pairs | Ordered from the same scan | £275 |
| Retop | New top cover on an existing pair | £65 |
The clinic works with a range of private health insurers. Ring before your appointment so reception can check your provider and whether a referral or authorisation is needed – 01285 643080.
Spine Care Clinic approved provider
IDD Therapy for discs that will not settle
Disc problems build over months or years, and they rarely change after one or two treatments. IDD Therapy – Intervertebral Differential Dynamics – takes the pressure off a specific spinal segment with a computer-controlled Accu SPINA machine, while the surrounding soft tissue is stretched and the joints are given room to move.
It is for the person who has tried other treatments, is still taking painkillers, and is starting to hear the word surgery. The clinic runs it as a structured programme, typically twenty sessions or more, because a half-finished course is the usual reason one does not work.
“IDD Therapy gives us that edge to do more than we can achieve with our hands alone as part of a programme of care.”
The clinic's own 2024 patient survey. Active Therapy Clinic sent a questionnaire to the patients who completed IDD Therapy with them in 2024. Of those who replied, 70.3% reported a significant reduction in pain and 21.6% some improvement; 8.1% reported no change and nobody reported their pain worsening. These are the clinic's own patients answering about their own course of treatment, not a clinical trial, and no course of treatment can be promised to work for any individual.
Ask whether IDD suits your case
Who will treat you
The team
Three osteopaths and five chartered physiotherapists, one of whom is currently on maternity leave, alongside an IDD operator and phlebotomist and the people who answer the phone. Everyone here is registered with their professional body.
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Stephen Haynes
Osteopath BSc (Hons) · Clinic owner
First-class honours from Oxford Brookes, and a geneticist and pharmaceutical sales manager before that. Took over as clinic director in 2013. Member of the Institute of Osteopathy. Works with muscle activation, Primal Reflex Release, shockwave and K-Laser.
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David Ede
Chartered Physiotherapist MSc BSc (Hons) · Clinic owner
Oxford Brookes 2005, then an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary and Barts in 2011. Published research on tendon injury, built an injury screening matrix for clubs, and oversees the medical department at Fairford football club.
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Jack Hambling
Osteopath MSc (Hons)
A first-class Master's in Osteopathy from Swansea and registration with the General Osteopathic Council. Back in his home county after pitch-side work with rugby and football teams. Particular interest in neck, low back, SIJ, ankle and knee pain.
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Freya Sullivan
Osteopath MSc (Hons)
Structural and functional technique, patient education and tailored rehabilitation planning. Wrote a first-class dissertation on the risk factors behind ACL injuries in female footballers, and on how manual therapy can help prevent them. A keen footballer.
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Owen Waters
Chartered Physiotherapist MSc (Hons)
MSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Gloucestershire in 2024, after a Sport and Exercise Science degree. Exercise prescription, patient education, soft-tissue technique and joint mobilisation. Competes nationally at badminton.
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Laurie McNally
Chartered Physiotherapist
University of Winchester, 2025. Clinical experience across musculoskeletal outpatients, stroke rehabilitation, trauma and orthopaedics and community rehabilitation, plus a sports physiotherapy internship with high-performance cricket athletes in Saint Lucia.
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Will Morris
Chartered Physiotherapist
Bournemouth University, 2026, first-class honours. Rehabilitation built around what the patient is trying to get back to, combining exercise, education and hands-on technique. Has competed nationally in sailing.
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Natasha Pauck
Chartered Physiotherapist BSc (Hons) · on maternity leave
University of Cape Town, 2013, with hospital experience in cardiorespiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and occupational health work with repetitive strain injury. Mobilisation, myofascial release, dry needling, taping and exercise prescription.
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Dot Rowbotham
IDD operator & phlebotomist
Trained as a phlebotomist in 2017 and spent four years in NHS community healthcare, then a year in a GP surgery giving B12 boosters, immunisations, ECGs and health checks. Further training in Vitamin C and D boosters.
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Megan Aspel
Reception
Usually the first voice you hear. A background in healthcare administration, and the person who keeps appointments, questions and insurance paperwork moving behind the scenes.
In patients' own words
5.0 from 371 Google reviews
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“I was recommended to Active by word of mouth. At 71 years my aches and pains could have been ongoing but not now they have all gone. Eureka success thank you David Ede…”
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“My physiotherapy I received for a badly torn calf muscle was the best treatment I could have received anywhere. The attention to detail and explanation of exercises was first class. Thank you…”
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“Having become increasingly frustrated with a long term detrusor instability problem, I had a course of 6 treatments using the Tesla chair… I am very pleased with the progress I have made, much more than using conventional pelvic floor exercises.”
Reviews published by the clinic on its own website and on its Google listing. Individual results differ, and nothing here is a promise of outcome.
Registered with
Finding us
Whiteway Court, on the edge of town
Active Therapy Clinic8–9 Whiteway Court, The Whiteway
Cirencester GL7 7BA
Parking on site. Coming from Swindon, follow the A419 towards Cirencester and on towards the town centre; from Cheltenham or Gloucester take the A417; from Tetbury or Stroud the A433; from Fairford and Lechlade the A417 runs straight in.
Patients travel in from Tetbury, Fairford, Stroud, Swindon, Cheltenham and across Gloucestershire.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9am – 7pm
- Tuesday
- 9am – 7pm
- Wednesday
- 9am – 7pm
- Thursday
- 9am – 7pm
- Friday
- 8am – 5pm
- Saturday
- 8am – 2pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Evening appointments are available on weekday evenings. If you need a time outside these hours, ring reception and ask.
Three ways to book
Whichever is easiest. No referral is needed for physiotherapy or osteopathy, and reception can tell you which clinician is the right one for your problem.
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Online
Pick your clinician and your slot in the clinic's booking system.
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By phone
Talk it through first if you are not sure what you need.
01285 643080 -
By email
Describe the problem and reception will come back to you.
hello@activetherapy.info