Treatment Centre
- Stroke Rehabilitation & Stroke Therapy
- Cerebral Ataxia Treatment & Treatment of Ataxia
- Spinal Injury Rehabilitation & Spinal Injury Treatment
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation & Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment & Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
- Treatment Parkinsons & Parkinsons Disease Treatment
- Guillain Barre Syndrome Treatment
- National Clinical Guidelines
Catherine O'Neill BSc(Hons) MCSP
Catherine qualified as a Chartered & State Registered Physiotherapist in 1994 at the University College of Salford obtaining a BSc (Honours) Degree in Physiotherapy.
She began her career as a Junior Physiotherapist at the Royal Preston Hospital where she discovered her passion for Neurology. She chose to specialise in the field of Neurology and became a Senior II Physiotherapist in this regional hospital. As a Senior II Physiotherapist she worked in a Young Disabled Unit in Burnley treating a variety of neurological conditions, then furthered her development by working on a Stroke Unit at Warrington General Hospital as a Senior I Physiotherapist.
A further move took Catherine into the Community Sector in Bolton. She took a position of Clinical Specialist in Neurology where she led a team of Physiotherapists at a clinical level which involved teaching the Bobath Concept.
Catherine also set up an exercise class for patients with multiple sclerosis, an audit was carried out achieving positive results.
In 2003 she began working at Manchester Neurotherapy Centre where she is furthering her career by working along side the Bobath Tutors.
Throughout her career she has attended many courses in the Bobath Concept including an advanced course.
In 2003 she commenced an MSc in the Bobath Concept at Leeds University and achieved a postgraduate certificate.
Catherine loves to dance, ski and horse ride, her passion for exercise has led her to start an exercise class for patients incorporating the Bobath concept with yoga, pilates and feldenkrais.
Catherine has a special interest in paediatrics. She has treated children over the last few years but has decided to go with her passion and deepen her understanding and knowledge of Paediatrics.
She has carried out voluntary work in a special school and has visited children’s charities such as Brainwave and Rainbow house to broaden her experience. Where possible Catherine works closely with the teaching and support staff at the child’s school to ensure that the goals set in therapy are reinforced at school.
In December 2011 Catherine visited the Bobath Centre in London to complete a course in "childhood hemiplegia". She has started to build up her case load of paediatrics within the clinic.
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