I am Helen Portsmouth, and I am passionate about helping people find their way to better movement choices.
My work is about helping people reduce pain, move more easily and with more fluidity, and better understand the movements they have and how those movements may impact their lives.
As a physical therapist, I am dedicated to promoting health, healing and well-being through appropriate movement programmes, facilitation methods, massage, clinical rehabilitation and discussion.
I have worked in and with movement for over 40 years; as a teacher, a coach, a massage therapist and clinical rehabilitator.
I have also performed personally at either top or premier league levels in volleyball and badminton, and have represented Yorkshire playing county hockey. I now swim regularly, run, attend a yoga class, and take part in the online classes I plan and teach.
How I Work
Listening, planning and supporting progress
I consider myself an empowering professional, helping clients understand what is happening in and to their bodies.
I listen, plan and deliver information in a way that helps build rapport and nurture an inclusive environment. My aim is to support clients in becoming pain free, better movers, and better informed about their own bodies.
I specialise in manual therapy and clinical rehabilitation to release tension, understand why a structure might be under pressure, and help return balance to the body.
I work with a wide range of people, from children to the elderly, as well as people who take part in sports such as golf, tennis, swimming, running and walking.
Many of my clients may consider themselves non-exercisers, but everyone moves every day. I also work with clients who are preparing for, or recovering from, surgery.
