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Helping you regain full health and function.

Chartered Physiotherapist, based in Evesham, providing treatment for all bodily, musculoskeletal problems, and specialising in spinal, chronic (long-term) and sporting injuries.

Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of bodily, musculoskeletal injuries and biomechanical movement problems
Effective treatment based upon an accurate diagnosis
Full and thorough management of all patient problems, simple or complex
Workplace Ergonomic Assessment

ABOUT ME

My name is Jonathan Elabor and I’m an HCPC registered, senior Chartered Physiotherapist, with 27 years’ working experience.

I have a broad professional experience of successfully treating all types of clinical, musculoskeletal problems.

Over the years I’ve had particular success(es) in resolving patients’ seemingly intractable pain – especially long-term spinal and ‘nerve’ types – and with treating elite international athletes, suffering, seemingly ‘neverending injuries’.

This history, together with my own personal one, of having both competed at Olympic level and sustained numerous (often severe) physical injuries along the way, has given me first-hand experience and deep understanding of all that’s involved at, and in, every stage of injury-recovery – whether social, occupational, sporting or otherwise – from initial onset to final resolution.

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Analogies often help

If a light bulb keeps on flickering, the problem might be the bulb itself, or the switch, or the wire, …possibly all three.

To fix the flickering, you first have to diagnose what’s causing it.

If a car tyre is worn, you change the tyre. If it’s worn because the wheel is misaligned, you also have to correct the wheel.

Likewise, if a muscle is tight, you (can) simply massage the muscle. But if it’s tight because the nerve is being irritated somewhere, then you also have to resolve the irritation.

A big key in, and first step towards, helping people resolve their bodily problems, is first to find out and understand what those problems actually are. Not always obvious, and often not easy!

PRAGMATIC APPROACH

Throughout my career I have found that the sorts of people, physiotherapists or otherwise, who have developed and produced oft-prescribed, post-surgical rehabilitation exercises etc., have never undergone the specific (or indeed any) surgery about which they are writing.

I’ve also found that there is often a HUGE difference between the ‘academic’ and ‘actual’ application of such exercises.

(Depending upon whether you are talking personally or) professionally, I have had the (mis)-fortune to have experienced numerous serious injuries and surgeries, and a veritable plethora of minor ones.

As a result, I have a very understanding, ‘realistic’ and pragmatic approach to my patients’ rehabilitation, both exercise and timeline-wise.

Step 1

Assessment

Step 2

Treatment

Step 3

Result

what i can help you with

Acute and chronic spinal problems and related upper/lower-limb pain and restricted movement
Lumbo-sacral ('Core') stability to improve athletic performance
Sporting injuries
Orthopaedic and rheumatological joint conditions and pain
Work-related positional, postural and biomechanical injuries and problems
(Ideally, a work environment should maintain, or even contribute to, an individual's well-being, not hinder it. If you're facing workplace-related, musculoskeletal problems and pain, I can often help identify the causes and correctional actions needed.)

Workplace Ergonomic Assessment

Workplace-generated aches, pains and bodily dysfunctions, are often a major problem for sufferers and companies alike, frequently causing substantial financial losses to both.

These problems are often the results of poor personal posture, combined with inappropriate work-station settings.

I offer an ‘onsite’ Workplace Ergonomic Assessment service, whereby I come into your company offices/location(s), assess both the workers and their working environment, then assist them to adjust and correct both, as appropriate, in order to negate the problem(s) and prevent future occurrences.

Daily rates apply. Number of assessments available is limited only by, working day length (9am-5pm; 1hr lunch break) and, time-allocation necessary per person.

what my patients say about me

Working long hours in front of a computer screen, I've been suffering from headaches for years. Jonathan guided me through a straightforward exercise that brought significant relief. It's amazing how a simple routine can make such a difference. I genuinely want to recommend Jonathan to anyone dealing with similar issues. Jonathan's expertise has been a game-changer for me!

I had a painful neck and shoulder, with limited movement for a long time. Nothing I did seemed to help, but eventually I managed to get seen by Jonathan, and his very good treatment 'sorted me out'. I'm now pain-free with full movement of my arm.

Jonathan is an incredibly thorough, friendly but no-nonsense, experienced and knowledgeable physio. He really digs into what is causing your problems and spends as long as is necessary to get to the root causes. He explains clearly why he is asking you to perform exercises and, in my experience, if you stick to them, they really work!

I had severely broken my ankle and been told I would struggle to walk again, fractured my back, and prolapsed discs in my spine and was told my career was over. I had given up, but Jonathan saved my career in both cases, helping me get back on the world stage to compete again. Through his vast years of industry knowledge and getting to know me as well as the issues, he helped me through these injuries and has brought me back to high-level sport. I could not recommend Jonathan enough as a professional.

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