About Viv Slater

I’m fascinated in how the body moves, and in keeping your particular body moving well.
I’ve done this job for 15 years, alongside NHS roles as a Health Coach in Bucks GP practices, a Physiotherapy Assistant in the hydrotherapy pool and gym at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, and in cancer care wellbeing and physical rehab at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.

I have a unique blend of skills to get you moving well. I give advice, ideas and exercises. I do sports massage and other manual therapy techniques to relieve pain and heal injuries. But what makes me really different from other therapists is that I put you in the driving seat. I don’t just tell you what to do and send you off with a sheet of exercises. I ask you what amount of time, what time of day and which days per week that you can devote to stretches, exercises and the activities you like doing, and we build a movement plan that is carefully tailored to suit you and your lifestyle. That way, you stick to the exercise plan because you chose it – you feel invested in making it work.

Viv’s training

Musculoskeletal Therapy & Sports Massage Therapy 

BTEC level 5 Clinical Diploma in Sports & Remedial Massage, North London School of Sports Massage (2012)

Continuous Professional Development training in:

  • Shoulder rehabilitation, non-specific low back pain, leg pain, knee pain, ankle pain, foot pain (physiotherapy courses)
  • Muscle energy techniques, harmonics (gentle, osteopathic, joint and muscle treatment approaches)
  • Dissection: Low Back, Hip and Abdominals, Imperial College Anatomy Department
Physiotherapy/Health Coaching in the NHS

  • Coaching and exercises to improve balance, strength, confidence and mobility for older people
  • Exercise/physical activity Health Coaching – goal-setting and step-by-step plans to embed habitual exercise into daily life
  • Rehabilitation exercises for injuries, in a hydrotherapy pool, a gym, at home and outdoors
  • Breathing techniques for pain relief, increased flexibility and relaxation
  • Chronic pain management – pacing techniques, kind, gentle and achievable exercise plans/pain relief exercises
  • Living healthily with a Long Term Condition: musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

NHS Qualifications:
Tier 1 Health and Wellbeing Coach qualification (PCI-accredited). Member UKHCA (2022)
NHS Care Certificate (2019)

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