Our Practitioners

Philip was first introduced and possibly found his inspiration towards Osteopathy at the age of six after an incident involving a Hornby train set and a loft hatch! Fast forward to 2001 and he graduated from the 4-year degree course at the British School of Osteopathy in London.

After working in various practices around the Southeast and an enjoyable 5-month stint of worldwide travel, he found himself moving to Lincolnshire and opening his own practice in 2007. Five years later in 2012 it was moved to the larger current premises and ‘The Wellhead Practice’ was born. Over the years, other medical disciplines were introduced, and we now offer the four main disciplines of Osteopathy, Podiatry, Sports Massage and Ear wax removal seeing more than 130 patients per week.

Using a range of Osteopathic techniques and some medical acupuncture, Philip treats a wide range of problems from head to toe in patients of all ages enjoying the challenge of finding the root cause of a problem and to ‘fix’ the issue for the long term where at all possible.

Outside of work, Philip is kept busy with three teenage daughters, an endless list of DIY tasks and the occasional run.

Hector has worked as an Osteopath for four years. Since qualifying at the University College of Osteopathy in London, he has studied and developed his interest in a variety of different treatment options for muscular, joint and nerve pains. This has included Dry Needling/Medical Acupuncture, Spinal Manipulation, Muscle Energy Technique and Strain Counter-strain Technique.

His most recent interest is within pain science which is aimed at managing patients who have had symptoms lasting over six months.

Outside of work, Hector is a family man, a lover of dogs, meditation, a good stretch and a cold plunge to top it off.

Amy has over ten years of experience in podiatry in both private practices and the NHS.

She gained a first-class degree in Podiatry from the University of Northampton with a dissertation focusing on plantar facsiopathy. Amy takes an all-round approach to footcare and enjoys helping patients with everything from nail care to biomechanical problems.

Away from work, Amy enjoys netball, tennis and gardening.

Brought up around Stamford, I qualified as a podiatrist from Brighton University in 1995 and following a stint working in the NHS, I have worked in private practice for 29 years now.

I am married to Chris, a local dentist, and have two grown up children.

I enjoy cooking, especially artisan bread making and am an avid cyclist, clocking up on average 250 miles a week. I have cycled around Europe and over the alps and have done charity rides to Paris.

James Graduated from Swansea University with a M.Ost Osteopathy Degree, since then has worked in various clinics and establishments gaining great experience with helping people with many different issues and conditions. Since qualifying, James has specialised in Sports Rehabilitation, working with sports people to get them back to activity after injury or helping with programming to get the best out of themselves and excel in their chosen sport.  

James enjoys the variety of being an Osteopath, treating many different areas of the body, be it acute or chronic pain. He has an interest in the complexities of pain and how patients can learn to manage and overcome such issues.   

When James isn’t working, you will likely find him out running, in the gym or spending time with family.

John is a fully qualified Registered Osteopath originally from Pembrokeshire and is registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC).

He qualified as an osteopath in 2009 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University, having previously worked as a Head of Physical Education teacher. John also holds a Master’s degree in Obesity, a Master’s degree in Sport Development, and a teaching qualification in Physical Education and Science.

John has completed accredited upper and lower limb injection therapy training at the University of Nottingham, delivered alongside hand specialists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, and surgeons, qualifying him to perform injections to both the upper and lower limbs. In addition, he has undertaken extensive training in ultrasound-guided injection techniques through SMUG (Sports Medicine Ultrasound Group).

More recently, John has qualified with a Master of Physician Associate Studies (MPAS), which includes formal training and competence in intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

Clinically, John commonly performs injections for:

Osteoarthritic knees and ankles
Shoulder conditions including subacromial bursitis and frozen shoulder
Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
Osteoarthritis of the thumb

John is currently in his third year of a PhD in Public Health at the University of Essex, where his research focuses on obesity and how healthcare practitioners manage patients living with obesity.

Outside of clinical practice, John has a strong interest in endurance sport. He has completed Ironman France and Ironman Spain, as well as ultramarathon events in Alaska and Jordan, and is currently training for the Outlaw Triathlon. He values spending time with his wife and daughter, Violet.

John Rothery BEd (Hons) BSc (Hons)Oxford

MA (Gloucester)

MSc (Chester)

MPhil (Essex)

PHd student Public Health & Exercise (Essex) Year 3