Hannah Mercer
Clinic Director
Runs the clinic, the diary and the coffee rota. Spent ten years leading patient services in Manchester before opening Alder Finch, and is the reason appointments here start on time.
About us
A small clinic with strong opinions about good physio
We opened on Beech Road in 2016 with two treatment rooms and a firm belief that physio should be thorough, honest and a lot less mysterious. The rooms have multiplied since. The belief hasn't changed.
Hannah Mercer
Clinic Director
From our Clinic Director
Good physio shouldn't feel like a mystery
I don't treat patients myself. My job is to make sure everything around the treatment works brilliantly: appointments that start on time, prices you can see before you book, and a team with the time and training to do their best work.
I started Alder Finch after watching too many friends bounce between quick-fix appointments with no real plan. So we do it differently. Longer first appointments, clear explanations, and an honest conversation about when you no longer need us.
If anything about your visit falls short, I'd genuinely like to hear about it. Email us at the address on our booking page and mark it for my attention. I read every one.
Hannah Mercer
The team
The people you'll meet
Plus our massage therapists, and a front-desk team who will probably remember your dog's name.
Priya Nair
Lead Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MSc Sports Medicine. HCPC registered, MCSP
Runs our running injury clinic. Has finished the Manchester Marathon four times and is still slightly annoyed about the last mile.
English, Malayalam
Gareth Owens
Senior Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (Salford). HCPC registered, MCSP
Looks after most of our post-operative knee, hip and shoulder patients, and works closely with orthopaedic surgeons across south Manchester.
English, Welsh
Kemi Adebayo
Physiotherapist
MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration), BSc Sport Science. HCPC registered, MCSP
Our desk-worker specialist and resident climber. Excellent on necks, shoulders and wrists, and leads our video consultations.
English, Yoruba
How we work
What you can count on
Time, properly
First appointments are 45 minutes and follow-ups are 30. Nobody gets a ten-minute once-over.
Plain English
We explain what's going on without the jargon, and check it actually makes sense to you.
Plans with an end
The goal is getting you independent, not keeping you coming back forever.
Properly qualified
Every physio is HCPC registered and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.