Eating disorders
Physiotherapy in eating disorder care.
As part of the multidisciplinary team, physiotherapy guides the safe and appropriate place of exercise and movement in recovery.
The role of physiotherapy
And the services within each.
Exercise is often part of an eating disorder. That makes it part of recovery too.
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Medical risk & safe activity
Assessing when movement is safe, and when it isn’t, in close collaboration with the medical and treatment team.
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Driven & compulsive exercise
Understanding what exercise is doing for someone, and gently reshaping that relationship over time.
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Bone health & strength
Protecting bone health and rebuilding strength, both of which can be affected by restrictive eating.
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Returning to movement
Gradually reintroducing movement in a safe, supportive way, helping you reconnect with your body and rediscover movement you enjoy.
Who I help
Using an evidence-based framework, I help people living with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED and ARFID, as well as disordered or excessive exercise outside a diagnosed eating disorder.
I also help people who:
- Don’t have an eating disorder diagnosis
- Try to control weight and shape with exercise
- Want a physio who is HAES-aligned, weight-inclusive and non-judgemental
- Use exercise as permission to eat
- Continue to exercise even when sick or injured
- Feel anxious if unable to exercise
- Track calories and feel guilty if they don’t meet their “targets”