About Leah

Leah Dalby

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1987 and have spent the decades since working with people facing some of life’s most difficult challenges — cancer, neurological conditions, end-of-life care and complex recovery. I work at your pace, with kindness and without rush.

CSP HCPC Registered ACPOPC

Qualified physiotherapist with nearly 40 years’ experience. Specialist in oncology and cancer care, scar tissue, neurological conditions and end-of-life support.

Leah Dalby MCSP — Chartered Physiotherapist
Experience

Career Highlights

  • Twelve years at St John’s Hospice — establishing a new service and shaping my understanding of palliative and end-of-life care
  • Physiotherapist at Freedom from Torture, supporting survivors of trauma
  • Invited to create and establish a new physiotherapy post within a breast surgery and breast reconstruction team
  • Working with people with learning disabilities
  • Regular exercise group provider for the local Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
  • Enterprise and Vision Award Finalist — 2014 & 2019
  • Independent Ambassador with Tropic Skincare
Continuing Development

Specialist Training

  • Willem Fourie — sparked my passion for working with scar tissue
  • Neuro Orthopaedic Institute — complex pain, the brain and trauma’s effect on healing
  • Blend Therapy Training — gentle, effective techniques for profound change
  • Body in Harmony — Sharron Wheeler’s ScarWork
  • Burrell Education — soft tissue techniques and women’s health

Qualifications & Registrations

  • Qualified 1987, Bath School of Physiotherapy
  • MCSP — Chartered Society of Physiotherapists No. 046603
  • HCPC Registered — Health & Care Professions Council No. PH37564
  • ACPOPC — Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care

Talks & Groups

I’m happy to speak with Women’s Institute groups, self-help groups, cancer support groups, Rotary, Soroptimists, Inner Wheel and similar organisations. Please get in touch to discuss.