Our Team.
The whole team at Forte Physical Health are passionate about getting you to the peak of your powers. Read more about us below:
87 Conditions
treated
31 Years
combined experience
Chris Branch
Principal Osteopath
BOst., FAFS
Chris grew up with a passion for studying human form and function and wanted to be an osteopath at the age of 13. He finally achieved his dream when graduating from the British School of Osteopathy in 2008.
After graduating, Chris spent two years studying classical osteopathy before investing in the prestigious GIFT mentorship program in America in 2013 to become a Fellow of Applied Functional Science.
These two courses helped Chris understand how the body works as a whole, both from a biomechanical and movement perspective and from a physiological one.
Chris’s other interests include nutrition, exercise, meditation and personal development.
This means that in your treatment with him, not only will you come away with a clear diagnosis of what is causing your pain, why it is happening and a treatment plan to get you pain-free and mobile, but Chris will also be able to highlight any other lifestyle factors that are holding you back from optimal health.
If you want to see Chris excited, ask him about his kids. If you want to see him frustrated, ask him if he’s got a personal best in the ParkRun recently!
Niro Sriskandarajah
Associate Osteopath
MOst.
Our Osteopath Nirosan qualified from Swansea University. On registering with the General Osteopathic council, he started work at Glasgow Osteopath (Glasgow, Scotland) and more lately Caithness Osteopathic Services (Thurso, Scotland). He now joins us here at Forte Physical Health, Chelmsford.
He has worked with varied patient group including elderly, pregnant mothers, adolescent and sports injury patients. Nirosan takes a special interest in chronic lower back pain and prevention.
Nirosan takes an all-round health and wellbeing approach to patient care to help them be at their best. This involves a comprehensive assessment, individual to each patient, taking into consideration lifestyle factors, occupation, daily stress, environment etc.
Izzie
Sports Massage
BSc., MSSC
Through her passion of working with the body and wanting to treat with a more hands on approach, Izzie transitioned into the study of remedial soft tissue massage. In 2015, Izzie qualified at the LSSM (London School of Sports Massage) with a BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy.
Izzie has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the body gained from over 12 years as a successful yoga teacher. She continues to teach yoga in and around Chelmsford and has a strong understanding of the body, not only from study, but from her dedication and love of sport, which includes running, cycling, swimming and indoor climbing.
Izzie found her passion for sports massage after suffering a whiplash injury and could not ignore the benefit it made, helping to repair her injured muscles.
Izzie is an active member of the ISRM (Institute for Soft Tissue Therapists) and anticipates a life time of studying its complexities and how to treat them.
Tony Miller
Sports Massage
BSc., MSSC
Tony graduated with a degree in Sports Therapy in 2009. He has a passion for understanding human movement and has completed further postgraduate training in the fields of human biomechanics and exercise therapy.
Tony has vast experience in helping individuals who are unable to achieve their sport and fitness goals due to pain.
After being on the receiving end of many injuries and experimenting with different training techniques, Tony personally understands what it takes to become pain free and optimise performance. He has developed a skill set so as to be able to analyse human movement and spot physical limitations that can often be missed.
Tony enjoys keeping very active, he represented Essex County at U20’s Rugby but has now hung up his boots and is training in both Kick Boxing and Jiu Jitsu.
He is currently completing a part time Masters Degree in Osteopathy at the British School of Osteopathy.
Adele Dobson
Nutritional Medicine
Nutritional Therapist
Adele graduated as a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner in Sydney, Australia before returning to practice in Brentwood, Essex, the place where she grew up.
She has had a life long passion for nature as medicine, and has gained much nutritional knowledge from her early teens for her own health needs. Living overseas and travelling extensively, Adele has real life experience of how different cultures use food and plants as medicine and the ways in which an individual’s nutrient needs are met in line with the environment they live in.
Adele applies the Functional Medicine approach to her practice – where a person is seen as a ‘whole’, not just as an isolated set of symptoms. When working with clients, she spends time listening to their history and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex chronic disease.
If deemed necessary, laboratory testing will be recommended to gain a deeper understanding of the route cause of a health issue or imbalance in the body.
Each client receives a personalised plan, recommending specific foods and supplemental nutrients to support and restore the proper physiological functioning of the body.
Programs can vary in duration depending on the needs, compliance and requirements of the patient.