Our Team
Ben Farrell.
Practice Principal
Ben Farrell is the practice principal at Farrell Physiotherapy and graduated from the University of East London in 2001 with an Honours degree in Physiotherapy. This followed a 3 year degree in Sports Rehabilitation in St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. He began his career in the NHS at Southend General Hospital where his focus and special interests were Musculoskeletal outpatients and Orthopaedics. During this time he honed his skills with regard to these two disciplines. Whilst learning his skills at the hospital Ben began to develop a desire to set up in private practice, which he did in 2003. This allowed him to see a greater spectrum of clients from the acute to chronic and people from a sporting environment rather than just in the hospital setting.
Over the next few years Ben worked in and for various private clinics in Southend, Leigh on Sea, Wickford, Chelmsford, Reading, Henley on Thames whilst also working as a locum physiotherapist for two years in the NHS. This allowed him greater time with his clients to diagnose and understand people’s injuries and problems ensuring effective and correct treatments were administered. It was a valuable learning curve and gave Ben the best view on what each of the clinics he worked in excelled. Based on this he established the core principals of the practice which were communication and correct diagnosis were essential to allow best treatment. The motto of the clinic is ease the pain, cure the cause.
Ben was then keen to revisit the sporting arena and became one of the Physiotherapists at Essex County Cricket Club for 2 years working with such athletes as Andy Flower, Darren Gough, Ravi Bopara and Andy Bickel. An opportunity arose for Ben to be Physiotherapist for Old Loughtonians Hockey club, which he did for 2 seasons and thoroughly enjoyed before setting up Clinic in Chelmsford in 2011.
Ben has always wanted and demanded the best for his clients and makes sure that no stone is left unturned to get the correct result for his clients. Ben is a firm believer that client input into rehabilitation and physiotherapy is essential. Explanation of and understanding the problem is paramount for the client to get better. Working together returns you to pre injury fitness and well-being as quick as possible.
Ben areas of special interest are acute and chronic Lower Back pain, shoulder pain, Tennis elbow, knee pain and ankle/foot pain.
Alicia Shustock
chartered physiotherapist
Alicia graduated from the University of East London in 2017 with a Bsc Honours degree in Physiotherapy. She went on to work across a number of disciplines within the NHS including critical care, general medicine, paediatrics and orthopaedics. Additionally, she spent a year working alongside medical and exercise professionals for West Ham United Ladies and she is currently completing a FIFA diploma in sports medicine.
Alicia is currently a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist within the NHS and has a special interest in Cervical and upper limb pathologies in addition to the rehabilitation of tendon pathologies.
Mark Thomas.
Physiotherapist
Bio to come…
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday
6am to 9pm
Saturdays
9am to 12pm
Same day & Emergency appointments available most times.
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