--- title: "Theika Botterill | Healthflex" description: "Chartered physiotherapist with over twenty years in sports and musculoskeletal work, offering manual therapy, acupuncture and exercise rehabilitation." canonical: "https://healthflex.co.uk/team-members/theika-botterill" --- ![Theika Botterill, physiotherapist at Healthflex in Haslemere Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Theika Botterill, physiotherapist specialising in sports and musculoskeletal care at Healthflex, The Edge, Haslemere. She has brown hair tied back and a wide, beaming smile, and wears a pink Healthflex polo shirt. The background is a blurred autumn hedge under a pale sky.](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-theika-botterill-physiotherapist-haslemere.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790159715633&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) # Theika Botterill Physiotherapist, sports and musculoskeletal ## Contact Information [01428 642577](tel:01428 642577) [reception@healthflex.co.uk](mailto:reception@healthflex.co.uk) ## Social Media [](https://www.facebook.com/Healthflex) ## Authored Blog Posts - [![Bicycle wheel mounted on a gray indoor trainer on a textured mat with a beige couch in background](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-winter-training-for-cyclists.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157206528&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### Training through the winter without losing your cycling season What to do between November and March so that spring does not start with an injury. Indoor training, strength work off the bike, fuelling in the cold, and knowing when not to ride. Read more ](/blog/winter-training-for-cyclists) - [![Black open-patella knee brace with Velcro straps on bare leg](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealth-flex-knee-bracejpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790165106186&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### Do I need a knee brace? When bracing helps, and when it does not A knee brace can offload an arthritic knee, steady an unstable one or protect a repair, but only the right type, properly fitted. Nick Thornhill explains when bracing helps. Read more ](/blog/do-i-need-a-knee-brace) Show more posts - [![Cyclist in red jersey riding a black road bike on a blue indoor trainer in a living room](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-common-cycling-injuries.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157212259&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### The cycling injuries we see most, and how bike set-up causes them Knee pain, lower back pain, numb hands and a sore neck are the four complaints that fill a cycling clinic. Most have a position on the bike behind them as well as a training load. Read more ](/blog/common-cycling-injuries) Theika treats sports and musculoskeletal injuries, and her interest is as much in preventing the next one as in settling the current one. She offers manual techniques, acupuncture and exercise rehabilitation, and she looks at how the whole body is moving rather than only at the part that hurts. ## Background Theika qualified from Southampton University in 1997 with a BSc honours degree in physiotherapy, and has more than twenty years of experience as a sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist. She has developed that expertise across the NHS, private clinics and sports teams, travelling in Europe and the United Kingdom with premier league hockey teams. She is a chartered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. ## Her approach Having come from a sporting background herself, Theika understands how frustrating an injury is when it interrupts something you care about. Her aim is to get you fully functional as quickly as is sensible, and then to reduce the chance of the same thing happening again, on the basis that prevention is a great deal better than another course of treatment. ### Experience 29\+ years ## Services - Physiotherapy - [Musculoskeletal physiotherapy](/services/musculoskeletal-physiotherapy) £62–£72 - [Back and neck physiotherapy](/services/back-and-neck-physiotherapy) £62–£72 - [Post-operative and orthopaedic rehabilitation](/services/post-operative-orthopaedic-rehabilitation) £62–£72 - [Video and telephone consultations](/services/video-and-telephone-consultations) - [Acupuncture](/services/acupuncture) £62–£72 - Sports injury and performance - [Sports injury assessment and treatment](/services/sports-injury-assessment-and-treatment) £62–£72 - [Return to sport rehabilitation](/services/return-to-sport-rehabilitation) £62–£72 - [Strength and conditioning programmes](/services/strength-and-conditioning-programmes) £62–£72 - [Sports massage](/services/sports-massage) £60–£90 - [Brace fitting service](/services/brace-fitting-service) From £72 Show all services - Shoulder and arm conditions - [Rotator cuff injury](/services/rotator-cuff-injury) £62–£72 - [Frozen shoulder](/services/frozen-shoulder) £62–£72 - [Tennis elbow](/services/tennis-elbow) £62–£72 - Back and neck conditions - [Lower back pain](/services/lower-back-pain) £62–£72 - [Disc injury and slipped disc](/services/disc-injury) £62–£72 - [Sciatica](/services/sciatica) £62–£72 - [Neck pain](/services/neck-pain) £62–£72 - [Whiplash](/services/whiplash) £62–£72 - [Scoliosis](/services/scoliosis) £62–£72 - Foot and ankle conditions - [Achilles tendon pain](/services/achilles-tendonitis) £62–£72 - [Ankle sprain](/services/ankle-sprain) £62–£72 - [Plantar fasciitis](/services/plantar-fasciitis) £62–£90 - [Shin splints](/services/shin-splints) £62–£72 - Hip and knee conditions - [Hip pain](/services/hip-pain) £62–£72 - [Knee pain](/services/knee-pain) £62–£72 - [Runner's knee](/services/runners-knee) £62–£72 - [ACL injury](/services/acl-injury) £62–£72 - [Meniscus tear](/services/meniscus-tear) £62–£72 - Recovery after surgery - [ACL reconstruction recovery](/services/acl-reconstruction-recovery) £62–£72 - [Shoulder surgery recovery](/services/shoulder-surgery-recovery) £62–£72 - [Hip replacement recovery](/services/hip-replacement-recovery) £62–£72 - [Knee replacement recovery](/services/knee-replacement-recovery) £62–£72 - Long term conditions - [Workstation and posture pain](/services/desk-and-posture-pain) £62–£72 - [Persistent pain](/services/persistent-pain) £62–£72 - [Hypermobility](/services/hypermobility) £62–£72 - [Arthritis](/services/arthritis) £62–£72 ## Authored Blog Posts - [![Bicycle wheel mounted on a gray indoor trainer on a textured mat with a beige couch in background](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-winter-training-for-cyclists.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157206528&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### Training through the winter without losing your cycling season What to do between November and March so that spring does not start with an injury. Indoor training, strength work off the bike, fuelling in the cold, and knowing when not to ride. Read more ](/blog/winter-training-for-cyclists) - [![Black open-patella knee brace with Velcro straps on bare leg](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealth-flex-knee-bracejpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790165106186&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### Do I need a knee brace? When bracing helps, and when it does not A knee brace can offload an arthritic knee, steady an unstable one or protect a repair, but only the right type, properly fitted. Nick Thornhill explains when bracing helps. Read more ](/blog/do-i-need-a-knee-brace) Show more posts - [![Cyclist in red jersey riding a black road bike on a blue indoor trainer in a living room](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhealthflex-common-cycling-injuries.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F6a993819fabdf5583928bbf1%26v%3D1790157212259&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_FWxsgCyzDSRxWHosZK98qVgRxgBw) ### The cycling injuries we see most, and how bike set-up causes them Knee pain, lower back pain, numb hands and a sore neck are the four complaints that fill a cycling clinic. Most have a position on the bike behind them as well as a training load. Read more ](/blog/common-cycling-injuries)