ST ANDREWS REHABILITATION THERAPIES

Fantastic experience: Brilliant and thorough

Fantastic experience: Bernie has been a very caring and helpful physio for multiple months during my prehab after suffering a severe knee injury, fracturing parts of my tibia and femur, and tearing multiple ligaments. Bernie didn’t just help with managing my injuries, he also helped me navigate the system to get an MRI scan and speak to the correct doctors to get on the waiting list for surgery. His knowledge and expertise has been incredible throughout my early stages of recovery and I would highly recommend him. I am grateful to have had Bernie to help me through the tough times.

Fantastic experience: Bernie was so insightful and really put me at ease for my first trip to the physio. It feels like I’ve got new feet!

Fantastic experience: Super thorough assessment. Educational and personalised with lots of practical advise.

Fantastic experience: Practical guidance and very helpful and insightful. Bernie knows his stuff.

Fantastic experience: Great treatment for my back, shoulder and neck pain. Also gives great life advice

Fantastic experience: Would thoroughly recommend Bernie. He listened, assessed, treated and set me up with a programme that resolved my pain. As a somewhat cynical physio myself, I was impressed.

Fantastic experience: Bernie has been my Physio therapist for the last 3 years and has helped me immensely both as my Physio and a great friend. I had 2 herniated discs when I first saw Bernie and had been dealing with chronic pain for about a year that had seriously disrupted my life. Lots of deep tissue therapy, stretching exercises, and a specially designed workout regiment helped me recover and return to normalcy. I can now go to the gym pain-free and and that’s all thanks to Bernie. I would highly recommend anyone in St. Andrews with chronic musculoskeletal pain see Bernie, particularly other students such as myself.

Fantastic experience: I would strongly recommend Bernie if you need a physiotherapist. I had very serious back pain after I moved into the Uni dorm. Before I went to him, I had been taking the painkiller for more than a week and even with the painkiller, I could not move much. My friend suggested him to me, only with two treatments, and the pain was relieved a lot that I could go to classes. I continue to see him for over a month and a half but the pain kept coming back. After knowing that I am a student and the cause of my back pain is due to the low-quality mattress, he was so concerned and lent me a good-quality mattress. He even sent the mattress with his personal car to my place. And with that, I could stop my treatment. He is such a caring person, definitely recommend him!

Fantastic experience: Went to St. Andrews on golf trip. Herniated a disc and literally coudnt move without horrible pain. Bernie was so concerned after my call to him, he picked me up in his personal car to provide treatment at this clinic. While no golf the remainder of my stay i was able to fly 7 hours home pain free. Thank you so much!! He is awesome. Reid Laughlint

Fantastic experience: Absolutely brilliant. Worth the 200 mile round trip. Bernie knows his stuff

Fantastic experience: Best physiotherapist I've been to. Would recommend asking him his favorite ice cream flavors.

Fantastic experience: I am a medical student and as part of my clinical teaching I spent a day with Bernie, observing how he uses physiotherapy to help his patients recover and improve their quality of life. Bernie assessed each patient he saw very well and identified the areas they were the most concerned about. He then followed this up by showing them exercises in the clinic which they could carry out at home to carry on improving their condition. Every patient Bernie saw seemed a lot happier and more at ease by the end of the session and scheduled another session to come back and see him on!

Fantastic experience: Bernie supported me getting back into rowing training after a knee surgery. Really knows his stuff and is a great physio, amazed both myself and my doctors with the results. He was also always available whenever my knee was acting up, either for a quick chat on the phone or made time for me to come in. In a nutshell: Best physio I have ever had.

Fantastic experience: Bernie helped support me when I tore my hip labrum rowing at University. He organized an MRI and went as far as giving me rides around St Andrews when walking was difficult. He helped with rehabilitation and did an incredible job! We became good friends and my family rented his home for graduation week. Bernie is an excellent physiotherapist and friend!

Fantastic experience: After having struggled with ankle pain on and off for a year I booked myself a physio appointment with Bernie at START CLINIC. The hour long appointment consisted of a series of exercises and a short physio massage in his bright, spacious studio. I was sent home with strengthening activities to complete both indoors and out and about. Bernie was patient, quick to identify the issue and explained things in a way that made them easy to understand. It’s been a month since my appointment, I have kept up with my prescribed exercises and have had virtually no pain since - incredible progress in such a short space of time, I only wish I'd gone sooner! I would highly recommend this clinic to anyone looking for a physio in St Andrews.

Fantastic experience: I was an amateur boxer when Bernie first treated me around 6 / 7 years ago. He fixed my elbow problem after it had been unsuccessfully treated elsewhere. Bernie has been nothing but professional and courteous throughout my visits and even after a few years i contacted him by phone in regards to another problem and he went well out of his way to help me again. I am now a pro boxer and needed help again a few weeks ago, I again made contact and was given an appointment the very next day. I would definitely highly recommend him he will be the only person i see and trust from now on throughout my Pro career

Fantastic experience: I went to St. Andrews Rehabilitation Therapies three times a week for four months following a knee surgery. Bernie is extremely professional, knowledgeable and was very accommodating of my schedule. Having been let down by other physios in the town of St. Andrews I cannot recommend START highly enough. Top notch physio and top notch guy. 10/10.

Fantastic experience: My experience with Bernie has been absolutely wonderful. I tore my ACL and both inner and outer meniscus last October and Bernie really helped me strengthen my knee and learn exercises that will prevent the injury from happening again. Moreover, Bernie is super personable and fun and I found myself really enjoying our sessions and chatting to him about anything and everything. This made me to feel more comfortable, therefore allowing me push myself harder physically during the exercises. He is very smart, funny, and is very encouraging when I felt frustrated with my injury. Overall I could only recommend START clinic!

Fantastic experience: I came to Bernie when it became clear that my back issues were starting to make everyday activities harder and harder. I would clean my room for 30 minutes or pick things off the floor and would have to lay down for an hour afterwards. I was unsure of whether or not physiotherapy would even help, but after encouragement from my flatmate, I came to Bernie, and I don't know where I'd be if I hadn't! After working with Bernie for about 2 years, my back had completely changed. I no longer felt pain in my lower back while working out, cleaning, etc. He is knowledgeable, extremely professional, and a overall wonderful person. The worst part of graduating Uni was leaving behind such a great physio, I will recommend him to anyone in the St Andrews area and beyond!

Fantastic experience: I came to Bernie after I injured my knee playing Netball. As soon as I called him after I was injured, he came to pick me up from where I was to drive me to his practice. I was really sad about having hurt myself and he made me feel so much better with his Aussie accent, the jokes and the general kindness. Bernie was great in helping my recovery and getting back to working out, and even after my knee was all good and I didn't see him for appointments we stayed friends. Any other niggles I ever had, Bernie always responded quickly and brought my body back to being painless. Bernie's a great physio and all-round guy and I cannot recommend him enough.

Fantastic experience: Bernie my knee and back are great no pain when walking . Thanks for fixing it.

Fantastic experience: My 8yr old daughter Olivia had injured her hip joint and experienced pain over a long period if time, eventually resulting in her needing crutches. Unfortunately I felt that we didn't get anywhere with NHS support, their approach was not hands on, and they did little to help her understand her pain and what was happening in her body. We decided to look around and find someone she could see privately. As soon as I spoke to Bernie and explained Olivia's problem he instantly got it. Having children of his own I could instantly tell he would have a fun, relaxed approach and on our first visit he made an instant connection with my daughter, making her feel comfortable and at ease. Bernie literally went step by step through a planned journey of recovery for Olivia which helped motivate her to do daily exercises, and encouraged her to manage her plain. He took his time with her, and had a really great approach, as well as pushing her to help herself. He got to the root of the problem, where other had not taken the time to, and explained that she was hyper-mobile and her hip joint was rotating out and extending more. He instantly located which muscles and tendons were damaged, and set to work. Now my daughter is back to full health we, as a family, really couldn't thank Bernie enough. I would highly recommend him and his Physio Clinic. He has a relaxed and enthusiastic approach and takes time to explain what he is doing. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him.

Fantastic experience: Bernie at START Clinic has treated me several times over the past 3 years. During my time training for badminton as a student at the University of St Andrews, Bernie has helped get me through injuries to my knees, back and shoulders. His assessment and treatment has made the difference in my quick turnarounds between being injured and getting back to playing. You're guaranteed focused time and attention from a certified professional who has in-depth and up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge.