What conditions do you treat at Banbury Private Physiotherapy Practice?

We provide evidence-based physiotherapy for a wide range of conditions, including musculoskeletal injuries, sports-related injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, neurological conditions, chronic pain, and age-related mobility issues. Our programs are tailored to your individual needs.

Do you offer home or care-home visits?

Yes. Our team provides physiotherapy in our clinic, Domiciliary Physiotherapy , and Care Home Physiotherapy , ensuring clients with limited mobility or complex health needs can access expert care in a safe, familiar environment.

What makes your approach different?

We take a holistic, evidence-based approach , combining hands-on physiotherapy with clinically guided movement classes and personalised exercise programs. This ensures lasting improvements in strength, mobility, and overall wellbeing.

What services do you provide?

At Banbury Private Physiotherapy Practice we provide a full array of health, wellness and rehabilitation services including the following: Adult MSK Physiotherapy Women’s Health Sports Therapy Massage Therapy Ultrasound Diagnostic and Physiotherapy Services Domiciliary Physiotherapy Care Home Physiotherapy Shockwave Therapy Oncology and Palliative Care Breast Scar Therapy

Who will I be working with?

All of our physiotherapists have over 10 years of clinical experience and are highly trained in musculoskeletal, neurological, and sports physiotherapy. Your care will be tailored, collaborative, and monitored for measurable outcomes. View our team .

What types of classes do you offer?

We offer a variety of clinically guided small-group classes , including APPI Pilates Matwork , Antenatal & Postnatal Pilates , Ballet Barre , Adult Ballet , Parkinson’s Exercise Classes , and Flex & Stretch . These classes complement your treatment and help maintain long-term progress.

How do you ensure progress is maintained?

All programs include ongoing assessment, objective monitoring, and tailored exercise plans . This ensures improvements are measurable, sustainable, and adapted to your evolving needs, helping you achieve long-term health and performance.

Pilates Classes Banbury

Join supportive sessions suitable for all fitness levels in a welcoming studio environment.

Hazel Gold

Accredited APPI Pilates Instructor

Intelligent movement through Pilates.

Our Pilates classes in Banbury are designed to help you build strength, improve flexibility and move with greater confidence in everyday life. Focusing on controlled movement, posture, balance and core stability, each session provides a full-body workout.

Our Pilates classes provide a supportive and welcoming environment, with exercises adapted to suit individual needs and abilities. Whether you’re looking to improve fitness, support recovery from injury or focus on your overall wellbeing, Pilates offers a safe and effective way to build strength, mobility and confidence.

Developing strength, stability and control.

Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates before World War II, combining 50 simple, repetitive exercises centred around what he described as ‘the Core’. These movements focus on engaging the abdominal, pelvic and shoulder girdle muscles to improve strength, flexibility and endurance, while supporting better posture and balance.

The exercises are gentle yet adaptable, making them suitable for people of all abilities, from those rebuilding general strength to elite athletes looking to improve power and endurance through increased resistance and intensity. Each exercise is based on five key principles: shoulder girdle stabilisation, controlled breathing, cervical alignment, pelvic mobility, and the activation of the transversus abdominis, multifidus and pelvic floor muscles in a controlled and coordinated way.

How does it work?

Pilates differs from traditional strength training by emphasising controlled movement, effective muscle activation and efficient movement patterns throughout the full range of motion. Exercises are performed with focused, rhythmic repetition to challenge the muscles and improve strength, coordination and body awareness.

Resistance is developed through body weight, repetition and changes in posture, position and limb length, allowing exercises to be adapted and progressed to suit each individual. Pilates can also support pelvic floor strength, breathing control and overall wellbeing. Sessions are typically performed on a mat, which we provide, but exercises can be modified using a chair for those who may have reduced mobility or balance concerns.

Feel strong, supported and confident through pregnancy and beyond.

Whether you’re preparing for birth, recovering after having your baby, or looking for gentle movement to support your changing body, our antenatal and postnatal Pilates classes in Brackley are designed to help you move comfortably, build strength and feel more confident.

Delivered in a welcoming and supportive environment, each class focuses on safe, effective exercises tailored to your stage of pregnancy or postnatal recovery. Pilates can help support posture, core stability, breathing, mobility and pelvic floor awareness throughout your journey.

What classes do you offer?

We offer the following Pilates classes:

APPI Pilates Matwork 1

APPI Pilates Matwork 2

Pilates for the lesser abled; gentle, slow paced beginners pilates

Pilates within a chair: Useful for those who may have difficulty with balance

Rehabilitation Pilates : useful for those who have had recent surgery or are rehabilitating from Spine or hip surgery and are looking to move to social classes. (This is a 1:1 rehabilitation session)

1:1 and 2:1 Pilates sessions

Is there an age limit?

No! Pilates is effective for any age and most conditions as it can be tailored to suit individual needs.

Can Plates help with chronic conditions?

Absolutely! There is a large body of research evidence supporting the clinical benefits of pilates especially on chronic conditions, those with balance or postural issues, post operative rehabilitation for lower limb and upper limb joint replacements, spinal surgery, cancer and post operative cancer conditioning, bladder control issues (men and women) and obesity.

What do I need?

A pair of Pilates/Yoga socks and some suitable clothing such as tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt.

We also offer 1:1 and 2:1 Pilates classes

Our 1:1 and 2:1 Pilates sessions offer a more personalised approach, designed to help you progress with confidence at your own pace. With individual attention from an experienced instructor, each session is tailored to your specific goals, whether that’s improving strength, supporting rehabilitation, enhancing mobility or refining technique.