About Cockermouth Rehab Studio

My name is Stu Nicholson I am a HCPC and CSP registered physiotherapist who qualified from the University of Cumbria in 2013. I live in Cockermouth with my lovely wife Sam and our two boys Seb and Theo. I am the proud owner and Specialist Physiotherapist at Cockermouth Rehab Studio.

I started my physiotherapy career at West Cumberland hospital where I gained experience across the different clinical specialities which gave me a solid grounding for starting to specialise in Community Rehabilitation in 2016. This enabled me to gain a depth of experience in rehabilitating clients with a range of musculoskeletal, neurological and age related conditioning including arthritis, stroke and falls/balance rehabilitation. I continued within this role working up to being the Community Physiotherapy Manager of the Cockermouth and Maryport locality until December 2022.

I then worked in Primary Care at Maryport Health Services holding the role of First Contact Physiotherapist, where I saw patients with a vast range of musculoskeletal problems instead of them needing to see a GP. This further enhanced my clinical specialism of being able to deliver an expert assessment and treatment plan as well as going back to University at UWE to learn how to administer corticosteroid injections. I also worked with patients suffering with chronic pain to help develop strategies to manage their pain and improve their function.

Away from work, weightlifting, powerlifting and CrossFit are my passions (I’ve previously dabbled in the odd half marathon and a bit of climbing as well). Being able to bring clinical understanding of movement and tissue loading into these sports has meant developing the specialist skills to manage a wide range of sporting and exercise based injuries for my clients. I have worked with everybody from new and recreational athletes, divisional and national athletes, all the way to world-class performance athletes across a range of sports. I know better than anybody that keeping in training is essential for so many of us.

My mantra for physiotherapy is simple. Giving you the tools to thrive. For each individual that will mean something slightly different, but you will complete your physiotherapy at Cockermouth Rehab Studio with an understanding of the problem, and the tools to get to the solution.