Abi Ledden
Senior Older Person’s Physiotherapist
MCSP · BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy · 19 years in practice
Abi will see you at home, in the gym or in the pool — whichever one you will actually thrive in. Nineteen years in, that flexibility is the point, not a perk.
Abi’s specialisms
Additional training and skills
About Abi
Abi qualified as a physiotherapist nineteen years ago and is also a level 3 qualified personal trainer and fitness instructor — which means she can take someone all the way from early rehabilitation to genuine strength and fitness, rather than handing them over halfway.
Her main passions are learning disabilities, persistent pain conditions such as fibromyalgia and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, and neurological conditions including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy — along with a good many rarer conditions most services have never seen.
A great deal of that work is with people growing older with a lifelong condition. Adults with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities are living far longer than they once did, and the things that matter at fifty or sixty — posture, comfort, protecting joints, staying out of hospital — are exactly what specialist seating and 24-hour postural care are for. It is an area very few services cover well.
Abi likes to know her clients properly — what they value, what they care about — because a therapy plan built around someone’s actual life gets done, and one built around a textbook does not. She can see you at home, in the gym or in the pool, and will meet you wherever you are most likely to thrive.
Outside work Abi is a wife, mother and grandmother, and dog mum to a rescue collie from Romania. She loves walks, the beach, holidays and the gym, and captains an over-40s netball team. She also has a diagnosis of ADHD and describes herself as a bit “Neurospicy” — something she feels helps her think outside the box and bring a little more imagination to her physiotherapy. She understands life’s ups and downs, and what they do to health and wellbeing.
Where Abi visits
Abi also visits Weymouth and the villages around it. If your town is not listed, call us — we very often cover it.
Common questions
Does Abi work with adults with learning disabilities?
Yes. Learning disabilities are one of Abi’s main specialisms, and she works with both individuals and their carers. She is Bobath trained in cerebral palsy and experienced in rebound therapy and hydrotherapy. Much of this work is with adults growing older with a lifelong condition, where posture and comfort matter more every year. Call 07384 590177 to arrange a visit.
Can physiotherapy help fibromyalgia or hypermobility?
Yes. Abi specialises in persistent pain conditions including fibromyalgia and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. Treatment focuses on pacing, graded activity and building strength safely rather than pushing through pain. As you progress she can work with you in a gym or a pool as well as at home — she is a level 3 qualified personal trainer as well as a physiotherapist, and trained in hydrotherapy.
What is 24-hour postural care?
Twenty-four hour postural care means managing a person’s position across the whole day and night — in their chair, their wheelchair and their bed — to protect joints, prevent contractures and improve comfort. Abi has worked in NHS Wheelchair Services in specialist seating and supports carers with sleep seating systems. It is skilled work that is genuinely hard to find outside a hospital service.
Arrange a visit with Abi
Call our Clinical Director for a free, no-obligation conversation. She will listen to your situation, tell you honestly whether we can help, and match you with the right specialist.