Louise Gell is a physiotherapist based in Leichhardt, NSW. You can find her at Shop 31, MarketPlace Leichhardt, Cnr Marion and Flood Streets, Leichhardt NSW 2040. The clinic focuses on hands-on care and simple rehab plans that help you move better and feel more comfortable day to day.
Louise helps people with a range of physical problems, especially things like ongoing pain, stiffness, and trouble with movement. In many cases, it’s not just one injury or one bad day. It can be issues that build over time, from work, sport, poor posture, or old injuries that never quite settled down. At times, people also come in because they want a plan that stops the same flare-ups from happening again.
Her approach usually starts with understanding what’s going on with your body and what makes it feel better or worse. From there, sessions may include physical therapy exercises, joint mobilisation, and posture correction. These are practical tools, not vague advice. The goal is to support your joints and muscles, improve how you move, and help you manage pain in a way that fits your life.
Exercise is a big part of the work. It might be strengthening, mobility, or gentle movement to build confidence and control. The plan often looks at the small things too, like how you sit, how you walk, and how you use your body during normal tasks. Joint mobilisation and hands-on techniques can also be used when stiffness or restricted movement is getting in the way.
For pain management, Louise focuses on what helps you function, not just what looks good on a diagnosis sheet. That could mean working out safe ways to keep moving, reducing irritation, and building up strength and range over time. Many people leave sessions with clear steps they can follow between appointments.
Louise’s training in physiotherapy guides how she plans care and supports recovery. She also stays up to date with new ways of thinking about pain and movement, so the advice stays grounded in what works for everyday people.
There’s no set list of one “type” of patient. She works with people who are dealing with aches after activity, people recovering from injury, and those who just want their body to feel easier to use. If you’re not sure where to start, that’s okay. The first step is usually talking through what you’re feeling and mapping out a sensible way forward.