Claire Robertson

I saw Claire in clinic sometime last year and she recommended me to buy the Ice It Away, which was cleverfully designed by her. I love the product! I would recommend it to anyone who has a puffy region below your knee cap after surgery! It is very easy to use and gets in to the problem spots very effectively and gives great relief! My knee has settled very well and I have happily returned to my normal activities!

Claire was very understanding in dealing with my daughter's concerns

Claire really does “care.” She will listen, spend time with you and will help you in any way to try to get to the bottom of what your problem is. I would highly recommend Claire to friends and family.

My teenage daughter felt Claire truly understood her knee problems and the impact they were having on her life. Claire was professional and approachable and spoke with great knowledge. Claire took the time to assess my daughter thoroughly, consulted with her orthopaedic surgeon colleagues for further opinion as required, devised a clear exercise plan and gave advice on further management options for us to consider. We travelled from Nottingham for her specialist opinion and it was absolutely worth the trip. Would highly recommend.

I saw Claire initially at the end of 2013 as a result of a very badly swollen knee, an MRI that showed I have very little cartilage left and my knee cap was not aligned correctly. This effectively meant there was bone rubbing on bone in my knee and hence the continual swelling in my knee. I play tennis for GB Veterans so being told by the Dr (that referred me to Claire) it was unlikely I could continue playing tennis at the level I was playing was soul destroying. From the initial appointment Claire was very honest and open with me yet also gave me confidence that if I did what was being asked and focused on continual 'maintenance' I could continue playing ....... just not as often and I had to listen to my body better! After 2 months of correcting the alignment, building up the muscles around the knee cap and ensuring the IT band was as loose as possible (not so easy as it sounds!) I was allowed to start (slowly) playing again. The end result is I successfully made it through playing for GB in the World Team Tennis Championships 45s age group in Florida (April 2014) and more recently Turkey (March 2015). The team won bronze in 2014 and gold in 2015 (first time ever the GB ladies in 45s have won gold!). In 2014 I practiced and played matches 8 days in a row, won 4 out of my 5 matches which included 3 doubles and 2 singles. In 2015 I practiced and played matches 9 days in a row, won 6 out of 6 matches which included 5 doubles and 1 singles. I stuck to all the things you have shown me and really enjoyed playing! So many, many, many thanks for all your help and advice. You showed me how to manage my practice more effectively, be more aware of my knees and how to take the pressure off my knees by using the muscles around them more effectively ...... and it worked!

I have experienced Dr. Claire Robertson as a highly competent, caring and outcome-oriented specialist. I felt listened to with genuine interest and knew that I'd get an assuring yet honest and professional response. She is the only one out of many who has been able to fully and holistically explain my knee patella pain, joining different dots to a coherent 'story'. Claire helped put together a care plan that really worked for me, and she explained its rationale in a way it made sense. This empowered me to take an informed ownership of my recovery and effectively continue my work with my physiotherapists. Warmly recommend her - she's outstanding.

Claire gave my daughter some great advise & as a result her ongoing knee pain is finally getting better. Claire was very friendly & put my daughter at ease. I would thoroughly recommend her.

I injured my knee nearly two years ago now. Before seeing Claire, I went through the NHS and saw a sports doctor, physio and orthopaedic surgeon. I had two steroid injections in my knee, an ultrasound guided injection and even an MRI scan on my knee. I was told that there wasn't a problem that could be treated and that I would never run again. The orthopaedic surgeon told me that the only thing he could do was to break both my legs and put them back together... I really love running so I was pretty upset about all of this. It was a year after my injury that I was told by the NHS that they couldn't do anything so I then decided to pay to see a podiatrist who was very helpful. He gave my insoles and suggested that I went to see Claire. Claire is lovely and she really wants you to get better in as little time as possible. She told me that I could email her at any time. One thing that I really liked about her was that she wanted to see me infrequently. So, even though she was more expensive than other physios that I'd seen, she ended up being much cheaper overall. In the past, I've seen physios who wanted to see me every two weeks but nothing got better. I have seen Claire three times only and now I don't need to see her again. She gave me a few exercises to do that were easy so I didn't get them wrong and she didn't give me too many so I had time to do them. I can now run for 30 minutes and I know that this will increase with time. I never thought I'd be able to run for this long ever again so I am incredibly grateful to Claire and would recommend her wholeheartedly. She is the most helpful, caring and professional person in the medical profession that I have ever met.

I saw Claire with a recurring knee issue, in the hope of avoiding surgery. She carried out an assessment of the problem and, unlike other physios I had seen, gave me a very targeted physio regime that I could realistically fit into a busy schedule. 4 weeks after my initial visit I was on the mend, and 4 weeks after that I am running again without discomfort. Oh, and she is a very nice person to boot!

I saw Claire as my knee wouldn't settle down after an injury, and was seeking her opinion if a surgery was the last option. She listened carefully, asked many good questions and came up with a diagnosis. No surgery, but a few simple exercises per day that changed everything to the positive. After a few eye-opening appointments I am back to normal, and know what to do in case the patella issue would come back. I can highly recommend this friendly and extremely competent physiotherapist.