InVigorate Physiotherapy and Yoga

Kate Vigors provided my road to a good recovery following a total knee replacement. She clearly knew what she was doing and was well versed in knee replacements. Aside from that, she was gentle and understanding and able to explain my operation and why we were doing each exercise so that I had a clear picture in my head.

I was suffering from a severe slipped disc and found Kate to be brilliant in aiding my recovery. She was incredibly clear in her approach, and they were positive, reassuring and incredibly helpful sessions during a particularly painful period.

I went to Kate following a recommendation due to issues with my knee and back. I was so impressed with her approach. She took her time to understand me, how my body worked and functioned, methodically piecing the issues and the potential causes together. All with a friendly and genuinely interested manner, showing a real passion for her craft. She explained the issues she had identified, which all made complete sense in an easy-to-understand way.In terms of her approach to my rehabilitation, it was practical, targeted and manageable. Not only have the exercises aided improvements of the issues I was suffering from already, I have a genuine better understanding about how my body compensates for my postural issues, which has allowed me to be more conscious to address these in day to day. I would highly recommend Kate.

I heard about Kate and her practice through a family friend.I have an ongoing hip problem known as FAI, and an ankle issue which has been bothering me for the last 6 months.I have seen 5 physios in Oxford, as well as in London. Kates appoach I felt differed from all of theirs. It was a very refreshing and positive experience.There is a genuine passion that she brings to her work and a clear sense of enjoyment. Which, from my perspective was very encouraging to see, and gave me great confidence in her abilities and her treatment.She was particularly knowledgeable in how my problems related to other areas of my body and also, most importantly, how they related to my mind; how my mind how put in mental blocks to ‘protect’ parts of my body, but that those mental blocks needed to be overcome for improvement. This was explained to me with direct specificity to each problem, and in a manner with which I could fully understand. And again with a genuine positivity, and passion, which has not been the case with previous physios I have seen.She was very thorough before our appointment asking for hospital documents specifying my MRI Scan diagnosis and other documents … which highlighted my hip problem.Post-treatment she was happy to send me full excise write ups, including problem specific exercise videos which have proved incredibly helpful.With regards to treatment, she was realistic with the amount of physio I could could do in and around my work, when in the past I have been given hours of physio work a day, which has proven time exhaustive and hence became problematic to maintain, in regards to both my daily structure and general exercise moral.Overall, I would highly recommend kate. She is passionate, knowledgeable and very engaged with her work. And was one of the best physio treatments I have ever received.

Kate was so thorough and explained everything so clearly. She has a great holistic treatment approach - one of the best physio experiences Ive had!

Kate is in a great location in central Oxford. She was super friendly and knowledgeable during the session explaining all the tests she was doing to check my range of movement. She quicky diagnosed and treated a nerve issue which had been giving me very annoying tingling in one arm for the last couple of months. I only wish I had gone sooner as I now understand what the problem was and she gave me some very simple exercises to improve it.