David O'Neil Physiotherapy

Fantastic experience: I can’t recommend David highly enough! He is an excellent physiotherapist and really knows his stuff. A couple of years ago, I saw David after experiencing knee pain following a trekking trip. He quickly identified the problem and gave me some exercises to strengthen my knees. Since then, I’ve had no problems at all and have successfully completed the W Trek in Patagonia and the Salkantay Pass in Peru. I’ve recently been back to see him with a very painful shoulder, and once again he was spot on in identifying the cause. He recommended some exercises and, after just a couple of days, the pain is already starting to subside. David is knowledgeable, professional and genuinely cares about helping you get better. He’s a magician! Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend David O'Neil highly enough. I came to him with a rotator cuff injury that had been causing me significant issues, and thanks to his expertise and guidance, I have made an excellent recovery. Throughout my treatment, David was exceptionally knowledgeable, professional, and considerate. He took the time to thoroughly assess my injury, explain the underlying causes, and develop a structured rehabilitation plan that was both effective and realistic. His attention to detail and ability to adapt the exercises as I progressed gave me complete confidence in the recovery process. What stood out most was his genuine care and commitment to achieving the best outcome for me. He was always patient, encouraging, and willing to answer any questions, making every session both productive and reassuring. After a lengthy period of physiotherapy, my shoulder is now significantly stronger and functioning far better than I thought possible when I first started treatment. If you're looking for a physiotherapist who combines outstanding clinical expertise with a professional and caring approach, I would wholeheartedly recommend David O'Neil. Thank you, David, for helping me get back to full strength and confidence.

Fantastic experience: David is sensitive to your exact need. I had a long term complicated issue, and David made it good. Cant recommend him more!

Fantastic experience: Contacted David (on recommendation) with a knee issue that was hampering my training and running. After a detailed consultation he identified that the knee was not injured but required strengthening to relieve stressed tissue around the joint. He gave me a series of daily exercises to perform, adding to them on subsequent visits, and within a few weeks I was back training pain free, and stronger than before. I highly recommend David (as indeed he was recommended to me..) Many thanks..

Fantastic experience: David's expert assessment of problems and perfectly targeted exercises have addressed my long-term stiffness and lack of flexibility. Thanks to him, I now feel confident and comfortable when moving and am frankly amazed at the improvement. A big contrast to how I was when I first turned up at clinic, unable to bend over and in a lot of discomfort. David absolutely knows what the body is capable of with correct training, and I was repeatedly surprised at becoming able to do what I’d thought was beyond my capabilities! I think everyone could benefit from some sessions with David! I highly recommend him.

Fantastic experience: Very knowledgeable and supportive. Would recommend to anyone.

Fantastic experience: David fixed my calf! I went to David with what I thought was a persistent calf strain which was preventing me from running and at times even walking. David knew almost straightaway what the problem was (it wasn't an injury so it turned out) and provided me with a course of yoga based stretching, relaxation techniques and some general strength building exercises for my calf. Within 2 weeks of daily exercises and stretching, I was back to running normally! I can't put fully into words what the feeling of running again pain free, but I can tell you that David worked a miracle for me and I'm now running regularly at different paces with the aim of doing my first ultra marathon later in 2025 as a result. I can highly recommend David (he is also a very nice chap!).

Fantastic experience: Found David when I finally worked out that the surgeon wasn't kidding when he said I would be off the bike for three months after a badly judged shoulder vs gatepost moment. Weekly sessions with David played a huge part in gradually rebuilding my shoulder strength and restoring the full range of movement. Anyone looking for a patient and experienced physiotherapist should seek out David.

Fantastic experience: I had an ankle issue which I was unsure how to fix. David gave me a good selection of exercises that allowed me to progress quickly, and we were able to meet regularly to evaluate my rehabilitation accordingly. His treatment has got me back to running remarkably quickly, and I am very pleased with the outcome!

Fantastic experience: David is an incredible physio. He is vastly experienced, very detailed and analytical and explained my injury, and the recovery path, cearly and effectively. When I first saw David, in December 2023, I could not bend to tie my shoelaces, every step I took was painful, I had severe nerve pain in my right leg and interventions by specialists had been completely ineffective. David identified what was wrong and over the coming weeks, worked with me to ease my symptoms and rebuild my strength. Long story short, I have gone from being unable to walk without a painful limp to running 10K in ten months. If you're serious about getting over an injury, if you're fed up with feeling like you do, then go and see David. Put yourself on the path to recovery and better fitness. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Fantastic experience: David is hands down the best physio I have visited. With his help I have overcome several old injuries and am pain free and back to exercising. I can't recommend him highly enough.

Fantastic experience: David worked miracles on my wrist, shoulder, and knee - can’t recommend him highly enough!

Fantastic experience: On the first visit David very quickly reassured me that my knee pain was not a serious problem. He progressively introduced simple exercises to build strength & support, within a few weeks I was able to get back running again and am now close to PB form.

Fantastic experience: David has given me well considered professional advice and I have now returned to running after many painful years. He has also helped me to recover from a tennis elbow injury which had lasted over a year. I thoroughly recommend him as an inspiring sports physiotherapist for not only treating the physical injuries but importantly building confidence and allaying any fears of sports injuries.

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend David for any treatment. I was suffering with knee pain for which he has shown me some incredible exercises alongside some valuable advice for improving my fitness in general. I had five sessions which has put me right on track for strengthening my knee. He is a knowledgable and patient guy! Can’t thank him enough. EDIT: Just to follow up 8 months later, I have increased my weekly cycling volume substantially and have ZERO knee issues, David is a true magician and the best physio I’ve ever come across

Fantastic experience: David helped me enormously with back pain. Always very informative and friendly. Most importantly, the treatment provided really helped ! Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a physio.

Fantastic experience: I would strongly recommend David as a physiotherapist. I first visited his clinic in January, having injured my knee skiing. I also had a historic back injury in respect of which I had had a discectomy a few years ago (and as a result of which have visited a number of physiotherapists in the past few years). David identified the nature of my knee injury immediately and suggested a number of exercises, including some which addressed/were cognisant of my historic back injury. When my knee had healed, he also suggested a number of exercises to focus on strengthening the leg with the knee injury and improving my overall flexibility. Overall, I found David to be very knowledgable and his treatment to be thorough, holistic and thoughtful.

Fantastic experience: David is an excellent physio and helped me immensely in my recovery from hip arthroscopic surgery. I highly recommend him for any of your physio needs.

Fantastic experience: I had an extremely sore back and was concerned that my passion for cycling was the cause and that it may stop me from doing what I love. Luckily, Dave is an excellent physio and looks at the patient holistically. After an extensive list of questions about what was going on in my life at the time (new job etc.) it turned out that stress was playing a key role in causing my general posture to be very tense. Dave gave me some excellent stretches to loosen everything out and some strengthening exercises. I'm pleased to say things are much, much better and I don't think I missed a day of cycling. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dave to you.

Fantastic experience: I went to see David with a running injury to my knee I sustained while training for a marathon. David recognized the issue straightaway and was able to advise a range of exercises which helped resolve the issue over a few weeks.

Fantastic experience: Excellent treatment - highly recommended. I had an intermittently painful knee which was preventing me from jogging and long walks. After an initial assessment David gave me some daily strengthening, stretching & balancing exercises to do - about 15-20 mins each day. He also focused on the mindset around injury & recovery, which I found very helpful: e.g encouraging me to be less worried about protecting my knee, and not be afraid to put more load on it. After a month of the daily exercises I started noticing improvement, had a second session with David and a couple of weeks later I have just returned to doing (v slow) Parkruns :) -happy customer!

Fantastic experience: David helped me go back to almost 100% in such a short time I will be grateful forever. I am neither young nor particularly sporty but my broken ankle healed beautifully with almost no sign. He is patient, a true professional and full of knowledge. Very kind and pleasant too. Which is very helpful if -like me- you are nervous to begin with. During the course of my ankle treatment, I had an episode with my neck/shoulder completely unrelated, he was spot on with his diagnosis (which my gp was completely wrong about, because gp would only do phone appointments) I was able to get the right treatment because of David, if it wasn’t for him, I’d have suffered quite badly for a very long time.. he is truly amazing.

Fantastic experience: I tore my ACL on holiday and was bereft at the thought of needing surgery. David made no assumptions but said we’d need to work on strengthening the muscles regardless. With his help I found myself getting stronger and more confident on my leg and have a good repertoire of exercises to continue with. I highly recommend his work!

Fantastic experience: David is a great physio with a thorough, knowledgeable and friendly approach. I was lucky enough to find him when searching online for a local physiotherapist. I'm now pain-free thanks to his help.

Fantastic experience: I had calf spasms that kept me from running for months. After visiting David, I vastly improved and in just a couple of months I was running a half marathon again

Fantastic experience: Very knowledgeable, helpful physio who worked with me closely to progress in my recovery and training goals. Would highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Daniel runs a great physio practice in a really nice studio. He really helped me with an injury after being knocked off my bike. 10/10, his exercises had me much more confident on my feet after a couple of months. He really knows his stuff.

Fantastic experience: I first went to David in back in September following an ankle injury I sustained playing tournaments over the summer, and he was quickly able to give me an initial diagnosis and a couple of exercises to work on. I saw him regularly over the next 3 months where he gave me more tips and exercises for recovery to help me get back to full strength, and hopefully prevent any similar injuries in the future. He was always very friendly and helpful in making progressive adjustments to the exercises and my routine as I improved. Would definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend David enough. He is very friendly and clearly explained each exercise he was asking me to do, with very realistic progression each week. A great physio!

Fantastic experience: After dislocating my shoulder, I was referred to David for rehabilitation. David has done a fantastic job over the last 2 months and now I'm back to a full range of motion and probably stronger then before. On top of this he has given me further exercises to keep progressing through such that I'm at a much reduced risk of having the same injury. His sessions are great and no session feels wasted. I know that if I have new problems in the future I will contact to book a new appointment. Excellent service all round.

Fantastic experience: I was looking for a local physio therapist following a tennis injury. I made an appointment with David after seeing his details advertised at Bushy Park Sports Ground. After an initial assessment, I was given strengthening excerises to practice between each subsequent appointment that gradually built up over the weeks to become more challenging given the progress I made. David has sport knowledge and a personable nature. He created a bespoke plan for my personal objectives to regain fitness and confidence. I would recommend David particularly for other locals.

Fantastic experience: I found David to be an excellent Physio. I am 60 years old. I had a ski accident and had a 'bad knee'. David gave me exercises which i did every day, he increased them every week, slowly i started jogging and just finished a 10 day walk on the coast of Ireland walking 15-20 miles a day...all fine!

Fantastic experience: I’ve seen David on two occasions for separate and unrelated issues. Both times he took the time to identify and consider all the possible causes of my problems before prescribing treatment. In one instance this was just a couple of simple exercises which completely resolved the problem. A year later he was the first person who came to mind when I had what I believed to be muscle pain. He identified something far more serious, explained his findings in a calm and easy-to-understand way and advised I went immediately to hospital. By passing on his findings to medical staff I was seen quickly and they were able to head off a potentially life-threatening situation. I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of a physiotherapist.

Fantastic experience: I went to David for treatment for a limp in my left leg. David diagnosed that I had foot drop and designed a series of exercises to strengthen the muscles that lift the foot during walking and to alleviate the stiffness in my back, which probably caused the foot drop by pinching a nerve. This all worked out brilliantly and I no longer have this problem and am back to playing tennis. It is reassuring to know that cleverly designed easy exercises are so effective even for those of us over sixty.

Fantastic experience: I went to David for physiotherapy when I had injured my leg running. He was really knowledgeable and gave me lots of advice and exercises to get me mobile again. He is really nice and has lots of experience I would highly recommend using him.

Fantastic experience: David is an excellent physio who has helped me rehab two different sports injuries (tennis elbow and torn ankle ligaments). He is very experienced and knowledgeable and worked with me to get back to sports quickly and safely. Great location in Teddington and scores very well on BUPA if you are going private and looking for local physios. On the more serious ankle injury David coordinated with the consultant to make sure the rehab programme aligned with the clinical assessment. Overall, I can't recommend David O'Neil Physiotherapy highly enough.

Fantastic experience: David treated me at the end of last year for a longstanding - and worsening - shoulder/neck problem. I was increasingly having issues when exercising, particularly lifting weights. I would injure myself and take a week or two off. Then a few weeks later after gently starting up again it would just happen again. The pain was pretty intense at times and it was affecting my sleep. Dave's advice and exercises have been transformative. I still sometimes feel tightness, what used to be the precursor to pain, but I now know exactly what to do to stop it from developing. It is so liberating to be able to exercise again as I want to, and I have had no issues whatsoever for just over six months now. Thank you very much indeed!

Fantastic experience: A great experience working with David. He has a wholistic approach that is both simple and very effective. David works both intuitively but also from a wealth of knowledge on the body for excellent results. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: Saw David over 5 sessions to help with leg pain - set me a simple routine of exercises and stretches which worked really well as well as providing treatment. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: David really took the time to understand the pain and issue I was experiencing with my neck. He came across very knowledgeable and recommend an appropriate course of action to help manage the issue. He also had to ability to do acupuncture which helped my issue a lot. At all times, David was friendly and great to work with.

Fantastic experience: David was brilliant! Could not recommend more, can in with a knee injury from running and with David's help was back on my feet in a matter of weeks.

Fantastic experience: tl;dr after many medical proffessionals and 15 years of pain David fixed my back and shoulder in pretty much one day. He helped me understand my pain and showed me a way out. Today I am doing great. Don't hesitate. Just book an appointment. _________________________________________________________ When I came to David my back problems were just part of who I was. I was used to stiffness, pain and not being able to do a lot of different things. I constantly checked the injury and needed to complete a little morning routine every day just to avoid even more pain. After trating my knee David suggested that it could be worth taking a look on the back and shoulder. Many experts have done so over the years. I didn't expect anything to get better. But if he could help me find better wys to manage the injury taht would be good enough. He listened, he tested, he never stoked my hope beyond the resonable. A week later I moved normally. My wife commented that she didn't know how tall I was (I guess my posture improved), and most back pain was just gone. In fact. My shoulder stiffnedd (a constant companion for 15 years) was cured there and then. I cackled and laughed like an idiot. I couldn't belive it and I still can't. But just curing someone that no one else could cure isn't why I give him 5 stars. It is his pedagogic approach that earns him that. He helped me understand what had happened, what I was experiencing and how it was safe for me to start using my back and shoulders again. WIth that confidence I felt safe doing all the exersices etc. I am not completely pain free yet. But I am confident I'll get there. More importantly. I am now training for a marathon, beat my personal best 10km, 15km recently. I now do handstand pushups and pullups without any concern for my back or shoulder. I can't recommend him enough. Are you still reading? What else do you need? Just call already.

Fantastic experience: I have been very lucky to find David. After suffering lower back pain and sciatica for a couple of years I have finally found relief thanks to David's treatment. He went straight to the root cause of my issue and through exercises we have been able to correct my overall body position and bring the pain to a halt.

Fantastic experience: I had severe back issues during the WFH period. David fixed my back and was professional, as well as easy to communicate with.

Fantastic experience: I couldn't recommend David highly enough! When I first went to see him I'd spent 2 years staying off my ankle after a sporting injury. Over a period of 4 months David guided me to the point where I can comfortably run, skip, jump and play sports again using strengthening and stabling exercises. It feels great to be active again, thanks David!

Fantastic experience: David has been very helpful in addressing a knee problem. He was quick in identifying the issue and recommended exercises that made all the difference. So I highly recommend him.

Fantastic experience: I visited David recently for an issue with my ankle as a result of Hockey. He was extremely though and took the time to really assess the injury and area of pain and discomfort. Then prepared a very simple set of exercises to help strengthen and support the affected area, things have returned to normal within a few weeks. Would very happily recommend David O’Neil to anyone with a sports injury.

Fantastic experience: David has been a godsend in restoring mobility to my damaged shoulder, and in helping restore my "balance muscles". He is an excellent motivator and shows real concern for his patients.

Fantastic experience: The best physiotherapist experience I’ve had in London after visiting a number of physios. David managed to address the issue and provided me with a program. 3 weeks later and now my injuries are 90% recovered. Many Thanks David.

Fantastic experience: David was very professional and spoke about my issues in plain English, had one treatment along with some stretching exercises and my back problem was fixed....recommend him highly.

Fantastic experience: Following a torn meniscus in my left knee, David gave me the confidence, despite pain, to start exercising the knee again and build muscle strength. I was thus able to avoid unnecessary surgery. I am very happy to say I can now dance again and keep up with my granddaughter on her scooter. Many thanks!