Stretch Therapy UK was founded on the belief that long-term recovery and performance require more than symptom management. Drawing on the founder’s background as a former professional ballerina and personal experience of neurological rehabilitation, the practice integrates advanced manual therapy, movement science, and anatomical precision to support complex bodies and high-performing individuals.
At the core of the practice is the Stretch Therapy UK Method: a structured, hands-on treatment system developed to address the root causes of dysfunction rather than rely on generic stretching or massage. Each session is tailored in real time to how the body presents, with a focus on restoring joint integrity, movement efficiency, and long-term physical resilience.
The Stretch Therapy UK Method is internationally endorsed by YMCA Awards and formally recognised by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), placing it among the few independently developed, stretch-based therapeutic methods in the UK to meet established professional standards.
Stretch Therapy UK works best with clients who are willing to engage thoughtfully in their recovery, value precision over quick fixes, and are invested in building long-term capacity in their bodies.
Ali is the founder of Stretch Therapy UK, bringing together elite performance experience, neurological rehabilitation, and advanced manual therapy into a highly specialised clinical practice.
Ali began dancing at the age of two, training in ballet and performing professionally across the United States and Austria—an early immersion that created a lifelong, embodied understanding of how the body moves under load, repetition, and fatigue. After retiring from ballet, Ali transitioned into competitive show jumping, where a traumatic brain injury resulted in a coma and years of intensive rehabilitation, including relearning how to walk and speak.
Movement became central to recovery, shaping a deep understanding of resilience, adaptation, and the long-term consequences of injury. Following a move from Miami to London and work within the UK justice system—after completing degrees in International Political Relations and Political Philosophy—Ali retrained as a manual therapist.
Today, the work at Stretch Therapy UK is grounded in lived athletic experience, neurological recovery, and a firm belief that strength, flexibility, and functional movement must be developed together to support lasting wellbeing.
• Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
• Posture & alignment
• Mobility & functional movement
• Joint health & longevity
• Injury recovery & rehabilitation
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