Claire Bannerman

Claire is an experienced member of the Active Health+ team with over 12 years of experience in the musculoskeletal and sporting field. She qualified from Glasgow Caledonian University with an honours degree in Physiotherapy in 2010. Her combined desire to work and travel took her to Germany and then New Zealand where she worked in private musculoskeletal clinics gaining a wide range of experience working with the public as well as elite athletes within various sports, including rugby, football and the NZ Pro beach volleyball tour in 2012.

Claire returned to Northern Ireland after 5 years in private practice in London where she continued to build on her MSK experience and advance her skills in areas such as hypermobility, pre and post natal care and post-operative rehab working alongside consultants from London Bridge Hospital. Claire has completed numerous post graduate courses including her Certificate in Spinal Manual Therapy in 2018.

Claire Bannerman
Physio, Pilates Instructors

A love of movement and exercise led to Claire completing Pilates training in both Polestar and STOTT methods, which she loves to integrate into her physio practice to get people functioning at their highest level as well as teaching classes including Barre. Over the years she has spent a lot of time in the USA coaching sport and working with a charity that supports children through summer camps. In her spare time Claire continues to love to travel and aims to keep fit and active through running, Pilates and yoga. From a young age her main sporting passion has been hockey in which she continues to compete, most recently representing Ireland at the Masters World Cup and European Championships.

Special Interests:

Pre and post Natal Care

Hypermobility

Pilates

Sports Injuries

Spinal Pain

Post -op rehab

Professional Memberships

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP)

The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics (ACPOHE)

Renata Fitzpatrick

I went to see a podiatrist for a free assessment appointment and the person - Caroline was her name - was thorough, patient, kind, and even wrote a letter to my GP suggesting a blood test. She also sent me exercises to do for my feet, and recommended I see a specialist. She went far beyond my expectations. The receptionist was very nice as well and contacted me before and after the appointment - excellent place to go.

Ruth Bromley

I have had a series of appointments at Active Health with Lucy and it has been a great experience. Not only has my pain gone but the treatment I received from walking in until leaving was really positive with friendly, helpful staff and top physio treatment. Thank you!

My Fabulous Fitness

I have suffered with post-concussion syndrome and whiplash symptoms for a year. I went to see David and he has reduced my symptoms massively within a month and I’m now back to exercising as normal. My neck pain is also gone. Magic

Sandra Campbell

I was extremely happy with my treatment at Active health and will be recommending it to my friends. I was always treated professionally and everyone was very friendly.

Julie McCusker

The team at Active Health are friendly and professional and the Bangor clinic is smart and welcoming. Claire was fantastic at getting to the root of my ongoing shoulder pain and I feel confident that our treatment plan will give me the relief and results I need. I would highly recommend Active Health.

Ralph Richards

I can not recommend the physiotherapy enough. Tom has been superb with me. On my first appointment I could barely walk, after 8 sessions I have a much greater range of movement. Great people, great personalities and truly professional. Thank you all so much. Kindest regards.. Ralph.

Paul Clarke

This was my third time to call upon Active Health’s excellent services over some 10 years and once again I have nothing but praise for all of the staff, whose professionalism is evident in every aspect of the practice. Rachel’s authoritative assessment and Lucy’s skilful treatment with targeted exercises gave great confidence as well as producing significant results, helping me to live more comfortably with arthritis in the neck. If all physiotherapy was like this, waiting lists would be a thing of the past! I would like to have awarded you 4.9 stars had that been possible, my only tiny quibble being that the consulting/treatment rooms have fairly thin walls and so are maybe not as private as they might be. However, I would have no hesitation in recommending Active Health to others (and indeed already have on several occasions) so thank you again.

Deborah Lyness

I have just concluded 8 months of physio with Lucy after a horse riding accident in April 2022 resulted in a fairly serious talus break as well as significant knee damage. With Lucy's expertise and positivity I have progressed from 2 crutches (Sept 22) to one (Nov 22) to none, having been previously told from a completely separate health care source that my progress at Sept 2022 might be as good as it would get! Thank you Lucy, for your, quite literally, life changing work to get me moving - and believing there were and still are gains to be made! Also to the wider team and Charlotte in particular, thank you for such a friendly and highly professional experience.

Paul McCormack

Tom my physiotherapist worker wonders on my knee pain , could not thank him enought and I'm now off all my morphing pain killer. thank you Tom for your wonderful skill and therapy

Elaine B

Had a podiatry appointment with Matthew today. I would highly recommend.