Ellie Frank 

Since qualifying in 2014, Ellie has built her career at the highest levels of physiotherapy. Her experience spans the NHS, professional sport, and major international competition - including working pitch-side with Coventry FC, Leicester Tigers, and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Operating in elite environment where precision, rapid diagnosis, and performance-led rehabilitation are essential, Ellie has been shaped into an exceptional clinician. She brings those same uncompromising standards to every patient at Optimist Performance. 

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While trusted in high-performance sport, Ellie is equally passionate about applying elite principles to everyday life. Whether guiding complex post-operative rehabilitation, resolving persistent back pain, or rebuilding strength after injury, her focus is always clear: to help each individual optimise how they move, recover, and live to their full potential. 

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Ellie's clinical approach combines advanced manual therapy, acupuncture, sports taping and structured rehabilitation programming. She also integrates evidence-based nutrition strategies into recovery plans - recognising the powerful role that feeling, tissue healing, and body composition play in successful rehabilitation outcomes.

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As the only practitioner alongside Lucy, Ellie is a key pillar of Optimist Physiotherapy. Her expertise, attention to detail, and commitment to patient outcomes make her an integral part of the clinic and a clinician patients trust implicitly.

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Outside the clinic, Ellie practices what she preaches. An accomplished endurance athlete, she takes on marathons and ultra-marathons, strength trains consistently, and has hiked extensively through New Zealand and Southeast Asia - embodying the performance-focused lifestyle she helps her patients achieve.