The Back and Body Clinic
The Back and Body Clinic is a musculoskeletal healthcare clinic group providing physiotherapy, osteopathy, consultant doctor-led medical injection services and an open MRI scanner across Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, founded in 2012, serving adults, children and athletes with pain and injury.
The Back and Body Clinic is a musculoskeletal healthcare provider headquartered in Northampton, founded in 2012 by Richard Evans and Samantha Golden. The clinic group provides physiotherapy, osteopathy and consultant doctor-led medical injection services, plus MRI and ultrasound scans, to adults and children, and treats over 4,000 patients per month with a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
The key facts
Your health, in expert hands
The Back and Body Clinic is a musculoskeletal healthcare provider specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of aches, pains and injuries. The clinic group focuses on identifying and treating the underlying cause of symptoms rather than only managing pain. The Back and Body Clinic provides a combination of therapy services, consultant doctor-led medical and injection services and MRI and ultrasound imaging, allowing patients to access conservative treatment, diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures within the same organisation. The Back and Body Clinic solves problems relating to back pain, joint pain, sports injuries, postural issues and complex musculoskeletal conditions, helping patients recover function, reduce pain and return to normal activity.
What we offer
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain and injury using manual therapy, rehabilitation and exercise to restore movement and function.
Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a hands-on manual therapy focused on improving joint mobility, reducing pain and restoring structural balance in the body.
Back + Body Medical
Back + Body Medical is a consultant doctor-led service providing specialist assessment, diagnostic MRI, X-ray and ultrasound imaging, and image-guided injections for complex or severe musculoskeletal conditions.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage is a soft tissue treatment designed to reduce muscle tension, improve recovery and prevent or manage injury in active or sedentary individuals.
Sports Therapy
Sports Therapy is the rehabilitation and treatment of sports-related injuries to support recovery, performance and return to activity.
Women's & Pelvic Health
Women's Health & Pelvic Health is specialist physiotherapy addressing pregnancy-related pain, postnatal recovery, pelvic dysfunction and continence issues — the clinic also offers Mummy MOTs.
Children 8–16
Children 8–16 is a physiotherapy service focused on treating injuries, growth-related pain and movement issues in young people.
Phits Insoles & Orthotics
Phits Insoles & Orthotics is a custom force-platform dynamic foot-scanning and orthotic service designed to improve biomechanics, reduce pain and support movement.
The patients we treat
The Back and Body Clinic treats adults, children and athletes with musculoskeletal pain and injury across a wide range of conditions. The Back and Body Clinic serves desk-based workers with back and neck pain, active individuals and athletes with sports injuries, and older adults with arthritis and joint conditions. The Back and Body Clinic also treats children aged 8–16 with growth-related pain and injuries, and women requiring pelvic health and postnatal rehabilitation. The Back and Body Clinic works with both self-paying patients and those referred via private medical insurance and corporate partnerships, with approximately 85% of patients self-referring.
Six clinics across the region
Moulton
Wootton Fields
Towcester
Great Denham
Goldington Road
Milton Keynes
From one clinic to six
The Back and Body Clinic was founded in 2012 by Richard Evans and Samantha Golden, and has grown from a single room in Wootton Fields to six clinics across three counties, delivering over 300,000 appointments.
Founded by Richard Evans & Samantha Golden
The Back and Body Clinic opens its first clinic in Wootton Fields, Northampton, in September 2012 — just Samantha and Richard.
Second clinic opens in Moulton
In November 2015 the clinic group expands with a second site in Moulton, Northampton.
Expansion beyond Northamptonshire
In October 2018 a third clinic opens in Great Denham, Bedford, taking The Back and Body Clinic into Bedfordshire.
Moulton site expanded
In October 2019 the Moulton clinic is expanded to increase capacity and clinical space.
Back and Body Medical launches
In March 2022 the clinic group introduces consultant doctor-led services, diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures.
Six clinics, 50,000+ patients
The Back and Body Clinic now operates six clinics across Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire — including Towcester and Milton Keynes — employing around 70 staff, delivering roughly 4,000 appointments a month and having treated more than 50,000 patients, combining therapy, medical services and MRI scanning.
The people behind the clinic
Richard Evans
Founder and Group Director, a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, injection therapist and independent prescriber with two Master's degrees and a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate. He leads strategy, growth and culture across the group.
LinkedIn →Samantha Golden
Founder and Group Director, a physiotherapist with a background in professional sport and private practice. She designed the clinic's mentorship and training programmes and leads team development and operational excellence.
LinkedIn →Dr Tom Saw
A consultant in Sports & Exercise Medicine with 15+ years' experience, trained at Cambridge. He specialises in back pain, spinal injections and complex hip problems, and has supported Premiership football clubs and the GB rowing team.
LinkedIn →Mike Mansfield
Bio to follow.
LinkedIn →Luke Girvan
Group Clinical Lead, overseeing clinical standards, therapist development and complex case management — ensuring consistency of care through structured mentorship and clinical training programmes.
LinkedIn →Clinical governance & data protection
Regulatory bodies & standards
HCPC
Health and Care Professions Council — Physiotherapy. The clinic's physiotherapists are registered with the HCPC, ensuring compliance with UK healthcare standards.
GOsC
General Osteopathic Council — Osteopathy. The clinic's osteopaths are registered with the GOsC and practise under regulated osteopathic standards.
GMC
General Medical Council — Medical Consultants. The clinic's medical consultants are registered with the GMC and provide consultant-led medical services.
CSP
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The clinic's physiotherapists are members of the CSP and follow evidence-based clinical practice.
CQC
Care Quality Commission. The clinic's medical services are subject to CQC registration and compliance requirements (location ID 1-12111172805).
Who we help
Back & neck pain
Adults with acute and chronic back and neck pain — including disc injuries, postural pain and nerve-related symptoms — treated with hands-on therapy, rehabilitation, MRI scans and injections.
Sports injuries & athletes
Athletes with muscle, tendon and joint injuries — Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, tennis and golfer's elbow, knee ligament and meniscus injuries, bursitis and rotator cuff tendinopathy.
Children & teens (8–16)
Young patients with growth-related pain, sports injuries and movement issues, including Osgood-Schlatter's and Sever's disease. Early intervention manages pain and prevents long-term damage.
Women's health & post-natal
Women's health physiotherapy for incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, overactive bladder, diastasis recti and pregnancy-related pain including PGP, carpal tunnel and spinal pain.
Older adults — arthritis & joints
Osteoarthritis, joint degeneration and mobility issues, managed with hands-on treatment, rehabilitation and joint-preservation injections — hyaluronic acid, cortisone, PRP and Arthrosamid.
Insurance & corporate referrals
Patients referred via private medical insurance (Bupa, AXA, Aviva), GP referrals, sports clubs and corporate partnerships.
Physiotherapy assessment and MRI, then hands-on therapy, spinal mobilisation and a strength programme, followed by a consultant-led caudal epidural injection under imaging guidance.
Significant pain reduction, resolution of leg symptoms and a full return to work and recreation.
Gait and force-platform analysis with Phits orthotic scanning and diagnostic ultrasound, then a consultant-led hyaluronic acid injection alongside physiotherapy and strengthening.
Improved mobility, less pain when walking and exercising, and reduced reliance on medication.
Consultant assessment and ultrasound, a guided hydrodistension cortisone injection, then physiotherapy, joint mobilisation and a progressive home rehabilitation programme.
Restored functional shoulder movement, improved sleep and return to normal daily activities.
Running and gait analysis, force-platform testing and Phits orthotics, combined with physiotherapy, osteopathy, strength & conditioning and a return-to-running programme.
Pain-free return to running and completion of the Milton Keynes half-marathon.
Consultant assessment, MRI and a diagnostic medial branch block, then image-guided radiofrequency denervation, supported by physiotherapy and a bespoke rehabilitation programme.
Significant long-term pain reduction, improved mobility and a return to an active lifestyle.
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