Ms Martha Lipman

Martha is a highly specialist physiotherapist in Neurosciences and Vestibular Rehabilitation, with a decade of experience in physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

After being awarded a first class honours BSc in Physiotherapy, Martha worked at Bristol Royal Infirmary teaching hospital, before joining the therapy team at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2020, and Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2024. She now works across both hospitals delivering out-patient clinics. 

Her experience includes stroke rehabilitation and rapid assessment, neurosurgical and neuro-medical critical care, post neurosurgical recovery, spinal rehabilitation, complex neurological rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation, multiple sclerosis management, FES and orthotics, Parkinson’s, and spasticity management, concussion management, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and vestibular rehabilitation. 

She has a special interest in vestibular physiotherapy and treating balance impairments, and is also involved in cutting edge rehabilitation trials and research at Great Ormond Street Hospital. 

Martha’s work includes the use of specialist orthotic equipment and technologies, such as AFO orthoses, and functional electrical astimulation for upper and lower limbs to treat peripheral limb weakness. Martha is also clinical Pilates practitioner and loves entwining her clinical skills, elements of precision and Pilates training principles to create targeted individual rehabilitation plans for her patients.