About Plinth

Thirteen years, three disciplines, one converted saddler's workshop.

Plinth started as a single physiotherapy room above a bakery on Corve Street in 2013. We're still on the same principle: assess properly, explain plainly, and don't keep anyone longer than they need.

A treatment room at Plinth Clinic, with the treatment plinth prepared

The move to Old Street

We moved in 2016 and kept the counter.

Elin Bowen qualified as a physiotherapist in 2010, spent three years in NHS musculoskeletal outpatients in Shrewsbury, and opened Plinth's first room above the bakery on Corve Street in 2013 — one plinth, one chair, and a waiting list within four months. In 2016 the clinic moved to 14 Old Street, a former saddler's workshop, and kept the original fitted oak counter as the reception desk. It's the first thing most patients touch on the way in.

Dr Marcus Hale joined in 2017, bringing chiropractic under the same roof for the first time in Ludlow. Priya Chauhan completed the three-discipline clinic in 2020. The three of us still run a joint case discussion every Thursday lunchtime — if your problem crosses disciplines, the conversation happens between us, not by you repeating your history to someone new.

The team

Everyone you might see, and how to check we are who we say we are.

Elin Bowen

Lead Physiotherapist, MCSP

Fourteen years qualified, three in NHS MSK outpatients before founding Plinth. Sports and post-surgical rehab is where she spends most of her week.

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Dr Marcus Hale

Chiropractor, DC MRCC

Trained at the AECC, GCC-registered since 2011. Modifies every first adjustment on request — he'll tell you that himself before he touches you.

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Priya Chauhan

Podiatrist, MRCPod

Runs Plinth's 3D gait lab, added in 2022. Diabetic foot care and custom orthotics are her particular focus, alongside general podiatry.

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The building

A saddler's workshop, not a shopfront

Reception area at Plinth Clinic, built around the original saddler's oak counter — The reception counter is the original saddler's fitting bench, 1920s.

The Plinth Clinic building exterior on Old Street — Step-free entrance directly from Old Street.

A guided rehabilitation exercise session in progress — The first-floor rehab room, added in the 2016 move.

"Dr Hale modified my first adjustment when I told him I was nervous, and explained exactly what he was doing before he did it. Three sessions in, the headaches that had been near-daily for a year stopped."

Owen Pascoe · Bromfield

Come and see the counter for yourself.

No referral needed — book directly with whichever of the three of us fits what's going on.

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