Old Town High Street · Hemel Hempstead
All Backs Physiotherapy – the Back Pain and Sports Injury Clinic – has looked after this community for over 38 years. Dr Ross Le Bas opened the Hemel Hempstead clinic in 2017. No waiting lists, no GP referral, and a consultation guaranteed within 24 hours.
What we treat
The clinic treats the whole musculoskeletal chain, from the neck down to the heel. If you are not sure whether your problem belongs on this list, phone and ask – that conversation is free.
Your first appointment
One of our practitioners listens closely to what is wrong and how it started, before anybody touches anything.
A physical examination follows, using advanced assessment techniques, so the diagnosis names the root cause rather than the symptom.
Once the cause is identified we recommend a course of treatment built around it, together with exercises to do at home between appointments.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing, and be ready to show the part of the body being treated. Both male and female physiotherapists are available if you would rather see one or the other.
Treatments
A science-based profession that restores movement and function after injury, illness or disability. We look at you as a whole person, with the aim of returning you to everything you want to be doing. Treatment is paired with a rehabilitation plan of mobility and strengthening exercises for home.
Hand movements applied to mobilise joints and soft tissue: to relieve pain, improve motion, reduce swelling and induce relaxation. Spinal manipulation is a short-amplitude thrust, always carried out with the patient conscious.
Used here for 38 years on discs, sciatica, trapped nerves, chronic back and neck pain, and osteoarthritic necks and backs. Many patients stay on the clinic’s “M.O.T” list for regular sessions.
Your physiotherapist assesses the injury first, and refers on to a massage therapist where it is appropriate. The massage is then tailored to your sport, your activity level and the areas that hurt.
Dr Le Bas is trained in acupuncture and registered with the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. It is used as one part of a pain-relief plan, not on its own.
Electrotherapy, whiplash treatment, rehabilitation following surgery, and ergonomic advice for the desk, the car and the job that keeps provoking the problem.
The thing this clinic is known for
38 years of traction
Discs are like tyres with a slow leak that you cannot repair. You need to manipulate and grease up the joints, stretch at home, but every so often you need to pump up the tyres.
Traction has been part of the practice since it opened, for discs, sciatica, trapped nerves, chronic back and neck pain, and osteoarthritic wear and tear. Enough patients keep coming back for maintenance that the clinic gave the list a name: the M.O.T list.
“His clinic with the unique traction equipment has meant I am able to stabilise my condition and still have an active lifestyle.” – Amanda, professional sportswoman
The team
Senior Physiotherapist and proprietor
Born and qualified in Auckland, New Zealand in 1992. Doctor of Physical Therapy, Des Moines University, 2010. Trained in acupuncture, and holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and a postgraduate diploma of teaching. His particular interests are sports medicine, manual therapy, manipulation, acupuncture, electrotherapy and traction.
A New Zealand rugby supporter and a keen skier – which is where the fern in the name comes from.
Practice Manager
Joined the practice on the reception team in June 2000 and has run the clinic day to day ever since. If you phone, this is usually who answers.
Massage Therapist
Joined in 2017, working closely with Dr Le Bas and specialising in rehabilitation soft tissue therapy – from mixed martial arts fighters to patients with Parkinson’s, and from sports massage to post-operative rehabilitation.
Prices
For more than one problem at once.
Prices as published by the clinic in August 2026. Assessment appointments run 30–45 minutes and follow-ups 30 minutes. There is no charge for asking on the phone whether the clinic is the right place for your problem.
In their words
Very well recommended and wish I found you years ago. Your staff made me feel like I was in a friend’s house and I could chat all day.
He has always been extremely knowledgeable about any condition I presented with, and has tailored the treatment appropriately and successfully where other places have previously mis-diagnosed. You also receive exercises specific to your condition which aid recovery. I do not go anywhere else for treatment.
As soon as you enter you are greeted with the warmest of welcomes. Ross assesses and treats you, carefully explaining everything.
Visit the clinic
By phone on 07958 367424 or by email at allbacksphysio@gmail.com. No GP referral is needed and there is no waiting list.