Five Acres Physiotherapy & Sports Injury clinic providing a professional and highly specialised service

Specialising in all spinal problems

Janette Smith - chartered physiotherapist, Grad. Dip. Phys, MACP, HCPC, MCSP, ACPSM
Janette is the Clinic Director and an experienced physiotherapist specialising in the assessment, treatment and management of musculoskeletal and sports injuries.

Janette works closely with Orthopaedic surgeons. Janette is a member of an elite group of manual physiotherapists who specialise in the management of peripheral and spinal conditions. A former physiotherapist to St Helens Super league rugby club for 12 years and physiotherapist to Great Britain, Wales & Samoa Rugby World Cup teams. She has also been a physiotherapist for national and international athletes at the Commonwealth Games.

Janette was the first woman physiotherapist to tour with the Great Britain Rugby League team and is also in the Guinness Book of Records as the first woman physiotherapist to represent a RLFC at Wembley stadium.

As a semi-professional equestrian who competes to a high level, Janette understands the importance of returning to fitness as safely and quickly as possible.



Female physio showing patient a spine prop
Janette performing physio on a man on the pitch

For a range of physiotherapy services from the industry specialists call
01942 604 398 or 07785 707 308

The Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
PhysioFirst Ltd
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