Ainsley Gee brings years of disability support work to her physiotherapy practice, giving her firsthand understanding of how healthcare systems fail those with invisible conditions. This experience, combined with her own journey navigating dismissive medical care, shaped her approach to treating complex invisible illness.
Hypermobility & EDS Assessment
Ainsley conducts systematic assessments following the 2017 international diagnostic criteria for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. She creates comprehensive documentation that supports formal diagnosis pathways while beginning immediate therapeutic interventions. Her assessments contribute to reducing the 10+ year average diagnostic delay for EDS through thorough clinical evaluation and clear documentation for medical review.
Adolescent & Young Adults
She is passionate about supporting young people whose hypermobility symptoms escalated through childhood and puberty. Ainsley addresses the specific challenges of this age group: school participation limitations, peer understanding, sport modifications, and the transition from paediatric to adult services. Her approach combines clinical intervention with age-appropriate education and advocacy support.
Neurodivergent-Affirming Physiotherapy
Ainsley adapts all aspects of physiotherapy for neurodivergent clients. She understands how ADHD affects motor planning, how autism influences pain communication, and how sensory processing differences impact movement and touch responses. She's particularly experienced with clients whose hypermobility was overlooked because movement differences were attributed solely to neurodivergence.
Post-Exertional Malaise & Energy Management
For clients with ME/CFS, Long COVID, and dysautonomia, Ainsley develops movement programs that respect metabolic limitations. She distinguishes post-exertional malaise from deconditioning, creating sustainable exercise protocols that work within energy envelopes rather than pushing through fatigue.
As a Care Coordinator, Ainsley conducts biio.markers assessments—60-120 minute comprehensive intakes that capture complete health narratives. These assessments document symptom patterns, diagnostic journeys, treatment responses, and functional impacts. Her detailed documentation ensures patients never repeat their stories while enabling immediate therapeutic planning across Biio's multidisciplinary team.
She identifies which of Biio's five pathways best serve each patient, matching them with appropriate practitioners based on their specific symptom constellation. Her assessments particularly excel at recognizing overlooked patterns: identifying connective tissue involvement in "unexplained" symptoms, recognizing autonomic dysfunction, and documenting the full impact of invisible illness.
Ainsley's physiotherapy prioritises sustainable function through:
Her sessions accommodate the reality of invisible illness: fluctuating capacity, post-exertional consequences, and the need for extensive modifications to standard physiotherapy approaches.
For patients who've spent years being unseen by healthcare systems, Ainsley provides systematic assessment, practical intervention, and the validation that comes from having patterns finally recognized and addressed.