About us
Fortis Health & Wellbeing is a family run clinic based in Langham, Colchester. Our private and secluded clinic is the perfect set up to receive personalised and focused care. Whether you have an acute injury, irritation or long-term condition, we are dedicated to providing our patients with the best quality care possible. With our extensive expertise in physiotherapy, injection therapy, massage therapy, scar therapy, lymphoedema, manual lymphatic drainage and rehabilitation, we are equipped to address a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions through comprehensive and holistic treatment approaches. Situated just off the A12, our clinic is easily accessed from all areas of Colchester and it’s surrounding communities such as Dedham, Ardleigh, Boxted, Stoke-by-Nayland, Nayland, Great Horkesley, Stratford St Mary, Elmstead and Manningtree.
Meet the Team
Joseph Hijazi MSc HCPC MCSP
Joe is the Director and Founder of Fortis Health & Wellbeing.
Joe holds both a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science from Exeter University and an MSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Essex.
He has worked in both the NHS and private sector as a specialist physiotherapist and is particularly experienced in Trauma and Elective orthopaedic physiotherapy as well as musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
He underwent further training at the University of Essex to become qualified in injection therapy and now specialises in the provision of corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid and Arthrosamid® injections.
Josie Hijazi MSc HCPC MCSP
Josie is a Senior Physiotherapist and qualified sports massage therapist here at Fortis Health & Wellbeing.
She holds a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science from Exeter University and an MSc in Physiotherapy from Brunel University in London, as well as a Level 3 diploma in Sports Massage.
She has spent most of her physiotherapy career working in the NHS gaining a wide range of experience in inpatient, outpatient and community physiotherapy. She is experienced in orthopaedic and sports injury rehabilitation and enjoys utilising her qualification in sports massage alongside her physiotherapy treatments. She also has a special interest in Women’s Health and physiotherapy during pregnancy.
Jess Pearce BScOT FGMLD
Jess is a scar therapy practitioner and lymphoedema specialist practitioner here at Fortis Health & Wellbeing
Jess holds a BSc in occupational therapy from York St John University and has spent the last 11 years of her career working in the NHS gaining extensive experience in a wide variety of specialities. In 2016 she specialised in Lymphoedema and has been a service lead in local Lymphoedema services for the last 7 years.
Jess thoroughly enjoys her scar therapy work, and has a special interest in oncology and C-section scar therapy. She is also experienced in using her scar therapy treatment alongside Lymphoedema treatment.