The Concept of Active therapy

Hi, I’m Dave Rozzell, the creator of Active therapy UK. I pioneered gymnastics for people with disabilities with Special Olympics UK and later was Honorary National Coach for the British Gymnastics Association. My Active therapy programme evolved through experiences within this work as there were many cases where children benefited, not just physically but in all areas of their development. This was manifested not only in their gymnastics, but at home and school too.

It became very clear to me that a programme specifically designed to suit their individual needs, could have a dramatic influence on their quality of life…..

With this in mind, the idea of offering the same opportunity to people of ALL ages and ALL abilities was conceived. The principle behind the programme is very simple.

Teaching the person to do for themselves rather than others doing for them hence the name “Active therapy”.