For the better part of a year, the story of AI physiotherapy in the NHS has been told almost entirely in the language of momentum. A Cambridge start-up, Flok Health, secured Class IIa medical device approval under EU regulations in October 2025, becoming the first AI system in Europe cleared to deliver a full care pathway, including diagnostic decisions, without a human clinician supervising each case. The clearance initially covered back pain and sciatica. In August 2026 it