Sports Physiotherapy and injuries

Nicky has practiced extensively as a Physiotherapist over the past eight years in Australia and the UK. Her Physiotherapy experience has focused on Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Womens Health Physiotherapy. After completing a Pilates Apprenticeship in Sydney, Australia, Nicky has enjoyed seven years of teaching Pilates and Rehabilitative exercise. She has used this in a variety of settings including currently working with the English National Ballet.

Nicky's areas of professional interests include Biomechanical assessment and treatment, pelvic dysfunction, pre and post natal care, Dance physiotherapy and eating disorders and return to exercise.

Outside of work Nicky enjoys food and wine, motorcycles, waterskiing and the Arts.

Karen Korber - Senior Physiotherapist

Karen qualified as a Physiotherapist in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1998. She has spent the last eight years working in private practice treating people with sports and spinal injuries. She has experience in working with professional ice hockey players which required high level of rehabilitaion particularly for the shoulder. Karen also treats all problem areas including the lower back, hips, knees and ankles.

Karens area of interest is in treating the shoulder girdle and neck and retraining this area to enable return to sports. She is throrough at assessing and restoring the biomechanics of the body in order to achieve long term benefits and results to her physiotherapy practice.

Amoungst manipulative skills she uses acupunture as an adjunct to pain relief in her treatments and pilates as pert of an exercise and rehabilitaion programme. Karen extends her skills to ergonomic assessments and recommendations particularly in the area of work realted upper limb (WRUL) disorders as advised by the Health and Safety Executive.

Her personal interests and hobbies include playing tennis, cycling and dancing. Her recent interest in singing is being nurtured by being trained by a proforming classical singer and has given her an appreciation of the level of respiratory and abdominal muscle control needed by the performing arts population.

Sarah Graham - Senior Physiotherapist/Sports Physiologist

Sarah is a clinical specialist in Sports medicine and Physiotherapy with postgraduate qulifications in sports Physiotherapy and a further degree in sports science and exercise physiology. She is a member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and the Organisation of Physiotherapists in private Practice. Previously, Sarah was Exercise Physiologist at the British Olympic Medical Centre and continues to be heavily involved in sports medicine, providing physiotherapy and pilates services to recreational, elite and Olympic squad athletes in a variety of sports. Following qualification from the Royal London Hospital, where she graduated with first class Honours, she has worked at a number of London teaching hospitals and private sports injuries clinics, providing neuromusculoskeletal, orthopaedic and rheumatology physiotherapy.

Sarah brings many years of experience combining biomechanical, manual, electrotherapy and exercise physiotherapy techniques with functional rehabilitation, Pilates and conditioning to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach to diagnosis, injury management and rehabilitation. She understands the specific needs of clients and athletes at both elite and amatuer levels and brings a unique combination of medical and sports science skills to assessment and rehabilitaion programmes that are specific and tailored to each individual.

A keen athlete herself, Sarah has a long history in both acrobatic and endurance sports and is a committed fell and trail runner, regularly competing in alpine marathon events worldwide. She is also a climber, skier, surfer and participates in a variety of multisports. In addition to her athletic interests, Sarah is a musician, author and gardener.

Cara Fynn - Physiotherapist

A qualified Physiotherapist, Cara has been practising Pilates for the past six years and teaching for three. With an interest in soft tissue work, she also has a diploma in Sports Massage from the prestigious London School of Sports Massage, and has worked in this capacity over the past six years with both country and national level teams and athletes.

Cara combines her unique skills as a Physiotherapist, Pilates instructor and masseur to develop comprehensive and holistic Pilates programmes for her clients.

Cara is well travelled, having lived and worked in Japan, Italy and Australia. Other interests include yoga, hiking the theatre and as yet an unfulfilled desire to own an allotment!

Dorothy Nacewa - Senior Physiotherapist

Dorothy has worked extensively in Private practice Physiotherapy in Australia, Auckland and the UK. She has worked with a variety of sporting codes including the New Zealand All Blacks, Auckland Blues Super 14 Team and New Zealand rowing. Apart from her experience in the sporting arena, Dorothy has also worked in other special areas including breast cancer management, pre and post orthopaedic surgery, sports massage and pre & post pregnancy.

Dorothy has a particular passion in managing sports injuries. She has worked with the New Zealand All Blacks, Auckland Blues rugby union super 14 team & NZ rowing, for one-to-one rehab and team Pilates sessions. Dorothy Also also has a key interest in managing knee injuries, specifically post surgical rehabilitation.

Nicky Smith - Clinical Specialist/Physiotherapist

Nicki obtained a BSc in Physiotherapy from Manchester University in 1988, followed by an MSc in Sports and Health in 1992. She specialised in manual therapy after completing the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists clinical postgraduate programme in 1996. She has experience working with dancers, musicians and the UK athletic team in their pre Olympic training. She became Academic Leader of Sports Science and Therapy where she was involved in research, presented at conferences and also published articles on sports injuries and rehabilitation. Currently she is studying a 2 year post graduate diploma in Acupuncture and Herbs at a Chinese College of Medicine in London.

Tegan Fletcher - Myotherapist

Tegan Fletcher is our expert Myotherapist from Melbourne. Myotherapy is a very unique profession here in the UK. Myo (meaning muscle) therapy is the assessment, treatment and maintenance of muscles using various techniques including massage, cupping and needling. It is important in the management of any injury and is highly beneficial alongside Physiotherapy and Pilates programs. It is also very popular for its benefits for general well being. Tegan, studied intensively for three years in Australia to attain her degree. Since this time, she has worked throughout Melbourne, New Zealand and London in the sports and private practice settings. Her professional interests include working with acute and chronic neck and low back pain, repetitive strain injuries and during rehabilitation phase following orthopaedic surgery.

Jon Hawkins - Osteopath

Jon’s interest in manual therapy began with an ITEC diploma in anatomy, physiology and body massage. Realising that he was literally just exploring the surface that manual therapy can offer Jon undertook a five-year degree course to become a registered osteopath. Since graduating from the British School of Osteopathy Jon has worked in private practice across London and Kent. Jon strongly believes that good health and movement are intrinsically linked and enjoys the approach of combining osteopathic treatment with Pilates as it enables his clients to maintain the benefits of their sessions.

As well as treating the part of the body where the symptoms are felt osteopathy seeks to resolve the underlying factors, sometimes distant from the site of pain, that may predispose you to injury and which could potentially be maintaining these painful conditions. Jon’s postgraduate development includes ongoing study of cranial osteopathy, a very subtle assessment and correction of strains in the body’s tissues. These techniques can help to remove often very deep-seated blocks to healing. However, many conditions will also respond to more forceful joint manipulation techniques where joints strains are corrected with an audible click, often giving instant relief from pain and returning full movement to the joint. Jon has taken a particular interest in treating headaches, which are often related to faulty neck posture and cranial strains.