Physiotherapy

Andrew Steed is an experienced physiotherapist treating musicians referred via the BMI Hendon Hospital Adult Musicians' Upper Limb Clinic. He is also experienced working with actors and dancers. Conditions treated include work related upper limb disorders, rotator cuff injuries, shoulder impingements, scapula dyskinesia, cervical radiculopathies, lumbar radiculopathies, low back pain, lower limb muscular strains and tears, tendinopathies, postural, biomechanical dysfunction and Bells Palsy. Based at Syon Clinic, Brentford. Home and workplace visits also possible. Contact via email or BMI Hospitals.

Bethany is a Chartered Physiotherapist (HCPC MCSP) with a Master's in Performing Arts Medicine at UCL graduating with distinction. She spends most of her time running a Performing Arts Specialist Clinic (Flexibility Matters Physiotherapy) in London where she supports performers through physiotherapy, health education and flexibility training whilst working part-time as a Pain Specialist Physiotherapist in NHS for the last 5 years.

Professionally, she has worked with Team England ParaCheer, Gymnastic Commonwealth Games, and BCA Cheer & Dance. Beth is currently the Circus Health Leading Practitioner for the UK’s National School of Circus Arts, where she delivers lectures on circus medicine, supports circus health research and provides health provisions for students. Beth’s research on “Pain in acrobatic performers and athletes” has won the Mike Shipley Award for Excellence in Research. She has presented her physio knowledge and findings at international conferences such as the PAMA symposium (Performing Arts Medicine Association) and the BCA British Coaches Conference (BCA Cheer & Dance). She is passionate about Performer's Health and longevity and is involved in Sport Cheer England's Medical Committee.

She can help with chronic pain conditions, musculoskeletal and rheumatological conditions, hypermobility, sports injuries, exercise prescription, rehabilitation and flexibility training.

"I want to support you to heal and recover quicker with movements rehab/therapy so you won’t need to Google: how long does it take to recover from [Your condition] ” and struggle with the uncertainty around your pain and injury".

Cathy Gordon is a jaw (temporomandibular joint), head and neck and vestibular specialist with experience in the management of all musculoskeletal upper and lower limb and spinal conditions in adults and children. She is experienced treating musicians and singers from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and performance professionals around the North West. Cathy uses manual therapy, acupuncture, and personal exercise programmes to support injury recovery and prevention. She is a keen violinist and pianist and plays in several orchestras and chamber groups in the Manchester area. She is based at Romiley Physio, Stockport.

Cathy is one of the leading physiotherapists treating TMD (jaw pain) in the UK.  She works with the Maxillofacial Dept at Stepping Hill Hospital and privately takes referrals from specialist experienced TMD dentists in the Manchester area, although patients travel from all areas of the North West up to the Isle of Man to receive treatment. In 2009, Cathy co-founded ACPTMD (the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Temporomandibular Disorders). Cathy also teaches students and musicians/singers/teachers on the management of jaw / facial pain in singers and musicians

Cathy provides physiotherapy treatment and rehabilitation for dizziness and problems with balance, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). She works with otolaryngologists or ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) consultants in the NHS and have developed a new role in a Balance clinic working with an ENT consultant and the audiology department.

Dan Turnell specialises in treating performers including instrumental musicians, singers and dancers. He has expertise in pre-hab injury prevention, rehabilitation, vocal problems (including Laryngeal Manual Therapy), minimising risks in puppetry and physical performance. He has worked with many artists, including as the physiotherapist  for touring dance companies and West End productions. His practice is based in Manchester and he sees many RNCM and Northern Ballet School students. Dan also runs a regular, free BAPAM physiotherapy clinic.

"We're an elite physiotherapy clinic with our values rooted in the care of professional performers, and the belief that this should be available to all. We aim to utilise our state of the art facilities and injury, treatment and rehabilitation knowledge and skills to provide each client with a personalised and effective treatment plan, which will ensure that you can return to pain free performance quickly, effectively and confidently."

Debbie Wilson is a physiotherapist specialising in performing artists, and the lead musculoskeletal physiotherapist for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She also works with students from local performing arts colleges and universities, and all performance professionals in the Liverpool area, including many dancers.

Debbie treats all acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, postural related dysfunctions, mechanical neck and back pain, overuse/repetitive strain injuries, adverse neural tension, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, rotator cuff related pain, impingements, tendinopathies, overload and underload related pathologies, stress fractures, acute sprains, ligament ruptures. Debbie also offers post-natal physio checks - Mummy MOT (https://www.themummymot.com/) - and is also an APPI trained Pilates teacher.

Dr Moira McCormack is a physiotherapist and former professional classical ballet dancer and teacher of classical ballet. Moira has worked with classical ballet dancers, professional musical theatre dancers, vocational dance students of all ages and contemporary dancers.

Moira can help with returning the dancer to technical class and performance through understanding the cardiovascular, strength and technical demands involved. She tackles issues relating to lower limb (including spine), foot and ankle, shoulder girdle and post surgical rehabilitation. She is experienced working with hypermobile patients. She practises at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) in central London.

Elodie Gautier is a senior performing arts specialist physiotherapist working at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, privately, and through BAPAM at our Glasgow clinic. She is also a writer & musician, a yoga teacher and an assistant researcher in psychology. She is also a volunteer postnatal companion with Amma Birth Companions. She enjoys practising and teaching a variety of movement forms, including dance, martial arts, yoga and Pilates. A proud member of the LGBTQI+ community, she offers safer spaces to her patients and students from all walks of life, whether in clinical or educational settings.

George Tyros is a highly experienced clinical physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal, sports and geriatric physiotherapy. He has been treating performers extensively since 2016, seeing many musicians from the CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) and performing arts professionals working at venues including Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Utilita Arena Birmingham and Symphony Hall plus touring dancers, strings and brass instrumentalists.

For 10 years George was the lead sports physiotherapist for the Greek Swimming Federation (KOE) and the Greek Olympic team (swimming department) where he overlooked the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries in elite swimmers. He saw that performers share many of the same attributes and benefit from specialised care from informed health care professionals who understands their specific physical and psychosocial support needs.

He has a special interest in Geriatrics particularly the 80+ group and possesses substantial experience with the pre-and post-operative management of orthopaedic procedures such as joint replacements.

He works with Isaac Tyros (also listed in the BAPAM Directory) at Edgbaston Physiotherapy.

Isaak Tyros is a highly trained physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, a researcher and a member of faculty at the University of Birmingham where he teaches full-time in the Physiotherapy department. He is a semi-professional musician (bass guitarist) who treats musicians and dancers regularly.

Physiotherapist, Jonny Grimwade, has worked within the performing arts for the last 10 years. He was the Head Therapist of Performance Medicine at Cirque du Soleil 2017-2020, and has also worked with world touring circus shows such as Briefs, circus training centres such as Aircraft Circus and children circus production companies such as Le Petite Cirque.

Specialities include: All musculoskeletal injuries, sports related injuries, manual therapy, performance technique, taping/splinting, advanced rehabilitation programmes, educating/lecturing within performance optimisation, immediate trauma care/side of stage care, workload management/Injury mitigation, injury prevention strategies, performance optimisation.

Katy Chambers is a highly experienced Physiotherapist with a holistic approach to working with performing arts professionals. Katy supports clients with a broad range of conditions, working with performers, elite athletes and the general population. Katy's areas of specialism include hypermobility spectrum conditions, temperomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, cervicogenic headaches and biomechanical analysis for dance, physical performance, sporting and day to day activities.

With a focus on pain management, reduction of dysfunction and optimising of performance, physiotherapy treatment may include:

Manual Therapy
Acupuncture
Tailored Exercise Prescription
Postural Re-education

Katy has worked with many performing artists and is a specialist within the field. She works with Trinity Laban Conservatoire - as part of the National Institute for Dance Medicine and Science - and is involved in injury screening and support for further industry developments. She is also listed on the One Dance UK directory, is a member of IADMS and presents regularly at performing arts medicine conferences, including IADMS, ISPS and PAMA.

Leanne O'Brien is a Specialist Women's and Men's Health Physiotherapist with experience in treating a wide range of pelvic floor issues and musculoskletelal pain (including pregnancy and post-natal rehab, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction and post-operative rehab). She has over 13 years experience, and has worked in both the NHS and privately, including work in a gait lab, rehabilitating runners and athletes back to sport.

Leanne works closely with dancers, musical theatre and actors. Having studied ballet, tap, contemporary, jazz and street dance, Leanne has great insight into the demands that dance places on the body.  This background has allowed her to rehab dancers back to full fitness following injury, surgery or pregnancy.  She offers acupuncture, pelvic floor re-education (kegel exercises, real-time ultrasound, biofeedback and muscle stimulation), pelvic floor manual therapy, a return to sport or performing arts postnatally, massage (including scar massage), and reformer pilates training (including pregnancy and postnatal). One of Leanne's specialist interests is the relationship between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor, which is a key area to address in brass players, including throughout pregnancy and into the postnatal period. She also gives hernia advice pre and post operatively, to patients (both men and women) who've had repairs or are trying to treat their issue conservatively.

"My passion for Women’s and Men’s health started when I realised that my female athletes needed a more in-depth level of care. My passion has spiraled from there and I’ve worked as a specialist physiotherapist in both the NHS and private practice. I’m incredibly passionate about returning people back to activity and enabling them to achieve their goals".

Lucie Rayner is a Chartered Physiotherapist and assessing clinician for The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) and specialises in treating performing artists with a wide range of musculoskeletal problems. She has extensive experience in managing acute and chronic injuries in dancers, musicians, and other performers from amateur to elite level. She currently works freelance in a variety of settings, including supporting West End musical theatre performers.

Lucie initially completed a Sport Science degree before qualifying as a Physiotherapist. She worked in the NHS, school and private sector before starting her own Physiotherapy clinic in 2012. She has been practicing the Pilates Method for over 15 years and gained her teaching qualification through The Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI). She is also a Level 2 accredited Vocal Health First Aider and has a special interest in hypermobility, injury prevention and health education.

In 2020, she completed an MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London (UCL) and was awarded the Dean's Prize for her research related to hypermobility and dancer health screening. Lucie now an honorary lecturer and module lead on the Performing Arts Medicine programme at UCL.

Michael Gale is a highly experienced NHS physiotherapist with a special interest in dance, circus and singing performance. He has a background as a contemporary dancer, having trained at The Place and worked with various choreographers over several years. He combines his insight as a performer with clinical expertise, understanding performers’ need for specialist care and rehab.

Michael provides NHS services at Guy's Hospital - referrals can be made by NHS GPs via eRS for the attention of Michael Gale.

Conditions managed include persistent pain, musculoskeletal injury, post-operative rehabilitation, spinal problems, Upper and lower limb problems.

Michael has expertise in manual therapy, exercise therapy including Pilates, acupuncture and aquatic therapy. For patients with a Lambeth or Southwark GP, imaging, diagnostics and onward referral to medical/orthopaedic services is available.

Lisa specialises in treating performing artists such as dancers, choreographers, musicians, circus performers, singers, and actors, and has experience working with a wide variety of patients including elite athletes, youngsters and the elderly. Her expertise includes post-operation rehabilitation, overuse injuries, traumatic injuries, advice regarding posture and overuse, environmental effects on pain - stool type/height, music stands, props etc, adapting practice schedule, return to play/performing rehabilitation specific for dancers, musicians and circus performers.

Lisa has experience working with American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey Dance Company in New York City. She was a dancer for 15 years and has played 7 different instruments throughout her life. She was also the first American to be accepted and to complete the MSc Performing Arts Medicine course at University College London in 2017.

Lead clinician at Metro Physio in Salford. Works with many performers at the highest level - musicians, dancers, actors and athletes, as well as many Royal Northern College of Music students.

Patrice is a former professional French horn player with much experience in the field of Performing Arts Medicine: all instrumentalists/instrument groups, and singers with musculoskeletal disorders. He set up his Performing Arts Clinic in 2002. He is also an MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in the NHS. He has published and presented research into the evaluation and management of focal dystonia in musicians, and musculoskeletal pain affecting musicians. He developed and validated the Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians (MPIIQM), which has since been translated and validated in several languages. He is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), and of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP). He works regularly with the all the professional orchestras in Scotland, and with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Clinics are held in Bearsden.

Trained as a professional dancer. Student Health Adviser and Physiotherapist for Guildhall School of Music and Drama. BAPAM physiotherapy clinic in London.

Louise is a specialist musculoskeletal, sports and performing arts physiotherapist. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Keele University in 2004 and furthered her professional development by completing an MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London where she was awarded a distinction in 2015.

She holds a clinic at BAPAM and at her own practice, Rejuven8 Physiotherapy, Louise treats a varied musculoskeletal caseload that includes athletes and performing artists of all ages and levels - dancers, gymnasts, ice skaters, musicians, rugby players, swimmers, vocalists and more.

Louise’s extensive experience and postgraduate studies have provided her with a wealth of knowledge in screening, movement analysis and advanced injury rehabilitation. This experience ideally places Louise to offer effective assistance with queries regarding optimal recovery from injury and surgery, performance enhancement and minimizing future injury risk.

Provides physiotherapy, acupuncture and Pilates. Worked with many dancers including Northern Ballet Theatre and Phoenix Dance Company. Holds BAPAM clinic at University of Leeds School of Music. Very experienced with all performing arts work/study-related musculoskeletal problems.

Experienced sports and exercise physio working with performers including students at RWCMD, based at Agile Therapy, Cardiff.

Nicole Leow is a performing arts specialist physiotherapist, highly experienced treating dancers, actors, singers and musicians. She has previously held a physiotherapy clinic for performers at BAPAM and currently practises at Mayfair Physiotherapy (Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, and Wilbraham Place, Chelsea).

Nicole has been trained in Pilates, dry needling, rehabilitation and exercise programmes. She has worked in the West End, on touring productions, and in the TV and film industry. She has specialist training in laryngeal physiotherapy, which is used to assist vocal health for those who may be struggling with symptoms such as vocal fatigue, loss of range, or breathy tone among others.

Paul Carter is a physiotherapist with experience helping with performers and crew with musculoskeletal conditions caused by or affecting their work. As a physiotherapist he provides manual therapy, acupuncture, exercise and rehabilitation. He has significant experience treating dancers and has provided support to productions including Dancing on Ice, Starlight Express and Strictly Come Dancing. He is part of the multidisciplinary team at Agile Therapy in Cardiff.

Roz Neale is a senior hand therapist and physiotherapist who sees many musicians and creative professionals with hand and upper limb conditions including pain, fractures, soft tissue injuries, nerve problems, posture related pain, focal dystonia, tendonitis, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypersensitivity. Physiotherapy practice includes: managing musculoskeletal problems, occupational health advice, sports massage, and acupuncture. Experienced working as part of a multidisciplinary team including orthopaedic hand and upper limb surgeons and other clinicians.

Remote virtual consultations for patients or face to face appointments are available at her private practice in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. Roz also provides NHS care at Northwick Park Hospital (Hands and Orthopaedics).

Sherry has a background as a singer herself and has treated many performers including acrobats, singers, dancers and musicians. She's provided care backstage at events and festivals including Glastonbury. Special Interests: Neck restrictions affecting affecting singing, Lower back and spinal pain, Foot function and the optimisation of foot biomechanics, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Post Operative Orthopaedic, Ergonomic assessment and advice, Feldenkrais Technique.

Sudhir Daya (he/him) is a physiotherapist experienced in treating athletes, performing artists and office warriors, enabling them to get back to doing the activities that give meaning to their lives. Sudhir believes in a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to health, and his training and practice reflect this belief. Sudhir offers emotional stress assessments (HRV).

After graduating with distinction as a chartered physiotherapist (MCSP), Sudhir turned to acupuncture and ergonomics. Sudhir is a believer in the re-education of healthy movement patterns.

“Clients ask me to fix their bodies – in most cases, their bodies are in fine working order, but they’re not using their bodies correctly. I tell them to think of their body as their car. They don’t need a mechanic, they need driving lessons.” – Sudhir Daya

Sudhir also is a qualified yoga and Pilates teacher and in his spare time, trains in circus arts (flying trapeze, silks, rope, static trapeze), gymnastics (trampolining, tumbling, handstands) and dance (South Asian dance, ballet, contemporary). He is currently training in traditional in the traditional martial art form of Jujitsu and is working towards his black belt.

Sudhir has an interest in equity, diversity and belonging and currently sits on the CSP’s EDB Committee and was the previous chair of its LGBTQIA+ network. He is certified Life Coach (ICF PCC) and uses cutting edge technology to help clients with stress management and performance anxiety. Under his business name of “Integrated Health”, he tried to move away from siloed healthcare to more whole person wellbeing.

Thanh Thi Tran is a performance specialist physiotherapist with expertise in dance medicine, musicians' musculoskeletal injuries and vocal massage. She has seen many arts professionals and has previously worked at Perform Health (circus specialists), and is familiar with injuries specific to pole dancing. She is familiar with aerial equipment and performance environment considerations. She works with West End performers and students at RADA, and is based at Sông Physiotherapy on Harley Street.

Virginia Harvey is a Physiotherapist with over 10 years' experience of working as an Extended Scope Physiotherapy Practitioner in Cardiff and Vale NHS. She also practises privately and is based at Physio AtOne in Cardiff. She has developed expert diagnostic, hands on treatment and in-depth rehabilitation skills in the musculoskeletal setting.

Virginia is experienced in rehabilitation, pre-habilitation, consultant orthopaedic clinics, minor injuries, occupational health and hydrotherapy. She can help performing artists with hypermobility issues, post-fracture or soft tissue rehabilitation, knee and ankle foot pain in dancers, postural pain with string and wind instruments. She offers musculoskeletal assessment, joint mobilisation, soft tissue treatment, strength and conditioning, motivational interviewing and breathing techniques.