Helping people, understanding the body, and connecting.
High Performance Physiotherapist
Mentor
Clinical Educator
Practicing and Chartered with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and registered with CORU - regulatory body in Ireland for Health & Social Care Professionals
Services- Online consultation (virtual) or in-clinic diagnosis/ treatment/ rehabilitation/ management (Talent Garden, Dublin)
Skills & Competencies- Soft tissue treatment (manual therapy, trigger point dry needling, etc.), Injury prevention exercises, Injury management- acute/ sub-acute/ chronic, pre-operative care and post-operative rehabilitation, load management and training advice, taping
Specialist areas- ACL/ knee ligament/ meniscus/joint treatment pathways, shoulder joint injuries, groin injury management, tendinopathies, muscle strains
Who I’ve worked with
JAMES ELLINGTON - OLYMPIC 100M AND 200M SPRINTER
ARMAND TRAORE -PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
SASCHA HAMM - PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER
CANDELA EBBESEN - BALLERINA DANCER WITH LES BALLETS DE MONTE CARLO
PARK JI-SUNG - PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
GEORGE COETZEE - EUROPEAN TOUR PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
CALLUM WILSON - PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
JAY AJAYI - NFL PLAYER & SUPER BOWL WINNER
MATT JARVIS - PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER & TV PUNDIT
ANNA BLACKWELL - BALLERINA DANCER WITH LES BALLETS DE MONTE CARLO
ADAM HUSLER - WORLD RENOWNED YOGA TEACHER
JOE HARRIS - PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER
JJ Dunne- Irish Pro Bodybuilder and Powerlifter
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Founder & Director | The Learning Physiotherapist
2021-Present
Reflections and Gratitude- A big thanks to Ciaran Dunne and Damien Clancy. This journey is only really beginning. From an NPO supporting amazing things, to a book with Elsevier.
European Head of Physiotherapy & Medical Services for the Brooklyn Nets | NBA/Europe
2019-2022
Reflections and Gratitude- The role with the Spurs paved the way to the role with the Nets. The job role and responsibilities remain the same. Visits to places such as Antibes, Paris, Athens, Madrid and Milan mixed with trips across the Atlantic to Brooklyn are so stimulating. Being a small part of the growing and evolving performance team gives great satisfaction. A big thanks to general manager Sean Marks, assistant general manager Andy Birdsong, performance lead Mike Davison, rehabilitation lead Les Gelis and physician Dr Mike Farber.
European Head of Physiotherapy & Medical Services for the San Antonio Spurs | NBA/Europe
2014-2020
Reflections and Gratitude-This was my first journey into working in the NBA and travelling around Europe as their European physiotherapist and point of contact. I got to travel to places such as Lyon, Belgrade and Athens, and got to meet many fascinating people in each place. This was a big challenge having to coordinate care and communication of players based in Europe with their NBA team who drafted them but with the challenge brought massive growth, energy and learning.
Regular visits to San Antonio and a week in Las Vegas during Summer League were other highlights. A big thanks to general manager RC Buford, former head of performance Phil Coles, current head of performance Wayne Diesel and head of rehabilitation Marilyn Adams.
Clinical Director of SoCo Performance Clinic, Dublin
2019
Reflections and Gratitude- This was a lot of fun. I was part of a newly formed multi-disciplinary performance clinic founded by friend and colleague Conor Gavin. This was an ambitious venture and so much was learned about what brings success and failure to a new business. The podcast was born from this clinic as well as workshops such as FNCTN. We were innovative and hungry to be different from other medical and physiotherapy centres. A big thanks to Conor!
Clinical and Cultural Lead Physiotherapist | Isokinetic Medical Group, 11 Harley St., London
2013-2018
Reflections and Gratitude- This was a big step- a game changer for my professional career. I left Dublin and moved to London after an extensive internship in Milan, Italy. I was involved in a pop-up clinic which then became a flagship FIFA Medical Centre for Excellence. I became a cultural leader. I enjoyed being a clinical educator to many international students and loved being a part of a successful multi-disciplinary team.
This was the game changer for my career. I was given the opportunity to speak at numerous international conferences, lecture and be involved in many start-up parts of the clinic such as the “Green Room” movement laboratory. A big thanks to Head of International Mike Davison, president Stefano Della Villa, my mentor Marco Zanobbi and so many great friends within the Isokinetic family- and also my patients…who were so very special. Grazie tutti!
UCD AFC Lead Physiotherapist- League of Ireland
2010-2013
Reflections and Gratitude- This was my first significant opportunity in sports medicine when I was the Head Physiotherapist for the League of Ireland and Leinster Senior League teams. It involved a lot of travel around Ireland and so much learning. Decision making, effective communication and being a part of a medical department and backroom were all points of learning. A big thanks to director of football Diarmuid McNally and manager Martin Russell.
What clients and friends have to say.
Presenting at the Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
Sports Medicine Presentations
“Epidemiology of Basketball Injuries” – Basketball Summit, Wurzberg, Germany, Feb 2020.
“Combining hydrotherapy and gym exercises during the rehabilitation phases” – XXVII International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Camp Nou, Barcelona, June 2018.
“ACL rehabilitation strategy- elite sport” – Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, London, Apr 2018.
“Rehabilitation criteria allowing safe return-to-play” – Fortius International Sports Injury Conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, Sept 2017.
“A new direction for Neuro-Motor Exercise training” – XXVI International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Camp Nou, Barcelona, May 2017.
“Preventing shoulder injuries in the sporting population” –Royal Society of Medicine, London, Jan 2017.
“Screening for Injury Prevention- elite sport” – American School of London, Nov 2016.
“Innovative approaches to shoulder prevention and management in elite rugby” – Rugby Summit, Twickenham Stoop, London, May 2016.
“Functional training approach: progression from the beginning to RTP” – XXV International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, Apr 2016.
“Rehabilitation and return to play for groin injuries” – Isokinetic, London, Jan 2016.
“Rehabilitation and return to play for an adductor injury” –Royal Society of Medicine, London, Jan 2016.
Former League of Ireland footballer Sean Russell in clinic
“There were nights where I burst out crying”
Foottballer Sean Russell speaking to the Irish Independent about how he has suffered mentally and financially from a dispute with First Division club Limerick FC.