Physio on the River Staff

Richard is a graduate in both sports science and physiotherapy and has also gained a masters degree in management of pain from Kings College, London.

Richard joined the practice with experience working in private and public sectors in both the UK and New Zealand and has special interests in back pain, sports rehabilitation and biomechanics. As well as having excellent manual therapy skills, Richard is also trained in the use of acupuncture for pain relief. The combination of sports science and physiotherapy degrees has given him real expertise in the area of sports rehabilitation.

Richard is married with three young sons who he describes as ‘my portable workout’! This, and his passion for rugby, keeps him busy in his spare time. With three children of his own Richard has a special talent for getting the best out of youngsters!

Dave studied Sports Science prior to training in Physiotherapy and specialised in Sports Biomechanics. He completed his Masters degree in Advanced Physiotherapy (MSc MACP) in 2013 and has over 12 years experience.

He previously worked in the NHS as an Orthopaedic Practitioner alongside Consultants in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions, and continues working as a Physiotherapy Practitioner in the NHS. Dave has excellent manual therapy skills and is acupuncture and Pilates trained.

He is passionate about rehabilitation of sports injuries and has a special interest in treating golfers and runners. He is a Titleist accredited Golf physiotherapist and offers High Speed Video running gait analysis as part of Physio on the River’s newly developing Running Clinic. He is keen on sports specific strength & conditioning and firmly believes in treating to prevent injuries rather than stopping at the short-term fix!

In his spare time he enjoys circuit training and when he’s not running around after his two little girls at home he tries to reduce his golf handicap!

Kathy qualified as a physiotherapist in 1996 from the University of the West of England, Bristol. She has since gone on to complete a Masters in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy at University College London in 2003 (distinction) which also enabled her to become a member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP).

Kathy has gained extensive experience working as a physiotherapist across the private and public sectors where she has held both senior clinical and management positions over her career.

Kathy has excellent manual therapy skills and uses her advanced clinical reasoning to manage each individual patient and meet their specific physiotherapy needs.

Kathy is married with two teenage boys and a dog. As an ex-hockey player, she enjoys running to keep fit and leads an active and busy life with a household of boys!

Jonny plays semi- professional rugby for Richmond Rugby Club (and previously London Scottish) where he learned the benefits of massage through personal experience! This piqued his interest in massage, and he went on to qualify as an ITEC Level 4 Sports massage therapist at St Mary’s University in Twickenham.

Jonathan is now undergoing his four-year training to be an Osteopath as well! Having already gained excellent massage skills, this has given him a head start in his Osteopathy training.

He will be offering appointments on Monday and Wednesday afternoons/evenings (3pm-9pm).

Sas graduated with honours as a Podiatrist from UCL Medical School. He is a Musculoskeletal Podiatrist with a special interest in Biomechanics – the science of human movement. In addition, he is the lead Podiatrist in Biomechanics at a large teaching hospital.

Sas’ main area of interest is the treatment of repetitive sports injuries through analysis of movement and compensation patterns. He has treated a number of athletes including elite sportsmen and sportswomen, as well as those who enjoy sport for leisure.

Kamila came from the Czech Republic to the UK in 2001. She was always very sporty but suffered a knee injury on a skiing holiday which meant she couldn’t play sport as she had previously enjoyed. So she joined a Pilates Class and was amazed at how much it helped her with her recovery.

She fell in love with the Pilates method of exercise and so explored the possibility of becoming an instructor herself. In 2010 I finally decided to join the BASI teacher training program with Amit Younger.

Kamila is passionate about teaching Pilates and believes it will change your body and mind. Her classes are mat based and designed to suit each individual and to accomodate any physical condition using appropriate modifications.

Kamila has also trained in pre and postnatal Pilates.

Fiona joins the practice as an APPI (The Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) Certified Pilates Instructor. Fiona is both a Physiotherapist and Pilates teacher. Her experience and knowledge as a Physiotherapist helps her to apply Pilates and teach it to those with a whole range of everyday aches and pains. The APPI approach is slightly different to the more pure ‘schools’ of Pilates – having a greater repertoire of exercises to suit all levels and abilities.

In her spare time Fiona enjoys running, swimming and cycling and has personally experienced the benefits of Pilates on her sporting performance in triathlon and with recovery from various injuries. She also has a special interest in treating animals and works part time as a Veterinary Physiotherapist.

Maite is a Pilates teacher, Movement Educator and Birth Recovery Specialist.

All her classes focus on myofascial release work(releasing tension in the soft tissues), movement education alongside classical and evolved Pilates.

Maite danced and enjoyed a huge range of sports from a young age which led to a great interest in the human body and movement She studied biomechanics and ‘natural movement’ alongside her classical Pilates teacher training.

As well as teaching and running her own business she works as a Group Exercise Manager for the Riverside Club in Chiswick.

Maite loves teaching and always encourages her clients to feel confident to create more movement on and off the mat.

Nadia started training in the fitness industry in the mid 90’s as an Exercise to Music Instructor. A keen aerobic fitness and dance enthusiast throughout her life, she was encouraged to participate in Pilates classes to realign her own body and aid her chronic neck and shoulder issues.

Hooked by the noticeable benefits the discipline provided, in terms of spinal adjustment, core strength and rehabilitative therapy she trained in Pilates herself.
Nadia has a BA (Honours) degree in Classical Studies from Queen Mary University and is qualified in the Michael King Pilates Technique to teach beginners, intermediate and advanced group Pilates.

Trained by Michael King, a renowned presenter both in Fitness and Pilates, Nadia blends traditional Pilates movements with small equipment for strength mobility and relaxation to create a flowing class experience.