Because of our great transport links and free on-street parking we have regular patients and exercise class participants from:
Barnes, Mortlake, East Sheen, Putney and Roehampton
Physiotherapists
Diana Wilson
MCSP Dip Physiotherapy, MMACP
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Diana trained as a chartered physiotherapist at the Middlesex Hospital in central London and qualified in 1980. She went on to practise physiotherapy at some of the major London teaching hospitals – managing the out-patient departments at St Bartholomew’s and Charing Cross Hospital.
In 1997 she went on to take some additional training and examinations in manual therapy which enabled her to become a member of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists – an organisation that strives to maintain high standards of patient care through education and continuous professional development.
In 1993 Diana set up the Barnes Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic in Elm Bank Gardens but by 2005 she had outgrown the premises and moved to The Old Ticket office at Barnes Bridge Station and rebranded as Physio on the River. These new lighter, brighter and more spacious premises allowed her to expand the services on offer and provide a one stop clinic for the treatment of everyday aches and pains and injury management.
Diana particularly enjoys working in Barnes village because it gives her the opportunity to provide a much more personal service and to get to know individuals and their families really well. Some of her current clients have been loyal customers for 20 years!
Dave Burnett
BSc Physiotherapy & MSc Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy
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Dave studied Sports Science prior to training in physiotherapy, specialising in Sports Biomechanics. He completed his Masters degree in Advanced Physiotherapy (MSc MACP) in 2013 having been in practice since 2005.
He previously worked in the NHS as an Orthopaedic Practitioner alongside consultants in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions.
Passionate about rehabilitation of sports injuries, Dave has been in practice since 2005 and specialises in treating runners and running-related symptoms. At Physio on the River, he can offer you a very useful ‘High Speed Video’ running gait analysis.
Dave is also a Titleist-accredited Golf physiotherapist. Keen on sports-specific strength and conditioning training, Dave firmly believes in treatment to prevent injuries rather than stopping at a short-term fix. He can also offer physiotherapy-led, Strength & Conditioning Rehabilitation via One-to-One personal training.
In his spare time, Dave enjoys cycling through Richmond Park and keeping fit in the gym (and when he’s not running around after his two young daughters at home, he tries to reduce his golf handicap.)
Kathy Orr
BSc Physiotherapy & MSc Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy
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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!
Sarah Williams
Dip Physiotherapy & BSc Health Studies, Chartered & Manipulative Physiotherapist
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Sarah trained as a chartered physiotherapist at the Middlesex hospital in central London and qualified in 1980. She worked briefly in London and moved to Aberdeen in 1982 to work at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
In 1985 she undertook additional training and examinations in manual therapy which enabled her to become a member of the manipulative association of chartered physiotherapists.
In 1998 she was awarded a BSc in healthcare sciences. Her research project was focused on the management of acute low back pain. Sarah managed the outpatient department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, including an occupational health service for NHS for many years. She also worked as a consultant physiotherapist in the Aberdeenshire chronic pain clinic, and as an orthopaedic practitioner along side consultants in the diagnosis and management of spinal conditions. Sarah has excellent manual therapy skills and is trained in the use of Pilates and acupuncture for pain relief.
She has recently moved to Richmond to be closer to family. In her spare time, she enjoys Munro (peaks over 3000 feet) bagging, cold water swimming, tennis, cycling and yoga.
Andrea Julius
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy & MSc Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy
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In 1994, Andrea completed her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in physiotherapy at Kings College London, followed by a Masters in Advanced Neuro-musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at University College London in 2003. This enabled membership of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP).
She has worked extensively across London’s leading hospitals. This included working in Accident and Emergency, pain management, as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner alongside a Spinal Orthopaedic Surgeon as well as teaching in both undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy courses. More recently Andrea was the clinical lead for an Osteoporosis and Falls service.
Andrea is passionate about maximising her patient’s potential at all stages of life. With her advanced clinical reasoning skills, she believes in focussing on the patient as a whole. She aims to work towards the patient’s full potential and future prevention of injury recurrence.
In her spare time, Andrea enjoys running for relaxation and skiing in her home country, Austria with her two teenage children.
Federica Evola
BSc Physiotherapy & One-to-One Pilates Instructor
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Federica Evola (Fede for short), is originally from Italy. Fede has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy and previously worked in the public sector before joining us in Barnes. She is a specialist in one-to-one Pilates Rehabilitation.
Massage, Podiatry and Nutrition
Rachel Jarvis
Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist
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Rachel has a BTEC Level 5 Diploma is Sports and Remedial Massage and is a member of the Association of Soft Tissue Therapists (SMA).
During her treatments Rachel uses advanced massage and remedial techniques to create a bespoke treatment plan designed for you and your body; she believes that sports massage can benefit everyone, not just the athletes amongst us.
Her aim for each session is to use massage for ongoing performance benefits through addressing the cause of any neuromuscular pain, correcting imbalances and removing any restrictions or adhesions.
She has volunteered to do charity post event massage at several large events, such as London and Brighton Marathons, London Triathlon and Prudential RideLondon.
Rachel’s passion for sports massage stems from her personal experience of receiving regular treatments as part of her own recovery plan when she was training for endurance events. Her first-hand experience gives her valuable insight into the stresses and strains associated with training for sporting events.
She now advocates routine maintenance treatments forming an integral part of any training plan, or even to have a routine “MOT”.
Rachel enjoys challenging herself through endurance events and has cycled across America and completed LEJOG Lands End to John O’Groats!). However more recently she has become more of a runner and is a bit of a self-confessed “have-a-go” triathlete.
Jonny Harris
Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist
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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 Ahmadi
Podiatrist
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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.
Sharon Kallos BSc A Nutr
Registered Associate Nutritionist
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Sharon graduated from Roehampton University with a first class honours degree in Nutrition and Health and is a registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) with the Association for Nutrition (AfN).
Her approach is to provide easy to understand nutritional advice following the latest scientific based evidence to help individuals meet their health and nutrition goals – no fuss, no fads.
She offers individual consultations and can provide advice on the following areas:
- Advice on healthy eating to optimise your diet
- Weight loss
- Gut health and digestive issues – supporting your gut microbiota
- Nutritional needs for the family – babies, teenagers, vegans, vegetarians
- Basic sports nutrition
Sharon also works as a Research Assistant at Roehampton University and also as an occasional Visiting Lecturer. She provides evidence-based writing and content for blogs, Instagram posts and magazine articles. Clients have included the Surrey Dietitian’s blog on topics such as ‘How to eat well for busy lives’, and ‘How to eat well with a chronic illness’.
Pilates
Victoria Twelves
Pilates Teacher
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Victoria has a background in ballet and Latin dance styles and has been practising Pilates herself for over 20 years. After her initial scepticism, the penny dropped and she became hooked on the method! Pilates has been her passion ever since and in 2004 she qualified as a Pilates instructor with the Body Control Pilates Association. She continues to develop her teaching skills and her own body awareness by regularly attending classes, training courses and workshops that progress her knowledge of movement theory and practice and keep her up to date with the latest industry developments. Victoria applies her teaching skills to reformer and matwork pilates classes both privately and in boutique studios around London. Pilates workouts with fresh variations are what you should expect from her classes.
Victoria finds the communication with the physiotherapists at Physio on the River is an added advantage to her Pilates teaching. She finds Pilates to be the very best way to find balance and strength in her own body and hopes to pass on to others her experience of the many benefits that Pilates can offer.
Kamila Blackborn
Pilates Teacher
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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.
Sophie Burnham
Dance and exercise teacher
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Sophie has been teaching for over 20 years – a variety of ballet, dance fitness, Modern, Jazz and Tap dancing classes as well as being involved in Musical theatre and personal dance training for children and adults.
Sophie is qualified with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. She is also qualified as an ETM Level 2 teacher for group fitness. Furthermore she undergoing her Level 3 personal training course and in Booty Barre.
So with this wide background she is perfectly suited to teach our new Dance, Tone and Stretch class. This is a fusion of classical ballet exercises with modern fitness concepts and Pilates exercise to improve posture, balance and core strength whilst lengthening and stretching the entire body! And what’s more it’s all set to music!
Clara Hollants van Loocke
Dance and exercise teacher
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Nadia Di Soccio
Pilates teacher
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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.
Yoga
Diane King
Yoga Teacher
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Diane initially came to yoga thirteen years ago as a way of relieving the stress of working in the corporate world in London. In 2005 she embarked on a Yoga Teacher Training Programme with the Simon Low Yoga Academy which she graduated from in October 2006. She is a British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) accredited teacher and Yoga Alliance registered teacher (200 Level). In addition to her foundation Hatha training, she has studied in depth with Francoise Barbira Freedman PhD of the Birthlight Foundation, obtaining diplomas in Pre/Post Natal, Baby and Fertility Yoga. One of her key areas of interest is therapeutic yoga and women’s health. She studied Well-Woman Yoga Therapy with Uma Dinsmore Tuli and Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater, both of whom looked at the different ways yoga can support the body to facilitate relaxation, health, vitality and a deep sense of rest and inner calm.
She has taught in both London and Hong Kong and observes that Yoga is the best tool you can have to keep your sense of grounding, centre and inner stillness in fast moving, externally focused cities. In the teaching of yoga, she looks to create a balanced practice between dynamic and restorative poses, focusing on breath, alignment and releasing tension from the mind and body.
Diane believes that we teach what we need to learn. She looks at ways that yoga can help manage our stress and transfer what we learn about ourselves on our yoga mats to our daily existence. Her style is honest and open and encourages us to find the humility and humour in ourselves that can help us along the difficult path of life.
Sabina Ricci
Yoga Teacher
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Sabina’s passion for movement started early in her life, having studied ballet for many years from a very young age. She only found yoga in her late thirties and it was thanks to Ellie Redcliffe’s classes that she fell in love with the practice.
She realised there was so much more to yoga that just the physical exercise and, encouraged by Ellie, she decided to embark on a teacher training course in order to deepen her understanding of this discipline and improve her practice.
She spent time in New York training with the incredibly inspirational teacher Dana Flynn amongst others at the Laughing Lotus Yoga Centre. A year later she left her job as a Physics teacher to share her passion for yoga with others by teaching full time.
Sabina believes that yoga puts us in touch with our true self and helps us put things into perspective. Sabina’s classes are Dynamic Vinyasa classes in which the transitions between poses are as important as the poses themselves. Her classes are infused with positivity and a sense of humour and are suitable for all levels.
Reception team
Claire Wright
Head Receptionist
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Claire is our Head Receptionist. She keeps us all in line by being super organised.
Silvie Ita-Grof
Receptionist
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Silvie works two afternoons and evenings a week.
Silvie is a busy mum of two – a boy and girl. In her spare time she practises yoga and is a keen photographer.
Siobhan O’Neill
Receptionist
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Susie Murphy
Receptionist
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