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!

Ruth started her career as a contemporary dancer for 15 years in the UK and abroad. She has always been fascinated with the human body and having had an injury which was helped by massage she started to explore this as a career.

Ruth is a qualified Sports and Hollistic Massage Therapist gaining her ITEC level 3 & 4 qualification from St Mary’s University College.

She is also a Yoga teacher and fitness instructor. Ruth has also volunteered as a Massage Therapist for the London Marathon.

In her spare time she enjoys practising Yoga and enjoying the Arts.

Ruth is available on Fridays from 8 am – 12 noon and Saturday mornings from 8.30 am – 12.30 pm.

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.

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 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 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!

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.