Lisa graduated with a 2;1 from Salford University in 2009. She worked for a short while in the NHS, before making the move into private practice and sports. She then worked in a busy private practice for eight years, working with a variety of injuries and age groups, Lisa has a particular interest in treating sports injuries and working with complex and persistent pain, after attending the “Neuroscience of Pain” CPD (continuing professional development).  

 

Joining Malone Rugby Club, All Ireland League Division One, in 2009 as team physiotherapist she enhanced her experience working with musculoskeletal and sports injuries. Here she completed first responder trauma First Aid and Safe Rugby Training with the IRFU.  At Malone she treated a variety of patients, form the elite to adolescent athlete… and even the veterans! 

 

Lisa has been teaching Pilates since 2014, after completing her training through the APPI (Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute) and she continues to add to her certificates, having completed her Matwork 1, 2 and 3, Pilates for shoulder injury, Pilates for runner, ante natal/post natal Pilates, Pilates and small equipment, Pilates and all the small balls and Pilates for hypermobility, Pilates for neurological conditions, AND Pilates for children and teens! She is currently a full certified mat-work teacher, and in her spare time enjoys practicing on her at home reformer….which is next on the list for the training! 

 

In 2017 she was selected as team Physiotherapist for the Northern Ireland Men’s National Volleyball Team. For this role she had to complete extra training and gain approval from the FIVB (Federation of International Volleyball) and the IOC (International Olympic Committee). She was lucky enough to attend the European Championships, Small Countries Division Finals which took place in May 2017, Reykyavik, and accompany the team to Karlovy-Vary (Czech Republic) for the World Championships Qualifiers. 

 

Lisa played high level Volleyball with National League Teams in England and for Queens University Belfast, so she has a fair idea of the type of injuries picked up….not to mention the mix of frustration and motivation that players go through when injured and in pain. 

 

Lisa’s passion for her work continues, developing her knowledge portfolio by attending a range of post graduate courses and training seminars.  

 

• Currently part way through her Post Graduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine with SOMM- The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine.  

• Graduate of the Pro Sport Academy “Go To Physio” Mentorship program.  

• Subscribes to several online CPD Portals, such as Trust me Ed - “The Netflix for physios”, an online collection of lectures and webinars from world leaders in musculoskeletal medicine and physiotherapy.