Nikki Lock
Nikki graduated with Honours from the University of Cape Town in 2003. She immediately followed her passion for sports and rehabilitation and began working and traveling with various Rugby, Athletics and Gymnastics teams to national and international events. Through personal injury, Nikki also developed a deep interest in Neurology and assisted in the opening of the first Neurological Rehab unit of its kind in the NW of South Africa.
After moving to London in 2006, Nikki began her Pilates training through APPI and has been working at the APPI Wimbledon Clinic since it opened in 2008. She also worked as Senior Physiotherapist for the Harlequins Rugby Football League for 2 years as well as with the English National Ballet School. As a gymnast from the age of 3, she spent many hours in Consultants’ and Physiotherapists’ rooms!! This has fuelled a special interest in sports injuries, especially spine and lower limb conditions.
After launching the first APPI Pilates course in Turkey in 2010, Nikki has gained invaluable lecturing experience, regularly traveling to Brazil, Turkey and within the UK presenting a range of Pilates courses to overseas Physiotherapists. She really enjoys the growth that comes from teaching others.
Nikki believes strongly in rehabilitation through functional movement and is always encouraged by the great benefits of combining Physiotherapy and Pilates. She is also trained in Dry Needling, Muscle Energy Techniques (MET), Full series of the MACP (Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) courses, Specific Pilates training for Footballers and Dancers.
Nikki enjoys surfing, scuba diving, photography, the outdoors and traveling the world!
Nikki Lock
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Claire AskewClaire graduated from Brunel University in 2007 with a degree in Physiotherapy and has worked in the NHS for 6 years throughout numerous specialities. Claire has specialist skills in a number of areas including musculoskeletal, rehabilitation and respiratory.
As a sport and exercise enthusiast Claire understands the importance of rehabilitation and has trained in APPI Pilates as she believes the combination of Physiotherapy and Pilates will facilitate recovery.
Claire enjoys running, cycling and skiing. She loves travelling the world when she can find the time in between courses, working at APPI and in the NHS!
Claire Askew
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Teresa Devitt
Teresa qualified from Oxford Brookes University in 2005. She spent several years working within the NHS at two of the best London teaching hospitals, gaining valuable skills in all areas of physiotherapy and specialising in musculoskeletal pathologies. Alongside this Teresa has worked in the sporting field for Rugby Union, Football and Endurance Running, providing injury prevention, management and rehabilitation for elite senior and youth players/athletes.
In 2007 Teresa commenced her Pilates training though APPI, and found a new passion. She loves to practice the art of Pilates and uses her skills to help clients achieve improved posture, movement and overall fitness. She is also qualified in clinical acupuncture and utilises this to compliment her other treatment modalities.
Teresa loves treating all musculoskeletal pathologies but has developed a particular interest in injuries of the lower limb and spinal pathologies including pregnancy related low back and pelvic girdle pain. Teresa is currently undertaking her MSc in advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy to ensure her clinical practice remains at the forefront of current science and research.
As a former gymnast and current distance runner, Teresa understands the importance of a strong, healthy body at any age. She is passionate about helping others to achieve this too – whether it is to regain their health post surgery, to challenge themselves in the elite sporting field or to maintain a general sense of health and wellbeing. Together you can be better.
Teresa Devitt
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Elinor YoungEli graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2007. She then moved to Johannesburg where she began work in private clinics treating musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions. In her free time she became involved with two high performance gymnastics clubs and several different rugby teams. This led to a tour with the South African Gymnastics team, and also two seasons with the Golden Lions Craven Week and Senior Sevens teams.
During this time Eli completed two year-long postgraduate certificates: one in Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy, and one in Sports Physiotherapy. She also trained in the use of Dry Needling which she finds effective when used in conjunction with manual therapy.
Eli’s personal background being in gymnastics and ballet, she became interested in Pilates while still at university and went on to complete her training as an instructor. In all her areas of work she has found it an integral basis of any rehabilitation – ranging from chronic pain and orthopaedic surgery to sports injuries and pregnancy.
Eli moved to the UK in 2012, and is also currently working part-time at London Scottish Rugby, providing physiotherapy, Pilates and pitch-side care.
Elinor Young
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Allison TaylorAllison has been a receptionist at APPI since October 2011. 25 years old and American-born, Allison has lived in London for about a year. Allison has a bachelor's degree in Television Studies from Lyndon State College in the States and previously worked in TV news. When not working at APPI she is a full-time MA student at London Metropolitan University in a Media Studies program.
Allison Taylor
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Toosie Bawden
Toosie qualified as a Physiotherapist from the University of Cape Town in 2001 and then spent 3 years working in a private practice in South Africa. There she worked predominantly with musculoskeletal and spinal injuries specialising in Hydrotherapy Rehabilitation. Her love of sports, mainly road running and rugby, and working on sports related injuries made it easier to fit in part time work as the Buffaloes Rugby Club Physiotherapist as well as roadside marathon and courtside squash assistance for the duration of her time there.
Toosie then relocated to the UK where she spent 3 years at a private hospital in London working with orthopaedic inpatients and musculoskeletal outpatients. She has been working in private practices for the past 5 years focussing on specific sports and post-operative rehabilitation. During this time she felt that she would like to incorporate Pilates into her treatment and set about training as a Pilates instructor through the APPI. Currently she is also training as a Women’s Health specialist in order to combine these three facets into a more rounded approach to Physiotherapy.
Toosie loves sports, particularly road running and triathlons and she is currently training for a half ironman in June, with the hopes to doing a full ironman at some stage. Having completed some marathons and recently entered into the triathlon world, she is passionate about helping patients strive to meet their own goals, be it a 5 km around the block or a Marathon de Sable!
Apart from training, Toosie likes to travel, socialise and try new things. Her motto is “ Everything should be tried at least once!” thus the challenges are endless!
Toosie Bawden
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Ming George
"Each body is different, and yet the biomechanical principles of optimal posture and stability are fundamental"
Ming graduated in 2001 with honours in a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Melbourne, and has since dedicated herself to exercise-based rehabilitation and lifestyle education after experiencing the joys and benefits of both Pilates and Feldenkrais. She is a certified Polestar Pilates practitioner for Rehabilitation and has completed a Certificate IV in Kinesiology, as well as dozens of physiotherapy-based courses related to neuro-muscular control and dynamic stability of the body.
Her strong interest in combining exercise with other healthy lifestyle principles to maximise vitality and performance offers her clients a holistic view to managing their health. Ming is committed in keeping up to date on the latest methods in exercise rehabilitation, and also has a personal interest in studying a range of other fields such as nutritional medicine, human behaviour and personal transformation technology.
Ming recently arrived in London from Australia, and spends time at the gym, doing ballet classes and travelling, in between attending many workshops and courses.
Ming George
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Monica Jones
Monica was born in Bogota, Colombia and has lived in London for over 25 years. She has a background in Textile Design from the Andes University in Bogota and Chelsea School of Art in London. Monica has always had a keen interest in anatomy and biology, fascinated by how the human body is such a complex system that is perfect harmony - most of the time!
Expertise:
Monica was introduced to Craniosacral Therapy by chance and was so attracted to the idea that the body can heal itself that within two weeks she had started the two year course at the College of Craniosacral Therapy. Having successfully completed her training under the tuition of Thomas Attlee, she graduated in 2010. The course covers anatomy, physiology and pathology, first aid, and Monica recently completed a specialised course in trauma. She is registered and insured by the Craniosacral Association and as such is subject to strict codes of conduct, standards and continuing personal development.
Personal interests:
Monica's other interests include china restoration, salsa dancing, Pilates, Yoga, meditation, gardening and walking.
Monica Jones
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Megan Vickers
Megan studied physiotherapy at Brunel University and worked within the NHS for 3 years before specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and Pilates. The Winter Olympics in Vancouver tempted her into spending a year in Canada, where she had lots of experience treating sports injuries...Particularly skiers, hockey players and mountain bikers!
Megan also enjoys treating pre and post natal pelvic girdle pain and specialise in women's health physiotherapy. She find this work really rewarding and goes well with teaching modified Pilates.
Travelling and living in Canada has given Megan a love for the outdoors... the mountains, countryside and sea are a regular temptation on weekends!
Megan Vickers
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Shelly PretoriusShelly joined our team as reception manager for Wimbledon at the start of 2010. As another South African, Shelly is extremely welcoming and highly efficient when it comes to taking care of our clients Pilates Art Physiotherapy experience. Shelly is our all round expert on customer service, efficiency and managing our growing team of therapists.
Shelly Pretorius
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Claire HahnClaire graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2003. She then worked in the public sector in South Africa for a year but felt that she wanted to improve her skills so in 2005 while working in private practice studied a post graduate year long course in Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy. She then moved to London in 2006 where she has worked in the NHS and in more recent years the private sector. Claire completed the APPI certification process in 2007 and has been using pilates as a great addition to manual therapy ever since. She joined Pilates Art in 2008 and has seen the benefit of using Pilates equipment and matwork to rehabilitate her patients.
Claire is an avid runner herself and has therefore found this to be an area of interest in terms of treatment and rehabilitation. She is passionate about getting all patients back to full pain free function and helping them realise their sporting goals.
Claire Hahn
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Melanie Bryant
Mel qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2000 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
She has worked mainly in orthopaedics and sports injuries, specialising in post-operative care, and pre and post-natal musculo-skeletal problems. She worked with Esher rugby club for 4 years and with England Touch Rugby. She enjoys back rehabilitation alongside treating sports injuries.
She has been practising acupuncture for 7 years, which she uses to complement her manual Physiotherapy Skills. She is one of the senior APPI presenters, presenting Pilates courses to Physiotherapists around the world and is the manger of the Wimbledon branch off APPI Clinics.
Mel is a keen hockey and tennis player, having represented her province for these sports and enjoys playing Touch Rugby and skiing and exploring the world.
Melanie Bryant
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Steve McCannSteve is a qualified specialist in Sports Massage having trained at St Mary's in Twickenham. He is experienced in treating clients with muscular pain, tears, strains and restricted movement, ranging from RSI through to sports specific injuries. Alongside deep tissue massage, Steve specialises in soft tissue release, neuromuscular technique and trigger point therapy. As a qualified athletics coach and long distance runner, Steve is acutely aware of the frustrations of long term injuries and actively works with his clients to rehabilitate and prevent recurrence.
Steve McCann
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