Nikki Lock
Nikki graduated with first class Honours from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2003. She was awarded distinctions for both clinical subjects and class medal in her final year. After graduating, she began working in the sporting world traveling with various Rugby, Athletics and Gymnastics teams to national and international events. Following her passion for rehabilitation, Nikki also formed part of the multi-professional team that opened the first Neurological Rehab unit of its kind in the Province. After moving to London in 2006, Nikki began her Pilates training through APPI and has recently started lecturing for this Institute.
Nikki believes strongly in rehabilitation through functional movement and uses both her sports and personal experience to achieve significant results in all aspects of her patient rehabilitation.
Expertise:
Her national Gymnastics and dance background has fuelled a special interest in high level sport and more specifically, the maximizing of athletes performance. After working in various private clinics and sports injuries centres in and around London, Nikki began working as Senior Physiotherapist for Harlequins RFL for 2 years, traveling with the academy teams and assisting with the 1st team. Nikki believes strongly in rehabilitation through functional movement and uses both her sports and personal experience to achieve significant results in all aspects of her patient rehabilitation.
Personal interests:
Nikki enjoys surfing, scuba diving, the outdoors and traveling the world!
Nikki Lock
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Nicky TurnerNicky qualified at Sheffield Hallam University as a Physiotherapist in 1994 and since then has worked in NHS Hospitals and private practices throughout South West London. She works closely with top orthopaedic surgeons throughout London offering a high quality musculoskeletal service for a number of high profile patients and being the Physiotherapist for Saracens Rugby Football club in 2000.
With 16 years experience she is qualified in specialist areas such as joint injections, acupuncture, myofascial release and core stability. She helped develop the Musculoskeletal Service and worked as an Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Consultant at Kingston hospital NHS Trust London in 2004 and has been involved in developing and running a medical/physiotherapy business in South West London.
A keen cyclist, skier and climber, she specialises on the impact of hip and lower limb biomechanics as well as foot and ankle injuries on functional performance. Whether your goal is to cycle the Tour de France or simply to be painfree, Nicky's supportive style will see you through.
Nicky Turner
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Megan DrakeleyMegan graduated from Brunel University, West London, in 2006 with a first class honors in Physiotherapy. She worked with diverse patient groups and multi-disciplinary teams at a large teaching hospital in London before specializing in musculo-skeletal physiotherapy. Megan then went on to spend a year in private practice in Vancouver Canada, providing physiotherapy to winter sports athletes and youth teams and enjoying life on the pacific coast!
Expertise
From her experiences within the NHS Megan brings confidence in treating post surgical and fracture patients. As well as practicing a wide range of manual therapy techniques. Megan believes that exercise and pilates are key to staying healthy and reaching your fitness goals. She worked for two seasons with Roslyn Park RFC providing pitch side assessment and treatment, and enjoys working with athletes of all levels. Megan also has a special interest in treating pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain.
Interests
Megan has returned from Canada a keen skier, hiker, trail runner and with a passion for all activities outdoors. Megan also practices yoga and pilates.
Megan Drakeley
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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 Pretorius
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Amy CruickshankHaving been born and grown up in Wimbledon, joining the Pilates Art Physiotherapy team back in 2008 was ideal for Amy. Amy works hard to ensure that our clients enjoy every aspoct of thier experience at Pilates Art Physiotherapy.
With a background in the performing Arts, Amy’s interest into Film and Theatre set design lead her to university, where currently she is in her final year of a BA (HONS) Degree in Interior Architecture and Design, she is now looking forward to graduating in June this summer and hopes to further her career into the residential, architectural industry. Amy plans to develop her skill further more on a Masters, product design course in the Autumn.
Amy is a keen traveler with a backpacking history across Europe and Asia. She looks forward to travelling back to Asia at some point soon and then onto discover the world of Australia
Amy Cruickshank
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Claire HahnBackground:
Claire 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.
Personal interests:
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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Alison Dalziel
Alison started off her interest in Sports and fitness at a young age with gymnastics and ballet and eventually with judo, going on to compete at National Schools level and then continuing to teach judo to children aged 4-14 years.
In 1994 she qualified as a Massage Therapist and Reflexologist and has now been working for more than fifteen years in her chosen profession. Alison perfected her skills with further studies into the more advanced techniques of massage and travelled abroad to Singapore and then Spain.
After returning from working in Singapore, Alison worked in Spain for twelve years perfecting her skills alongside Physiotherapists, Osteopaths and General Practitioners and also worked as on-site therapist to the premier league “lucha Canaria” team – a form of free fighting typical to the Canary Islands. She returned to the sunny climes of the UK in 2007 to further her studies.
Expertise:
Specialising in Remedial and Deep Tissue Massage, Reflexology and general stress relief therapies, Alison works with a professional and holistic approach, treating each person individually according to their specific needs and striving to determine the root cause of pain or dysfunction, rather than treating the symptoms alone.
Interests:
Alison loves to practise her Spanish at every opportunity and also enjoys Latin dancing. She likes to work out in the gym and swim and in her spare time loves to travel.
Alison Dalziel
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Melanie Bryant
Melanie qualified as a physiotherapist in 2000 from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. After moving to the UK in 2001, she worked in a private hospital in Reading, treating mainly orthopaedic in- and out-patients and worked as part of the Shoulder Unit. She then moved to London, where she has been working in private practice, specializing mainly in sports injuries treatment and prevention, as well as back and neck pain. She worked at Esher Rugby Club for 3 years, providing on pitch treatment and physiotherapy rehabilitation. She has recently joined Pilates Art Physiotherapy as Assistant Manager.
Expertise
Melanie has a special interest in the treatment of sports related injuries, as well as back and neck pain. She also enjoys treating pregnant and post-natal women. She is a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and uses acupuncture as an adjunct to treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pregnancy related conditions.
Personal Interests
Mel plays hockey and touch rugby, and loves some time on the slopes skiing!
Melanie Bryant
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Emma BellewEmma graduated from Manchester School of Physiotherapy in 2003 and was awarded student of the year in her final year. After qualifying Emma worked in the NHS developing her Musculoskeletal skills within the Orthopaedic, Specialist Lower Limb & Spinal teams.
Emma has previously worked with various Rugby, Swimming, Hockey & Basketball teams & in established Private Sports Injury Clinics, treating a variety of acute and chronic injuries. Most recently Emma worked in Val d’Isere for the Ski season and is commencing work with the British Disabled Ski Team.
Expertise
Emma has a special interest in Sports Rehabilitation, Injury Prevention & enhancing Sports Performance. She has developed skills in these areas by combining both her Sports Physiotherapy experience with her knowledge from her first degree (BSc Hons) in Sport Science.
Emma understands the significance of exercise in daily life and believes in the importance of early injury diagnosis, swift treatment and functional rehabilitation to enable clients to return to their sport as soon as possible.
Emma is qualified in Cyriax Orthopaedic Medicine, Acupuncture and she is a member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (ACPSM) & Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (SOM).
Personal Interests
Emma is an avid skier and enjoys keeping fit by running, training for triathlons, dancing & she loves to travel.
Emma Bellew
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Tim MaddenTim completed his physiotherapy degree at La Trobe University in Melbourne in 2007. After two years working primarily as a musculoskeletal outpatient clinician in Melbourne, he has decided to travel and broaden his physiotherapy and life experience. Tim began work with Pilates Art in mid 2010 and is looking forward to further progressing his physiotherapy skills, and beginning his formal education in Pilates.
Expertise:
Tim has a keen interest in sports injuries, post-surgery and return to work rehabilitation, and neck/back pain.
Interests:
Tim has a background of playing Australian Football and Cricket at competitive levels in Melbourne, and understands the physical demands of sport at all levels. He also has a passion for music, travelling, spending time with loved ones and a good book. Tim enjoys meeting new people in his role as a physiotherapist, and helping them restore maximum function so they can achieve and gain the most out of sport, recreation, work and life.
Tim Madden
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