Our Team

Kate graduated from Bradford University in 1998 with a Second Class Honours Degree in Physiotherapy. Having spent over ten years within the NHS, specialising in musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, Kate has an in-depth understanding of medical and neurological conditions, and is therefore confident when treating clients with pre-existing and chronic problems.

Kate joined PEAK in January 2009 where she works full-time as a Specialist MSK Physiotherapist. Post-graduate courses have included manual therapy, McKenzie techniques, kinetic control/muscle imbalance and the management of chronic pain conditions. Kate is also one of our qualified ante/post-natal therapists, dealing with musculoskeletal problems arising from pregnancy and labour. In 2016, Kate completed her acupuncture training and she really enjoys this addition to her clinical practice, getting great results with her clients.

Kate is a keen runner who completed the London Marathon in 2009, and as such has a special interest in sports/running-related injuries.

Outside of work, when she isn't pounding the streets in her running shoes, Kate loves to spend time with her family, and she tells us that she is an avid member of a book club – though we recently found out that this involves more eating cake and drinking tea than discussing the contents of a book!

Dominic graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 2013, with a First Class Honours Degree in Physiotherapy. After graduating, he started his career within the NHS in the West Hertfordshire NHS Trust at Watford General Hospital, where he initially gained experience across a variety of clinical areas before specialising into the field of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

Dominic moved into a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy post, working in several areas including rheumatology, orthopaedics and musculoskeletal out-patients, and treating a variety of patients from post-surgical through to acute and complex presentations. Within this time frame, he was also involved in leading hydrotherapy clinics, and spinal, shoulder and knee rehabilitation exercise classes.

Dominic subsequently transitioned into the private sector, where he has been able to treat a wider range of clients; specifically working with sporting athletes including England Football Team Youth Players, Junior Commonwealth Athletes across a variety of sports (including Karate, Taekwondo and Judo), in addition to more recent rehabilitation of Semi-Professional Triple Jumpers, Sprinters and Tri-athletes representing Great Britain.

Dominic has completed several post-graduate courses including pain management, sports taping including K-taping, and sport-specific and running assessment. He is also one of our physio team that is fully qualified in acupuncture and is a member of the AACP (Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists).

Alongside his private work with PEAK, Dominic also works as a First Contact Practitioner (FCP) within the Bradford NHS Trust. This role involves the assessment of patients prior to GP contact and relies on the application of sound clinical reasoning skills in order to determine the most appropriate management pathway for each individual.

Outside of work, Dominic enjoys his time playing tennis for Cawood Tennis Club in the Yorkshire Men’s League. He also plays football, enjoys mountain-biking and is planning to begin training for triathlons in the near future.

Dominic joined the PEAK Physiotherapy team in September 2018 and primarily works at our Garforth clinic.

Jo graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2008, with an MSc in Physiotherapy. Following her qualification, Jo began her career at Bradford NHS Teaching Hospitals where she treated patients diagnosed with a range of different conditions, including those with respiratory, neurological, orthopaedic, and musculoskeletal (MSK) problems. Over the last 10 years, Jo has specialised in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Throughout her time in the NHS, she gained experience in post-operative, chronic and acute injuries, working alongside specialists within hand, shoulder, lower limb, and spinal teams.

More recently, Jo has worked with several private companies delivering workplace-based assessment and treatment services to facilitate return to work for employees with MSK issues. She has attended several post-graduate ACPOHE training courses on assessing fitness for work and vehicle/workplace ergonomics, broadening her knowledge and skills within this area of practice.

Jo has completed the APPI Matwork 1 and 2 Pilates courses and has recently enjoyed delivering client-focused small group classes for clients requiring rehabilitation from injury, as well as those simply wanting to improve fitness and strength in a safe environment with a qualified instructor.

Over the last 4 years, Jo has worked as a First Contact Practitioner (FCP) within the Leeds, North Kirklees, and Bradford areas. Within this newly emerging role aimed at streamlining MSK services, Jo has developed skills in assessing patients within GP surgeries prior to GP contact, contributing her knowledge and skills to make clinical decisions on the most suitable management for individual patients. Alongside this role, she is currently working towards the Higher Education England ‘FCP Roadmap to Practice’ and an MSc module in MSK Injection Therapy to further her skills within Advanced Practice.

Outside of work, Jo is a regular gym goer and enjoys practicing Pilates at home. Other interests are centred around her family and two children, where she enjoys supporting (and, when feeling enthusiastic, jogging) Junior Park Run, as well as being the usual taxi service for what seems to be an ever-increasing array of sporting and musical pursuits!

Jo joined the PEAK team in early 2021, where she has continued to apply her knowledge and skills, providing a client-focused approach to those with a range of different MSK problems. She is based predominantly within our Garforth clinic but does also provide some domiciliary appointments in the local area.

Michelle qualified from The University of Nottingham in 2000 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Physiotherapy. After graduating, she worked for several years within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, before travelling to New Zealand for a year where she worked in private practice. Upon her return to the UK, she joined the team at PEAK Physiotherapy, where she worked for several years, before taking on a Clinical Lead role in the Physiotherapy Department at Spire Leeds Hospital, where she worked until 2016.

Since then, Michelle gained further experience working within private practice and we are all delighted that she is now able to return once again to our team, starting back in November 2021, from our Otley clinic.

In addition to numerous post-graduate physiotherapy courses, Michelle attained her Pilates qualification in 2005, and she has taught classes and 1:1 sessions ever since. She completed Clinical Yoga training in 2012 and 2016 and completed with Distinction, a Diploma with The Ayurveda Institute in London in 2017, which qualifies her as an Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Nutrition Consultant.

Michelle believes in a holistic approach to treatment and acknowledges that true health can only be achieved with balance of body and mind.  She is qualified in acupuncture through The British Medical Acupuncture Society (since 2012) and uses this to further enhance and complement her treatment approach.

Outside of work, Michelle is busy with family life. She practises yoga in an effort to maintain strength and fitness and is a member of a local choir.

Paige graduated from the University of Dayton, Ohio, United States of America in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Allied Health. She continued her education at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2015.

Paige began her career as a full-time Physical Therapist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas where she gained extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of children with orthopaedic injuries, acute and chronic neuro-muscular impairments, genetic disorders, developmental delay, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. Her rotations included paediatric out-patient and in-patient rehabilitation. During this time, Paige also served as the Lead Therapist for the Lung Transplants Programme.

At Texas Children’s Hospital, Paige was a member of the Acute Out-patient Rehabilitation Team, responsible for providing intensive physical therapy care to children presenting with acute and sub-acute medical conditions. She is passionate about continuing to provide intensive, goal-centred physiotherapy focused on maximizing each child’s functional independence when navigating home, school, and within the community.

Paige has taken post-graduate courses in neuro-development technique for the assessment and treatment of individuals with Cerebral Palsy and other allied neurological conditions. Paige has also completed post-graduate courses in the treatment and management of torticollis and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Paige moved to Leeds and joined Yorkshire Children’s Physiotherapy in September 2018. She splits her time between clinic and domiciliary/community appointments.

In 2019, Paige took on a part-time specialist role within the NHS, working as part of the Leeds Community Heathcare team. She manages a large caseload of children presenting with complex neurological and developmental needs and her role includes the prescription of equipment to aid in postural management and mobility.

In her free time, she enjoys going on hikes and exploring new cities.

Lauren graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2018, completing her MSc in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration). Prior to this, she had completed a BSc in Sports & Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University in 2014 and had then worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, assisting with chronic pain and orthopaedic services, including running hydrotherapy and group exercise sessions.

Throughout her MSc studentship, Lauren continued to work as a Physiotherapy Assistant at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital, assisting in Orthopaedics, Paediatric Limb Reconstruction, and the Burns and Plastics services, which developed her interest in this particular field of physiotherapy.

Unsurprisingly, when Lauren was given the opportunity to specialise in Paediatrics within a year of qualifying, she leapt at the chance, and she joined the specialist Paediatric NHS team at the Leeds Children’s Hospital in 2019. Since then, Lauren has not looked back, and her passion for working with children and creating fun and engaging ways for them to optimise their function in a patient-centred manner is as strong as ever.
 
Lauren has gained a wide variety of post-graduate experience, and she works with children of all ages presenting with respiratory, cardiovascular, orthopaedic, neurological, complex neuro-developmental, and musculoskeletal conditions. She joined the team at Yorkshire Children’s Physiotherapy in October 2021, where she offers a mixture of clinic-based and domiciliary appointments.

In her spare time, Lauren plays rugby! She currently plays for Harrogate RUFC, where she is Vice Captain. Lauren also represents Yorkshire in tag rugby and has previously represented Yorkshire in Rugby Union. Her favourite memories were getting to play at Twickenham in the county finals and winning back-to-back championships!

Victoria graduated from York St John’s University in 2008 with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. Following a number of years working in the NHS gaining experience within different physiotherapy disciplines, she specialised in Neurology.  In 2013, she took on the role of sole physiotherapy provider for a Specialist Unit, providing individually tailored treatments and rehabilitation programmes for a range of neurological condition including stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s, but primarily Traumatic Head Injury.

This experience has strengthened her passion for neurological rehabilitation and she is an advocate and firm believer in maintaining and optimising an individual’s function.

Post-graduate training has included the Introductory Bobath course (modules 1, 2 and 3) and a variety of equipment and postural management training programmes. She has also undertaken acupuncture training in 2018 which is a useful addition to her existing clinical repertiore.

Victoria has a diverse, eclectic outlook when it comes to her treatment approach, and is able to modify her practice to suit individuals, regardless of their condition or disability. Her understanding and accumulated knowledge also allows her to be adaptable and apply her knowledge to other areas of physiotherapy including Elderly Care, gait re-education and general postural/mobility problems.

She currently works for the NHS on a part-time basis providing specialised postural management prescription and advice. This also runs alongside her work with the Motor Neurone Association and Headway Brain Injury Association, Second Chance.

When she is not working, Victoria enjoys spending time with family and friends, and in particular enjoys long walks with her four-legged friend. She professes to enjoy DIY but in fairness will admit to regretting the ideas at a later date!

Anna graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2014 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Physiotherapy. In the years since qualifying, Anna has gained significant experience across a variety of different clinical departments within the NHS and specifically within Neurology and Stroke Physiotherapy. Anna continues to work in a Senior NHS role as a Falls Prevention Practitioner, alongside her private work with our team.

Always ready to expand her knowledge, Anna has undertaken post-graduate training relevant to her area of practice, including literature reviews on fractured femurs in neurological conditions, dementia training, safeguarding children, and training on regional spinal injuries physiotherapy management. Anna has also regularly attended the Naidex Disability Living Conference and the Yorkshire Back Exchange regional meeting and study days.  She is a member of APCIN (the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology) and is also qualified as a Manual Handling Link Worker.

In 2014 Anna worked overseas, completing a placement at Mahidol University and Hospital in Thailand. Whilst there, she completed some research into the expectations of therapy and where physiotherapy services sit within healthcare.

Outside of work, Anna used to play Rugby Union to a high level. Anna also enjoys running, baking novelty cakes and long walks with her naughty dog Poppy. She joined the team at Yorkshire Neuro Physiotherapy in September 2017 and works with her clients in both a clinic setting and on a domiciliary basis.