QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

I graduated from Bournemouth University in 2020 with a BSc in Sports Therapy. Having enjoyed my undergraduate degree so much I wanted to further my knowledge in sports rehabilitation and strength training. This lead me to completing my masters degree in Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation in the September of 2021. I have worked at Eastleigh F.C and was also given the opportunity to spend a week in Norway treating in a sports injury clinic (Nr1 Fitness).

Skills:

Sports massage

MET stretching

Trigger Point Therapy

Myofacial release

Sports injury rehabilitation

Strength Training

Passions:

I believe that any type of exercise and sport is incredibily important for not only an individuals physical well-being but their mental health as well. As a sports therapist my aim for my clients is to be able to get them back into playing their sport or to the gym and keep releasing those endorphins!

WHY DID YOU BECOME A SPORTS THERAPIST?

From a young age I was a keen netball player and loved all types of sport. Having sustained a few injuries myself, I know how disappointing an injury can be for an athlete. I wanted to make the healing, treatment and rehabilitation process a more positive place for athletes/keen sports people.

WHERE WOULD WE FIND YOU IN YOUR SPARE TIME?

I love the beach whether that would be swimming in the sea, long walks or running! I got into running during lockdown and its turned into a real passion of mine. I also love spending time with my family and friends (not forgetting my cats Piggy and Monkey and my little dog Wilbur).

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Having qualified in 1999, Peter has spent the last 24 years working with a wide variety of patients across a breadth of clinical and sporting environments.

Qualifications and experience: Peter spent the early part of his career working in the NHS in Birmingham before moving into private practice in 2001. He relocated to Bournemouth in 2003, working at the Nuffield Hospital as an orthopaedic rehabilitation physiotherapist, prior to working for 2 years for the British Army. During this time Peter was working on a part time basis for the England Golf, overseeing physical screening and athletic development programmes for the countries elite amateur golfers.

He also started Total Therapy on a part time basis, alongside managing the physiotherapy service at the BMI Sarum Road hospital in Winchester. Total Therapy then grew, alongside their flagship location Lilliput Health in Poole which opened in 2009. Since then all his energies have gone into providing the best possible musculoskeletal care for all of the patients attending Total Therapy’s Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood and now Christchurch’s clinics.

Skills: Sports & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Athletic Screening & Functional Profiling, Return to sport programmes and the management of chronic sports injury.

Passions: Peter particularly enjoys advanced sports injury rehabilitation and the management of chronic sports injuries which have failed to improve with other treatments. Outside of work, Peter’s main passion is golf, which he took up only after ceasing work within the sport! Otherwise he is interested in ALL sports.

Get to know Peter! Q&A…

Why did you become a Physiotherapist? Because I wanted to do something useful for a living, and not sit behind a desk all day. I wanted to try and add some value and be helpful to people when they are struggling.

Where would we find you in your spare time? Well, probably playing golf if the weather is decent. If not I will probably be cooking up some scheme to improve what we do!

Having qualified in 1999, Peter has spent the last 24 years working with a wide variety of patien... Read More