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Gloudien Olivier |
Gloudien qualified as a physiotherapist in 1999. She has had an interest in the physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal injuries since she started working. Over the years she has worked closely with orthopaedic consultants, providing physiotherapy treatment and advice to enhance patient recovery.Gloudien moved from South Africa to the UK in 2002 and worked at the QE2 hospital in Welwyn as a senior physiotherapist in the out-patient department. Since 2005 Gloudien has been working in private physiotherapy practice. Here she has gained valuable experience in treating sports injuries and musculoskeletal conditions.
She has a special interest in treating back problems and sport injuries and finds her medical acupuncture a great asset. Aside from her hands on treatment, Gloudien feels getting to the root of the problem and giving sound advice is an equally important aspect of the treatment so that the patient and the physiotherapist can work together to alleviate symptoms. |
Karla Gardner |
Karla qualified as a physiotherapist from Coventry University in 2006, before completing a Masters degree there in 2013. She has a wealth of experience both within the NHS and the private sector; her competencies include musculoskeletal, neurological and orthopaedic physiotherapy, as well as treating sports injuries and teaching Pilates. Karla has also worked as a physiotherapist at the London Marathon and Old Coventrians Rugby Club. Karla is also a qualified Pilates instructor.
Karla is a very sociable and active person and enjoys going to the gym and other exercises classes, helping to ensure her own personal fitness. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, their daughters and her family. |
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Jack McDonald |
Jack qualified as a physiotherapist at the University of Hertfordshire in 2017. He has since worked in the NHS in Hertfordshire developing his knowledge of local services and acute settings. Jack has experience working with patients with neurological problems like those affected by strokes, Parkinson’s, MS and nerve/spinal cord injury. Jack has spent time working with a local rugby team developing his skills in musculoskeletal injuries and uses this to enhance his approach to optimising function and regaining independence in patients with neurological conditions. Jack has a holistic approach to his practice and has an awareness of how mental health can impact people with long term conditions and how long term conditions and pain can impact people’s lives. Jack is currently on leave from the clinic, travelling the world! |
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Jocelyn Hacker |
Jocelyn qualified from St George’s in London in 2007. She initially worked privately in both a physio- rehab and Pilates role. Qualifications in both mat and equipment Pilates gave her the opportunity to work with patients from post injury to higher level strength training. She later joined the NHS and trained further in acupuncture. She worked closely with the newly developed chronic pain unit, helping patients understand why they have pain and how to get moving again after long periods of pain-limited activity, using techniques such as CBT and exercise therapy. Alongside this she developed her interests in women’s health and pregnancy-related musculoskeletal issues. Her interests also include sports rehab, using gait analyses to understand why some patients get persistent running-related injuries, but she also has a love of horse riding, tennis and rowing and their related injuries! |
