- BSc (Hons)
- CSP Registration Number: 75446
- HCPC Registration Number: PH75452
Angela is not only our clinic lead MSK Physiotherapist, she is also a specialist in Women’s Health.
The why: Having personally experienced the frustration of health issues, injury and resulting setbacks, I am passionate about helping my clients to either recover from injury or manage their long-term conditions better, so that they can get back to doing the things they love to do.
My motivation as Clinical Lead is to provide our clinicians with a working environment that enhances their practice, helps them progress and grow as clinicians and facilitates best care for our clients and unity within the team.
The reassurance: I was born and raised in South Africa and qualified as a Physiotherapist from the University of Cape Town in 2004, which seems a very long time ago! After working for the South African Military Health Service for a year, I relocated to the United Kingdom in 2006 and have since had experience working within a variety of settings including private practice, the NHS and military. I have worked at The Physiotherapy Centre since 2014.
My postgraduate education includes training in Women’s Health, Shockwave, Dry Needling, Acupuncture, Manual Therapy and Musculoskeletal Medicine. My own professional development has always been an important motivator for me.
I am a member of the following professional groups: Chartered
Society of Physiotherapy (77456), Health Care Professions Council (PH75452), Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (1623) and Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (17052).
The real me: Outside of work, I am a keen runner, paddleboarder and cyclist and also enjoy weight training as well as spending time outdoors and with my friends and family. I am an enthusiastic cricket (having grown up on the side of a cricket field, watching my Dad play) and rugby supporter. Although I do support England when they are not playing South Africa, my ‘blood is green’ (Go Boks/Proteas, sorry, not sorry!). I make a biannual pilgrimage back to my homeland to see my family and childhood friends.
Quick-fire:
Beverage order: filter coffee (none of this Americano rubbish) or Yorkshire Tea with a splash of lactose free, skimmed milk (I am very ‘special’). A glass of good quality wine (red or white) or a gin and tonic but apparently I am not allowed these at work!
Sunday morning: enjoying the British outdoors either walking, running, paddleboarding, cycling or camping. This is however adverse weather dependent!
Guilty Pleasures: sarcasm and a very dry sense of humour.
Favourite Quotes: although a little cliche given my heritage, I take inspiration in the words of Nelson Mandela ‘The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.’