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Stay Ahead of the Game
Injury prevention, rehabilitation, and human high-performance systems that integrate cutting-edge physiotherapy and strength and conditioning research with more than two decades of real-world clinical practice
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”
Aristotle
CORE VALUES
Empathic engagement: I’ve been a patient, student, teacher, coach, and clinician. I’ll listen carefully to what you tell me so that I can relate to your situation and understand what it is exactly that you want and need.
Conscientious collaboration: your situation is your own and completely unique. Using my attention-to-detail and thoroughness in considering all aspects of your situation and needs, we’ll work together to reach your ultimate goal as quickly and easily as possible.
Rational reasoning: developing an action plan for your situation requires a proven approach to solution generation. Using high-quality research combined with decades of real-world experience, I’ll recommend a logical and targeted way to move forwards to get your best possible results.
Systems-based solutions: comprehensive evidence-informed practice needs ‘evidence’ from multiple sources. Drawing from basic and applied research, I’ll show you how to use an enriched systems-science approach for creating solutions that are balanced to what you want and need.
Integrated interventions: injury prevention, rehabilitation, and human performance enhancement require the blending of knowledge and intervention techniques from the clinical and exercise sciences. Integrating my knowledge and experience in physiotherapy and strength and conditioning, I’ll show you how to take a more holistic approach to your situation.
Pragmatic practice: I’m interested in what works in the real world. We’ll work together to develop a comprehensive solution for your situation which can be implemented into your day in the most time-efficient, energy-efficient, and practical ways possible.
Empowered evolution: people are most successful when they have acquired the knowledge, understanding, and techniques to improve and manage their situation themselves. As we work together, I’ll be sure to give you the ‘what’, ‘why’, and ‘how’, so that you build as strong a platform as possible to grow and develop independently in the future.
BIOGRAPHY
Nicholas Clark, PhD, MSc, MCSP, MMACP, CSCS
Consultant Chartered Physiotherapist
Clinical Specialist Sports and Military Physiotherapist
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
I became interested in the human body more than 25 years ago after I dislocated one of my joints playing football and was admitted to hospital to undergo surgery. I remember being in pain, feeling afraid, and wondering if I would ever get back to normal again. Because I wanted to learn about what had happened to me, I got my hands on every anatomy and sports injuries textbook I could find. My interest in the human musculoskeletal system began.
Five years later, I started my physiotherapy degree and began to go on student clinical placements and got very confused very fast. Two patients on the same orthopaedic ward would have the same operation by two different surgeons, and the different surgeons would dictate different rehabilitation programmes for the same operation. I had to be very sure I treated the patients with the correct surgeons’ rehabilitation programme. Some Clinical Educators told me an exercise was essential for a specific injury but were then unable to explain why the exercise was so important. As a result of these student experiences, and then as time passed as a newly qualified Physiotherapist, it became more and more difficult for me to know what was best for the individual patient in front of me. I decided to keep an open mind and research things further myself, to form my own opinion grounded in human behaviour, pathology, anatomy, biomechanics, neurophysiology, clinical reasoning, and evidence-informed practice.
As a Chartered Physiotherapist with more than 21 years of clinical experience, I’ve now practiced in London teaching hospitals, at Saracens Rugby Union Football Club, with the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines, and in private practice. Past teaching roles have included being a Visiting Lecturer and External Examiner to the MSc Manual Therapy and MSc Sports Physiotherapy degrees at University College London and King’s College London, being contracted to teach Exercise Rehabilitation Instructors and Physiotherapists for the Ministry of Defence, and teaching on sports medicine Master’s and Doctoral degrees in the United States. Current roles include being a Lecturer and Researcher at a large university in England, leading knee-related research programmes, and supervising PhD students. Other current roles include being a Consultant Physiotherapist in private practice, being an External Examiner to sports medicine Master’s and Doctoral degree programmes, and serving as a Manuscript Reviewer for scientific and clinical journals including The Knee, Physical Therapy in Sport, and Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (formerly ‘Manual Therapy’ journal).
To date, I’ve assembled the most up-to-date and useful research and effective practical techniques into my work. As a result, I can show you how to quickly and easily implement cutting-edge scientific evidence, practical techniques, and clinical systems into your day-to-day life in a way that can quickly get you your best possible real-world results.
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ResearchGate Profile here
Google Scholar Profile here
Higher Education
PhD Rehabilitation Science (Sports Medicine), 2014
PG Dip Clinical Biomechanics, 2007
MSc Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation (Manual Therapy), 2002
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, 1999
BEd (Hons) Physical Education (Full Qualified Teacher Status), 1996
Professional Training and Qualifications
YMCA Kettlebell Pro Trainer, 2020
TRX Suspension Training Qualified Trainer, 2020
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2018
Personalised Blood Flow Restriction Training Practitioner, 2018
Medical Imaging for Physical Therapists, 2012
Blood Testing for Physiotherapists, 2009
Applied Diagnostic Imaging, 2007
US NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), 2000
YMCA Teacher of Fitness Training (Gym Instructor, Circuit Training), 1993