Michaela Smith

Chartered Specialist & State Registered Physiotherapist & Pilates Instructor

Qualifications

BSc (Hons)., Physiotherapy, MCSP, APPI Matwork instructor, Post-Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy, HCPC.

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Michaela completed her degree and qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 2007. She then followed this up by completing a two-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the Royal Veterinary College. Michaela now divides her time between working as a “human” Physiotherapist and a Veterinary Physiotherapist.

Michaela qualified as a Pilates Instructor with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute in 2008 and has been teaching regular classes locally ever since. Michaela’s classes involve gentle mat-based exercises designed to strengthen the core muscles of people who suffer with back pain or dysfunction and those recovering from back injuries and/or surgery. These classes are also suitable for anybody looking for a gentle form of exercise to improve their core strength, balance and general muscle function.

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Michaela is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and the Health Professions Council (HPC) and a Category A member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (ACPAT). Michaela’s work is covered by full professional and public liability insurance.