About Us

I work with active individuals, runners, and athletes of all levels, with a particular emphasis on complex and recurrent lower limb injuries, return-to-run decision making, and long-term performance development. My clinical approach is centred on understanding how biomechanics, strength, movement capacity, and training load influence pain, injury risk, and movement efficiency. By integrating advanced 3D gait analysis, VALD strength testing, and Footscan plantar pressure analysis with detailed clinical assessment, I aim to identify the mechanical and capacity-related contributors to symptoms that persist or recur despite previous treatment approaches.

My key clinical interests include running biomechanics, performance optimisation, and the management of recurrent and persistent running injuries, particularly tendon-related and overuse conditions such as Achilles tendinopathy. I have a strong interest in the assessment of injury risk factors, tendon loading capacity, rehabilitation progression, and return-to-run strategies. I also focus on the integration of running footwear within injury management and performance frameworks, using footwear strategically to influence load distribution, support recovery, reduce tissue stress, and optimise long-term running performance.

Alongside my clinical work, I am an Associate Lecturer in Clinical Biomechanics and am currently undertaking a Sports Science–based PhD at the University of Staffordshire. My research explores how modern running footwear interacts with individual strength characteristics, neuromuscular capacity, and movement variability to influence performance and mechanical loading responses in runners.

I also bring more than 30 years of personal running experience, having competed across track, cross-country, and road running, representing North Devon Athletic Club. My personal best performances include a 1 hour 13 minute half marathon, and in 2010 I completed Ironman Western Australia with a finishing time of 10 hours 16 minutes. This lived experience provides first-hand insight into the realities of training load, performance demands, injury management, and return-to-performance progression, allowing me to bridge the gap between objective data, clinical reasoning, and the real-world challenges faced by athletes and runners.