London, UK

Experience:  

• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist 
• London City, Standard Chartered Bank, Allen and Overy clinics

Key Skills: 

• Pilates Mat Instructor
• Manual Therapy
• Dry Needling
• Strength and conditioning
• Sports specific rehabilitation 

After graduating from the University of Pretoria in 2011, Desirée moved to Cape Town where she started working in private practice. Already a qualified Pilates mat instructor, she also gave private and group Pilates classes which enhanced her skill to correct movement patterns and promote rehabilitation through exercise. During this time she completed her training in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy level 1, which broadened her skills in hands-on manual therapy treatment for a variety of conditions. 

After moving to London in 2015, she worked in a private practice specializing in the pre and post operative management of spinal disorders and treatment of spinal pain in addition to rehabilitation of sports injuries. Desiree has worked with The Physio Company since 2017 in both our private and onsite clinics. In addition to her clinical musculoskeletal work she is an experienced workstation assessor.
Further postgraduate qualifications include workstations assessment training through ACPOHE, dry needling and rehabilitation for dizziness.
Her special interests include lower back pain and acute sport injuries.

In her spare time she enjoys reading, jogging, netball, skiing and traveling.