The Physiotherapy Clinics - Peebles

Phil is a highly accomplished Sports Physiotherapist, Sports Scientist and Strength & Conditioning Coach with over 16 years experience working with professional and international athletes and teams in UK, Australia and South Africa. Phil graduated from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen in 1990, winning the award for the highest academic achievement in physiotherapy. He further advanced his studies to include a Masters in Sports Science and is a specialist Strength & Conditioning Coach. His vast experience includes two successful Super 15 Rugby Teams (The Stormers and ACT Brumbies), Leicester Tigers, Ulster Rugby and the South African National Rugby Team, to name a few. With his unique blend of physiotherapy and sports science he has become recognized as one the world’s most experienced and well-known injury Rehabilitation Specialists. As an International Strength and Conditioning Coach, Phil has focused on skills integration, individual development, nutrition, high intensity training and combat training.

Frank graduated in 2012 with a BSc in Health and Performance Science followed by a Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy at Queen Margaret University. Frank spent 6 years developing his skills in the NHS before going full time with The Physiotherapy Clinics.

The combination of his two degrees has provided Frank with not only the skills to comprehensively assess and treat acute and chronic conditions, but the ability to apply advanced knowledge with exercise prescription, which is essential for rehabilitation from injury and optimising athletic performance.

Frank is an excellent athlete in his own right, previously playing hockey with the very successful Grange Hockey team in Edinburgh. He now runs, swims and cycles and recently completed his first Ironman.

Peter is from Monaghan, Ireland. He completed his undergraduate in Sports Science & Health at Dublin City University followed by a Physiotherapy degree in Oxford Brookes University. He has also has his National Strength & Conditioning Certificates.

Peter has extensive experience working in Occupational Health, assessing and treating work related injuries. Additionally, Peter specialises in treating sports injuries and conditions such as back, neck, hip and knee pain. He uses a combination of Hands-on Techniques, Functional Rehabilitation and Patient Education.

Peter is a competitive sportsman previously playing Gaelic Football for Monaghan and International Basketball for Ireland.

Following an honours degree in sport and exercise science and sports massage qualification, Rona went on to do an MSc in physiotherapy at Northumbria university.

Since qualifying Rona has worked in a variety of departments in both the NHS and private sector, and therefore has developed experience in a wide range of conditions.

Rona believes that everyone’s recovery journey is different and therefore follows a holistic approach based on the individual as well as their injury. Rona combines her hands-on treatment with exercise prescription and can also provide sports massage, trigger point release and taping when required.

Rona’s main aim is to get her patients engaged in their recovery as well as educate them about their injury and getting them back to doing all of the things they enjoy.