Peter graduated at Pinderfields College of physiotherapy in 1992, he’s been a practicing physiotherapist for 23 years and he’s a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). After graduation he practiced as a physiotherapist with the NHS at Castleford, Pontefract and Wakefield hospitals before he moved to Bupa in Elland and not long after become the department manager. He has made many appearances on Sky sports as water carrier and of course physio in rugby league with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Castleford Panthers, and many professional sports players still travel to Peter for treatment, including some well-known football and rugby professionals. He also studied acupuncture in Beijing, China in 1992.
Peter has been running his own private physiotherapy clinic for over 15 years, he’s very passionate about what he does, he takes pride in the quality of his work which is clearly illustrated by the fact that he has never advertised his services in the 15 years he has been running his business, his patients have grown from word of mouth referrals alone.
His most recent personal achievement is winning the national karate championships at age 56. He has practiced martial arts since he was 15 years old, he’s a qualified instructor and black belt in traditional Japanese Karate.
Peter qualified as an industrial chemist when he left school and he spent much of his early career at Hepworth Pipe Company. Between then and going back to school to learn Physiotherapy he has had many businesses including a poultry farm and a construction firm, he’s renovated classic cars for a living including a VW beetle VW camper van and Morris Minor.
Those who already know Peter will also know that he can’t keep still, every 5 minutes of his time is filled with something. In past 7 years he has renovated 4 houses as a hobby. He loves to build things and he loves to fix things and people and that’s why he’s a physiotherapist, also known as ‘Physio Pete’.
