Swissphysio

Proprietor and head of practice, Angela Petrocchi is a Swiss physiotherapist. She is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and a registered member of the Health Professionals Council, with seventeen years experience in the treatment of patients, lecturing students and coaching athletes.She qualified in Switzerland in 1988 and worked as head of department at Triemli City Hospital, the second major hospital in Zurich, until 1999.Trained in manual therapy in addition to many other therapeutic techniques, Angela specialised in sports physiotherapy, commuting to Germany in 1997 to train in this field. She also spent 6 months working in CaliforniaArriving in the North East of England in July 2000, Angela worked as head of the physiotherapy team of a busy, well-recognised physiotherapy clinic in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne for two years.Angela combines her high level of skills and professional training with a personal background and experience in the sporting and dancing world.

Graham Smith, a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and registered with the Health Professional Council, qualified in Aberdeen as a in 1991. Since then he has worked both privately and within the NHS in North East England. His experience ranges from treatment of chronic problems through to rehabilitation of the elite athletes.Graham has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of fascial restrictions and their impact on musculoskeletal problems. This inclused Myofascial and Viscerofascial techniques. This holistic approach is very gentle but extremely profound in its results, as it deals with the spacific origin of the problem. Although Fascial Therapy can be used for all musculoskeletal problems it is particularly useful for chronic symptoms eg old whiplash injuries that have failed to respond to other treatments.(see "Services, Fascial Treatment").Graham is the lead therapist for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical interest group on this subject and has lectured both nationally and internationally on Fascial Therapy and is involved in continued research in this area.Outside of physiotherapy Graham enjoys martial arts and swimming which he has enjoyed at National and International level.