Sarah Joice MCSP, SRP

Sarah graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University in 1998 with a First Class Honours degree in Physiotherapy. After qualifying, she worked within the NHS at Leeds General Infirmary, specialising in musculoskeletal disorders.

She has undertaken numerous post-graduate courses, including acupuncture (member of AACP), manual therapy (including MACP weekends), muscle imbalance/kinetic control and McKenzie techniques, in order to maintain a high standard of clinical skills. Sarah is also qualified to provide ante/post-natal services, dealing with musculoskeletal problems arising from pregnancy and labour.

Sarah has developed a physiotherapy service for dancers within the Yorkshire region. More than 30 years of practical dance experience (to RAD Solo Seal standard) has enabled her to combine her love of dance with her physiotherapy career. She specialises in all manner of dance-related conditions, working with all levels from the budding ballerina to the professional. She has provided a screening service for musculoskeletal disorders at dance auditions previously involving the Yorkshire Ballet Scholarship Centre in York, and Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds.

Previous clients have included the Phoenix Dance Theatre (Leeds), and full-time dance students from regional schools, such as Hammond (Chester) and Northern Ballet School (Manchester). PEAK Physiotherapy is also listed on the Dance UK Dance Practitioner Register.

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys all forms of dancing, and is an active member of local theatre company Brassneck, where she can be found treading the boards in a variety of guises! She also enjoys walking, travelling and trips to the theatre.

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