Physiotherapy at UCS Active
Based on site at UCS active, Physio Fitness work alongside resident personal trainers, pilates and swimming instructors to plan a tailored rehabilitation programme to suit each patient's needs.
Treating sports injuries, back and neck problems, post orthopaedic surgery, fractures and many other conditions, our physiotherapists plan and manage the most effective programme for a safe, fast recovery.
Often our physiotherapists work in the gym, to ensure that patients are clear on which exercises they should be doing independently. Many patients need this one to one instruction to correct their technique, but also to monitor progress with treatment.
Physio Fitness Opening Hours: 8am to 8.30pm daily and on Saturdays from 9-2pm for physiotherapy. The rest of the weekend is for our sports massage service.
To book a consultation please call 020 7183 4436 or email.
The founder and managing director of Physio Fitness, Shelley qualified as a chartered physiotherapist in 1994, gaining a BSc. and a MSc. in Neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy in 2000.
Shelley spent her first six years as a physiotherapist working in the NHS, alongside orthopaedic consultants and rheumatologists and has since worked in private practice, consolidating and expanding her knowledge and skills through training.
She has worked with many sports clubs over the years, including the British Judo Squad, is a member of the Cumberland Tennis Club, and looks after the UCS Old Boys Rugby club.
Shelley specialises in orthopaedics and sports injuries, joint manipulations and mobilisations, and acupuncture.
BSc Physio MCSP AACP
Sergio graduated at Cespu University with first class honours in Oporto, Portugal. After graduating he went to Madrid where he specialized in Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia at University Castilla La Mancha.
He came to the UK in 2013, where he has been based in private practice working as Senior Physiotherapist at Wembley Stadium for the Football Association (F.A.) a well as working as a physiotherapist in the Occupational Health Department at the Brompton Hospital.
In Portugal he practised in private sports clinics, working close with National elite athletes in tennis, rugby, rowing, gymnastic and hockey. In addition, he worked pitch side with semi-professional footballcand basketball teams. He has also had experience working in the NHS Orthopaedic Hospitals where he gained experience in treating pre and post operative conditions.
As a ‘Hands on’ physiotherapist, Sergio favours a variety of manual techniques including Manual Trigger Points Therapy, Dry needling (technique with acupuncture needles), Electro-acupuncture and Kinesiology Taping.
He considers it very important to continue with his own professional development to keep him updated on new skills and techniques to provide the best care and treatment to aid the recovery of his patients.
He is extremely well placed to treat a wide range of conditions due to his diversity of experience for example musculo-skeletal conditions, orthopaedics cases and sport injuries. He has a keen interest in working with post trauma patients and post fracture patients.
Sergio himself is a keen sportsman but his most recent interest and passion is surfing!
BSc Physio MCSP AACP
Nic began his career as a physiotherapist in the NHS working in orthopaedic trauma and elective surgical teams, providing rehabilitation to patients. He has also worked in numerous neuro-musculoskeletal clinics, both in the NHS and privately; using manual therapy, exercise therapy (including movement re-patterning for running and walking), acupuncture, Kinesiology taping, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy as treatment methods.
Nic has over 13 years of experience working in the military setting with HM Forces, and has provided physiotherapeutic support to elite soldiers, soldiers in training, and provided rehabilitation to injured servicemen and women returning from operations. This has included work with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, along with Army Training Regiments and multinational emergency medical treatment facilities abroad.
In the past Nic has provided physiotherapy treatment to semi-professional Rugby players, to professional dancers and musicians, and has even worked with Orangutans at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo!
Other experience has included developing and tutoring an Anatomy & Physiology course for Pilates students as well as being a martial arts assistant instructor.
Nic strongly believes that exercise and fitness are important to both physical and mental wellbeing, and he strives for a holistic approach to health.
Nikos Kapetzoglou
Nikos is a Senior Physiotherapist and an ex pro-basketball player, with a passion for addressing sports injuries and helping people reach their full physical potential.
He graduated in an Honours degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire, and has since been specialising in Musculo-skeletal physiotherapy and sports related injuries. Nikos has worked with several basketball teams and has practiced as a physio across a number of established private clinics in both Athens and London.
Due to the variety of his hobbies, such as bouldering, cycling, running and tennis, Nikos is fully aware of the importance of rehabilitation so that people can return to their sport. He is also very used to treating patients that are not sporty but just require treatment for their general aches and pains.
Nikos’s treatment modalities include acupuncture, soft tissue work, joint mobilisations, pain management and pacing advice, return to sport advice and customised exercise programmes for each patient.
Francesco Cogliati
Physiotherapist
Francesco is the newest member of our team, as our Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist. Francesco is a 28-year-old sports enthusiast with an unwavering passion for both health and football. He began playing football at the tender age of four, and has not stopped playing since.
Francesco’s talent and dedication has enabled him to play the sport at a high level, and he has competed on both a regional and national level. In 2019, Francesco graduated from the University of Milan with a degree in Sports Science. He then travelled to London to explore new opportunities and gain new experiences.
Francesco’s love for sports and his desire to help people led him to pursue an additional qualification in Sports and Remedial Massage. He is now completing a further course of training in the treatment of sports injuries. Francesco is dedicated to helping people to feel better, and to overcome the physical challenges that can come with playing sport and encountering injuries.
Francesco’s interest and knowledge in sport through learning and playing, coupled with his interest in the benefits of massage, act as a winning combination professionally. His goal is to help individuals achieve their full potential by providing personalised and effective treatments to help them feel and perform at their best. His skill and knowledge of massage treatment allows him not only to treat the sporty athlete, but also to help those who may be experiencing general aches and pains in their muscles for varying reasons.
Francesco’s extensive training has enabled him to master all the required massage techniques, and to skilfully identify any areas of tension that occur in different muscle groups. He is therefore able to offer both sports massage, and also massage aimed at relieving general muscle tension and pain.