LAURA SHERWOOD

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Qualifications:      

BSc Hons in Physiotherapy - Brighton University 

100 hour TCC in Holistic Yoga - Rishikesh India  

Soft Tissue and Joint Injection Therapy – University of Essex 

Past Employment:

July 2021- present: Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/First Contact Practitioner, Kent Community Healthcare NHS Trust 

July 2018 – present:  Private Physiotherapist at Manor Clinic 

Jan 2017- July 2021:  Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist, Kent Community Healthcare NHS Trust  

May 2015 - Dec 2016:  Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

May 2012 - May 2015:  Band 5 Physiotherapist, East Sussex Health Care NHS Trust,  

Additional roles:

April 2010:  Voluntary Massage work for Leonard Cheshire Disability at The London Marathon

2013:  Voluntary physiotherapy work at Hastings and Bexhill Rugby Club

Working Background:

Throughout her career she has worked for the NHS within a variety of specialisms including elderly care, neurology, respiratory, elective orthopaedics and amputee outpatients but currently works as a clinical specialist physiotherapist and first contact practitioner assessing and managing complex musculoskeletal cases.  

Her specialist interest is in the treatment and rehabilitation of shoulder and knee pathologies, but she particularly enjoys treating paediatrics, trauma and orthopaedics, post-operative conditions and sports injuries.  

She uses a broad range of therapeutic techniques including joint mobilisations, massage, exercise prescription, electrotherapy and acupuncture. She takes pride in knowing her patients gain the education and understanding they need to help them self-manage their condition and to instil them with confidence to help them regain their full function.