Louisa Sweetman  Heads Up Physiotherapist

Louisa qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Birmingham in 2005. Louisa completed her junior rotations at City Hospital, Birmingham and then further senior rotations at University College Hospital, London. For the last 10 years, Louisa has been working as a specialist neurological physiotherapist at St George’s University Hospital NHS Trust, in both acute and rehabilitation settings. For the last 8 years, Louisa has been a team lead for the Wolfson Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. Louisa has a keen interest in gait rehabilitation and the use of orthotics in neurological patients and jointly ran a MDT Orthotics Clinic with an Orthotist at Queen Mary’s Hospital, working closel ith the Gait Laboratory and Spasticity Clinic to ensure a holistic and patient centred treatment approach. Louisa is Bobath trained and enjoys using a range of treatment approaches. Louisa has provided training to other clinicians on gait biomechanics and the use of splinting and casting in the upper and lower limb.

Louisa enjoys working closely and collaboratively with her patients in order to encourage and empower them to achieve their goals. Louisa is enthusiastic and is keen in making the physiotherapy sessions both enjoyable and physically rewarding.​

Louisa joined heads up! stroke and neurological physiotherapy in January 2020 and provides a stroke and neurological service at our clinic in Sevenoaks, Kent. Louisa is HCPC registered, and a member of the CSP and ACPIN.