James Avery BSc SRP MCSP AACP Chartered Sports & Spinal Physiotherapist In 1998 he qualified from Brunel University with a 1st Class BSc Honours degree in Physiotherapy. On qualification he joined Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Trust, the largest teaching hospital in the country, where he worked for 5years, specialising in musculo-skeletal treatment and rehabilitation, including acupuncture, joint mobilisation, hydrotherapy and myofascial release.

If his face seems familiar it may be that you have seen him on BBC 1’s City Hospital where he was regularly featured working as Senior Orthopaedic Physiotherapist in 2002/3.

During his time at Guy’s & St. Thomas’, James worked at the London Marathon and also worked part-time as academy physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club where he worked with the professional and amateur players, assessing match fitness and treating injuries. This included being head Physiotherapist for an international tournament in Holland against some of Europe’s greats including Juventus, Milan and Lyon.

After leaving Arsenal, James worked as London Towers Basketball Team physiotherapist for their 2002-3 season. This was particularly challenging and involved regular travelling but he was rewarded with a National trophy finalist’s medal and gained further sport-specific experience.

In 2003 James joined Balance Performance Physiotherapy, a rapidly developing specialist sports, spinal, injury rehabilitation and sports training centre in Clapham, south London. Headed by three influential physiotherapists: Dr Lucy Goldby, back specialist and international lecturer; Graham Anderson, physiotherapist for Team GB at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, British hockey, boxing and Judo; and Jonathan Lewis, physiotherapist and personal trainer to many elite athletes in London, being one of the UK’s only certified kettlebell trainers.

During his time at Balance, James has further specialised in the field of functional sports rehabilitation including the use of slow-motion digital video analysis which allows a more accurate diagnosis of movement dysfunction. His sporting clients have come from sports as diverse as kite-surfing, ultimate Frisbee, climbing, cycling, swimming and the full range of contact ball sports. He has been privileged to work with professional international footballers, Judo champions, triathletes and some of the top 10 tennis players in the world at various events.

Having moved to Guildford, James has now focussed his attention on developing his own company, Physio2You which aims to deliver high quality physiotherapy, acupuncture, sports analysis, rehabilitation and personal training. He continues to work part-time at Balance in London whilst establishing his business in the Guildford area

His current interests include running, cycling, climbing, snowboarding and ice-climbing. Last year he summited Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and he hopes to further develop his climbing and mountaineering as well as taking up multi-event team racing and perhaps triathlon.

Past Clients

· Arsenal F.C. Youth Academy

· London Towers Basketball Team

· England Women’s Football Players

· World top 10 ranked Tennis Players at Boodle
& Dunthorne Champions Challenge

· England Ultimate Frisbee Players

· Elite level triathletes and runners

· Royal Shakespeare Company

· Professional Musicians, Actors & Actresses

· International Hockey Players

· Nike & Asics promotional work