MARY-LYNN DEACON MCSP

Mary-Lynn qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa in 2001. Since qualifying she’s worked in various clinical settings in both the hospital and private practice settings within Namibia, London and George, South Africa. In 2003 she joined a private sporting practice focusing her area of expertise predominantly to orthopaedic outpatients with mechanical dysfunctions and sports related injuries. In 2006 she became a partner and co-managed the practice. Since participating in various Kinetic Control courses over the years her passion developed further for biomechanical dysfunctions, the assessment and rehabilitation thereof, as well as injury prevention and subsequent performance enhancement. Which lead her to pursue further studies in London and to join the Body logic Health team in 2011.

She is a passionate manual therapist who believes in correcting mechanical restrictions with manual therapy and rehabilitating movement dysfunctions with good exercise therapy. She particularly enjoys running and cycling injuries and has worked at various events including:

• The Cape Argus
• The Knysna Marathon
• The Cape Epic
• The Pioneers Trek.

She’s also worked as a team physiotherapist for the The Eagles Rugby Team in South Africa.

AMY HARMSWORTH MCSP

Amy graduated from King’s College London in 2008 and has worked within the NHS, Ministry Of Defense and private sector. Her NHS work incorporated most areas of physiotherapy, including orthopedics and neurology, alongside her main interest in musculoskeletal injuries. While working for the Ministry of Defense Amy became involved in assessing altered biomechanics during training of injured recruits. This has lead to her special interest in treatment of lower limb conditions, alongside injury prevention in sport for both the adolescent and adult sportsman. Amy participates in Triathlons and is interested in the common injuries sustained within this area.

She has completed several postgraduate courses including Orthopedic Manual Therapy and Clinical Pilates. Through her varied experiences and post-graduate learning, Amy focuses on tailored treatment for each of her patients involving manual therapy and exercise prescription.

Amy has worked as a physiotherapist for:

• GB Paralympic Cycling Team
  
• London South Africa Rugby team
  
• London Marathon- both elite and non-professional participants
  
• The London-Paris Bike ride