Nicola is a qualified Sports Rehabilitator and Trainer who has worked in both England and New Zealand. She’s currently team therapist for Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey Club and was appointed therapist for the Great Britain Senior Men’s Ice Hockey Team in 2007. She’s worked at six world championships and the Olympic Qualifiers in Poland in 2009. “My interest in physiology started from an early age, I was intrigued by how the complex body worked, its adaptation to exercise and how it responded to injuries and stress. I was a keen hockey player  and represented Coventry at Athletics; it was at the age of 17, when I was told by a specialist that a knee injury would prevent me from playing any competitive sport again that I decided to research the injury myself. Two operations later and six months of intensive rehab I was back to full fitness.” “Educating the client in how their injury occurred is essential to managing and avoiding the reoccurrence of the injury. I believe a great number of injuries are caused through incorrect technique, whether it be a backhand shot in tennis or the positioning of a work station. My treatment approach aims to correct these techniques whilst treating the injury and encouraging the client to take an active part in their own rehabilitation.” “I work with the principle that every injury is unique, so the treatment plan will be too.”

Monika, who is originally from Sweden, qualified as a graduate Sports Therapist in 2011. She specializes in deep tissue massage and has recently completed a foundation course in medical acupuncture, which she offers alongside sports therapy massages. She currently works alongside Nicola Sherlock, for the Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey Team, and is also the therapist for Malvern Town FC.

Seb joined Elite Therapy in September this year and is a fully qualified Sports therapist who gained his degree from Worcester University. He currently works as a therapist for the Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey Team, having previously been a sports therapist for both Hinckley RFC and Nottingham University's RFC IX. Seb has a keen interest in physical fitness and is an avid rugby union supporter having played at County level himself. Seb has attended acupuncture and spinal manipulation training in London and is qualified to practice; this supports his treatment when diagnosing and delivering sports massage.        

  Lorna qualified as a physiotherapist in 2005 and specialises in women's health and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She is a current member of the Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy Society and the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. Outside of work, Lorna is a keen skier, clay pigeon shooter and property developer.

Anika qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2015 with a BSc physiotherapy (hons) degree. Since then, she has been working with musculoskeletal outpatients within the NHS. She has also worked at Warwick Boys School and Coventry City Football Clubs academy as a pitch side physiotherapist. Outside of work, Anika is a massive sports fan- she's a huge football fan but also enjoys keeping fit. She enjoys running, going to the gym and swimming- this year she has completed her first 10k run, wolf run and is due to undertake her first half marathon in October 2016.  

Fiona joined the Elite Therapy team in June 2016 but had been a patient here since 2011! Fiona has worked for the British Horse Society for the past eight years specialising in coaching and equestrian qualifications and her career has included working for West Midlands Fire Service, Barclays Bank and even managing a small holding of exotic animals and knows a thing or two about llamas, parrots and meerkats! Fiona's lifelong hobby has been horse riding but following an enforced break for eight years, she tried her hand at body building (but couldn't do the diet) and martial arts (but took the art out of it!).  Thanks to a certain fab therapist, Fiona is back riding and competing again.

Edwina joined the Elite team as an administrator in May 2014. For many years she ran a boarding kennels where she was responsible for the administration as well as caring for the dogs and cats. Following the sale of the business, she spent several years working in financial services. These experiences mean that she understands the importance of customer service. Outside of work she enjoys walking her dogs, cooking and baking.

Glenys joined Elite Therapy in October 2016 and has taken over Thursday evening and Saturday clinic reception. After many years working at John Buckley Dry Cleaners in Solihull, Glenys has had a well earned voluntary break from full time work for the past 12 months. When she's not in the clinic she spends most of spare time with her pony, Robbie and is also a fan of Pilates!

Lisa joined the elite team in April 2015 as a Receptionist. After leaving school she has spent majority of her working career in Reception, Administration and Customer service roles within a wide range of industries, ranging from motor trade to financial services. Lisa also spent several years as a Line dance Instructor. Outside of work she enjoys socialising with friends and watching Ice Hockey.

Fran has been teaching Pilates for over 10 years following her training with the Pilates Institute. Following a love of gymnastics as a child Fran decided to study Sports and Fitness Science at university then became a fitness instructor. She first came across Pilates when a friend of hers trained and began teaching it. It helped improve her strength and fitness and improve her back mobility after the toll that years of gymnastics has taken on her body. Fran now concentrates on teaching Pilates, both in classes and also on a one-to-one basis, and also teaches Hypopresive Method, which helps to prevent pelvic organ prolapse, and restorative breathing. Fran prefers to teach a gentler and more rehabilitative style of class so my sessions are particularly suitable for those with injuries, back problems or pelvic floor dysfunction. Each Pilates exercise has a modified version and many progressions so once you understand the principles of the technique you can work at your own level within the class. This means that even if you wish to progress through different levels you can still do so.

Judy is a physiotherapist with a broad experience of the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions and has a keen interest in sporting injuries and Pilates. She joined the Elite team as a physiotherapist but now teaches two Pilates classes, including the popular Pilates for Runners. She has worked within military rehabilitation and was part of the physiotherapy team supporting the Commonwealth Games this summer.

When Linda was a fitness instructor, she had to have major surgery. Her surgeon warned her that there was little chance of her returning to teaching fitness. Determined that she would, Linda enrolled on a Pilates course and, within six months, was back at work. This experience led to Linda becoming an instructor herself and helping others discover the benefits of Pilates.

Following a varied early career that included working as an illustrator in the Aerospace industry for nine years and then nine years as an administrator in a home for older people, Leslie has spent 17 years working as a Health Psychologist and researcher. Lesley is a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance and has had the opportunity to develop and evaluate programmes that have involved massage for parents and their children with life long conditions and disability including autism, and massage and yoga for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties in schools. In addition to classical yoga, Lesley is also qualified in fertility and pregnancy yoga, Ayurveda, tantra and reiki.