John is an Advanced Personal Trainer (Level 4) who has been a member of the multi-disciplinary team at Life Fit Wellness since 2017. His primary roles are working within a preventive and rehabilitation setting for common MSK injuries, physical and performance testing, and working with clients looking to increase overall physical health and wellbeing. He also has specialist experience of working with older people and those living with medical conditions such as Parkinson’s, stroke and MS.

John has been working within the Sport & Exercise field since 2012 and in that period has worked in various roles such as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and as a Rugby Development Officer with Scottish Rugby where his main role was running 2 secondary school’s curriculum-based rugby programmes. John is well-versed in working with clients from all different backgrounds, with different aspirations and individual requirements. In his time, John has been lucky enough to work with a range of individuals and teams from clients looking to get fitter, to amateur sports teams and international competing athletes. His main passion is working with individuals to develop strategies to best meet their health and wellbeing needs.

When working with John, you can expect a dedicated, professional and supportive service that is tailored to your requirements. He will take time to find out about you and your goals before undertaking a detailed physical assessment which allows him to develop an individualised programme with clear measurable targets. John uses the cutting edge ‘Kinvent’ system to accurately measure physical function to guide your progress.

Even in his downtime, John can’t sit at peace and spends a lot of his time off in the gym, volunteering in youth rugby and getting out and about in the great outdoors

John offers 1-1 personal training, small group training and physical performance testing at our Falkirk and Kingsfield clinics.

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Emmet is a highly experienced physiotherapist based at both our Falkirk and Linlithgow clinics. He is Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at our Kingsfield Clinic in Linlithgow.

Emmet graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science and Health from Dublin City University in 2005 and moved on to study Physiotherapy via the Masters programme at Glasgow Caledonian University, graduating in 2008.

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Having graduated in 1997 with a BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy, Kate went onto to gain general physiotherapy experience working in both acute and community settings within Lothian. Fairly early on, Kate realised that she had a specific interest in pregnancy and birth and the effects this process has on the human body. This led Kate into the specialism of pelvic health and more specifically, continence care.

Kate has over 19 years working in this specialist area of physiotherapy and is highly skilled and experienced in treating all kinds of continence issues (both bladder and bowel), prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is also able to help with post childbirth issues such as painful scars and pain during intercourse.

Kate has a specific interest in disorders of the bowel, such as chronic constipation and faecal incontinence. Kate currently works as a clinical specialist within the colorectal team in NHS Fife, and regularly works along side the colorectal consultant to assess and treat patients. Kate is able to offer bladder scans and real time ultrasound scanning of the pelvic floor to aid diagnosis and help patients understand the function of their pelvic floor. This year, Kate is hoping to complete her Non-Medical Prescribing course to further develop her advanced practice skills.

Kate believes in an empathetic, friendly and professional manner to help her patients get the most out of their consultation. She strives to get to the root of what matters to each individual in order to gain resolution of symptoms and therefore maximum satisfaction for her patients. Every consultation is done with the utmost dignity, confidentiality and respect.

Out-with work, Kate enjoys spending time with her family, walking, crochet, and gardening. She is a keen grower of bonsai trees, attending her local bonsai club regularly and has built up quite a collection of trees!. Kate is also extremely passionate for all things animal related and currently owns 6 guinea pigs and a cat.

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Morven is the newest member of the Life Fit Wellness physiotherapy team, however she brings a wealth of experience, enthusiasm and expertise in rehabilitation, injury prevention and Pilates.

After graduating from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in 2008 she spent 3 years working in a rotational post in the NHS gaining broad experience across many specialities. Whilst she enjoyed her clinical rotations it was musculoskeletal physiotherapy, often referred to as ‘outpatients’ in the NHS setting that really fascinated her.

This burgeoning interest was further enhanced when she moved to live in New Zealand where she worked in a busy private clinic. There she treated a wide range of patients, from those with joint replacements in the older population to the sporting paediatric population. Since her return to Scotland in 2013 she has worked continuously in the private sector, refining and honing her skills in musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy.

Over the years since graduation Morven has taken every opportunity to enhance her clinical practice through regular post graduate education courses. These include a Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Acupuncture training (she has been admitted as a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) and is currently undertaking the rigorous training to become an APPI Pilates instructor. In her various job roles she has helped to develop clinical practice orthopaedic guidelines and has a particular interest in post-operative lower limb rehabilitation.

Morven believes that physiotherapy should be patient centred and ensures close collaboration with all patients right from the start of their physiotherapy journey in order to help them achieve their goals. Whilst she likes nothing better than the challenge of rehabilitation of lower limb injuries, she is equally passionate about maintaining strength and function in a more elderly population, and has experience in delivering a falls prevention programme.

When living in New Zealand Morven found a love for rugby, so much so she now spends most of her free time training and playing with Broughton Ladies. When she is not on the pitch she spends time evolving her own Pilates practise, at the gym or out walking the dog ‘Blake’, a very special rescue dog who is the newest addition to her family.

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Arlene has been a physiotherapist longer than she hasn’t been a physiotherapist! She truly believes in the benefits of physiotherapy, how movement and exercise can be used to prevent, treat, rehabilitate and manage a whole range of injuries and illnesses. All this helps maintain optimal health for individuals.

Working on these principles, Arlene was drawn to the world of Pilates from an early point in her career. Initially it was for self-interest and benefit, but recognising its potential for her clinical clients, she studied further to gain teaching qualifications in both mat work and large equipment.

Enthusiastic about continuing education, Arlene actively attends courses and conferences and takes every opportunity to enhance her physiotherapy and Pilates knowledge.

Having been introduced to Nordic Walking (NW) through the Pilates world (it was described as Pilates upright and outside) Arlene has also become a Nordic Walking Instructor for British Nordic Walking (BNW). Her involvement and further study has seen her appointed as National Trainer for Scotland and she is regularly involved in teaching the training course for new BNW Instructors and Walk Leaders. In addition to this, she teaches the NW method to more local clients who use it for rehabilitation or to improve their fitness.

Arlene’s physiotherapy journey started in her native Northern Ireland at the University of Ulster in 1992 when she graduated with BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. Determined to spread her wings outside NI her clinical work began at the Western General Hospital (WGH) in Edinburgh. She held a rotational post, rotating through the many clinical specialities with a significant time spent in various neurological and outpatient departments, areas she found clinically appealing.

Her journey in private practice really began in Australia where, especially back then, this setting was much more commonplace than in the UK. It was in this environment she discovered her love of Pilates, and also began to specialise in occupational injuries and ergonomics, both office and industrial settings.

On her return to the UK after living ‘down under’ for 4 years, Arlene and her husband David (also a physiotherapist who she met whilst working at the WGH…but that’s a whole other story!) realised that after so long in private practice in Australia they were going to have to work in private practice back in Scotland. And what better way to do it than to create their own!

Kept busy professionally with treating patients, teaching Pilates and NW and personally with family, Arlene has to work hard to carve out time to relax. She enjoys cycling and running, in addition to practising Pilates and NW herself.

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