TOM PRICE
TOM PRICE
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop” –Confucius
Tom is a UK trained Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.
He graduated from King’s College London with a Masters in Physiotherapy in 2014. Prior to this Tom completed a Bachelor of Science in Sports Therapy in 2009 and has held a Diploma in Personal Training since 2003.
Tom is an outcome focused physiotherapist. He has coached people of all levels and helped them reach their goals and optimise their outcomes and performance. He has worked as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in a variety of settings including Primary Care; working as a First Contact Practitioner, which is an advanced diagnostic triage role in the UK. He has also worked in Private Practice, based in one of London’s top-rated gyms and has worked in Occupational Health for the London Fire Brigade.
He has a passion for using evidence-based practice and is keen to educate his patients so they are best informed, empowered and have the knowledge and skills they need to manage their condition and to achieve their goals. A little knowledge and reassurance can be empowering and powerful pain killer. Tom loves to expand his knowledge of all the different ways humans can optimise their health and fitness and recover from pain and injury. He is an avid and broad reader around these topics and many more.
He has a special interest in Strength and Conditioning (S&C) and uses evidence-based principles from S&C to help clients of all abilities and experience. He is a passionate advocate for the use of movement and exercise-based rehabilitation but is also acutely aware of the importance of the mind and the environment we live in, in optimising recovery from injury and pain and enhancing performance. He believes in the empowerment model of health promotion and works collaboratively with his clients to give them all the skills, knowledge and resources they need to not just manage but optimise their health.
Outside of clinic Tom enjoys being out in the elements be that skiing, hiking, running or on the water. He enjoys getting in the gym to improve his strength and cardiovascular fitness. He is a big rugby fan and started playing for Bristol RFC under 7’s all the way through to under 18’s, He continued to play for his university and for local clubs up to his early 30’s. For his sins, he is a Bristol Bears RFC and Welsh rugby fan. He is a keen reader, learner, cook and enjoys a good brewery or wine bar.