The Team

W.D.C. was founded by Wendy in September 2006. Wendy has worked in both public and private sectors. Within the NHS Wendy worked as a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and as an Extended Scope Practitioner Physiotherapist working as part of an Orthopaedic Consultant’s team specialising in Shoulder Pain.

Wendy has treated royalty for Shoulder pain through referrals from her close links with a top Orthopaedic Shoulder Surgeon. More recently Wendy has been the sole choice physiotherapist for all Essex based referrals from London Shoulder surgeon Mr. Matthew Sala.

Wendy worked within National level Rugby Union as the Head Physiotherapist for Southend Rugby Football Club. Wendy led the medical service at the club for 11 years working with players who achieved county honours and representative honours for various countries such as England, Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. Wendy resigned from her position as Head Physiotherapist at Southend RFC in June 2011 to open WDC.

Favourite place in the world: Home with my family

Favourite Food: Salmon Risotto

Where do you like to go holiday: Anywhere hot

Favourite TV show: Strictly Come Dancing

Favourite film: The Blind Side, The Polar Express

Favourite book: Any Harry Potter

What sports you like to do?: Dancing (I know it’s not a true sport. I used to be a gymnast)

Sports you like to watch: Rugby Union, Athletics, Gymnastics, F1

Hobbies: Doing arts and crafts with my daughter

What you like to do in your spare time: Catching up with friends and family

Qualifications: MSc Physiotherapy, BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy

I started my career working part time in Matalan and quickly grew to love the interaction and pace of retail. I became a manager at the age of 18 and moved around store to store. I was promoted to Deputy Manager in Lakeside and was with Matalan for 13 years.

I found that I enjoyed developing and helping other through out my career and this was cemented when I was head hunted and moved to Disney Store in lakeside. During this time I met my long suffering partner Lillie and had our beautiful cheeky monkey Delilah who both are my world. Sadly after 6 years with Disney the magic ran out and the store was closed. As the saying goes when one door closes another opens and WDC was that door for me. I look forward to meeting you all and helping you have a better quality of life through the work the excellent team here deliver.

Favourite place in the world: Reading bedtime stories with my daughter Delilah

Favourite food: Sausages – any kind most varied food in the world in my

Where do you like to go on Holiday?: Anywhere with good food, sun and a pool

Favourite TV show: Mandalorian hands down

Favourite Film: Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit films but very closely followed by anything Marvel

Favourite Book: The millennium Trilogy (girl with a dragon tattoo etc…) but enjoy reading anything with a twist

What sports do you like to do?: Football and pub games mainly such as darts

Sports you like to watch: I’m a big Manchester United fan but I enjoy watching all sports except snooker as that is not a game you watch just play

Hobbies: I enjoy bike riding with my daughter, watching TV/Gaming and socialising with friends

What do you like to do in your spare time?: I have a child there is never spare time

Chartered Physiotherapist

Originally from East London, but have lived in West London and the United States. I’ve had many different jobs in the past from working as a courier for federal express to being a cleaner, but over the last 9 years I have worked as a physiotherapist.

As well as a bachelor of science in Physiotherapy, I also have a bachelor of arts in film and broadcast media. I qualified physiotherapy from Brunel University in 2013 and have worked in the NHS as a rotational physiotherapist since. I decided to study physiotherapy through the love of being active, I originally wanted to be a personal trainer.

However, the appeal to physio, instead of personal training, was the ability to significantly improve someone’s life using physical activity instead of helping someone lose weight for their next holiday. The other thing I love about physiotherapy is that I get the opportunity to meet many different types of people from all ages and backgrounds.

Favourite place in the world: Florida, USA

Favourite Food: Pizza

Where do you like to go on holiday: Tampa, Florida

Favourite TV show: Breaking Bad

Favourite Film: Black Panther

Favourite book: The Fifth Vital

What sports you like to do: Gymnastics and parkour

Sports you like to watch: Parkour

Hobbies: Watching youtube videos, photography and videography

What you like to do in your spare time: Spending time with family and training in the gym

Physiotherapist

I am originally from India, completed my bachelors in physiotherapy as it was something that I wanted to do from a very young age. I’ve always had it in my nature to help everyone around me, and this profession certainly offers that. There was something about sports which attracted me when I was in my university, and that is how I ended up studying Sports Medicine for my masters! I hope to continue helping people be the better version of themselves with all the skills I’ve gained till date.

Favourite place in the world: Manali, India

Favourite food: Dark chocolate

Where do you like to go on holiday: A quite hill top rather than a busy beach

Favourite TV show: Friends

Favourite film: Divergent

Favourite book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

What sports do you like to do: Table tennis

Sports you like to watch: Football

Hobbies: Dancing and reading books

What do you like to do in your spare time: Put on some music in the background, grab a good cup of coffee and read a book sitting by the window.

Physiotherapist

I am a qualified Physiotherapist from the university of WInchester. I have experience treating if different sectors of Physiotherapy but find my passion within MSK.

I have personally from a young age competed in the field of diving. Although I no longer compete I still enjoy the activity along with going to the gym and running. This was one of the factors that lead me in to the field of Physiotherapy and MSK.

I look forward to helping others achieve their goals and get back to the things they love most.

Favourite place in the world: The family summer house in Ireland

Favourite Food: Pasta

Where do you like to go on holiday: Thailand

Favourite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy

Favourite Film: The Hunger Games

Favourite book: Any of the Harry Potter books

What sports you like to do: Diving and running

Sports you like to watch: Diving and football

Hobbies: Going to the gym and walking my dogs

What you like to do in your spare time:  Spending time with family and friends

Sports Therapist

I love science – always have and always will. I love the investigation, the numbers and the revelations; I was fascinated by the human body as a child and how it functioned from the inside. It was inevitable that I was going to study it in-depth.

From a young age, sport had been a major impact on my life and it’s because of my parents that I’ve learnt how to win humbly and lose gracefully. In my early teens, I wanted to become a professional Badminton player however it wasn’t meant to be so, I had a decision to make – do I choose refereeing, coaching or something slightly different?

My decision was made when my Mum suffered a debilitating injury to her hip and I went along to her second treatment session – there they were again, those numbers, the investigations and revelations – incredibly fortuitous for me, not so much for Mum at the time.

With my work over the past few years, I’ve become very intrigued and successful at treating injuries to the neck and shoulders not because they’re common but because they are tricky and complex – I do love a challenge!

Outside of work I practice Judo – an Olympic Japanese martial art. I also enjoy finding new recipes to experiment with, exploring different places, and a wide range of music, comedy and film.

Favourite place in the world: To date, Berlin – an amazing city!

Favourite food: Eggs

Where do you like to go on holiday: Just somewhere new and interesting, I like to learn about different areas and societies.

Favourite TV show: Agents of SHIELD

Favourite film: Too many to decide; I Am Legend, The Book of Eli, any MCU film… I could go on!

Favourite book: Anything human body or anatomy (I tend not to read fiction)

What sports do you like to do: Judo, Badminton, Cycling

Sports you like to watch: Judo, Rugby Union, Olympics, Wimbledon

Hobbies: Judo, Cooking and Quizzing

What do you like to do in your spare time: When I’m not working, I’m either sleeping, eating or training; I enjoy watching quiz shows when I get home from work and a quiet drink at the weekends

Favourite place in the world: Anywhere by the sea

Favourite Food: Italian

Where do you like to go holiday: Anywhere in the UK

Favourite TV show: Holby City & Casualty

Favourite film: The Blind Side

Favourite book: Anything by Barbara Erskine

What sports you like to do?: Bowls and the rest I’m too old for haha

Sports you like to watch: Gymnastics, Athletics, Rugby Union, Snooker and Bowls

Hobbies: Gardening, walking (generally any exercise)

What you like to do in your spare time: Gardening, magazine quizzes, knitting, cross-stitch

One of the admin team at WDC, I love chatting to new people and learning new things about them! I am super friendly and always happy to help. Having previously worked in bridal, I discovered that I love hearing about peoples lives and helping them feel comfortable and relaxed. I am so excited about this new adventure and I look forward to meeting you all.

Favourite place in the world: Villajoyosia in Spain

Favourite Food: Halloumi Salad

Where do you like to go holiday: Spain

Favourite TV show: Bobs Burgers

Favourite film: Evil Dead 2

Favourite book: Animal Farm by George Orwell

What sports you like to do?: Running and Yoga

Sports you like to watch: Football, especially Southend and Liverpool

Hobbies: Paddleboarding, Sewing and Running

What you like to do in your spare time: Spend time with my family and travel to new places