The Moving Body Group

Aparna started her career as a physiotherapist in 2002 with the aim of improving the quality of life of adults and children with neurological issues, such as stroke and cerebral palsy. She soon realized that caregivers need equal amounts of attention; and thus her interest in issues of the spine, sacroiliac joints and the knees and shoulders. Her masters in health sciences (with a specialisation in paediatrics) a couple of years later gave her a more holistic view of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal system of adults and children.

Aparna believes in adopting a head-to-toe approach. She sees the body as a chain of interconnected muscles and joints; where a dysfunction at one end is bound to affect the other end. For her, efficiency in movement is the key to a healthy and fit life. Together with her concept of a preventive physiotherapy, Aparna aims to return her patients to a comfortable life as soon as possible.

• Scoliosis
• Paediatrics
• Knee
• Shoulder
• Sacroiliac Joint

Máire began her career as an athletic therapist, whilst in University she completed courses in trigger point release, kinesio® taping, massage and myofascial release to name a few. During her training in Dublin she spent 4 months working in Springfield College, Massachusetts, working with elite collegiate athletes from sports such as American football, athletics, basketball and gymnastics . Whilst. Upon graduating, she was treating patients from adolescents to adults across elite Gaelic football, basketball, soccer, and cross country and track and field.

She went on to complete her Masters in Physiotherapy in Queen Margaret University Edinburgh. Here she began working with multiple semi-professional rugby football clubs to further her interest and experience with sports injuries. After which she returned to Ireland to work in a private practice specialising in sports injuries, here she treated patients ranging from young to old, both amateur and professional athletes. She also worked for Basketball Ireland as their physiotherapist.

Máire is a trained APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates institute) matwork instructor and believes in using the principles of Pilates with both the clinical population and elite athletes as part of her physiotherapy practice and rehab. She has used the principles of Pilates throughout her career and even in her own training and believes this has contributed to her injury-free running career and success.

Areas of Interest:

• Sports Injuries
• Pre/Post Surgery Rehab
• Lower Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Clinical Pilates

Jaap Wonders is a Dutch native who pursued his multiple Physiotherapy postgraduate qualifications in Belgium. His love for sports and health is supported by his Master of Science degree titles in Rehabilitation Sciences/Physiotherapy, Manual Therapy, and Sports Physiotherapy. He embarked on his career in the private sector, allowing him to develop his assessment and treatment skills while treating a wide range of people. During his 6 years of Physiotherapy practice, he has worked with individual athletes and team players, e.g. as part of the medical team of a professional field-hockey club and an amateur football club.

Areas of Interest:

• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
• Sports-related injuries
• Orthopaedics Rehabilitation
• Spine and Shoulder injuries
  

Rebecca loves to incorporate her knowledge of exercise from previous sporting disciplines and sport massage to treat a variety of conditions and is keen to bring her passion for physiotherapy to The Moving Body Group.

A love of sports from an early age prompted Rebecca to embark on degrees in both Sport Science and Physiotherapy. Having competed at national and regional levels in Gymnastics and Trampolining, she has a special interest in these disciplines. Being an Arsenal supporter and football fan, she went on to work with West Ham United Football club for a season to be the physiotherapist for the ladies first and reserve teams. However, it was during her time in Ang Mo Kio hospital where she discovered her love of treating neurological conditions. Working with stroke patients has encouraged her to contribute to the development of the new stroke guidelines in her therapy department.

Areas of Interest:

• Neuro (Stroke)
• Sports Injuries
• Massage
• Peripheral & Spinal Injuries
• Older Adults

Stephanie's background in physiotherapy began when she started her career working in a private practice after graduating in Belgium. Stephanie treated a large range of patients from elite hockey players to pregnant women and cancer patients. While working with them she decided to pursue a number of postgraduate courses in order to offer more specialized treatments to her patients. Her biggest interest is, however, in manual lymphatic drainage as she has been able to help a large range of patients with this technique.