Alex Dear MSc

Physiotherapist

After graduating from Nottingham University with a Master’s degree in Chemistry I was working as a management consultant for Deloitte.

That’s when I was introduced to CrossFit, Weightlifting and Strength and Conditioning.

At the time I wasn’t enjoying my job and I was struggling to cope mentally.

Looking back now, I was depressed, and the only thing that kept me sane was my training.

Lifting weights became a part of who I am and getting strong was my number 1 priority.

It helped me to relieve all of the stress from my daily life and build a level of confidence I’d never had before.

I loved it so much that I wanted to help other people get the same physical and mental benefits from strength training that I had.

So I decided to quit my job and go back to University to study Physiotherapy. 

As a student I noticed that Physiotherapists were great at helping the general population.

People who needed help getting out of chairs or couldn’t get up stairs.

But they didn’t know how to help people who loved lifting weights.

They weren’t taught about the physical demands of strength training…

And they weren’t able to fix peoples injuries for good.

So I did an internship as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Performance Hertfordshire.

Gaining the knowledge to bridge the gap between rehab and performance.

I worked with a variety of athletes from Arsenal Ladies Academy, Saracens Mavericks, England Golf, England Ladies, England Netball and Northern Ireland Netball. 

And when I graduated I worked for Tottenham Hotspur Academy and in the NHS.

The thing was, in the NHS I felt like I couldn’t give anyone the help that they actually needed.

Many of the people I met told me they had poor experiences of Physiotherapy.

Many had been told to stop training.

Many had been told to stop doing what they love because it was dangerous. 

When I was injured I found it extremely difficult to find someone I could trust.

Who understood the demands of my sport.

Wasn't going to tell me to stop Weightlifting.

There weren't any services to solve that problem.  

So I created Strength Physiotherapy.

A specialist sports rehabilitation service.

At Strength Physiotherapy we take a top down approach to rehab.

That means we try to keep you doing the thing that you love.

If you have pain running, squatting or deadlifting we won't tell you to stop.

Instead we'll make adjustments to your training programme.

If you fix your injury without stopping training so you can get strong AF and safely hit PB’s Strength Physiotherapy is the service for you.