Michael Mefo
Medical Director & Physiotherapist
Michael is a British Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with over 15 years’ experience in the field of Sports Medicine Rehabilitation. He specialises in the management of Musculoskeletal conditions, Sports Injuries, and Orthopedic Post-Operative rehabilitation.
His experience comes from working for the NHS and within private healthcare facilities in the UK, Australia and the UAE. He has extensive experience working alongside professional athletes in a variety of sports including football, rugby & basketball, and he has a special interest in managing Golf related injuries.
Michael utilises a variety of evidence-based treatment techniques to help with pain modulation and to facilitate tissue healing. He also has a strong focus on exercise rehabilitation and believes this is the key to ensuring the restoration of normal movement and function back to pre-injury levels.
Qualifications:
- BSc. (Hons.) in Sport & Exercise Sciences (The University of Birmingham, UK)
- MSc. Physiotherapy (Pre. Reg.) (The University of Birmingham, UK)
- Certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Curtin University, Australia)
- Titleist Performance Institute: Golf Medical Level 1 &2
Techniques & Approaches:
- Exercise-based rehabilitation
- Dry Needling
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation (IASTM)
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation (E-Stim)
- Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR)
- Taping: including Kinesiology (K-Tape) and Sports Taping
- Joint Mobilisation & Manipulation
- The Mulligan Concept: MWM, NAGS, SNAGs & PRP
- Muscle Energy Techniques: Lumbar, Pelvis & Sacrum
- Watson’s headache assessment treatment techniques
- Golf screening: Physical & Biomechanical
Languages spoken & understood: English
Hobbies & Pastimes: Basketball, boxing, gym, reading and wrestling with his children.
