Meet the team

Victoria Pitcher

Co-Director of Flawless Physio and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist 

Victoria is a highly qualified and skilled clinician with extensive experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and rehabilitation. She is passionate about helping people achieve their goals whether that is, being able to walk their children to school or competing at the highest level in their chosen sport.  

Victoria has completed a Master’s of Science and is a member of the MACP a select group of specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapists and is confident to treat any part of the body. She uses a variety of manual treatments that include soft tissue therapy, joint mobilisations and acupuncture to supplement specific rehabilitation exercises to reduce pain, return full function and get you back to what you want to be doing.  

Clinical specialties:

Victoria specialises in treating endurance sports injuries including running, cycling and triathlon. She considers the whole athlete, their biomechanics, training and lifestyle to provide treatments and rehabilitation plans that will work best for that individual.  

Previous experience:

The Fire Fighters Charity Rehabilitation Centre 

Oxford University Women’s Light Weight Rowing Team 

Private Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinics  

Hobbies:

Victoria is found at her happiest on a bike cycling in the alps and other triathlon training, with the promise of some form of edible reward!  

If you would like to book an appointment or have a chat with Victoria regarding your queries, please click below.

James McCormack

Co-Director of Flawless Physio and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

James is a highly experienced clinician who takes great pride and satisfaction in helping people ease their pain and improve their lifestyle. He has vast experience in the development and enhancement of Physiotherapy services for the general public, in private practice. He has substantial experience working within professional sporting environments.

Clinical Specialties:

James specialises in the treatment of injuries to the knee, foot and ankle, although he is more than confident to see injuries of any part of the body. He combines his biomechanical knowledge to address the underlying causes of injury. He takes pride in treating new injuries as well as helping those who are struggling to make progress in their rehabilitation. His easy-going personality facilitates a fantastic client-therapist relationship.

James is highly experienced in facilitating expert post-operative rehabilitation, where he will work alongside your consultant to ensure the highest level of patient care.

Previous Experience:

Lead Physiotherapist of Multiple Private Physiotherapy Clinics

GB and England Basketball

GB Athletics

Newcastle University Rowing

Professional Rugby Union, Rugby League and Netball

Hobbies:

Outside of work, James is a sport enthusiast. If he’s not attending or watching some form of sport, he is training for his latest cycling or running event.

Simon Shaw

Physiotherapist

Simon is an experienced and passionate musculoskeletal physiotherapist with experience in both private and NHS practice. He believes in educating his patients about their injury and giving them the tools and confidence to help them self manage. He has a particular interest in multi-sport event injuries, which covers most parts of the body, but is equally confident in treating lower back and neck pain.

Before graduating in 2017 from the University of Hertfordshire in BSc Physiotherapy, he also graduated with a Sport Science BSc and worked as a personal trainer for many years giving him vast experience in exercise prescription which is the foundation of his rehabilitation approach.

Hobbies

Simon is a triathlon enthusiast catching the bug after signing up to the London Olympic Triathlon in 2012 and competing in a race every year since then. He has completed Ironman Wales in 2016 and 2019 and has signed up for another Ironman distance race in 2020.

Alexandrine Bernard

Soft Tissue Therapist

Alexandrine is a sports and remedial massage therapist who believes there should be a happy balance between strength, flexibility and stability to achieve optimal performance. Her focus is to make your practice of sport as simple and enjoyable as possible. Each treatment is completely tailored to your needs whether you’re recovering from an injury, preparing for your next event or simply want to maintain a healthy body.

She treats soft tissue injuries (sprains, tears, impingement, muscular imbalances) but also helps people manage conditions that have a direct or indirect effect on soft tissues such as diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis to name a few. Particularly indicated for athletes, regular sports massage helps prevent physical dysfunction and pain, maintain good range of motion, improve fluids movement and realign muscle fibres.

Each session is personalised and entails a blend of the following:

Swedish Techniques

PIR/PNF Stretching

Active Release Therapy

Advanced Deep Tissue Techniques

Neuromuscular/Trigger Point Therapy

Hobbies:

Alexandrine enjoys taking part in weekly weight and functional training sessions which help her keep her hypermobile joints stable and grow a strong happy body and mind. When not at the gym, she spends the rest of her time on her guitar practice and at live art.

Nathalie Grah-Kple

Nathalie came to Birmingham from France in 2011. She studied Sports Therapy from the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2017. She pursued a Master Degree in Sport Rehabilitation at Middlesex University, in London, and graduated in 2018.

Since 2014, she has become passionate about sport and sports injuries in particular. She is driven and curious about new ways to apply manual therapy to improve well-being and promote optimal health. She obtained additional diplomas such as the level 4 in Sports Massage Therapy in 2016, focussing on manual modalities such as neuromuscular therapy (NMT), myofascial therapy, soft tissue therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and tapping techniques.

Nathalie is a member of the CThA (Complementary Therapists Association) since 2017.

She currently works in the NHS as a rehabilitation assistant.

She obtained a Sports First Aid certificate in July 2019.

Nathalie loves sports, especially Tennis. She played at competition level from aged 6 until 18 but had to switch to recreational hobby due to a triple knee injury. She loves art, travelling, photography, music and food.

Sue Malin

Soft Tissue Therapist

Sue is a highly experienced massage therapist who started her massage journey
in 2002 by training in Holistic massage incorporating Swedish, Pregnancy and
Reflexology treatments. Sue’s desire to learn more coupled with an interest in
the fitness industry led her to qualify with the London School of Sports Massage
as a sports and remedial massage therapist in 2004.
Sue has worked with marathon runners, tri-athletes and cyclists over a number of
years, and is available to use this experience to play a role in your training
programme; whether you are preparing for an event, in need of a post event
recovery massage or looking for a general treatment to help prevent injury, aid
recovery and improve range of motion leading to enhanced performance.

Sue also offers Pregnancy and Reflexology treatments. She enjoys helping
mums-to-be by easing tension to promote a sense of wellbeing and help provide
relief to the common aches and pains such as back ache, stiff legs or swollen
ankles often experienced during pregnancy. Sue’s reflexology treatments are
designed to provide a deep sense of relaxation and can help alleviate stress,
improve circulation and naturally restore a sense of equilibrium.
Whether you are sporty or sit at a desk all day, Sue’s range of massage
techniques can be tailored to your individual needs to help reduce muscle
tension, discomfort and soreness, improve blood supply and aid relaxation.
Sue is a member of the CTHA

Hobbies:

When not working, Sue likes to be active, through regular workouts at the gym,
walking and cycling along the river. Sue also likes to relax by going to the
cinema and catching up with friends.

If you would like to book an appointment or have a chat with any of our practitioners regarding your queries, please click below.

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