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Nick Wirth

Nick Wirth

Consultant Physiotherapist

Lead Physio for –

  • Musculoskeletal and Sports Injuries – Adult and Youth
  • Orthopaedic Post-op Rehabilitation – Upper Limb, Lower Limb and Spinal
  • Return to Sports – all levels
  • Young People/Adolescents in Sport
  • Cervicogenic Headaches
  • Radial Shockwave Treatment

Nick is Director and Lead Physiotherapist at MSO Physio. Nick founded MSO Physio in 2017 and has grown the team to include Physiotherapists (MSK, Sports, Ortho, and Women’s Health), Sports Therapists, Massage/Soft Tissue Therapists, and Pilates Instructors over 3 sites in Sutton, Raynes Park, and Woking.

As part of this role, as well as providing an expert level of care to his patients, Nick continues to teach and mentor therapists and students from different disciplines and has lectured in areas such as Injury Prevention, ACL Rehabilitation, and Tennis Injuries.

Nick is an expert physiotherapist with 25 years’ experience in the private and public sector, and has extensive knowledge and training in the diagnosis, management and treatment of orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and sports injuries.

Nick works with leading consultants in the field of orthopaedics and sports medicine and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in these areas.

Nick has attended extensive post-graduate courses and has worked with elite and amateur athletes in a variety of sports across all ages (tennis, martial arts, hockey, triathlon, squash), as well as the general public building a very strong reputation as an exceptional physiotherapist.

Prior to working in the private sector Nick spent 6 years working in the NHS dealing with post-operative orthopaedic conditions and has unique experience enabling him to rehabilitate clients immediately as they leave hospital right through to end stage high level sports participation.

Nick is a full member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP), the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice (PhysioFirst), the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM), and is registered with the Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).

Education:
BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy – University of Brighton

CPD & Courses:

The PFJ – From Pain to Performance
The Management of Hand and Wrist in Sport – ORUK
Sports Injuries and Sports Orthopaedics – RSM
Early Intervention in Hip Surgery – RSM
The Weekend Warrior – From Couch to Field
Functional Rehabilitation of the Shoulder
Lower Limb Tendinopathy
Sporting Hand, Wrist and Elbow
Musculoskeletal Injuries in Children and Adolescents – Part I & II
The Young Athlete from Screening to Rehabilitation
Differential and Effective Management of Cervical Spine and Shoulder Pain
Differential and Effective Management of Lumbar Spine and Hip Pain
The Sporting Hip & Groin
Advances in ACL Rehabilitation
Tendinopathy Masterclass: Upper & Lower Limb
Clinical Kinesiology Taping (K-Tape)
Compex Functional Electrical Stimulation – Advanced Trainer
Discover The Thorax – Discover Physio
The Sporting Pelvis – Discover Physio
Grade V Spinal Manipulations
Clinical Measurement of Lower Limb Muscle Performance
The McConnell Approach to Patellofemoral Dysfunction
Practical Podiatric Biomechanics
APPI Modified Pilates for Physiotherapists: Matwork Level 1
APPI Modified Pilates and the exercise Ball
APPI Modified Pilates for Physiotherapists: Class Instructor
Western Acupuncture and Dry Needling
Post Basic Acupuncture
Foundation AACP Acupuncture
Myofascial and Viscerofascial Release
NAG’s, SNAG’s and MWM’s

Masterclasses & Clinical Interest Groups:

Upper Body Shockwave Masterclass – DJO/Enovis
Lower Body Shockwave Masterclass – DJO/Enovis
Running Injuries and Injury Prevention Screening
Pain and Movement Reasoning Masterclass
Infra-patellar (Hoffa’s) Fat-pad Masterclass
VMO Masterclass
Challenges of Managing Hip and Groin Injuries
Uni-Compartmental Knee Replacements – London Rheumatology Clinic MDT
All About Spines MDT Group
Orthopaedic Study Day – One Orthopaedics
MDT Mentor Online Study Group
Shoulders Masterclass – London Rheumatology Clinic MDT
Knee Masterclass – Chelsea Orthopaedics MDT
Tennis Injuries and Biomechanics
Problem Ankles
Injection Therapies for Tendinopathy
The Knee – Articular Cartilage Anatomy, Physiology & Replacement
Sports Injuries of the Shoulder
Extreme Patella
10 Things to Love About the Spine
Spinal Surgery Essentials
Femoro-acetabular Impingement & Groin Injuries
Elbow Conditions of the Chelsea Athlete
Foot & Ankle Update
Problems with Overtraining
Underperformance Issues
Core Stability Update
Neck Disorders Update
Headache Management
The Female Athlete
Shoulder Injuries Update
MCL/Meniscus Injuries Update
Hip Replacement Update
The Physiotherapists Role in Falls Prevention

Conferences & Congress:

PhysioFirst Conference 2011 – Research or Clinical Practice: Which is the Driver?
PhysioFirst Conference 2012 – It’s a Question of Sport
International Congress 2012 – The Growing Child in High Performance Sport
The London Sports Physiotherapy Conference September 2013
Fortius Clinic Conference September 2013 – Sports Rehabilitation for the 21st Century
ACPSEM (Physios in Sport) – Biennial Conference 2015 – The Young Athlete
PhysioFirst Conference 2016 – Championing Sport in Private Practice
Arsenal SEMS Conference 2017 – Injury Prevention Screening in Elite Sport
Fortius International Sports Injury Conference – FISIC17 – From Start To Finish
ACPSEM Conference 2018 – The Sporting Mind
The London Shoulder Meeting 2018 – ORUK
The London Shoulder Meeting 2019 ORUK
The London Shoulder Meeting 2022 – ORUK

Teaching & Lecturing:

Prevention of Shoulder Injuries in Tennis
Injury Prevention – Examining the Evidence
Return to Sport Following ACL Reconstruction – Reducing the Risk