Meet the team at The Wells Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic
Background information
The Wells Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic
Founded in 1992 by Brendan Burke, the clinic provides a high standard of Specialist care and treatment. We are located at the new Southborough Hubs on London Road but you can park in Yew Tree Road car park
The clinic has looked after players from London Irish Rugby Football Club, Crystal Palace Football Club and Charlton Athletic Football Club since 1994. Up to present day we are proud to look after the players of Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club. .
Brendan Burke
Physiotherapist/ founder
Brendan is the founder of The Wells Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic.
He graduated from Bath in 1982 and worked within the NHS teaching Hospitals until 1988. From 1988 - 1992 he worked in Tasmania within a private practice, rehabilitating elite sportsmen and women. He then returned to the UK in 1992 to set up The Wells Clinic.
Will Burke
physiotherapist/director
Will qualified in 2011 and has been working at the clinic since then, specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. He spent time doing post-graduate studies in Australia and Portugal working on advanced sports injuries rehabilitation. Will has a Master's Degree in Clinical Manipulative Physiotherapy from Curtin University, Australia.
Russell Shingles
Physiotherapist
Russell qualified in 2008 from the University of Brighton and complete post graduate study in sports medicine from the university of South Wales 2015. Russell has gained clinical experience in both the traditional clinic setting and professional sporting world. Working with teams in the British Premier League and Championship as well also being a long standing member of the team with British Para Cycling where he is one of only 3 internationally qualified medical classifiers in the UK. Personally he is keen sports person with experience of competing nationality at both cycling
and triathlon.
Pippa Hall
Physiotherapist
Pippa graduated from East Anglia University in 1997 and has worked in musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Kings College Hospital and a Private Sports Injury Clinic in London. Pippa also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary physiotherapy. She worked at The Wells Physio in 2003/4 and re-joined in 2009.
Ben Roberts
Physiotherapist
Ben Qualifies from the University of Hertfordshire with a first class degree in 2022. He has been working at the Clinic ever since and is a great member to our Team here. Ben is also the Physio for Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club
Deepshikha Khanvilkar
Physiotherapist
Graduated from Leeds University after completing MSC in Sports Medicine. Deep has worked within various private and Government hospitals in India. Came to the UK in 2021 to pursue her master’s degree and has been working in The Wells Physio after Graduating
Mary
Main Receptionist
Natalie Howard
Sports Massage Therapist
Jo
Practice Manager