Nicki qualified from the University of Hertfordshire in 1996 with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. She then worked for the NHS for the following five years focusing on Musculoskeletal physiotherapy. This included outpatient clinics, orthopaedic wards, specialist hand unit, hydrotherapy and rehabilitation classes.

After completing her MSc in Sports Injuries in 2002 Nicki left the NHS and went to work for the MOD at RAF Halton for 3 years. This stint as a civilian physiotherapist working in the Military demonstrated to be an invaluable learning curve and allowed her to further expand her physiotherapy treatment and rehabilitation repertoire.

Alongside these full time commitments Nicki has been working with English Hockey since 1997 providing physiotherapy support through training and competition, to a variety of the National Age group squads and the English Mens team. Working with the National squads has also facilitated a lot of travel to Europe, Poland, Malaysia and South Africa.

Bodybalance Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic was established by Nicki in 1999 and was initially a part time venture alongside her additional work commitments. With the move to the new Hertfordshire Sports Village  facilitites in August 2003 the clinic hours have expanded to meet the new demands.

Currently in addition to the Bodybalance Physiotherapy Clinic Nicki is also a Consultant Physiotherapist for the English Institute of Sport treating Elite International athletes based at Milton Keynes National Badminton Centre.

Over the past 8 years Nicki has also been involved with multisport events such as the European Youth Olympic Games, Murcia 2001, Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002, World University Games in South Korea 2003 and Turkey 2005.

More recently Nicki attended the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne supporting the English National Badminton Team to multiple medal success.

Nicki is a Gold Accredited Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine - an Internationally recognised specialised group of Physiotherapists working in Sport.

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Julie has worked with world class athletes from various sports including swimming, diving, tennis, rugby and hockey. She has also worked with a wide variety of sports teams including the English Rugby Football Union, and the Mavericks Superleague Netball team, providing treatment and injury prevention advice.

Julie graduated in Physiotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire in 1998 and since then has been working extensively in the NHS, in private practice and in elite sport, gaining invaluable experience in the treatment of musculoskeletal and sports injuries.

Julie is currently a Consultant Physiotherapist for the English Institute of Sport providing Physiotherapy and rehabilitation services to Elite athletes in the region.

Specialist treatments and skills include muscle imbalance work, Pilates, acupuncture, and manipulation, along side core Physiotherapy techniques.

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Gemma qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist at Brunel University in 2004 and has since been working in the private sector, with professional sport and within the NHS, developing an expertise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy with particular interest in sports injury and rehabilitation. She has extensive experience in outpatients, sports injuries, orthopaedics, hydrotherapy, and rehabilitation.  

Gemma has also provided specialist Physiotherapy to professional rugby clubs over the last three years, including the treatment of injuries and provision of rehabilitation programmes. She has further specialised in acupuncture, pilates, muscle imbalance retraining and manual therapy. 

Gemma keeps fit doing martial arts and is an experienced horse rider, her hobbies also include snowboarding and world travel.

In addition to her evening clinics Gemma will be running a Saturday morning clinic.