Stuart Elwell

Since graduating in 2002 from Coventry University, Stuart has developed a clinical focus on injury prevention and screening. In his previous role as a First Team Physiotherapist with West Bromwich Albion Football Club, Stuart was part of a leading sports medicine department, priding themselves on player availability and career longevity. Stuart pioneered a process of functional screening to the club to fully appraise a players physical condition, identifying assets and risks neuromusculoskeletally in full time athletes. After 5 years of retrospective research, Stuart has a keen interest in the effects of training load and volume on functional movement, notably its effects on a players Functional Movement Screen (FMS). Since refining his skills through the Functional Movement Systems Internship, Stuart utilizes his experience of addressing poor movement patterns to improve function, develop movement efficiency and reduce injuries on a daily basis. Stuart now practices clinically where he manages on a day-to-day basis acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. His clients are assessed and rehabilitated utilising a Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) approach. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport Medicine (ACPSM) and the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP).