Our Staff
Practice Principal & Director - Karen Raine MSc. BSc. MCSP
Karen specialises in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and has a particular interest in sports injuries.
Graduated with BSc in Physiotherapy (1989) Manchester University, UK.
Certificate in Professional Studies - Sports Physiotherapy (1993) Manchester Metropolitan University.
Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Science (1995) Manchester Metropolitan University.
Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy (1996) Manchester Metropolitan University.
Diploma in Injection Therapy (1997) (ACPOM in association with Manchester University)
MSc in Sports Injury and Therapy (1997) Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Membership of professional associations
- Member of Orthopaedic Medicine International.
- Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (ACPSM)
- Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Orthopaedic Medicine & Injection Therapy (ACPOMIT)
- Associate Member of the McKenzie Institute (UK)
- Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP)
- Member of PhysioFirst
Memorable appointments
- Physiotherapist to the Womans England Under 18 Hockey Squad (1990-1996)
- Physiotherapist to the Womans England Under 21 Hockey Squad, European Championship Qualifying Tournament,
Prague, Czechoslovakia (1991)
- Physiotherapist to Womens Wales Hockey Squad 2011
Kim Maria Roberts MCSP
Kim qualified as a physiotherapist in 1979 at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in the UK. She spent 18 years working in the NHS, eleven of these years were spent as a domiciliary physiotherapist working with patients in their own homes, residential care and day centres. Kim joined our team at Kiwi in 1997 bringing with her a vast wealth of experience relating to neurological conditions and diseases of the elderly. Kim now works exclusively in the musculoskeletal field.
Membership of professional associations
- Associate Member of the McKenzie Institute (UK)
- Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (ACPSM)
- Associate Member of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (SOM)
- Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP)
- Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Orthopaedic Medicine & Injection Therapy (ACPOMIT)
- Member of PhysioFirst
Karen Steele BSc (Hons) MCSP
Karen is the newest member of our team, joining us in July 2013. She qualified as a physiotherapist in 1997 at the University of Ulster. Like all Kiwi staff Karen is a manual therapist favouring ‘hands on’ treatment her skill base includes Myofascial Release techniques, NAGs & SNAGs, Pilates & Acupuncture for pain relief.
Membership of professional associations
- Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP)
- Member of PhysioFirst
