Lucy Wright at her desk

Lucy Wright

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Lucy Wright. BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy. MSc Med & Sci in Sp. & Ex.

Lucy has run Elements Physiotherapy Private practice within Saunton Sands Hotel since 2019. 

Lucy completed her Physiotherapy undergraduate degree in Edinburgh 2005 and then completed her MSc in Sports Medicine in Glasgow the following year.

After working in the NHS completing a full compliment of training rotations through all departments she completed a year as a Senior MSK Physiotherapist in Trauma Orthopaedics before making the move to Sydney to widen her experience and work within Sport.

She has worked in Private Practice and Elite Sport for over 18 years. A period of 3 years at Pure Sports Medicine Clinic in London,  3 years at Chelsea FC, 2 years with England Rugby 7’s Olympic Campaign and continues to work for the Australian Sailing Olympic Team for over 10 years. 

She now splits her time between Private practice and Olympic Contract work (in the Spring – Summer season). She will be offering weekly clinic appointments for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, bio-mechanical / postural injuries and post-operative rehabilitation. She sees many local triathletes, runners, beach volleyball athletes, surfers and surf lifesaving athletes but has experience across many sports. 

Lucy has also completed a PG Certificate in MSK Ultrasound allowing the use of ultrasound to facilitate diagnosis of sports injuries. 

Exeter University

Module Co-ordinator

MSc in Sports Medicine

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Senior Physiotherapist

Australian Sailing Team

London 2012

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

Paris 2024

Athletes

Mat Belcher (Gold x 2)

Will Ryan (Silver x 1)

Tom Slingsby (Gold x 1)

Tom Burton (Gold x 1)

Jason Waterhouse (Silver x 1)

Lisa Darmanin (Silver x 1)

Matt Wearn (Gold x 2) 

Grae Morris (Silver x 1) 

England Rugby

Senior Physiotherapist Contractor

England RFU Rugby 7’s program

Rio 2016 Campaign (Mens Silver, Womens 4th)

Tokyo Campaign 2020

Senior Physiotherapist

English Institute of Sport, Multi Sport Clinic ISEH London 2015-2017

Athletes from

GB Gymnastics

Badminton England

GB boxing

GB Bobsleigh

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Physiotherapist

Chelsea Football Club

2013-2016 (age group 9-21 years)

Premiership Wins 2014/15

Manly RUFC

Head Academy Physiotherapist

Manly RUFC

2008-2012 (Transition athletes from Academy level to Premiership Level)

Extra training completed

Premiership / National Team standard ICIS (Immediate Care in Sport – Advance Pitch side first aid) up to date 2019

Pilates Instructor Levels 1,2,3 Mat and Equipment Pilates, Susie Bond. Over 500 hours of Clinical Pilates Instruction : mat / equipment / one – one / child

Dry Needling Level 1 and 2 : completed in 2010, Andrew Hutton Sydney

Barbara Hungerford Series, Osteopathic techniques: 2008-2010

Dean Watson: Level 1 & 2. Management of Cervico-genic headaches, Sydney 2011

Teaching Completed

Gold ACPSEM Accreditation (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine)

Talented Athlete Sponsorship Scheme : 2018

British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine : National Conference 2017 (Invited to speak on Elite Sport Adolescent Sports Medicine)

Queen Marys’ University London (invited to complete shoulder injury series le as part of MSc Sports Medicine postgraduate program) 2016,2017

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist