Together Filipa and Sean have over 20 years of combined experience working in the physiotherapy field.
Filipa Barnes
Filipa qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist from Southampton University in 2001. Following graduation, Filipa worked in the NHS for 5 years prior to moving into the private sector. Filipa has extensive experience in musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative rehabilitation.
As well as working and running the clinic, Filipa works as a Senior Bank Physiotherapist at the Nuffield Hospital in Chichester where she works on the orthopaedic wards.
Outside of work, Filipa enjoys spending time with her family, yoga and walking.
Sean Case
Sean qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist from Southampton University in 2001. Since graduating, Sean has worked in the NHS and has specialised in musculoskeletal outpatients. Since joining the clinic in 2010, Sean combines private practice with his NHS role as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. He also works as a First Contact Practitioner one day a week in a GP surgery.
Sean is a competent musculoskeletal injection therapist and in 2021 he gained his Independent Prescriber qualification. As a result our clinic can offer private musculoskeletal injections into peripheral joints.
Sean completed his Masters in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Brighton in 2017. Sean presented his Masters Dissertation research findings at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Conference in 2018 and was published in 2020.
Sean’s extensive clinical experience enables him to provide a thorough assessment and diagnosis of a patient’s problem as well as organising appropriate treatment, investigations and recovery.
Outside of work, Sean enjoys spending time with his family, walking his dogs and cycling.