Bradley Rugg, Specialist MSK Physiotherapist

Background

Training and experience

Bradley is a specialist MSK physiotherapist based at The Body Factory in Harrow.

He holds a pre-registration MSc in Physiotherapy and a BSc (Hons) in Sport Rehabilitation. He has completed further MSc-level postgraduate training at University College London in advanced MSK practice, and at Teesside University in musculoskeletal injection therapy. He is dual-registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators (BASRaT-Reg).

Before specialising in MSK physiotherapy, Bradley worked within the UK military and with elite rugby clubs, managing complex trauma, high-performance sports injuries and chronic pain. His previous patients include Royal Marines, RAF pilots, Army infantry soldiers, and patients supported through the Help for Heroes charity.

Since moving into specialist private practice, Bradley has focused on complex spinal presentations, sports injuries, injection therapy and inflammatory conditions. He works closely with consultant surgeons and physicians, and regularly requests and interprets diagnostic imaging as part of his assessment.

Research

Bradley remains actively engaged in research alongside his clinical work. He has peer-reviewed publications on shoulder pain, low back pain and post-surgical rehabilitation, including a consensus paper on rehabilitation after shoulder stabilisation surgery, commissioned by the British Elbow & Shoulder Society and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.