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Sports Therapist | Final-Year Physiotherapy Student | Elite Ice Hockey Insider

 

Hi, I’m Barb — founder of WOW Sports Therapy, sports therapist, and a final-year physiotherapy student with a passion for helping people feel seen, heard, and actually supported in their recovery.

 

With years of experience in private clinical work and elite sport, I’ve worked with everyone from local legends to former NHL stars — supporting them through injuries, setbacks, and those behind-the-scenes battles most fans never see. I’m proud to be listed on Elite Prospects for my work with the Belfast Giants, where I’ve built a reputation for calm under pressure, sharp clinical instincts, and the kind of care that goes beyond taping ankles.

 

I believe that great therapy isn’t just about fixing what hurts — it’s about supporting the whole person. Whether you’re an athlete chasing peak performance, a parent juggling everything, or just someone trying to move without pain again, my job is to walk alongside you with trust, honesty, and a good dose of sideline sarcasm.

 

Through WOW Sports Therapy, I offer a place where performance meets compassion — where you’re not just a “case” or a “condition,” but a person with a story. And I’m here for all of it.

 

Let’s get you back to feeling like yourself again — stronger, more confident, and fully supported.

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TEAMS WORKED WITH:

• Belfast Giants Ice Hockey 

• Fife Flyers Ice Hockey

• Mora IK Sweden Ice Hockey

• USA Ladies Rugby World Cup

• Australia Ladies Rugby World Cup

• Northern Ireland Ladies Soccer

• GAA - Down Senior Men Gaelic

• GAA - Down Senior Ladies Camogie

• GAA - RGU Downpatrick Senior Ladies

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BENEFITS OF SPORTS THERAPY AND SPORTS MASSAGE

• Prevents injury and loss of mobility

• Restores mobility to injured or sore muscles

• Increases performance levels

• Extends the life of a sporting career

 

Other Qualifications and those yet to come:

• Harvard University: Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases 2023

• Dry Needling Advanced Level 2 - 2020

• Diploma Osteopathic Articulation for treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

• Physio Assistant - August 2018

• FREC Level 4 - First Response Emergency Care 2018

• FREC Level 3 (First Response Emergency Care) 2018

• FIFA Diploma football Medicine Completed 2017

• Irish Rugby - Pitchside Trauma management (Safe Rugby) August 2016

• The McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® Part A (May 2016)

• March 2016 - Nervous System Disorders (working with Epilepsy, Dimentia, Parkinsons Disease & Autistic Clients)

• March 2016 - Pregnancy Massage 

• May 2015 - Sports Specific First Aid

• August 2015 - Suturing Minor Wounds for Physiotherapists & Paramedics

• June 2015 - Level 4 Sports Massage Therapy

• April 2015 : Kinesio Taping (KT1 & KT2)

• August 2014: Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy

• NICENT Enterrenuership Training Award - 2005