Steve Purdon

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  • About me

    Managing Director and Physiotherapist

  • Education

    • Aecc (anglo-european college of chiropractic)

      2014 - 2015
      Postgraduate certificate musculoskeletal ultrasound

      Trained in Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

    • Cardiff metropolitan university

      2010 - 2011
      Postgraduate certificate sports and exercise medicine

      Sports & Exercise Medicine

    • Curtin university

      1996 - 1996
      Postgraduate diploma manipulative therapy

      Postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy

    • Aut university

      1988 - 1990
      Diploma physiotherapy

      Diploma in Physiotherapy

  • Experience

    • Carrington psychiatric hospital

      Feb 1991 - Jul 1992
      Physiotherapist

      Inpatient and outpatients; acute and chronic mental health patients; forensic psychiatry patients; alcohol and drug rehabilitation unit

    • Auckland dhb

      Jun 1992 - Nov 1993
      Physiotherapist

      Rotational physiotherapist

    • Riyadh armed forces hospital

      Nov 1993 - Nov 1995
      Physiotherapist

      General rotation duties including spinal cord rehab, cardiac and general surgery, VVIP and outpatients. Tutor for four physiotherapy interns developing their expertise in the musculoskeletal outpatients.

    • Prince sultan cardiac center

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Cardiac rehabilitation physiotherapist

      I provided the physiotherapy expertise to the Cardiac Rehabilitation department dealing with post-surgical, post-transplant, post-MI patients from KSA and the Middle East

    • King faisal specialist hospital & research centre - gen. org.

      Apr 2000 - May 2004
      Clinical supervisor - physical therapy dept.

      Clinical leadership responsibilities for the Physical Therapy department of a very busy hospital. Including both inpatient and outpatient departments. Clientele were primarily private and included many VVIP patrons.

    • Uk ministry of defence

      Aug 2004 - Aug 2016

      Clinical lead physiotherapist of a musculoskeletal rehabilitation unit dealing with complex injuries. Triage of all referrals. Lead physiotherapist in multidisciplinary injury assessment clinics (MIACs) with the aim of establishing or clarifying diagnoses, screening patients for admission to full-time rehabilitation programmes, identifying patients requiring specialist orthopaedic interventions, referring to specialists in rheumatology, neurology and general medicine as necessary. Providing advice to inform occupational medicine decisions on the suitability of individuals to return to front line roles. Clinical supervisor for physiotherapists and exercise and rehabilitation instructors. Show less

      • Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

        Mar 2007 - Aug 2016
      • Regional Lead Physiotherapist (Primary Care)

        Aug 2004 - Mar 2007
    • Evolve integrated health specialists

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Physiotherapist (contractor)
    • Bounceback rehab

      Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
      Vocational rehabilitation specialist

      Occupational Health Physiotherapy

    • Smart rehab & physiotherapy

      Jan 2018 - Oct 2020
      Regional manager

      Director, Regional Manager and Pain Services lead clinician.

    • Smart rehab and physiotherapy

      Oct 2020 - now
      Clinical director
    • Smart rehab & physiotherapy ltd

      Mar 2023 - now
      Managing director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Explain pain supercharged

      Noi
      Nov 2017
    • Padi rescue diver

      Padi
      Jun 2003