Sam Matheson

Broad Category
Services, therapies, and modalities
Music / arts / performance health, Dance medicine and healthcare, Exercise, Teaching / coaching / education, Technique / ergonomics / posture / instruments / props / equipment
Regions Covered
North West
Location
Manchester
Qualifications/registration
BSc Hons Physiotherapy, CSP, HCPC
Registration, insurance and DBS checks
Current professional registration, insurance and DBS confirmed
Information (Note: telephone numbers are available via BAPAM helpline)

Sam Matheson is a physiotherapist working with elite sports athletes, dancers and actors. He is experienced in manual therapy, acupuncture, exercise, musculoskeletal problems and rehabilitation.

Musicians' physiotherapy: Sam has several years experience working with professional and student musicians from the West End, touring musical productions, freelance players, the Halle, BBC philharmonic and the Royal Northern College of Music. Together with his clinical work, he has provided lectures on posture and playing, alongside conducting specialist musician injury assessments, providing specific diagnosis and treatment plans.

Dance physiotherapy: Sam has accumulated several years of physiotherapy experience across all genres of dance, having previously managed the company of ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake' and some of the largest shows in the West End and UK tours, such as ‘Wicked’, ‘Kinky Boots’ and ‘Matilda’. Sam also treats a range of students at Performing Arts colleges in London and the North West.