JOANA PIRES

Clinic Director /Senior Physiotherapist / Pilates Instructor

Joana has over 10 years of experience, she has worked with both elite and recreational athletes from the Portuguese Olympic Gymnastics Team to Martial Arts competitors. As a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt herself, she understands the commitment it takes to prevent or recover from injuries. Having worked in private healthcare for many years, in 2019 she collaborated with Fightzone London, opening her own clinic to bring physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation to her local community in East London. 

Over the years since Joana qualified she has continued to further her education and has trained in the practice of dry needling, management of persistent pain, manual therapy, and is also a qualified APPI Clinical Pilates instructor including pre and post natal Pilates. 

She believes that a successful physio is the one who can thoroughly assess not only the injury itself but understand the person as a whole including their personal/ environmental conditions.

You can find out more about Joana’s treatment and martial arts here.