Miss Sharon Edwards

A Multifaceted Career in Physiotherapy: From Elite Sports to Specialized Pelvic Health and Beyond Sharon was Director of Physio on Brunswick and Absolute Physio & Rehab in Australia, which are still going strong, and was Head Consultant Physiotherapist for Mayne Tigers and Souths Rugby Club, Australia, and the team physiotherapist for the Australian Judo Team in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. She also contracted services for Occupational Health Assessments and ergonomic training for workplaces and conducted individual Clinical Pilates classes for rehabilitating individuals for return to work and sport, being trained as a Pilates Instructor with DMA Pilates Level 2, and providing support to a rural gym for Pilates class cover for some periods in Australia. Sharon has also trained in Women's & Pelvic Health Physiotherapy since 2005, Lymphoedema Specialist management since 2005 and Vestibular dysfunctions since 2010, to additionally support her varied physiotherapy role in rural communities in Australia at the time. Sharon returned to the UK in 2018 and has further trained as a pessary practitioner for women who have developed pelvic organ prolapses. Sharon continues to see a mix of musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries, as well as regularly helping men & women who experience pelvic pain, stress incontinence, bowel constipation/urgency/incontinence, prostate problems and pre and post natal pain or pelvic dysfunctions, tummy muscle separations, as well as cording and breast oncology physiotherapy. Sharon has also provided many years of teaching to physiotherapists in the UK and Australia in sports physiotherapy, taping, lower limb biomechanics, gait assessment and foot orthoses prescriptions, private practise management and provides consultancy to other health businesses around the world. She has a written a Chapter in a book called ‘Exploding the Middle Age Myth’ in 2010 and has published a teaching DVD on Lower Limb Biomechanics. She has also published a research paper in the Disability & Rehabilitation Journal 2003, on Neuromuscular efficiency of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles in patients with Chronic Neck Pain with Deborah Falla, K. Koh, Gwen Jull and A. Rainoldi. Sharon also offers expert witness and report writing for musculoskeletal and pelvic health physiotherapy, having trained with Bond Solon and is a member of the MLACP (Medicolegal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) and is currently waiting for finalisation of her Certificate of Expert Report Writing, with Cardiff University, as a National Expert Witness. In her spare time Sharon enjoys motor boating, cycling and walks with her dogs and son. 

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2017–2023
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

2. 2023–2027
   Residency · Physiotherapy

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid (GB)

3. 2027–2028
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Karolinska Stockholm, SE

1. 2027-09–2028-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Physiotherapy

1. 1 Choose a slot
2. 2 Brief pre-consult form
3. 3 Consultation
4. 4 Follow-up note & plan

Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 5 · i10: 6

Selected publications

1. Outcomes of Physiotherapy in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Miss Sharon Edwards, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.6303/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 128

2. European registry analysis of Physiotherapy outcomes

   Miss Sharon Edwards, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.3936/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 26

3. Outcomes of Physiotherapy in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Miss Sharon Edwards, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.5651/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 92

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