Physio outlines hands-on approach to treating stars

A PHYSIOTHERAPIST who has treated Oscar winners and Olympic athletes was among the speakers at a Scottish gathering of medics who work with stars of stage and screen.

Kirsten Lord runs three specialist manual therapy physio clinics in Scotland and regularly works with performers, including the cast and crew of Les Misrables currently at Edinburgh Playhouse.

She was one of four speakers to address the British Association of Performing Arts in Medicine (BAPAM), at an event entitled The Show Must Go On in Edinburgh on Saturday – its first Scottish event since 2001.

She said she was delighted to speak at the event, organised to help doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, musicians and others prepare for the 2010 Edinburgh Festival. She said: "Our team has spent many years earning experience treating a wide range of performers ranging from acrobats, musicians, gymnasts and circus performers to dancers and actors."