About Us
Karen Lees runs the practice and is a qualified Chartered Physiotherapist in both the veterinary and human medical fields. Being a Chartered Physiotherapist with professional qualifications ensures her clients receive high quality treatment and care.
Karen is a keen horse-woman with experience of owning, caring for, training and (lightly!) competing horses.
The title “physiotherapist” is NOT fully protected, so for assurance of quality and professionalism ALWAYS choose a “chartered physiotherapist.”
Karen Lees’ summary of qualifications and professional memberships:
- BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy – three year degree course (giving a Chartered Physiotherapy qualification)
- MCSP – Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and therefore bound by a code of professional conduct
- HPC – member of Health Professions Council and registered to treat humans
- Cat A ACPAT – Category A member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (affiliated to the Royal Veterinary College) and therefore qualified to treat animals
Karen is looking forward to future study and completing a MSc in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the Royal Veterinary College
Annelies has been working with Karen since May 2007, and sees equine, canine and human clients in the Surrey area. Annelies currently works at the Royal Surrey County Hospital on a part time basis. She also works at Greyfriars rehabilitation centre with Karen.
She has completed an MSc in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the Royal Veterinary College and is also a very keen horse woman and owns and lightly competes her own horse.
Annelies Klinkers’ summary of qualifications and professional memberships:
- BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy – three year degree course (giving a Chartered Physiotherapy qualification)
- MCSP – Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and therefore bound by a code of professional conduct
- HPC – member of Health Professions Council and registered to treat humans
- MSc (Vet. Phys) – Masters in Veterinary Physiotherapy at The Royal Veterinary College
- Cat A ACPAT – Category A member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (affiliated to the Royal Veterinary College) and therefore qualified to treat animals
Applewood Physiotherapy Practice is a mobile practice and will come out to you with all the necessary equipment to carry out treatment on yourself, your dog or your horse.
Physiotherapy can help a variety of problems including back pain, neck pain, arthritis, strains and sprains, post-operative rehabilitation and sports performance problems. It can help a wide range of people with any aches and pains. See our “Human Physiotherapy” page for more information.
Horses and dogs can suffer with similar problems, which afflict humans, but they are much better at hiding their pain, as they can’t tell us what is wrong. See our “Animal Physiotherapy” page for more information.
Karen carries out an initial assessment of a horses injuries before treatment