Fern Whelan

Qualified from:

University of Salford

Past employment:

Nottingham Trent University Sports Physiotherapist

Private Practice in Nottingham & Liverpool

NHS Hospital Rotations Liverpool

Working background:

I have worked as a multi-sport physiotherapist in elite sport providing physiotherapy to athletes performing at high levels, i.e GB & England. I have also worked across various female football teams, Notts County Ladies and Everton Ladies.

I have a broad background with experience of treating orthopaedic, respiratory, neurological and elderly rehab patients also. I have a passion for treating knee injuries and my masters completed in sports and injury rehabilitation gave me the tools I needed to effectively rehabilitate patients back to their sporting environment.

The ages I have worked with varies from age 9 to age 89 in private practice and in youth sporting clubs. I am competent in pitch side first aid and have provided this for various sports such as Hockey, Rugby and Football.

Your almost most-outstanding achievement:

Being capped for my country at England Senior level for women’s football

What would you cook if I came round for dinner?

I make a good seafood curry

Where should we go on holiday?

Cancuun in Mexico

If you could take one thing into space, what would it be:

My iPhone to make sure I can still speak to my family back home

What’s the one thing you haven’t confessed to your parents?

When I was younger, I used make a pillow shaped body of myself in bed so I could stay out later than curfew and never got caught