Neeraj is the Director and a Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist at Physiotherapy Matters who graduated in 2001 and now has over 20 year post graduate musculoskeletal experience. Since that time Neeraj has worked at Hartlepool and North Tees NHS Trust, Newcastle Nuffield Hospital and Newcastle Football Club before setting up Physiotherapy Matters in 2006. Over the past 15 years he has worked in various Occupational Health units with Physiotherapy Matters, most recently/presently at Newcastle International Airport, Virgin Money and North Tyneside Council.

Neeraj has certificates in numerous post graduate courses/qualifications, such as; Applied Ergonomics, Occupational Health training, McKenzie accreditation’s, Acupuncture and Kinetic control concepts, which is enhanced with an immaculate CPD and further training programs for continual improvement of service.

Kristi qualified with a BSc Hons degree in Physiotherapy from Stellenbosch University in South Africa in 2010. She also has a postgraduate diploma in sports physiotherapy.  

Kristi worked in an orthopedic private practice in Cape Town, South Africa. During that time, she worked closely with orthopedic surgeons treating patients with upper limb injuries as well as lower limb and upper limb joint replacements. 

She relocated to Newcastle in 2015. Since then, she has been working in private MSK physiotherapy clinics where she treated and managed acute sporting injuries. She also has a big interest in patients struggling with chronic pain and how to help them understand their pain and rehabilitate them.