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Diane has been a Chartered Physiotherapist for over 17 years, qualifying from the University of Birmingham in 2002. She went on to specialise in musculoskeletal outpatients and hand therapy where she developed knowledge and skills that were key to her current practice within the small animal field. Diane completed her Masters Degree in Veterinary Physiotherapy in 2007, awarded by the Royal Veterinary College, London, when she started her owner private practice for equine and small animals. After dividing her time between both human and animal species, she went on to specialise in small animals, joining Davies Veterinary Specialists to head up and develop the Therapy Services in 2011. This came with the fantastic opportunity to work alongside the Orthopaedic and Neurology services, just two of the many specialists’ services at Davies Veterinary Specialists, one of the largest and most diverse small animal referrals hospitals in Europe. Growth of the service led to the launch of the Davies Therapy and Fitness Centre in January 2017 where services now include Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Splinting and Orthotics and a Pain Management Clinic including Acupuncture. Diane works alongside Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist Louise Clark and other members of the Therapy Services team to optimise the quality of life for patients with long term comorbidities such as osteoarthritis. Diane also has a special interest in the use of splinting and orthotics for the management of musculoskeletal injuries. Diane continues to share her own passion for the work she does by lecturing nationally and internationally and being an active clinical educator for the Masters Veterinary Physiotherapy Programmes in the UK.