Rachel Horsfall
Senior MSK Physiotherapist specialising in sports injuries in children
Rachel is a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, specialising in sports injuries and rehabilitation, and an extensive background in elite sport across rugby sevens, academy football and the Commonwealth Games.
SPECIALISMS: Sports injuries, assessment and rehabilitation. Lower limb and shoulder injuries. Qualified in acupuncture and Pilates.
SPORTS: Rugby, football, gymnastics and athletics.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Physiotherapist at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Physiotherapist at Manchester United Football Academy for over five years. While living in Australia, physiotherapist for the Australian Rugby Sevens Team and the Tonga Rugby Sevens Team.
BIO: Rachel is a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. After qualifying from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2005, she began her career at Sheffield Teaching Hospital before moving into private practice, specialising in musculoskeletal outpatients and sports rehabilitation.
Rachel has worked extensively in elite sport throughout her career. During five years living and working in Australia, she was physiotherapist for the Men's Australian Rugby Sevens Team, providing pitch-side first aid, injury prevention and rehabilitation across international training camps and tournaments. Rachel also worked as team physiotherapist for the Men's Tonga Rugby Sevens Team, travelling to international tournaments including the Hong Kong Sevens and the Pacific Games.
Since returning to the UK, Rachel has continued to work in high-performance environments, spending over five years with Manchester United Football Academy. Most recently, she was part of the multidisciplinary medical team at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, providing physiotherapy support across gymnastics, netball and athletics.
Rachel's clinical expertise includes advanced musculoskeletal assessment, manual therapy, injury prevention and sports rehabilitation.
Rachel has always had a love for sport. She grew up fell running in the Peak District and has since completed marathons, ultramarathons and two full-distance Ironman triathlons. Outside of work, Rachel has a young family and spends most weekends running around after them - an endurance event of its own!
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