Physiotherapists

Cardeux Nel

Partner and Senior Physiotherapist

Languages: English, Afrikaans

B.Sc Honors of Physiotherapy (University Of – The Free State, South Africa)
ODNS Dry needling
Hong Kong Registered Physiotherapist

Cardeux represented South Africa and attained her first karate world championship medals at the age of 11. Cardeux’s other sport of interest is field hockey, which she has also played at a national level. From a young age, she attended physiotherapy to enhance performance and recovery. Understanding the importance of this stimulated her to pursue a career in helping others.

After graduating from The University of The Free State in South Africa, Cardeux spent a few years working in private practice as well as gaining experience in sports physiotherapy. She assisted with the Springboks in the lead up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup and worked at the Comrades Marathon for 4 consecutive years.

Cardeux’s treatment is focused on exercise, education, and a holistic therapy approach. As a keen trail runner, she specializes in performing full running assessments, both clinical and video. She has also completed her post-graduate course in Dry Needling which she provides as part of her treatments.

Cardeux spends her time off continuing to pursue sports-related endeavors. She plays for the Valley Premier women’s field hockey team, coaches running, and manages the Hong Kong Sports Clinic running team. She also extends her passion for the sport by giving back, as a member of WISE HK – Helping empower, educate, and connect women and girls through sport in Hong Kong.

Joseph March

Founder and Physiotherapist

Language: English

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Curtin Australia)
Hong Kong and Australian Registered – Physiotherapist
Founder and Principal Physiotherapist Hong Kong Sports Clinic
Former Head Physiotherapist of HKFC (Rugby)
Consulting Physiotherapist for HK Ballez
Personal Physiotherapist of Vlad Ixel (World Class Trail Runner)

After graduating from university in Australia, Joseph had solid exposure in a wide range of areas including professional sports, neurological, pediatrics, gerontology, and rehabilitation.

Joseph has over a decade of experience in Hong Kong, specializing in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and sports injuries. He has treated issues related to pregnancy, desk jobs, as well as the unique injuries that come with a variety of athletic pursuits.

He has partnered with the Hong Kong Football Club as the performance squad physiotherapist, as well as the Hong Kong Ballet as the consulting physiotherapist.

Joseph’s hobby outside of work is the pursuit of a better functioning body. This has led him to delve deeply into many types of exercise and performance training. He has years of experience in Olympic weight lifting, movement training, powerlifting, yoga, pilates and strength, and conditioning. Through his own journey, Joseph has positioned himself well to understand other bodies and across a wide range of exercise and sport.

In the past Joseph competed at a high level in football and long distance running.

Charles Wang

Partner and Senior Physiotherapist

Languages: English, Mandarin

Bachelor of Applied Science: Physiotherapy (University of Sydney, Australia)
Hong Kong and Australian Registered Physiotherapist

Charles completed his Physiotherapy degree at the University of Sydney, Australia. Charles has a particular interest in the link between biomechanics and injury, especially in the lumbopelvic area and lower limb. As such his treatment approach incorporates manual therapies and exercises prescription to optimise movement patterns and to recover from and prevent recurring injuries.

Chris Kamper

Physiotherapist

Languages: English

B.Sc Physiotherapy (Hons) (University of the Free State, South Africa)
Hong Kong registered Physiotherapist
Head physiotherapist at the Hong Kong Jockey Club
OMT (Orthopedic Manipulative Therapy)
Dry needling – ODNS and Mulligans

With 9 years of experience under his belt, Chris is certain that he is living his passion in physiotherapy. He has a special interest in sports physiotherapy – particularly musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions in athletes and sportspeople.

His approach to treatment is focused on function and pain. As such, his goal is to efficiently and effectively rehabilitate patients and return them to former (and even better) performance levels.

It all started with a little spark in 2013. After completing his degree, Chris elected to complete his compulsory year of community service at a military health unit where he mostly treated sport oriented musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries.

From there, he moved into private practice and quickly found a way to carve out a career in what would become his driving passion. Chris worked for various rugby teams at school and provincial level before progressing to the thriving world of professional soccer. As team physiotherapist and Head of Medical for several teams, Chris became well known amongst the professional soccer players and coaches of the South African Premier Soccer League. This experience was underpinned by a strong foundation of support by South Africa’s best sport physiotherapists at the well known Centre of Sport Medicine. He is currently the Head physiotherapist at the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Chris’s passion for sport overflows into his personal time as he enjoys challenging himself in the gym, calisthenics, hiking, running, trail running and the outdoors.

Emma Piachaud

Senior Physiotherapist

Languages: English

B.Sc Honors in Physiotherapy (University of Nottingham, UK)
Hong Kong Registered Physiotherapist

Emma returned ‘home’ to Hong Kong in 2011 after having spent her childhood here. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Physiotherapy in the UK and has subsequently worked in the UK, France, and Hong Kong in a variety of settings, including the National Health Service, private hospitals and clinics, and a ski resort.

Emma is a keen sportswoman, which has led to a natural interest in sports injury rehabilitation and exercise-based therapy where she has completed many postgraduate courses specialising in manual therapy and core stability retraining. These have been in areas such as the lumbopelvic complex and thoracic rib cage and their combined effects on the musculoskeletal system. She has used this knowledge when treating clients, from elite athletes with chronic overuse injuries to postnatal women returning to sport.

Emma is available to assess and manage all musculoskeletal conditions including neck and back pain, sports injuries, thoracic and ribcage issues, and post-surgical rehabilitation. In addition, Emma has a specialist interest in treating specific problems related to ante and post-natal women, including pelvic girdle pain, rectus diastasis, mastitis, and assisting in return to sport and fitness.

Lizemari Marais

Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor

Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu

BSc. Physiotherapy (UFS South Africa)
Pilates Instructor Certification (South Africa)
Physiotherapist (HK registered)
Dry needling (Hong Kong Physio Academy)
Pilates Instructor (Trifocus Fitness Academy)
Yoga Instructor

Liz is a Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor from South Africa. Her greatest passion is health education and empowerment, which is why she flourishes in the corporate wellness setting. She’s good at analysing corporate settings to determine risk factors to individual health as well as employee productivity. She will not just remind your employees to sit up straight – she will walk a path with your company to encourage healthy lifestyles and happy employees.

Liz’s approach to rehabilitation is grounded in the balance between mobility and foundation strength. She explores this in her calisthenics, yoga and pilates. She believes that with the right foundation and training, the human body can do anything.

Liz values independence and wishes to equip her patients with everything they would need to maximise their body’s potential, allowing them to pursue independent lives.

Mete Cheung

Clinician

Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Turkish

B.Sc. (Hons) Physiotherapy (University of Birmingham, UK)
UK Registered Physiotherapist
OMT Spinal Manipulation
OMT Dry Needling

Mete was born and raised in Hong Kong. After completing high school at Sha Tin College, he qualified as a Physiotherapist at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Mete has a wide range of clinical experience from his degree in Birmingham, including champions league level football physiotherapy, musculoskeletal, neurological, falls and frailty, and cardiorespiratory rehab.

Mete has learnt to deliver person-centered, science-based care to his patients, by using exercise, manual therapy, education, and advice, to treat various conditions.

Mete enjoys spending his time outside of work optimizing his health, wellness, and athletic potential through powerlifting. This has made him an expert in strength and conditioning and gives him a better understanding of the science of people in pain, and how to maximize other people’s performance.

Mete is also half Chinese and half Turkish, so he also enjoys spending his spare time experiencing various exotic cuisines and traveling.

Mete has previously competed in Windsurfing at the youth Olympic level and currently competes in Powerlifting at a national level.