Mrs Judy Lucas - Grad Dip Th (Distinction) MCSP

Chartered Physiotherapist & Registered with the HCPC

We will get a picture of Judy in her Team Rehab uk gear as soon as we can catch her.

 35+ Years Experience as a Chartered Physiotherapist

-graduated with distinctions in Physiotherapy from the Oswestry and North Staffordshire school of Physiotherapy in 1980
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-Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist- (the treatment of all conditions relating to muscle, joint and bone injury, or conditions)

-a wealth of post graduate learning and skills gained from attendance at post graduate training and courses. (Including most recently kinetic control, making sense of chronic pain, effective management of the Cervical and Lumbar spine, Muscle imbalance, Swiss ball systems as used by elite sports professionals, shoulder courses, combined approach to sacroiliac joint, Brian Mulligan’s concept, Mindfulness at work etc) - LOTS!

-a specialist interest in neurological related conditions and chronic pain management.

-Vast experience and professional relationships with Commissioners, Consultants and GPs mostly in the North Northamptonshire area.

Judy has worked mainly in the NHS for over 30 years, both as a Physiotherapist and as a Physiotherapy manager, and then as manager for Corby and Kettering District Nurse teams (70 staff).

She initially I worked in a variety of locations including North Staffordshire, Gibraltar and London, gaining a wealth of experience including the acute setting, with patients in intensive care, surgical, medical, orthopaedics, acute geriatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, burns unit, thoracic and renal units, neurosurgery and neuro medical.

From 1984-1985, Judy led a team of trained Physiotherapists, students and support workers, in the management of inpatient medical ward patients (neurological and respiratory conditions) as well as outpatient support for neurological conditions, mainly post CVA (stroke).

In 1986 she had time out due to children and went back in the community, in the Market Harborough area, for a year in 1993 before starting part time in Corby, in 1994. This was primarily seeing a wide variety of neurological outpatients. She extended her musculoskeletal assessment, treatment and management skills through courses and training and was promoted to Physiotherapy Manager for Corby, as well as Professional lead for junior and senior Physiotherapists, across Northamptonshire from 2003-2013.

Judy was then Service Manager for Corby and Kettering District Nurses, Corby Collaborative team (CCT) and administrative staff from 2013-2018. This enabled her to gain insight into the wider health economy and develop her management skills further. During this time Judy undertook a MSK caseload including the joint assessments of housebound patients within the community, to both assess and enable their rehabilitation. She was involved with project and service development work collaborating with service users, carers, other health professionals, local GPs and commissioners as part of the CCT, Palliative and end of life care, and also as part of a Falls prevention group.

More recently Judy has worked as a First Contact Physiotherapist, in Leicestershire, using Physiotherapy assessment and differential diagnosis skills for mainly musculoskeletal issues, to enable patients to be given a diagnosis, good initial advice and treatment or to sign post on for further support as necessary. This was working alongside GPs and Practice nurses. 

Judy has significant experience in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders with a comprehensive, broad based knowledge and skill set, for many conditions. She is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), both which ensure safe and professional working standards, of a high level, at all times. 

Judy is married, with 2 grown up children, and grandchildren, with another grandchild on the way. Her favourite past times are gardening, walking, travel and visiting gardens. In fact she and her husband have opened their gardens, along with many other villagers, on a regular basis, over the last 20 years.

She is involved with village life and has been a member of the PCC for 25 years.

She is not really this fierce but we had to put it in as was a good arty photo by her husband!

Judy loves the outdoors and there is no better place to be than at the beach with your best friend.

Judy and her husband are avid gardeners and like lots of us, enjoy eating the fruits of their labour when the mud is still freshly on them.