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Colin Paterson MSc PGCert (Ed) MCSP MSMA is a chartered physiotherapist who is both a freelance physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal and sports injuries for adults and paediatrics and a lecturer at

Bournemouth University. He currently works as the team leader for the acute paediatric physiotherapy team at Poole General Hospital. He also works with the British Paralympic Association, England Hockey and has worked as a headquarters physiotherapist at the last Commonwealth Games for Team England and the last 2 World University Games for the Great Britain team.

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