JONI SHANTA
Joni joins us from Scotland, having recently moved to Abu Dhabi with her family. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2010, following this she worked in a hospital in Glasgow covering orthopaedics and surgical wards before moving into the musculoskeletal outpatients department. Joni then moved into high performance sport which she has worked in for the past 10 years, working for the Institute of Sport in Scotland. Joni has been the lead physiotherapist for multiple national programmes such as golf, netball and triathlon. Here she gained vast experience in elite performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation and has thoroughly enjoyed supporting athletes in training and at major competition. More recently Joni has also developed her knowledge around supporting females and scar therapy. Joni loves to keep active and lift in the gym or run outdoors. She has a young family who love travel, sport and nature. Skills - Sports injury rehabilitation - Scar therapy (post c-section, oncology) - Exercise therapy - Pre and post operative care - Fascial release - Acupuncture Languages: English