Meet the team
Barry Sigrist – Director MSc BSc PG Dip MSST
Barry has been providing therapy to film and productions since 2012, having graduated from Hertfordshire University's Sports Therapy program in 2008. He brings vast experience in the film sector and professional football, where he worked with the first teams at Watford FC and West Ham United. As well as this, Barry is a Consultant Performance Coach for Hintsa Performance, and via Hintsa provided the Performance services to Haas Formula One Team and a Red Bull driver competing in Japanese Superformula.
Having also completed a BSc (Hons) Sports Science from St Mary's University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage from NLSSM, where he became a tutor. He completed an MSc Sports and Exercise Rehabilitation and has gained a broad range of knowledge on injury, rehabilitation, training and performance.
Barry has earned strong reviews in Tatler magazine for his services and has given specialist opinion for The Times, The Guardian, Men's Health Magazine and for several articles in The Athletic on training and injury related topics in elite sports.
Sophie Lane – Director MSc BSc MCSP HCPC
Sophie is a Specialist Performing Arts and Sport Physiotherapist who has been providing Physiotherapy and Performance management to film, production and the performing arts since 2013. She has worked with professional performers in London's West End, including shows such as; War Horse, Matilda, The Lion King, Come from Away, Wicked and Billy Elliot. She has toured the UK with Dirty Dancing in Switzerland with The Lion King and in China with Cats.
Sophie has been the Physiotherapist for Strictly Come Dancing (TV series). She also spent the beginning of 2017 in Austria with Channel 4's 'The Jump'.
Before her time within the Performing Arts sector, Sophie worked with Saracens Academy and Saracens RFC. She set up a Private Physiotherapy practice in the 'Portes Du Soleil, Switzerland' where she ran and managed a Physiotherapy clinic – working with both recreational and professional skiers/snowboarders.
Having completed her MSc at University College London in 2014, she is now on the faculty as a module lead and lecturer on the Performing Arts Medicine MSc. She has also spent time lecturing with the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM), Urdang Academy and Italia Conti.
