Alex qualified from The Queens College, Glasgow in 1991 with a BSc in physiotherapy. . Initially Alex worked within the NHS rotating throughout orthopaedic, medical, surgical and hydrotherapy departments, before dipping her toes into private practice on a part time basis in Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes, working both in GP surgeries and sports injury clinics including the well known Blackberry Clinic in Milton Keynes. She expanded her private practice winning a G.P contract in Woburn Sands, providing physiotherapy for 6 doctors and their patients during the fund holding era and really enjoyed this new challenge. It makes such a big difference seeing people quickly after initial injury, thus preventing the more chronic complications that occur when conditions remain untreated.