Faye Grace – Senior Physiotherapist

In 2013, Faye graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Sport & Dance Therapy. At this point, she completed an internship at a private practice on Harley Street, London, as well as setting up and running dance injury clinics at both the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and in her hometown of Royston. After spending a year focusing primarily on dance related injuries, Faye’s next step was to further her knowledge and skills by studying for an MSc in Physiotherapy at the University of Essex. This role meant she gained additional experience treating musculoskeletal injuries both within the NHS and private sector, alongside work within the realms of hydrotherapy, intensive care, brain injury rehabilitation and paediatrics.

Since September 2016, Faye has combined working as part of the F.A.S.T. team with a physiotherapy post at Addenbrooke’s Hospital where she now specialises in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, working with children and adolescents with a wide range of sporting and orthopaedic injuries.

Faye has a specialist interest in treating young dancers, and has links with London Studio Centre performing arts school. She spent 6 months in 2025 working as the school’s dance physiotherapist, supporting performers in full time training, and now contributes to their teaching and screening program on an ad hoc basis. 

Academic Profile

Faye’s quality of work has been recognised and she was therefore asked to be a Guest Lecturer at the London Contemporary Dance School and London Metropolitan University, covering anatomy, physiology and dance aesthetics modules. She has also been co-editor and contributing author of two books, writing specifically about growth plate disorders in children and adolescents:

• Abrahams, S. (2013). ‘Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents’. Xlibris Publishing.
• Abrahams, S. (2014). ‘Musculoskeletal Medicine in Primary Care’. Xlibris Publishing.
• Grace F, Ashby E. Late Presentation of Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome (TRPS1 Affected) Associated Hip Pathology. J Med Cases. 2023 Jul;14(7):244-250. 

As part of Faye’s MSc degree, she undertook an extensive literature review, investigating reasons for poor compliance with exercise rehabilitation programmes and strategies to help improve adherence levels. More recently, she published a case report in medical journal following a patient with a rare genetic condition and Perthes disease.

Sport

Since the age of four, Faye has been ballet trained and attended lessons at the Royal Academy of Dance in London between the ages of 14 and 23. Before going to university, Faye attended ‘The Dance College’ in Hertfordshire for full-time dance training and draws on this experience when supporting dancers managing injury. Whilst at university, Faye was a flyer for her university cheerleading team, competing in 6 national competitions.

These days, Faye is a keen boulderer at the local climbing centre, enjoys Crossfit alongside the occasional run or cycle, and is happiest when hiking up a mountain!