Damian Buck

Damian qualified as a physiotherapist in 2003 from Leeds Metropolitan University. Since then, he has gained extensive clinical experience in a wide range of specialties, working in the NHS, professional football, university sport, and private practice. This broad range of experience has helped Damian develop advanced skills in musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation with a primary interest in lower limb (hip, knee and ankle) injuries.

In addition to his role at CSPC Physiotherapy, Damian works as a lower limb Advanced Practice Physiotherapist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals assessing and treating patients with varied, complex musculoskeletal presentations. He is the lead clinician in the musculoskeletal gym at the Trust and also works in the Emergency Department Musculoskeletal clinic. He takes an active interest in current research and is responsible for the development of the lower limb clinical protocols utilised within the Trust. He has a special interest in the management of ACL and Achilles tendon injuries. He also works at the University of Bradford as a guest lecturer teaching MSc physiotherapy students on the lower limb module.

Damian previously worked as the head of physiotherapy for Bradford City AFC for several years. In addition to football, he has experience of treating national and international athletes from a variety of sports including athletics, netball, triathlon, squash, and rugby and in the past he has also been the lead physiotherapist for the University of Leeds Sports Scholarship Programme.

His interest in research helped Damian complete his Masters Degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Bradford in 2015. He is also qualified in injection therapy and has undertaken numerous post-graduate courses including acupuncture, manual therapy, and kinesiology taping.

Damian is a keen runner and has completed several marathons. He also enjoys golf and football.