Vishal Kanji

Vishal is a Specialist Physiotherapist with over a decade of experience in professional sport. He holds a First-Class Honours Physiotherapy degree and a degree in Sport Science, and has worked across football and cricket with Arsenal Football Club, Brentford Football Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, and Essex County Cricket Club, where he currently serves as Head of Physiotherapy. He combines extensive elite sport experience with evidence-based practice to deliver the highest standard of care to patients of all ages and abilities.

Vishal believes successful rehabilitation begins with movement optimisation and understanding the root cause of injury. His philosophy combines rehabilitation with performance principles to help individuals recover, prevent recurrence, and achieve their full potential. He tailors treatment to each individual — whether they are returning to everyday activities, recreational exercise, or elite-level sport — taking a holistic approach to every stage of care.

Vishal has developed particular expertise in bone stress injuries and lumbar spine conditions, with a specialist interest in pars stress fractures in adolescent and young athletes. He frequently manages complex hip, knee, and shoulder conditions, and is especially passionate about helping young athletes maximise their potential through appropriate workload management and movement optimisation. His experience in elite environments has given him deep knowledge of return-to-play pathways, throwing and bowling workloads, and long-term athlete development.

Areas of Interest: Lumbar spine injuries, bone stress injuries and pars stress fractures, paediatric and adolescent sports injuries, return-to-play rehabilitation, complex hip, knee and shoulder injuries, return-to-throwing and return-to-bowling programmes, workload optimisation, long-term athletic development, injury prevention.

Skills & Techniques: Strength and conditioning, Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training, electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), shockwave therapy, MBST therapy, manual therapy, soft tissue techniques, performance rehabilitation, exercise prescription, return-to-sport testing, advanced pitch-side emergency care.