Claire Whelan is a clinical specialist physiotherapist at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinics Sports Medicine Department. She currently leads the spinal rehabilitation team and has over a decade of experience specialising in spinal care across diverse healthcare settings. After completing her BSc in Physiotherapy at University College Dublin, Claire developed her expertise in spinal rehabilitation at Beaumont Hospital and later worked with spinal consultants at the Poynton SpineCare Institute.
Claire’s skills encompass the rehabilitation of complex spinal and post-surgical patients, and, she has served as a first-contact practitioner within multidisciplinary teams. She has a strong interest in movement and motor control and has pursued extensive training in these areas to enhance her patients’ outcome.
