Life Stories... With Jon Fearn

Jon has had a remarkable 25-year career working in elite football with some of the world’s top athletes. Over 13 years at Chelsea FC he was part of the 1st team staff that won the Champions League twice, Premier League three times, and numerous trophies. Prior to this he spent 9 years at Reading FC and 4 years at West Ham Utd. Whilst at Reading FC he developed a medical department that saw the club through the most successful period in its history as they rose from League 1 to the Premier League. Alongside working in pro sport Jon has a Masters degree in advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy and has lectured at many international sport medicine conferences and on undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. He is currently an honorary lecturer at Queen Mary’s University London and a visiting lecturer at the University of Birmingham on the MSc programmes. He has a particular interest in the management of lower limb tendinopathy, hip and groin related pain and the rehabilitation of football related injuries. Jon specialises in working with elite athletes and with those recovering from injury and surgery. As a consultant physiotherapist at GoPerform he will be offering extended appointments and assessments including the Pro Athlete assessment.