Julie Porteous currently works and lives in the Highland village of Aviemore from were she runs Highland Physiotherapy, Julie enjoys an active lifestyle of ski coaching, downhill mountain biking and summer climbing. From this fantastic base Julie is able to travel easily to three main Physiotherapy clinics across the area, including: Nairn Sports Club, The Centre for Complementary Therapies in Inverness, and the Macdonald Highland Aviemore Resort. Flexible clinic appointments are available, with home visits being available upon request.
Since graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University, Julie Porteous has completed core junior and senior NHS rotations within Glasgow, Stirling and Inverness. Since specialising in Outpatients Julie has worked within a variety of diverse settings including; at the World Team Badminton Championships, with the Scottish Football Team, and at numerous adventure endurance races.
Julie has spent a significant amount of time working in private practices abroad, including destinations in Switzerland and New Zealand. In this time she encountered acute injuries from many different sports. During this role there was a pressure for Julie to return patients to the outdoors as quickly as possible, these skills ensured quick decision making skills and accurate rehabilitation programmes. Julie has also completed significnt post graduate training including Acupuncture, Kinesiology taping and is working towards a masters in Orthopaedic Medicine.
Upon returning from abroad Julie has been responsible for the running and development of the Sports Injury Clinic at Nairn Sports Club, which she continues to practice from.
Julie also works with the current Scottish Shinty Champions- Newtonmore, were she is responsible for returning injured players to the pitch as quickly as possible, and designing strength and conditioning programmes to prevent injuries occuring in the first instance.
