Jo Larkin
Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine
MBCHB, BSC, MSC, DIPSEM, PGCERT (US MSK) FFSEM
Dr Larkin has extensive experience in treating elite athletes and working in high performance environments, as well as managing musculoskeletal conditions of city workers, weekend warriors and physically active people in pain. She is currently the Global Medical Director for SailGP, a international grand prix of F50 racing and was the previous Chief Medical Officer for the LTA.
Through her experience of working in the Military, at Headley Court, and her appointment as the clinical lead of the Spines department, she developed an interest in chronic pain management and the understanding the multifaceted components to pain.
She has worked in a variety of sports including premiership academy football, rugby, hockey, ice hockey and GB disability target shooting. She has experience with both international men’s & women’s rugby and football and has also worked extensively with the younger age group.
Recent and current appointments
- Global Medical Doctor for SailGP
- Chief Medical Officer for the LTA
- England RFU International Performance Doctor for England Sevens and Women’s XVs Rugby
- GB7 Men’s and Women’s team physician
- Elected Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
- RFU Immediate Care in Sport Instructor
- International Paralympic Classifier
- Elected Member of the Council for the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Elected Member of the Royal College of Physicians Sport & Exercise Medicine Committee
- Previous head of Spines Rehabilitation for the Armed Forces at DMRC Headley Court
Publications, lectures and teaching
- Honorary lecturer on the MSc in Sports Medicine at the University College of London
- Honorary lecturer on the MSc programme at CNELM
- Best practice guidelines for the MOD for low back pain
- Emergency Medicine Journal (BMJ): Changes to the cardiac biomarkers of non-elite athletes completing the 2009 London Marathon
- NHS Shared Decision Making – Cholesterol
- Pulse article: ankle injuries
- Letter to the editor of the BMJ: Exercise and depression
- Tower Hamlets Public Health – Needs assessment for physical activity in cancer survivors
- BJSM Blog
- Tower Hamlets Public Health – Needs assessment for physical activity in cancer survivors.
- Contributing author to “SEM: A fresh Approach”
- Contributor to the "Tower Hamlets Physical Activity Care Pathway for Adults"
- Contributor to the "BMA Sports Injuries Book" – 4 chapters
Society memberships
- Fellow Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Member British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Member of the Royal Society of Medicine
Contact details
To find out more, or to arrange an appointment please call 0203 195 2442.
Secretary details:
Bhavini Patel
DDI: +44 (0) 203 457 6254
Fax: +44 (0) 203 002 7232
Email: larkin@fortiusclinic.com
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