Clinical & research CV · October 2026

Zizi

HCPC-registered physiotherapist

Physiotherapy. Research. Exercise science.

HCPC-registered physiotherapist combining musculoskeletal rehabilitation with progressive strength and endurance training. My background connects exercise physiology, NHS clinical training and research in imaging, clinical outcomes and evidence synthesis.

clinic@phyzio.org

Education

2024–2026

University of East Anglia

MSc Physiotherapy

Dissertation: Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy in Early- and End-Stage Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.

2020–2023

Lancaster University

BSc Sports and Exercise Science

Dissertation: Different applied methods to measure running intensity and their relationships with oxygen consumption.

Clinical experience

Sep–Oct 2024

Cambridge University Hospitals

Clinical training in pelvic health, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and persistent pain at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Feb–Mar 2025

West Suffolk Hospital

Clinical training in respiratory and acute medical care, including assessment, mobilisation and multidisciplinary care.

Jun–Jul 2025

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Clinical training in stroke rehabilitation within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, including functional assessment and multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

Training & coaching

2022–2023

Personal training

Individual exercise planning and one-to-one coaching in a campus gym.

Current focus

Strength, endurance & movement

MSK rehabilitation, powerlifting, weightlifting, strength and conditioning, endurance training and functional movement.

Research experience

2026–present

Pre-doctoral researcher · Peking University

Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University, in Professor Dong Jiang’s group.

Contribute to lesion annotation and model development for osteochondral injury, drawing on a hospital imaging resource covering more than 1,400 patients.

2026–present

Medical AI research · PhyZio

Lead independent studies on model selection, local threshold setting and classifier adaptation. This work examines what evidence is needed before using imaging AI in a new clinical setting.

Three current studies

Oct–Dec 2025

Research training · University of Oxford

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford.

Major contributor to protocol and methods development for a systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions in psoriatic arthritis, with Professor Laura Coates and Philippa Nicolson. Full-text screening and data extraction are ongoing.

Ongoing

Evidence synthesis collaboration · Imperial College London

Co-author and second reviewer on a systematic review of premature estrogen loss and osteoarthritis with the Osteoarthritis Research Group.

Contribute to methods refinement, full-text screening and data extraction.

Research & methods mentoring

Founder of PhyZio, supporting doctors and physiotherapists with limited research resources through study design, analysis and methods mentoring.

About PhyZio

Registration & awards

2026

UEA Future Leaders Award

MSc Physiotherapy winner.

Registration

HCPC-registered physiotherapist

Languages: English and Mandarin.