Where Movement Meets Meaning

Helping People Move With Purpose

Specialist physiotherapist, speaker, and educator helping people rebuild strength, find resilience, and move with meaning.

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(BIOGRAPHY)

Darren Finnegan is a Chartered Physiotherapist, speaker, educator, author, and co-founder of Pro Health Physiotherapy NE. His career was inspired by a personal turning point when his father suffered a stroke, sparking a mission to help people move well and live with purpose.

Since 2010, Darren Finnegan has worked across NHS and private practice in the UK and Ireland. He has supported elite athletes across basketball, MMA, rugby, Crossfit, triathlon, running and athletics, including athletes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.


He has travelled extensively with sports teams including the Great Britain Basketball team across Europe, Tropics Rugby 7s for world renowned rugby 7 competitions in Kenya, Dubai, and Hong Kong. This breadth of experience has shaped his expertise in injury recovery, performance, and movement for people at every level of performance.


Blending clinical skill with elite sport insight, Darren takes a person-first approach to physiotherapy and performance. He practises what he teaches, having completed ultra marathons, adventure races, and half marathons to test his own mental fitness.

These experiences inform his work and his writing on resilience and mental fitness. Darren's drive for health and wellbeing is rooted in personal experience.


After losing his father at eighteen, he turned to exercise as a way to process grief. That experience became the foundation for his mission: helping others build strength, purpose, and emotional balance through movement.


He now shares that philosophy through coaching, mentoring, and education. As an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University, Darren supports the next generation of healthcare professionals in developing both technical and personal resilience.


From 2021 to 2024, he also chaired the North East Musculoskeletal Society, helping raise professional standards and create new opportunities for continued development across the region.

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How Darren Can Help

How Darren Can Help

Darren shares two decades of clinical and performance experience through talks, workshops, and collaborations. His sessions combine evidence-based physiotherapy with lived lessons from elite sport and holistic health.

Darren shares two decades of clinical and performance experience through talks, workshops, and collaborations. His sessions combine evidence-based physiotherapy with lived lessons from elite sport and holistic health.

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On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Speaking & Teaching

Keynotes and workshops that make recovery and resilience practical

Injury assessment, prevention and performance

Panel discussions bridging clinical science, real-world application and rehabilitation

Evidence-based insights from elite sport and NHS practice

Image of Darren Finnegan speaking at an event

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Speaking & Teaching

Keynotes and workshops that make recovery and resilience practical

Injury assessment, prevention and performance

Panel discussions bridging clinical science, real-world application and rehabilitation

Evidence-based insights from elite sport and NHS practice

Image of Darren Finnegan speaking at an event

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Speaking & Teaching

Keynotes and workshops that make recovery and resilience practical

Injury assessment, prevention and performance

Panel discussions bridging clinical science, real-world application and rehabilitation

Evidence-based insights from elite sport and NHS practice

Darren Finnegan performing physiotherapy

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Physiotherapy Appointments

One to one care in his physio, pain & performance clinic, Pro Health Physio.

In-person appointments in Newcastle upon Tyne or remote consultations

Evidence-based treatment for injury recovery and performance goals

Two decades of experience across elite sport, NHS, and private practice

Darren Finnegan performing physiotherapy

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Physiotherapy Appointments

One to one care in his physio, pain & performance clinic, Pro Health Physio.

In-person appointments in Newcastle upon Tyne or remote consultations

Evidence-based treatment for injury recovery and performance goals

Two decades of experience across elite sport, NHS, and private practice

Darren Finnegan performing physiotherapy

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Physiotherapy Appointments

One to one care in his physio, pain & performance clinic, Pro Health Physio.

In-person appointments in Newcastle upon Tyne or remote consultations

Evidence-based treatment for injury recovery and performance goals

Two decades of experience across elite sport, NHS, and private practice

Darren Finnegan training professionals

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Professional Training & Mentoring

Key areas of interest include: athletic ankle, functional foot, mental fitness and sports rehabilition principles

Evidence-based courses for physios, coaches and athletes

Mental fitness and resilience for health professionals and athletes

Practical workshops with hands-on techniques designed for immediate application

Darren Finnegan training professionals

On-DEMAND & IN-PErson

Professional Training & Mentoring

Key areas of interest include: athletic ankle, functional foot, mental fitness and sports rehabilition principles

Evidence-based courses for physios, coaches and athletes

Mental fitness and resilience for health professionals and athletes

Practical workshops with hands-on techniques designed for immediate application

Mental fitness starts here

Get a free chapter on building resilience from Essential Skills for Physiotherapists. Written for health professionals, valuable for anyone seeking practical tools for mental fitness.

No spam, just practical insights.

Darren Finnegan holding the book 'Essential Skills for Physiotherapists'

Mental fitness starts here

Get a free chapter on building resilience from Essential Skills for Physiotherapists. Written for health professionals, valuable for anyone seeking practical tools for mental fitness.

No spam, just practical insights.

Darren Finnegan holding the book 'Essential Skills for Physiotherapists'

Looking to book Darren?

Whether you’re recovering from injury, looking to improve your mobility, or want tailored support to reach peak performance, Darren brings years of physiotherapy expertise and a personal approach to everything he does.

Looking to book Darren?

Whether you’re recovering from injury, looking to improve your mobility, or want tailored support to reach peak performance, Darren brings years of physiotherapy expertise and a personal approach to everything he does.

Looking to book Darren?

Whether you’re recovering from injury, looking to improve your mobility, or want tailored support to reach peak performance, Darren brings years of physiotherapy expertise and a personal approach to everything he does.

Helping people move with purpose.

Helping people move with purpose.

© 2025 Darren Finnegan

Helping people move with purpose.

© 2025 Darren Finnegan