Meet The Team
Cheryl Morton
The Healing Zone is owned and managed by Cheryl Morton. She has been involved in the sport and fitness industry for over 20 years as well as competing at elite level sport herself. She is a graduate Sports Therapist and holds a Master's Degree in Sports Science for Optimal Performance.
Her additional qualifications include manipulative therapy, exercise rehabilitation, sports massage, personal training, Level 4 Strength and Conditioning, and a Diploma in Exercise Referral. She has completed advanced studies in anatomy, physiology and pathology and has lectured at the University of Canterbury Christchurch on their new Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Degree and taught Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation at the University of East London.
She has worked with amateur and professional football and rugby clubs, some of Britain's top strength athletes and most recently with the Formula 1 sidecar championships. She was part of Bethany Shreiver's team (BMX Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion) and treats other world and Commonwealth athletes and para-athletes. She was also part of the Commonwealth Games Athlete Medical team 2022.
Cheryl's ethos is very much based on treating holistically and looking at the causes of an issue rather than just treating the symptoms and, therefore, helping people to get back to doing what they love!
Lucy Hartwell
Lucy is a graduate Sports Therapist with a Masters degree in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. She is trained in injury prevention, sports massage, fascial release, rehabilitation and sports massage. She is also qualified in medical acupuncture. Lucy brings a wealth of experience competing in, and working with elite athletes. She was an elite gymnast (and coach) and competed internationally at diving.
Her impressive CV boasts her working with London Welsh RFC, Maidstone RFC, Arsenal FC u21's, Thurrock FC and Chatham Town FC! She has been working with the NHS for a number of years treating all ages and abilities. She also taught on the sports therapy programme at the University of Kent. Her passion for teaching crosses over into her therapy treatments whereby her educating her patients, improving their understanding of their condition and enabling them throughout their recovery, achieves the best results!
Michael Hearn
Michael holds a Sports therapy and Rehabilitation degree from Canterbury Christchurch University. He has experience working with a variety of athletes, including strongmen, powerlifters, dancers, rugby players and footballers. He is a qualified Sports Masseuse and utilises his knowledge in techniques such as PNF stretching, MET and joint mobilisations as well as deep tissue massage, to help you regain motion and reduce pain.
He currently works with Beckenham Town FC providing pre and post-game treatment and pitch side first aid. He is also a qualified personal trainer and is very passionate about improving people's life quality with strength training.
In his spare time, he competes in strongman himself and has a keen interest in skateboarding. He also enjoys hiking, especially in beautiful spots of the UK like the Lake District and Scotland.
Isabella holds a Sport Rehabilitation degree from the University of Nottingham and is completing a Research Masters degree in Women’s health in sport. During her university experience she has been the rehabilitator for the Universities Women’s rugby team and the Men’s Nottingham Casual rugby team, undertook Notts County Football pre-season testing, was part of the therapy team at the British transplant Games and worked alongside the Australian team at the Touch Rugby World Cup. She also has clinical placement experience taking hydrotherapy and Ankylosing spondylolysis classes and 1-1 sessions as a rehabilitator and masseuse. She is keen to use her knowledge from a range of populations to aid your recovery.
During university she travelled to a remote village in Fiji to take part in a sport development volunteer programme. During her time here she exchanged cultures, learnt the importance of how incredible sport is as an equaliser and how important it is to bring a community together.
Isabella has experienced her fair share of injuries including undergoing a double hip reconstruction, so she knows about not only the physical struggles but the mental struggles of rehabilitation. This means she can relate to your frustration and disappointment when rehab doesn’t go to plan, and will help you overcome that to get the best out of your rehabilitation goals
Isabella is also an ex-gymnast and rowed for a year at university. She enjoys travelling and is looking forward to seeing more of the world in the future.
