Sammy Margo
Founder and Director of Physiotherapy Services, Physiotherapist
MSc MMACP AACP MCSP HCPC
Professional Background
Sammy Margo qualified as Chartered Physiotherapist in 1988. During her career, she has spent time working in the NHS, as well as in the professional sporting arena, becoming England’s first female physiotherapist to work in professional football at Barnet Football Club.
After finishing a Master's in Physiotherapy, she then worked in France, the USA, and Japan with professional athletes, including judo, skiing, athletics, and basketball.
She returned to the UK 30 years ago to establish her Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Pilates and Sleep Practice in North and North-West and Central London, where a ‘family’ of 25 physiotherapists are now based.
Clinical Approach
Sammy Margo's main clinical interest area is Senior Care. Having seen her patients move from middle age to their 90s, Sammy has 3 generations of experience and loves complex cases from rehabilitation all the way up to optimization.
Sammy developed an interest in sleep and recognizes its impact on everything, including performance and healing times. She wrote The Good Sleep Guide and The Good Sleep Guide for Kids, both of which are packed with practical tips on how to get a good night’s sleep. She is currently writing a book on Sleep and Rehabilitaion.
Personal Interests
Sammy is actively involved in the media, has been a spokesperson for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and a Sleep Expert, and frequently appears on radio and television and provides comments for national magazines and newspapers on all matter of health, fitness, wellness and beauty related.
In her spare time, Sammy loves to spend time with her son and family, and trains daily in the gym, reads, writes and goes to art galleries, museums and talks.
Articles Written or Contributed to by Sammy Margo
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Daily mail article on sunrise lamps, sleep health and beating the winter blues
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Daily Mail story about the connection between thigh size and health
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A feature in The Sun about sleep attire
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A Telegraph article featuring Sammy, about how your pillow choice affects sleep
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A wellbeing article in The Telegraph titles "Sleepless in Suffolk"
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An article about waking up in the middle of the night, and what can help in The Telegraph
Sammy is the resident sleep expert at Dreams, and has written/contributed to a number of articles:
Podcasts featuring Sammy:
Sammy also has a number of expert posts about sleep on her own website which can be found here.
As a sleep expert, Sammy also has 2 books published:
Read an excerpt here.