Christopher Norris (physiotherapist)

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Christopher M. Norris is a British Chartered Physiotherapist, acupuncturist, and author. He was born in Salisbury, England in 1957.

Norris holds a Masters Degree in Sports Science, a PostGraduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Medicine, a Certificate in Occupational Health Physiotherapy and an Advanced Certificate in traditional Chinese Acupuncture.

He has over 20 years experience treating soft tissue injuries and specialises in sports injuries and exercise therapy. He is the author of six books including a textbook on sports injuries which is a core text on many physiotherapy and rehabilitation courses across the world. His recent book and accompanying CD 'Back Stability' has received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. He has produced two further exercise CDs and two exercise videos.

He runs two private clinics in Manchester and is a physiotherapy consultant to large clients in the North West of England. He is an external lecturer at the University of Salford and lectures regularly for the British Association of Sports Medicine. He runs back stability and muscle imbalance courses at hospitals and universities in the UK and USA.

An active sportsman, Norris is a black belt in Ju Jitsu and a coach for the World Ju-Jitsu Federation.

[edit] Publications

Back Stability, Human Kinetics Europe Ltd (1 May 2000) ISBN 0-7360-0081-X
Acupuncture, Butterworth-Heinemann, (May 2001) ISBN 0-7506-5173-3
Abdominal Training: Enhancing Core Stability (Nutrition & Fitness), A & C Black (31 Jul 2001) ISBN 0-7136-5952-1
Bodytoning, A & C Black (31 Mar 2003) ISBN 0-7136-6172-0
Sports Injuries: Diagnosis and Management, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (27 Jul 2004) ISBN 0-7506-5223-3
The Complete Guide to Stretching (CG), A & C Black (6 Sep 2004) ISBN 0-7136-6994-2
Acupuncture Pocket Book: Point Location (Paperback) Norris Health (1 May 2005) ISBN 0-9550121-0-4
Norris has written several articles on sports injuries treatment, exercise, and acupuncture which are available on his website.