Dr Paulina Kloskowska
Hello and welcome to my website!
I’m a physiotherapist, academic, and researcher, fascinated by the human body: how it adapts, recovers, and performs - even in the face of pain, injury, or long-term challenges. Over the past decade, I’ve built a career that blends clinical work, teaching, and research, grounded in the belief that while there are no magic fixes, the body holds immense potential when we understand and support it well!
I work with people across the spectrum—from passionate recreational athletes to Olympic professionals - with a particular focus on lower limb injuries involving the pelvis, lower back, hip, and groin. I specialise in complex, long-standing pain cases where others have struggled to find answers, helping individuals return to the life and activity they value most.
My approach combines deep anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical understanding with years of hands-on clinical experience and a commitment to continuous learning. I believe that clear, honest communication is just as important as clinical skill - and working with patients who’ve felt unheard or misunderstood has helped shape this into one of my teaching strengths.
One of the driving forces behind my work is my commitment to supporting women in sport. Through clinical care, academic teaching, and international research, I aim to improve how we understand and address women-specific health and performance challenges. I currently lead several research projects on injury prevention, biomechanics, and rehabilitation in female athletes - also in populations across Central and Eastern Europe.
Everything I do- whether in the clinic, the classroom, or the lab - is rooted in a patient-centred, evidence-informed approach. My busy clinics, positive referrals, and strong collaborations show the impact of this work, and I remain passionate about helping people move better, feel better, and perform at their best.
Education
I did my BSc and MSc degree in Physiotherapy in Poland, which took 5 years of full-time education at Poznan University of Medical Sciences. I moved to London in 2012 to do a PhD course at Queen Mary University of London, where I investigated the biomechanical patterns of athletes with groin pain. I finished my PhD in 2017 with the title of Doctor of Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and a 350 pages thesis!
After my PhD, I worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Queen Mary University of London, investigating the biomechanical patterns of gait and falls - this further deepened my understanding and knowledge of human biomechanics, which is key in my clinical practice..
Research
Starting with my PhD, through the post-doctoral researcher pathway and further in my academic work I have been adding evidence to improve clinical practice.
I have been active in research for 12 years, producing high quality publications, being awarder research grants and prizes, presenting my data on international conferences and always looking for new collaborations. Research is my passion - and I hope it will always run parallel to my clinical career.
My research expertise lies within clinical biomechanics - how the body moves and what forces are transferred throughout our bodies when we move, or stand still. To understand that, a good knowledge of anatomy and physiology is needed - all of which combined gives me a robust base to treat and manage complex injuries with depth and expertise.
Management and rehabilitation can be challenging if we want to do it well - there are no templates that would work for each patient. That’s why my research literacy and ability to understand evidence gives me access to the world of knowledge, that I use with my patients in clinical practice.
Clinical experience and interest
The human body and its ability to heal and adapt has never stopped to surprise and inspire me.
I’ve been working in clinical practice for 15 years. From the beginning of my clinical practice I’ve been interested in sport and performance - and people engaged in sport on every level. The way that body performs, in challenging and difficult environment, with unpredictable forces going through all the joints, has always fascinated me; relatively limited research and clear guidelines to manage sports injuries has been a major drive for me investigate the clinical problems in research.
I specialise in long term, complex and multifactorial sports-related conditions, particularly in the lower limb. I am an expert in hip, groin, pelvis and lower back - my PhD in clinical biomechanics gives me a deep understanding of these areas of human body.
I work holistically - basing my treatment and management strategies on anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, but taking into account all other aspects of my patient’s life - nutrition, sleep, general health, as well as plans for the nearer and further future.
I work a lot with women in sport - from weekend warriors to Olympic level athletes. After spending hours of conversations with injured women and women in pain, and managing hundreds of their complex injuries, I have a much better understanding of multiple factors that affect their recovery and healing - from the anatomical, -physiological and biomechanical perspective, but also taking into account much broader view on their life, experiences and future plans.
Teaching and Education
Since the beginning of my PhD in 2012 I have been involved in Academia within Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine, teaching students, delivering lectures and seminars, supervising research projects and marking their work. My teaching career took me from QMUL to the University of Northampton, where I built the MSc Physiotherapy Degree, and then to King’s College London, where I worked as a Lecturer from 2022 - 2024. I was also engaged in multiple national and international teaching projects, bringing my expertise in clinical biomechanics; hip, groin, pelvis and lower back sports rehab; working with women in sport and complex cases management to students or healthcare professionals willing to learn more.
