§ 01 · Meet Paul

Twenty-plus years of
elite sport.
One pair of hands.

Brief

Physiotherapy as diagnosis, not maintenance.

Paul Close qualified as a physiotherapist in New Zealand in 2002. Twenty years later he has treated international cricketers across three continents, consulted for the BLACKCAPS, the IPL, and India's National Cricket Academy, and worked alongside strength and conditioning staff for some of the most demanding bowlers in the world.

The through-line in all of that work is diagnosis first. Paul does not book patients into standing six-week programmes. He assesses what is wrong, treats what is treatable, and sends people home with the two or three things that will actually change the pattern. Most patients see him four to six times. Some once. Nobody more than they need.

The Glen Innes clinic is the local version of that practice. Fifty-minute first visits. Quiet rooms. No treadmills. Same method used on Test cricketers, now available to your Saturday squad, your triathlon coach, and your desk-work lower back.

Timeline

A career in milestones.

  1. 2002

    Registered physiotherapist, New Zealand

  2. 2008

    First international cricket appointment

  3. 2012

    National Cricket Academy (NCA), India — rehab consultancy

  4. 2016

    Indian Premier League — Mumbai Indians medical team

  5. 2019

    BLACKCAPS bowlers programme — consultant physiotherapist

  6. 2022

    Glen Innes clinic opens; domestic practice expands

§ In their words

What the people
on the other side
of the table say.

One of the most professional and knowledgeable physios I've worked with.

Rahul Dravid

Former India captain / head coach

One of the best physios I have worked with.

Trent Boult

Black Caps · Fast bowler

A world class physiotherapist. A pleasure to work with.

Shane Bond

Black Caps bowling coach · IPL

Got me back on the field faster than expected.

Kevin Pietersen

England · Batsman

Paul's efforts in keeping me on the field will always be appreciated.

Zaheer Khan

India · Fast bowler

His ability to diagnose and treat, exceptional and very efficient.

Nathan Coulter-Nile

Australia · All-rounder

Couldn't have had a better physio.

Varun Aaron

India · Fast bowler

Sought and respected by many international cricketers.

Paul Chapman

Queensland / Mumbai Indians · Team trainer

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