Fiona Cole qualified as a physiotherapist with a BSc. Physiotherapy degree in 1992 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She worked in a few state and private hospitals in Cape Town after qualifying. She then went on to work in musculoskeletal private practice settings. She completed a Diploma in Orthopaedic Manipulative therapy at the end of 2001 through the University of the Witwatersrand. In 2002 she moved to the UK to take up a position with a private rehabilitation company. Since then she has worked in a number of private practice settings in London, Colchester, Peterborough and Ipswich. In 2006 she completed her Foundation course in Acupuncture and in 2011 qualified as a Pilates instructor. She has also worked as a First Contact Practitioner in several local GP surgeries.