Emma Davis joined Arsenal Women in February 2020 as soft-tissue therapist to the first-team, having previously worked with Gary Lewin at his Sports Injury Clinic. Here she talks us through her role and what it means as an Arsenal fan to work for England’s most successful women’s football club.
Massage plays a key role in post-match recovery, so primarily my job is to get the players ready for training and matchdays. I also work with the medical team to get injured players back onto the pitch.
My interest in the human body and how to look after it came from being a competitive dancer in my younger years – gruelling all-day competitions and training meant many an hour keeping myself ‘match fit’.