About Dragon Rehab
The Physio Behind
Dragon Rehab
Andy Shea has spent 20 years in professional sport. Dragon Rehab is his way of making that experience available to athletes outside the professional game.
Andy Shea
Head Physiotherapist • Dragon Rehab Founder
Career Timeline
20 Years at the
Top of the Game
2002 – 2013
Cardiff Blues RFC
Over a decade with one of Wales's leading rugby clubs — during which the Blues won the EDF Energy Trophy and the Amlin European Challenge Cup. Developed deep expertise in high-contact sport rehabilitation and performance support.
2013 – 2017
Head of Medicine & Sports Science — Cardiff City FC Academy
Designed and ran the Academy's Athletic Development Curriculum, covering injury prevention, physical conditioning, and rehabilitation across the full player pathway.
2017
Manchester United Academy
Worked within one of the world's most prestigious football academies, supporting young elite players in injury recovery and physical development.
2018 – 2024
Newcastle Falcons RFC (now Newcastle Red Bulls)
Senior physiotherapy role at Premiership rugby level, overseeing rehabilitation programmes, diagnosis, treatment, and programme development across the full professional squad.
2024 – Present
Head Physiotherapist — Hull FC
Currently leading the medical team at Hull FC in the Super League, while continuing to run Dragon Rehab's online coaching service.
Clubs & Academies
Our Story
Why Dragon Rehab?
Dragon Rehab was born from a simple observation: the quality of rehabilitation you receive shouldn't depend on whether you play for a professional club. Thousands of amateur athletes undergo the same surgeries as professionals — ACL reconstructions, shoulder stabilisations, hamstring repairs — but receive a fraction of the expert support during recovery.
Online delivery removes the geographic and cost barriers that have always kept quality physio out of reach for most people. With Dragon Rehab, you get a programme designed by someone who has done this at the highest level for two decades — not a generic plan from an app.
In Memory
Gavin Alan Pugh — “Dragon”
“Dragon Rehab is named in honour of Gavin Alan Pugh, a proud Welshman, a dear friend, and the founder of Dragon Soccer in Minnesota. Gavin passed away from Motor Neurone Disease in 2016. The dragon in our name and logo carries his memory forward.”
Dragon Rehab proudly supports the Motor Neurone Disease Association. A portion of every programme fee goes towards MND research and patient support.
Visit MND Association →