I was born and raised in Colombia. After graduating with a First Class degree in Physiotherapy I knew I wanted to study Neuroscience! I was fortunate enough to gain a prestigious scholarship that funded my Masters degree in Clinical Neuroscience at University College London. My love for research grew and I started working in The London Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre investigating techniques to improve bladder, bowel and sexual function. Following my research I continued to take part in the academia and have presented my work in numerous national and international meetings.

I have successfully consolidated a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Clinic within the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre where I treat a wide range of men and women with complex pelvic dysfunction. My multi-disciplinary experience in pelvic dysfunction due to neurological injury and disease motivated me to extend my practice to the general population in the private sector.

I have a holistic and compassionate approach and I put everything into my practice. My clinical focus is the re-education, biofeedback and manipulation of the abdominal and pelvic floor musculature for men and women suffering from a wide range of conditions including bladder and chronic pelvic pain, idiopathic and neurogenic bladder dysfunction, urinary and/or faecal incontinence and ano-rectal and sexual dysfunction.

Outside of work, I love to practice Yoga and meditation which use and practice with my patients. I also enjoy cooking for family and friends but most of all, I cherish spending quality time with my daughter.

Publications

• N Vásquez, A Gall, PH Ellaway, MD Craggs. Light touch and pin prick disparity in the International

• Standard for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI).Spinal Cord (2013), 1–4

• Vasquez, N, Balasubramaniam, V., Kuppuswamy, A., Knight, S., Susser, J., Gall, A., Ellaway, P.H., Craggs, M.D. (2014).The interaction of cortico-spinal pathways and the pudendoanal reflex in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury: a pilot study. Neurourol. Urodynam. doi: 10.1002/nau.22554 [Epub ahead of print].

• Ellaway P, Vásquez N, Craggs, M, Induction of central nervous system plasticity by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to promote sensorimotor recovery in incomplete spinal cord injury.Front. Integr. Neurosci (2014)

• N Vásquez, SL Knight, J Susser, A Gall, PH Ellaway, MD Craggs. Pelvic floor muscle training in spinal cord injury and its impact on neurogenic detrusor over-activity and incontinence. Spinal Cord (2015) 1-3

• Vásquez N, Balasubramaniam V, Kuppuswamy A, Knight S, Susser J, Gall A, Ellaway PH, Craggs MD. The interaction of cortico-spinal pathways and the pudendo-anal reflex in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury: A pilot study. Neurourology&Urodynamics 2015 34(4):349-55

• Vásquez N, SL Knight, J Susser, A Gall, PH Ellaway, MD Craggs. Pelvic floor muscle training in spinal cord injury and its impact on neurogenic detrusor over-activity and incontinence. Spinal Cord (2015) 1-3

• Vásquez N, Knight S , Susser J , Gall A , Craggs MD and Ellaway PH. Effects of Pudendal and Cortical Paired Associative Stimulation on Plasticity of Sphincter Responses after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Feasibility Study Phys Med RehabilInt – Volume 4 Issue 3 – (2017)