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Hey Everyone, just to let you know we are open during the Christmas and New Year period on the non public holiday period. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you need an appointment, we have 3 physiotherapists working throughout this time.
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Known as ‘Zeke”, he comes to us from the UK to explore and experience physiotherapy in a different part of the world.
Graduating from University of Bournemouth (United Kingdom) with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. Zeke has a keen interest in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy but has also worked in many core areas of Physiotherapy, ranging from Musculoskeletal, Neurological , Cardiovascular, Orthopaedics, and Emergency care.
Zeke utilises his clinical knowledge of hands on treatment and exercise prescription to develop collaborative treatment plans with individuals in relation to their specific goals to achieve best possible outcomes.
Outside of work Zeke is very keen in exploring what New Zealand has to offer and enjoys activities such as running and strength and conditioning.
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy – University of Otago
Credentialed by Dr Melissa Davidson Pelvic Health Training
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Nicole is pelvic health physiotherapist and a lead musculoskeletal physiotherapist. She graduated from Otago University in 2009 and has since worked in private practices in Australia and New Zealand. She moved to Porirua in 2022 with her husband and 2 children.
Nicole has attended many training courses in pelvic health since 2016 but her interest and understanding grew even more when she became a mum herself. Nicole is passionate about helping women and men regain control of their pelvic health. She has seen the devastating impact that pelvic conditions can have on a person’s quality of life. Her passion comes from seeing how simple strategies and knowledge can have life-changing effects.
Nicole also enjoys mixing up her caseload with challenging musculoskeletal problems.
Nicole is able to help woman who have sustained a maternal birth injury.
See her profile on the Pelvic Health Directory of NZ:
https://www.pelvichealthdirectory.co.nz/wellington/porirua/pelvic-health-professional/nicole-frisby
Outside of work Nicole enjoys mountain biking, swimming and bush walks.
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Known as Flo, she graduated from the University of Otago. Since graduation Flo has been working in private sector. She has experience as well working for the Ole Football Academy & Western Suburbs Men’s Central League a football academy. She has also done physio for a local netball club. Prior to graduating She completed an internship at Te Whatu Ora Lower Hutt in their orthopaedic ward, musculoskeletal outpatient, as well as community team.
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Outside of work she enjoys attending the gym, running, hiking, & Pilates
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Lead Physiotherapist
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Maurice is a highly experienced physiotherapist from South Africa. He has 14 years of physiotherapy experience across the public and private health sectors in New Zealand and South Africa. His experienced includes extensive private practice and sports experience in high level sports, mostly in rugby and cricket, as well as rowers. Has worked alongside several surgeons and has been involved in a lot of post surgical rehabilitation (bariatrics, abdominal and gastrointestinal surgeries and lots of orthopaedic surgeries) where he gained a lot of experience in managing and rehabilitating people after their operations.
Maurice’s’ interests are in post-surgical (especially orthopaedic) rehabilitation, lumbar spine injuries, as well injuries in the knee and ankle
Outside work Maurice enjoys running & trail running, gym training, hiking, tramping, camping, travelling and visiting places “off the beaten track”
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Senior Physiotherapist
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Stacey started her professional career in 2018 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She worked in state for 6 years where sjhe worked in a tertiary health setting seeing a variety of patients in both an in-patient and out-patient setting. Over the years she has worked closely with specialist doctors and surgeons, specifically in the field of orthopaedic rehabilitation pre and post surgery. After about a year in state, she branched out to gain some private health experience and worked in private practice on a Locum basis for the last 4 years, thereby gaining the best of both worlds.
Working in South Africa, there was always a natural love for community and it has always been a priority to strive for excellent patient care within a system that was so strained. Stacey therefore make it an effort to always learn more and to give the best patient centred treatment while taking on a partnership role with my patients to obtain the best possible return to function.
Outside work, she loves cooking and baking, and time spent exploring. On a good you will find her at the beach lazing the day away. Generally she enjoys time spent with friends and family. Her sport of choice is dancing, she was actually classically trained in ballet and ballroom dancing throughout her primary and high school career, which is actually where her love for physiotherapy started due to my own personal dance injuries.
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Physiotherapist
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Roger graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. He have been working in private practice since graduation and have been able to work in a variety of settings mainly in the musculoskeletal setting.
Roger runs a clinic at Aotea college, has been involved in Northern United Rugby Football Club (NRFU), as well as Wellington rugby teams (Under 16s, 19s, 20s) and Tawa medical centre.
Outside work Roger enjoys going to the gym, exploring the great outdoors, social sports whenever he gets a chance, and spending quality time with family and friends.
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16 years of physiotherapy experience across the public and private health sectors in New Zealand. Working with patients from beginning of life through to end of life. Worked with high level sports teams and have been physiotherapist on international sporting tours. 9 years of experience delivering workplace health and wellbeing services through a variety of industries. Experience leading pain management programs and escalated care programs. Mentoring and developing physiotherapy students and physiotherapists in clinical skills and human skills. Host of the wellbeing and resilience podcast “Uncomfortable is OK”
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Senior Physiotherapist
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Jane is very experienced physiotherapist who trained in the UK before coming out to NZ to settle with her husband. She has been the mainstay of Whitby physiotherapy clinic for over 20 years now. She looking forward to being part of the North City Physiotherapy team and continuing to treat in the Whitby commununity
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Sian is an Otago university graduate who has been working in private practice in Wellington. She enjoys the challenge of being a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, and has an interest in sports physiotherapy especially rugby.
She has worked with the Tawa rugby club and also the physio for Wellington Pride as their physiotherapist as well
Outside work Sian loves spending time with friends and family, being active and watching/participating in sports
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As a qualified physiotherapist I have worked as an autonomous practitioner in a variety of clinical areas, holistically treating patients with acute and chronic conditions. Utilising my problem-solving and adaptable communication skills I am able to effectively identify patients’ key problems and collaboratively develop treatment plans to help patients achieve specific goals and ultimately
improve their quality of life. I have a keen interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, working as a senior physiotherapist in this area. During this time, I have supervised and lead training for junior members of the team as well as taking on the role of a clinical educator for physiotherapy students.
I utilise a combination of hands on treatment as well as exercise prescription. Use of gym based rehab, taping, soft tissue work and manual therapy.
Outside work I enjoy running and netball in my free time.
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Senior Physiotherapist
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Rachel an experienced physiotherapist who graduated from AUT university with a Bachelor of Health Science majoring in physiotherapy. Originally a local from Wellington, prior to becoming a physiotherapist she completed a Bachelor of Health Science with a major in Sport and Exercise. Going in to the physiotherapy industry with the knowledge and experiences she attained from this degree, her dance background and working as a trainer and qualified Pilates Instructor helped to lay the foundation for her practice with a solid understanding of movement and exercise.
She brings a holistic, patient-centered approach to her practice and whilst always working to treat the injury she is always analyzing and treating the cause.
Rachel has worked as a Physiotherapist at a Private Practice on Auckland’s North Shore where she developed a special interest in cervicogenic headaches and migraine treatment and gained experience with a multitude of injuries and clients, including high performance athletes.
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