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Shop 2, 12 Cooper St , NSW 2447
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Mr Blake Smoothy
Physiotherapist
Growing up in Wingham and completing his study at Charles Sturt University in Orange NSW, Blake has first-hand experience working with clients throughout many rural and regional areas. As an active athlete in the field of rugby union, Blake has a unique understanding of the demands of contact sport and training alike. This has stimulated his interests in acute muscle and joint injuries with a particular focus on Hamstring/Achilles pain, ACL recovery, and athletic rehabilitation. Blake has studied alongside head clinicians in the AFL, ARU, and NRL and has worked with sporting teams at a representative level in rugby league and OzTag. When not in the clinic Blake enjoys traveling, having worked abroad in hospitals across the Philippines and exploring throughout Eastern Europe. Blake has completed the following additional training: Level 1 and Level 2 RockTape, Kinesiology Taping, Level 1 and Level 2 Sport Taping, SMA Level 1 Sports Trainer, Assessment and Treatment for the Aging Shoulder, Elite Sports Rehabilitation - Return from Hamstring Tears - Return from Calf Tears » View details
Mr Mihai Mitrache
Physiotherapist
Mihai graduated from the University of Sydney in 2016 with a Masters of Physiotherapy degree. He had previously completed his Exercise Physiology degree while in Canada where he grew up. Mihai has been interested in physiotherapy since suffering an elbow injury while playing gridiron in Canada. He is grateful for all the help he received and it made him realize he wants to help people in the same way. He has worked in Canada and Australia with a wide range of populations from elite athletes to aged care facilities. He enjoys working with all population groups and likes to see people get back to doing what they love. In his spare time Mihai enjoys working on his cars, going for a drive, hiking, or just taking in the beautiful Australian beaches that he now calls home. » View details
Mrs Rhonda McConnell
Remedial Massage Therapist, Massage Therapist
Rhonda is a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist with a passion to assist people to gain and keep their full capacity of mobility. With a background in both nursing and physiotherapy assistance Rhonda is well aware of the effect that injuries, sedentary lifestyle and age can have on our body's ability to move. Whether your problem is chronic pain, injury or tension built up from your day to day life Rhonda can help you feel relief. As an Aged Care Nurse Rhonda saw firsthand the physical problems that people can endure as they age which led her to study physiotherapy assistance. Prior to and during studying the Remedial Massage Diploma Rhonda worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant gaining a wealth of knowledge working alongside Physiotherapists and an Exercise Physiologist treating a wide range of clientele from the aged, sports injuries, work related injuries, correcting posture and children. Rhonda provides a hands-on treatment in a warm, friendly professional way. A typical Remedial Massage from Rhonda may include techniques from modalities such as: Myofascial Release Trigger Point Therapy Chinese medicine styles eg Shintai, Shiatsu, Body Meridian therapy Sports Massage Manual Lymphatic Drainage Hot Stone Massage » View details
Mrs Tamara Urquhart
Physiotherapist
Tamara is the principal physiotherapist at Soulitude Health. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Newcastle and is a member of the APA. Previous to the studies at Newcastle she studied dance full time at the Queensland University of Technology. On completion of her studies, she spent five years working in Grafton and Yamba in private practice. Here she undertook a graduate training program to further develop her skills in private practice. Additional training includes: Pilates training through the Qld Institute of Pilates Hydrotherapy certificate Acupuncture & Dry Needling Level 1 Sports Taping: sports and dynamic Muscle Energy Techniques Gaitscan training Bio-mechanical and running assessments Women's health physiotherapy Clinical Pilates - trained with DMA Australia Pilates and Qld Institute of Pilates, Pilates International Training Centre, Polestar Pilates; APA Level 1 Sports Course Exercise throughout pregnancy and beyond including muscle energy techniques for the pelvis Tamara has extensive experience with musculoskeletal sporting injuries having worked with a range of athletes across all sports. Her special interest is in dance and Pilates. She combines her extensive dance knowledge and history, with training through dance physiotherapist, Lisa Howell, to conduct pre-pointe assessments for local dance schools. Her dance background ties in well with Pilates. Tamara has been involved with Pilates for over ten years and teaching for three years. Her combination of physio, Pilates, and dance makes her body awareness and eye for detail paramount in classes. Tamara has competed at state level in swimming and north coast level in running and netball. She is a keen runner, having completed the Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour half marathon's in 2011. If you need help and guidance with running technique and programs Tamara can assist you to achieve your running goals sooner. Tamara is the mother to 2 young girls. Since the birth of her first daughter in 2014, she has been running exercise classes for mums and bubs in Macksville. She has also been attending additional courses in women's health physiotherapy so she can assist with musculoskeletal conditions during and post pregnancy, prolapse, incontinence, physio post gynecological surgery and retraining of the pelvic floor muscles. » View details
Mr Victor Lee