Staff

Andrew graduated with a physiotherapy degree from the University of Queensland in 1991. He has worked primarily in private practice and has highly advanced skills in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal disorders. Andrew joined the Red Hill Physiotherapy team in 1999, and became a Director during 2001. Andrew's expertise is far ranging, from spinal pains to shoulder and knee joints, sporting injuries, and chronic conditions with multiple painful sites. His advanced movement analysis skills will allow him to identify the underlying cause of a persons pain, and thus treat the cause and not just the symptom. This ensures long term results can be achieved.

Andrew has worked with a variety of sporting teams and currently has a large involvement with golf. Andrew is the physiotherapist for several professional golfers and golf schools in Brisbane. His aims when treating golfers extend far beyond injury management alone - he analyses the biomechanics of your golf swing from a musculoskeletal standpoint, with the aim being to identify any physical areas where some "fine-tuning" may help to improve the consistency and power of your swing. He believes that developing great golfing habits at as early an age as possible will aid both the enjoyment and performance of the game in later life, and thus has an interest in working with young golfers to help them achieve just this. He is an avid golfer himself and is one of Queenslands premier physiotherapists for golfers.

Other special areas of interest for Andrew include adolescent skeletal and co-ordination development, and management of chronic pain conditions. Some would say he is also obsessed with football.

For the past 10 years Andrew has lectured at the Queensland University of Technology Podiatry School. This has involved helping establish and continuing to lecture within a Sports Medicine subject to 3rd and 4th year students.

David graduated from the University of Queensland in 1992. His early career focus was on contact sports like Rugby Union and AFL before spending many years as Physiotherapist to the Brisbane Bullets. More recently time has been spent as a physiotherapist to Brisbane Women’s Hockey and in treating cyclists and triathletes. David offers comprehensive assistance with cycling injuries, bike fitouts, and video analysis of position and biomechanics.

As a Director of Red Hill Physiotherapy one of David’s main roles is Staff Education and Training. This developed from a fascination with anatomy and out of a dedication to the practice of complementary and innovative manual techniques. This includes the use of adult and paediatric cranio-sacral therapy, visceral manipulation, brain tissue work and somato (body)-emotional therapy skills in order to address the physical and emotional conditions of patients and to aid those with difficult and multi-layered medical case histories.

Forces on the body are commonly inadequate to produce changes within the body that can be diagnosed or explained with conventional medical or imaging techniques. Often these sneaky restrictions can only be diagnosed with appropriate and skilled manual diagnosis and treatment.

For a more detailed list of the various conditions treated within these areas, please see the Specialised Services section and reference Chronic pain, Paediatrics and Visceral dysfunction in the drop down menu.

David believes in helping people to achieve optimum health. Perhaps the greatest tools for healing lay within the persons’ own body and mind and sometimes all the body needs is a little encouragement to work.

Outside of the clinic he has travelled extensively - living, working, playing sport and studying overseas. One of the highlights was obtaining a Diploma in Spanish from the University of Alicante in Spain in 1999 and 2000.

After graduating from The University of Queensland in 1991, Peter has practiced in a variety of work settings including the U.K. He returned to Australia and joined the Red Hill Physiotherapy (RHP) team in 1998 and in 2001 took on the role as one of the directors of the clinic.

Peter is an APA accredited Sports Physiotherapist and is currently the Therapy Services Coordinator for both the Queensland Academy of Sport and Australian Swimming Teams. In July, Peter travelled to Shanghai, China with the Australian team for the World Championships.  This was his fourth World Championships having previously travelled to Montreal (2005), Melbourne (2007) and Rome (2009).  Peter was also a physiotherapist for the team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.  He was also head physiotherapist for the swim team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and is looking forward to going to the London Olympics in 2012.

Peter also works closely with many club squads and school-based swimming programs, and with the Marist College Ashgrove First XV Rugby Team. Like all of the Red Hill Team, one of Peter's aims is to help up and coming athletes to develop their bodies for the future, so they can compete in their sports (and in life in general!) at a higher level and without injury.

While swimming remains a focus area for Peter, his interest in a variety of sports has seen him work with state, national and international level competitive teams in rugby league, squash, golf, basketball, soccer, canoeing and athletics. Peter has a special interest in movement dysfunction and motor control issues for people of all ages and activity levels (whether sporting or not!).

Peter's extensive experience with athletes of all levelsand his ability to communicate clearly at any level has made hima sought-after
speaker and presenter. His resume includes many high level sports physiotherapy courses and national coaches conferences as well as
youth development camps, school and junoir squad camps.

Peter's expert skills are available to both sporting and non-sporting people - but only if they want to get better or improve their activities
as much as he wants them to!

Lauren graduated from the University of Queensland in 2006 achieving first class honours for her research on hip proprioception. During her study she also won the Margaret May prize for academic excellence.

Lauren began working at RHP Physiotherapy in 2007 following a stint working in North Queensland at a large sports medicine clinic. Continuing to develop her skills and knowledge base is a priority for Lauren and she has attended many courses including dry needling, Mulligan techniques, use of real-time ultrasound for core & hip conditions and muscle energy techniques.  With these skills added to her growing experience, Lauren is able to identify the cause of your problem and choose the most appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. 

Recently Lauren has been selected as Physiotherapist for the Australian Swim Team and has had the opportunity to travel with them to exotic locations such as China, Serbia and Samoa.  Lauren particularly enjoys the opportunity to work with swimmers due to her background in the pool, and is able to utilise this knowledge specific to swimming.  Lauren is also a QAS preferred physiotherapy provider and is a part of Swimming Queensland Regional Development Program. 

Other areas of specific interest for Lauren include adolescent biomechanics, hip and pelvic conditions, sports therapy and women’s health & well-being.

 

Since completing a Masters of Physiotherapy Studies at the University of Qld Rob has worked in a variety of physiotherapy fields, including workplace functional assessment, ergonomics evaluation, sports therapy and musculoskeletal therapy.

Rob has also completed a dual degree in Human Movement Studies (Hons) and Health Science (Hons). Rob's dual degrees and specialised exercise skills enable him to customise specific exercise programs for individuals, whether they are elite sports people or those undertaking everyday activities. His easy manner, altruistic nature, and enthusiasm for his profession ensure he can provide you with exceptional physiotherapy care.

Post graduation Rob has continued his education with specialised training in

Pilates based rehabilitation

Spinal musculoskeletal therapy

Sports Physiotherapy.

Underpinning Rob's rehabilitation approach is the strong belief that co-ordination and stability of the "core" is essential for optimal performance and remaining injury free in sports and everyday activities. Rob also has a growing interest in the unique physical requirements that combine for success in swimming, cycling, and running.

Rob is currently providing physiotherapy services to:

• Queensland swimming
• Clayfield Aquatics Swimming Club
• River City Rapids Swimming Club
• Marist College Ashgrove athletics and cricket 1st XI
• Albany Creek Swimming Club

Since graduating with first class honours from the University of Queensland in 2004 Tom has worked primarily as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in private clinics and with sporting teams here in Australia. He joined our team in 2010 after extensive travel and work throughout Europe and the Americas. 

Tom has a special interest in treating athletes involved in swimming, surfing, rugby and golf.  Having been personally involved in these sports for many years as a competitor, coach and physiotherapist he offers an invaluable insight into how to optimally manage these athletes.  His aim for each and every client whether they be sporting or not is to develop a treatment and exercise strategy to get them back to their best as fast as possible.

Complementing his skills as a physiotherapist Tom has gained post graduate accreditation in:

• Advanced dry needling
• Western acupuncture
• Sports Physiotherapy
• Pilates
• Strength and conditioning training

With this diverse background of skills Tom enjoys tackling all musculoskeletal problems with special interest in helping patients with neck, shoulder, lower back and knee problems.

Locally, Tom is currently providing physiotherapy services to:

• Hills International Golf Academy
• BBC golf program
• Dunlop Park swimming squad

Tom has a strong belief that physiotherapy and complementary medicine can be used together to provide optimum solutions for clients.  He is in the process of completing an internationally accredited yoga teacher course and hopes to offer Yoga classes at RHP in the near future.

Kieria graduated in 2009 from The University of Queensland with first class honours for her research into motor control and whole body vibration.  Since then she has been working in sport settings in private practice in Brisbane as a musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Instructor.  She is one of the newer members to the RHP Physiotherapy team, joining in October 2010 providing Physiotherapy services to Kelvin Grove and Corinda Clinics.  She joins our clinic with a keen interest in Sports Physiotherapy and the development of young athletes having been involved with school and club sports around Brisbane.

Kieria has studied further in DMA Clinical Pilates and dry needling courses to complement her Physiotherapy background.  On joining RHP, Kieria has had the opportunity to learn from and be guided by the experienced clinicians at RHP Physiotherapy, deepening her knowledge of the body and movement dysfunction.   As a result of this, she is particularly interested in helping people improve the function and mobility of their body (whether it be for sport, work or everyday life) and hence is responsible for RHP Exercise classes and Pilates Classes.  She especially enjoys seeing clients benefit and be excited by the rewards that regular, suitable exercise brings to health and wellbeing! Kieria also enjoys helping young athletes understand the requirements of their sport, their body and how to get the most out of it safely. 

So far, Kieria has been involved with Queensland Swimming, Hills International Golf Academy, Marist College 1^st Rugby and the Women’s Gap Soccer Club.  Her interests include sporting injuries, neck and back pain.  Kieria is also interested in workplace and ergonomic assessment, finding it rewarding to educate people about their work requirements and preventing injury and pain. 

Red Hill Physiotherapy has a dynamic and responsive Reception Team to support and assist our clients and physiotherapists. Drawing on a combined experience of over 20 years in client services, the Reception Team is there to help you, offering assistance with bookings, exercise classes and any general enquiries you might have. The Reception Team strive to make the Red Hill Physiotherapy experience a memorable one, from the moment you first contact us, through to assisting you with all your future requirements, you will find us to be friendly, understanding and helpful.