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 9 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. He has been selected as a physiotherapist to travel to numerous national and international competitions with both Qld and Australian swim teams. Most recently Peter has travelled to the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and has been selected for the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. Currently Peter is with the Australian Olympic Swim Team as they prepare for the Beijing Olympics.

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!).

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 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, sports therapy and women’s health & well-being.

Jim graduated from the University of Queensland with an undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and a Masters degree in Physiotherapy. Since graduating, Jim has worked primarily as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in private clinics and sports settings. Jim has a special interest in treating and managing chronic pain patients, movement biomechanics, and strength conditioning.

Previously Jim has established a successful private youth cricket coaching business and was a partner in a private Pilates training business fir the public and athletes. He has also been involved as an exercise physiologist with professional athletes/teams in rugby league and soccer.

Jim has a strong interest in swimmers, golfers, table tennis, ballet dancers, musicians and chronic pain patients. He is a Queensland Academy of Sports physiotherapy provider for swimming and physiotherapist for the Australian Table Tennis team.

With Queensland swimming, Jim has been selected to travel as a therapist to national competitions over the past 4 years. Jim attended the 2007 World Cup Swimming Championships, 2007-8-9 Australian Short and Long Course Swimming Championships, was selected as the physiotherapist for the Australian Youth Swimming Team attending the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Guam, and most recently was selected as part of the Australian team attending the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Dehli.

With table tennis Jim travelled to China in 2008 and Scotland for the commonwealth championships in 2009.

Jim also has been working regularly with Marist College Ashgrove First XV Rugby, and swimming teams.

He additionally works very closely with the Queensland Dance School of Excellence program at Kelvin Grove State High School. Jim is very keen to help the long term development of young athletes/dancers so they can preform well at the highest level without injury.

Although Jim enjoys working in sports, his fascination with music and the performing arts has him involved in a unique role working with many elite musicians from the Queensland Symphany Orchestra, The Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and many schools. Solving the individual physical challenges of musicians with a range of instruments is both challenging and rewarding. Jim is also impressed by the athleticism and endurance of many of these ‘Musical Athletes’.

Vaughan joined the Red Hill team in early 2007 on his return from working in North Queensland where he was heavily involved in the mining industry. This included treating chronic pain conditions and functional rehabilitation to assist a rapid return to normal function.

With a Masters Degree in Physiotherapy and a Degree in Exercise Science, Vaughan brings a great combination of skills to complement our clinic. Vaughan’s specific interests include sports rehabilitation, prevention and rehabilitation of knee injuries, junior athletes, pelvic and lumbar spine dysfunction and correction of biomechanical anomalies.

Vaughan is the physiotherapist for the Australian Paralympic Swim Team having recently returned from the World Short Course championships in Brazil. Vaughan also travelled with the team to the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

Vaughan’s other international experience is in soccer where he has worked with the Cook Islands National Team during Oceania World Cup qualifiers.

Locally Vaughan works with –

• Taringa Rovers Premier Division Soccer Team
• The Gap Premier Women’s Soccer Team
• Marist College Ashgrove XI Soccer Team
• Brisbane Run Squad

 

Sandie has recently joined Red Hill Physiotherapy as our paediatric physiotherapist. Originally trained in Sydney , Sandie has over 12 years paediatric experience, having focused on the assessment and treatment of children for most of her career.

Initially working in the public hospital system, Sandie developed her skills particularly in the areas of premature infant follow-up, 0-5 years development and the treatment of specific problems such as Cerebral Palsy. Childhood problems such as Development Co-ordination Disorder (which effects about 5-10% of school-aged children) is another major focus.

She has experience and an interest in the principles of Conductive Education for children with disabilities. Sandie also has two years' experience running her own private paediatric practice prior to moving to Queensland and completing her Masters of Physiotherapy in Paediatrics.

At Red Hill Physiotherapy, we recognise how vital it is to treat each child individually, to identify the developmental problems that are causing difficulty now and which may impact on movement and posture in the future. Recognising that the parent is a specialist regarding their child, each treatment involves listening to them and involving them in their child's programme. Each child is unique and will receive specific, caring and dedicated attention from Sandie at Red Hill Physiotherapy.

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

Tom has a strong interest in swimming, surfing, rugby union, golf and tennis owing to his involvement in these sports.  Having participated in such a wide variety of endeavours over numerous years he is well positioned to assess injuries and there relation to individual sporting and physical requirements. This assists Tom to optimally plan treatment and exercise strategies to get you back to your best – faster.

Complementing Tom’s physiotherapy skill set are interests in fields such as nutritional and natural medicine, yoga and meditation. Tom prioritises continuing to develop his knowledge and skills and has accreditation in dry needling, acupuncture, pilates, and strength and conditioning.

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.