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Daniel Macdonald
Founder Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy / APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist APAM
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Daniel Macdonald
Founder Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy
APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist APAM
My passion is helping athletes and people from all walks of life achieve their health and fitness goals. I have been a Physiotherapist for over 18 years and attained the title of Sports Physiotherapist in 2009. I am committed to getting to the root cause of an athletes pain as I know and understand the frustration of repetitive injuries. I have worked with everyone from Olympic athletes and professional surfers but get just as much satisfaction from transforming the way recreational athletes move to correct injuries and improve performance.
My special interests in Physio are shoulder problems in surfers, video running analysis and I founded our running school program at Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy.
Outside of work I love living in Pottsville and surfing around our local breaks and spending time with my two young children.
Melissa Macdonald
Founder Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy / Senior Physiotherapist
Watson Headache institute practitioner
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Melissa Macdonald
Founder Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy
Senior Physiotherapist
Watson Headache institute practitioner
My passion is helping sufferers of headaches and migraines and treating neck pain.I graduated as a Physiotherapist from the University of Queensland in 1997.
Since then I have undertaken extensive Post graduate study through the Watson Headache institute. I love seeing people’s lives transformed when they start to live a life free from headaches and neck pain. I am also Clinical Pilates qualified and I oversee the Pilates program at Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy. I love using my extensive experience in Physio and Pilates to help people from all walks of life achieve their health goals.
I am a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Australian Continence Foundation.
Outside of work I love to surf, stand up paddle board, dig in my vegetable garden and best of all spend time with my kids.
Matthew Bracken
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
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Matthew Bracken
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
Matt graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science in 2005 and a Master in Physiotherapy in 2007.
Since graduating Matt has been committed to furthering his Physiotherapy knowledge through ongoing Postgraduate study including dry needling and Myofascial techniques.
He treats a wide variety of clients and has developed a very loyal following amongst his clients for the results he is able to achieve for them.
Outside of work Matt’s hobbies are travel and surfing and he loves to combine the two of them.
Joel Watkins
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
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Joel Watkins
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
Joel has a Masters in Physiotherapy (2013) and a Bachelors of Exercise Science (2011). Joel’s passion is educating and problem solving with patients to achieve their health goals. Joel’s interests lie in persistent/chronic pain and exercise prescription. Joel is currently studying his Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy to become an APA titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and specialize in the area of complex pain disorders. Joel wouldn’t go a day without surfing and drinking tea.
Millie Shield
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
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Millie Shield
Senior Physiotherapist APAM
Millie is a fully qualified Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates instructor, having completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy through Monash University in 2010. She has a keen interest in sports injuries, posture and spinal alignment disorders. Millie is certified in Rehab Pilates and Dry Needling, and has trained at the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School in Schroth therapy for scoliosis and scheuermann’s disorders.
Millie is also studying her Masters of Physiotherapy through Latrobe University, extending her knowledge in musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain. Outside of work she enjoys visiting her home state of Tasmania, surfing, hiking and camping.
Carly Jenner
Physiotherapist APAM
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Carly Jenner
Physiotherapist APAM
Carly graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise Science (2009), Master of High Performance Science (2011) and Doctor of Physiotherapy (2016). Her passions include assessment and management of sports injuries and tendon conditions as well as exercise prescription. Carly has worked closely with athletes from rugby league, rugby union and AFL. She currently works with the Burleigh Bears rugby league team. She enjoys hiking, running and paddle boarding.
Emma Cormack
Exercise Physiologist
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Emma Cormack
Exercise Physiologist
Emma’s passion is to make a positive impact on people’s lives through exercise and education, allowing them to reach and exceed their full potential.
Emma graduated in 2015 with Masters of Exercise Physiology and in 2013 with a Bachelor in Exercise Science in rehabilitation. She is an ESSA accredited Exercise Physiologist. Emma’s special interests include musculoskeletal rehabilitation (strength training, Pilates), clinical assessments and evaluations, chronic disease management, developing home based exercise programs, lifestyle modification and weight loss.
Kelly Delang
Exercise Physiologist
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Kelly Delang
APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist APAM
Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise Science in 2013 and a graduate Diploma in Exercise Science in 2015. She is an ESSA accredited Exercise Physiologist and Exercise Scientist. Kelly’s special interests include clinical assessments, exercise prescription and lifestyle modification. Kelly’s hobbies include surfing, camping and netball.
Helen
Fabulous Front Desk team
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Helen
Fabulous Front Desk team
Helen moved to Pottsville with her husband and two children in January 2013 and began working with Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy shortly after.
Outside of work Helen enjoys cooking, paddle boarding, gardening and doing Pilates.
Mary
Fabulous Front Desk team
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Mary
Fabulous Front Desk team
Mary has lived in beautiful Pottsville Beach since 2006 after moving up from Sydney. Mary joined the Pottsville Physiotherapy team in 2008. She loves going for long walks on the beach and spending time with her husband and 2 kids.
Lavinia
Fabulous Front Desk team
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Lavinia
Fabulous Front Desk team
Lavinia lives in Cabarita and enjoys the outdoors in her spare time, her passions include walking her dog on the beach, gardening, bike riding, stand up paddle boarding, spending time with family and friends, cooking – eating!! and skiing.
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy is based on four core principles:
1. Personalised Clients Goals.
We want all of our clients to achieve and excess their goals and this is what we are passionate about. Everyone has different goals and all are equally important to us. We will listen to what you want and provide a clear pathway for you to get there.
2. Have a ‘best in the business’
team to help you.
team to help you.
We have a dynamic team of seven Physio’s, two Exercise Physiologist’s, Massage therapist, dietician all of which have undertaken extensive Post graduate study and have developed special areas of clinical expertise. What this means is that you will see a practitioner who is passionate about getting you better and if necessary call in other team members as you progress through your health and movement journey
3. Have outstanding customer service
We pride ourselves on our customer service, it is what we live by at Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy. We guarantee you a prompt appointment and will make it easy and convenient for you so that you can focus on getting rid of pain and achieving your health and fitness goals.
4. Provide the best facilities
To ensure you feel comfortable and get the best results we give you and our team the highest level of facilities. From acute injury management where you will be treated in a clean, private room to our fully equipped Pilates studio we have everything you need. What also sets us apart is our use of cutting edge movement analysis technology such as Posture screen and Move2Perform.
Our Commitment
If you feel we have not met any of the above 4 founding principles of Pottsville and Cabarita Physiotherapy we will insist on refunding your money or giving you your next session for free.
From the moment you make the appointment to the care you receive from our practitioners we are so confident that you’ll experience the friendliest most professional service in physiotherapy that if for any reason you don’t agree we’ll refund your money or give you your next session for free.
