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22/06/2026
Three months ago, I took the leap and opened my own clinic, so I thought I’d properly introduce myself.
Back then, I had a handful of patients and a lot of hope.
Today, I see 10–12 patients a day
Every single one of those appointments exists because someone trusted me. A patient told a friend. A GP referred someone. A specialist put their confidence in me. Someone shared my name.
For that, I am incredibly grateful.
Sometimes it’s an athlete desperate to get back to sport. Sometimes it’s someone whose injury is getting in the way of being able to work, care for their family, or enjoy the things they love. Sometimes it’s someone who feels like they’ve lost a part of themselves after a concussion.
Being trusted with that responsibility is something I never take for granted.
A little about me:
• 10 years working in sports physiotherapy
• 6 years working in concussion management
• Part-time lecturer at Curtin University across the Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Sports Physiotherapy Master’s programmes.
• Mermaid 🏊🏽♀️ Runner 🏃🏽♀️ Gym 🏋🏽♀️ Dancer 💃🏽
My clinical interests are sports injuries, dizziness and concussion rehabilitation, particularly helping people who feel stuck and unsure where to turn next.
The best part of my job isn’t treating injuries.
It’s seeing someone return to the things that make them who they are.
Whether that’s running, swimming, working, dancing, hiking, playing sport, or simply feeling like themselves again.
To everyone who has supported my clinic so far: thank you.
I’m just getting started.
Running Series Part 3: In this reel I cover some of the most common injuries I see in runners as a sports physio + runner myself:
• Patellofemoral pain
• Achilles tendinopathy
• ITB syndrome
• Gluteal tendinopathy
• Bone stress injuries
A running gait analysis can sometimes help identify contributing factors like:
➡️ Overstriding
➡️ Excessive crossover gait
➡️ Pelvic drop
➡️ Cadence issues
For most runners, successful rehab involves:
✔️ Modifying load temporarily
✔️ Progressive strength training
✔️ Gradual return to running
✔️ Managing training volume/intensity
Oculomotor dysfunction is one of the most common impairments post-concussion, yet it’s often overlooked in rehab. 👀
Visual and vestibular dysfunction can contribute to:
• motion sensitivity
• headaches
• nausea
• dizziness
• poor screen tolerance
• difficulty reading or focusing
In this assessment, I’m working through a comprehensive vestibulo-ocular and visual motion screen including:
🔹 VOR
🔹 Smooth pursuits
🔹 Saccades
🔹 Convergence
🔹 VMS
🔹 Head Thrust test
🔹 Dynamic Visual Acuity testing using a Snellen chart
Rehab then needs to be specific to the deficits identified, progressing visual tracking, vestibular loading, dual tasking, balance and sensorimotor control.
Exercises shown here include:
🏐 Ball toss drills
⬆️ Vertical tracking
🌈 Rainbow hand passes
🦵 Single leg balance challenges
Concussion rehab is far more than just rest targeted rehab can make a huge difference to recovery and return to school/uni/work and sport.
Cervicogenic headaches are headaches referred from the neck.
Including joints, suboccipital muscles, and surrounding soft tissues.
Management may include:
✔️ Assessment of cervical mobility
✔️ Manual therapy & joint mobilisation
✔️ Suboccipital soft tissue release
✔️ Dry needling (where appropriate)
✔️ Deep neck flexor strengthening & movement retraining
Research supports the use of manual therapy and exercise therapy in reducing cervicogenic headaches.
The goal is to reduced pain, improving neck movement, reducing recurrence, and building long-term resilience.
When patients say “don’t be afraid to go harder”
💀
Running Series Part 2: Evidence-Based Exercises for Runners 🏃♀️
Strength & plyometric training is key to injury prevention.
These are some of the exercises I regularly use with runners to improve:
✔️ Running economy
✔️ Tendon capacity
✔️ Force production
✔️ Single-leg control
✔️ Injury resilience
Exercises shown:
• Crab walks
• Weighted Step ups
• Power step ups
• Hamstring Bridges
• RDLs - Double/Single leg
• Single leg calf raises
• Plate hops - Double/Single leg
Next in the series: most common running injuries & training e
🏃♂️ Running Series: Part 1 — What I Look For In A Running Gait Analysis
🔹 General mechanics — posture, arm swing, vertical oscillation, cadence
🔹 Pelvis — contralateral pelvic drop, pelvic control
🔹 Hips — peak hip flexion & extension, hip adduction, internal rotation
🔹 Knees — alignment, dynamic valgus, loading patterns
🔹 Ankles & feet — foot strike pattern, pronation/supination
🔹 Step width & crossover — excessive midline crossing, overstriding, braking forces
A running assessment isn’t about finding a “perfect” technique 👟
It’s about identifying movement patterns that may influence efficiency, performance & injury risk.
➡️ Next reel: the most common running errors I see & what they can influence
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