During my studies at Monash University in studying Science, I had more passion for understanding training and overcoming personal injuries than for studying itself.

 

After finding an Osteopath who alleviated me from months’ worth of pain in a single treatment, the combination of expert medical knowledge, the human body and hands-on skills convinced me of how powerful manual therapy is, as a form of ‘medicine’.

 

Thus, a Masters’ degree in Health Science (Osteopathic Sciences) seemed like the answer. This was really the beginning of a pursuit to diversify my knowledge of how best to help people through a number of opportunities. And the opportunities keep on coming.

 

Throughout a variety of professional experiences, I gained an appreciation for first hearing people and what they had to say, then understanding the nature of their physical pains / disabilities, before putting into practise both direct, hands-on therapy in combination with rehabilitative advice for long-term improvement.

 

In my years of experience managing injuries, first as a trainer, then as an Osteopath, the state of wellbeing someone can return to from acute or chronic injury / disease is unknown until a person is willing to participate in therapy. Once they’re ready to invest themselves in a gradual plan towards recuperating from pain, the discomfort of moving out of their ‘physical protectiveness’ and ‘beliefs around pain’ are the only obstacles.

 

Then the magic starts. And expectations are surpassed, again and again.