Special interests: Sports injuries, complex musculoskeletal conditions, paediatric and adolescent health
Michelle calls on an impressive and wide-ranging background of experience in the sports and health industry to deliver the highest level of treatment and care to her patients. Drawing on fifteen years of knowledge as a musculoskeletal clinician across multiple countries, with numerous sporting organizations including gymnastics, snow sports, football, rugby and water sports!
She is currently the lead physiotherapist for the New Zealand Olympic Surfing team. Having been to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, Michelle has been selected once again to support the team preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic games. She is particularly passionate about maximizing human performance – whether that is for your sport, your hobbies or even balancing a busy modern lifestyle.
Michelle uses an integrated approach with patients that includes targeted manual techniques, movement, strength exercises, breathwork, recovery and biomechanical ‘fine tuning’ to help each patient reach their personal goals.
Michelle also has a special interest in treating our younger patients. Once a gymnastics coach herself, she has an in-depth understanding of human movement at all ages. She completed her Masters at the University College London in 2021 in Advanced Physiotherapy; paediatrics with a thesis project focused on the management of hip injuries in the active adolescent.
