Active Health Physiotherapy Team, experienced physios christchurch

Rochelle Wardle - Physiotherapist

BPhty, CertAcup(NZ)

Rochelle is experienced in all types of sports, spinal and occupational injuries having worked both here and in the UK. Her extensive experience using Pilates and core control rehabilitation for spinal injuries focuses on the whole body rather than just the injured area. Rochelle is also currently completing a Post-grad Diploma in Sports Medicine.

* Pilates Rehabilitation training (UK) 2001-03

Mark Hollands - Director

PGSportsMed, BPhty, BPhysEd, BSc, CertAcup(UK)

Mark heads the Physiotherapy Team and is a Director of Active Health QEII. He has extensive experience both here and internationally, with areas of interest including cycling injuries, knee rehabilitation and back problems.

NZ Cycling Physio including:

* Delhi Commonwealth games 2010
* Beijing Olympics 2008
* Manchester Commonwealths 2002
* Sydney Olympics 2000

Current physio for: BikeNZ, Triathlon NZ, NZ Winter Olympics Programme, NZ Men’s Softball (Black Sox), NZ Golf, Paralympics NZ, Athletics NZ, Accredited preferred provider to NZ Academy of Sport

Julianne Blacklow - Physiotherapist

PGDipSportsMed, BPhty, BPhEd, CertAcup(NZ)

Julianne has a wide range of physiotherapy experience ranging from treating high profile elite sports teams to those little niggly everyday injuries that we are all familiar with. Her focus is a full return to function and further injury prevention so Julianne will look at your total ergonomic function either in your sport or home environment.

* NZHockey Physio Canterbury provider
* SportsMed Physio 1999-2009, Clinical Leader 2007-09
* Canterbury Mens & Womens Hockey 2001-2004

Nicola Handley - Physiotherapist

BPhty

Nicola has returned home after living overseas for a number of years. Whilst in the UK she specialised in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy as well as occupational health, and is currently studying towards a UK Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine.

Angela Davis - Physiotherapist

BPhty

Angela has recently completed her certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy at Curtin University in Perth and is working towards a Postgraduate Diploma.
Her specialty is in Musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy and she has worked with a number of rugby teams.

Michelle Hall - Physiotherapist

Originally from the UK, Michelle has extensive experience of working in many areas of musculo-skeletal physiotherapy, including sports, rehabilitation (including post-operative rehabilitation), industry and chronic pain.
Using manual mobilisation techniques, muscle retraining, acupuncture and much more, she specialises in the treatment of complex injuries, postoperative rehabilitation and has a special interest in shoulder complaints.

Bevan Lawson - Physiotherapist

Bevan graduated from the University of Otago in 2006, receiving the Sheila Consuela MacDiarmid Scholarship. Since then he has continued to specialise in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy with a focus on exercise-based rehabilitation and injury prevention. Bevan has also developed an expertise in muscle balance assessment and golf-specific physiotherapy, including body and swing analysis.

Bevan is also very involved in a wide range of his own sporting endevours, including being captain of the New Zealand Korfball team.

- Korfball Australia Physio
- Korfball New Zealand Physio