Life Ready Physio & Pilates Cannington

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Luke graduated from Curtin University and has worked extensively in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy private practice.

He takes a strong hands-on manual therapy biased approach to musculoskeletal, occupational and sports injuries, and uses a variety of skills including; spinal mobilisation, dry needling, trigger point and myofascial therapy, biomechanical-postural assessment and correction, exercise rehabilitation and orthotics prescription.

His passion in physiotherapy relates to meeting the needs of a wide range of clientèle; work and occupational injuries, musculoskeletal and sports injuries, spinal back and neck pain, post surgery rehabilitation and developmental conditions in adolescents.

Having competed in state-level sports and also having served three years in the military back in Singapore, Luke personally understands too well the impact and frustrations of injuries, and the pain and time off sports. As such, he has been involved in Perth’s community sports scene as both a sports trainer and physiotherapist in the last decade.

Luke has comprehensive experience managing injured athletes in sports ranging from footy, rugby, soccer, netball, basketball, hockey, to swimming, gymnastics and competition cheer-leading.

In his spare time, Luke is an avid English Premier League Football and UFC-MMA fan, enjoys great food and music, and loves spending time with his family. He is married with two girls and is hoping to complete both a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy and MBA in the next few years.

Rachel completed her physiotherapy degree in South Africa in 2007 and has worked in private practice for the last 10 years treating only paediatric clients.

She developed a very strong interest in managing acute respiratory conditions, developmental delays (in especially premature babies), Cerebral Palsy, Plagiocephaly/Torticollis and newborn behavior and relocated to Rockingham in March 2018.

Rachel has a play-based approach to facilitating movement and strength development in children. She provides activities for play and home exercise programs, and is passionate in developing tailored programs that support children and their families to work towards their goals and increase their independence and confidence in managing their child’s condition.

Rachel is a dedicated wife to her husband, mother to her two children Hans and Milan, and loves to exercise in the outdoors and spend time with her family exploring the beautiful landscapes of Australia.

Ken’s high school teacher noted his passion for human biology and movement, his skills in sports, and recommended that he looked into a career of physiotherapy. Since then, Ken has achieved his dream of graduating from Curtin University and becoming a physiotherapist – working in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy.

His approach to physiotherapy utilises all of the available resources, using a combination of manual therapy (massage, mobilisations and dry needling), taping, orthotics prescription, exercise and education to help people achieve their goals.

Ken has a strong focus on involving clients in their recovery and believes that the whole person needs to be treated, not just the injury.

“Meeting my clients and understanding their journey is my favourite thing about being a physio. I love how the same injury can present drastically different from one person to another – as this keeps me on my toes.”

Over the years of working in private practice, Ken has excelled in managing a wide range of injuries and has developed a strong interest in treating tendon issues, ACL injuries and persistent pain. Known for his collaborative approach to healthcare, he regularly touches base with other members of the client’s management team and isn’t afraid of getting a second opinion if the recovery is not tracking as expected.

He has completed additional clinical training courses in dry needling, advanced mobilisation techniques, motivational interviewing, ACL management and spinal and shoulder pain.

In his downtime, Ken enjoys spending time with his partner, staying fit at the gym and passionately supporting his soccer team. His career goals for the future is to develop his skills and knowledge in the field of paediatrics and work towards a post graduate Masters in Physiotherapy.

Once upon a time, Julia was an elite gymnast back in Singapore and having encountered multiple injuries herself, decided on a career in physiotherapy to help people regain their function and return to sport with the correct management.

Since graduating with a Masters degree in physiotherapy from Curtin University, Julia has worked exclusively in private practice physiotherapy and over the years, has experienced managing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. Witnessing a variety of conditions, she has developed a keen interest in treating patients suffering from neck and back pain and associated sports injuries.

Julia has completed additional training under GLA:D Australia in the exercise management of hip and knee osteoarthritis. She also plans on completed further training in Clinical Pilates.

Outside of work, Julia enjoys spending time going for walks in the great outdoors or having a cake and coffee at a local café!

Since completing her physiotherapy degree at Curtin University, Patrina has gained a wide range of experience from working in a variety of settings including post-operative patients at St John of God Hospital in Murdoch, extensive neurological and vestibular rehabilitation at MSWA and musculoskeletal conditions in private practice.

From a very young age, Patrina has had a passion for health and fitness and lived a very active lifestyle through participating in martial arts (both practicing and instructing at an international black belt level), strength/resistance training in the gym and running.

She aims to improve and maximise her clients’ health and quality of life through combining her clinical skills and knowledge and personal exercise and injury background to achieve their goals.

Additionally, Patrina has completed further training courses in dry needling and vestibular rehabilitation.

“Vestibular conditions are common and often misdiagnosed. Vertigo and dizziness are a major contributor to the burden of disability and not many people are aware that physiotherapists can successfully treat this population.”

Outside of work, Patrina enjoys keeping fit and active and enjoys setting fitness goals for herself. She loves anything outdoors including hiking, taking her dog to the park or beach and spending time with her friends and family.

With a Diploma in Remedial Massage, Hannah has been working as a remedial massage therapist for more than eight years.

Along with sports training, pregnancy massage and clinical reflexology, Hannah has a great understanding of treatments for occupational injury prevention and rehabilitation and acute and chronic pain release. She has also taken an interest in treating hip pain and dysfunction and sports related injury prevention and rehabilitation.

“I sincerely appreciate my job because it is so rewarding to see the improvements and happiness expressed by my clients at the end of each massage session. On top of that, I treat all my clients as unique individuals and I put 100% of my energy on their issues. I am always willing to support clients to recover from injuries and back to their daily routines.”

In order to provide better treatments for her clients, Hannah has recently started a Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation in Edith Cowan University.

Hannah grew up in Jilin Province in China, and moved to Sydney in 2007 and then to Perth in 2012.

Away from the massage table, Hannah enjoys swimming and building sandcastles with her two daughters at Coogee Beach, volunteering her skills and time at Solaris Cancer Care at SJOG Subiaco, reading and going for the occasional jog.