After deciding on a career change, Barry has graduated from Wintec with honours in a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. While studying Barry worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant at Waikato Hospital where he was able to get experience in Cardio-Respiratory, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Acute care, and Rehabilitation care.
Growing up, Barry competed in Athletics, representing New Zealand on many occasions, mainly in sprints, long jump, and hurdles before moving on to other sports such as indoor netball and basketball. Barry still competes in Netball having played for Waikato Tainui and winning gold in the 2024 Mixed grade and Men’s grade masters nationals teams!
In his spare time, Barry is an experienced netball coach, loves spending time with his family, playing board games and has recently found his green thumb, enjoying growing house plants! View details »
Jill has joined the practice again after twenty years working in other areas of the Waikato and enjoys working in a great team where they keep up to date with best practice and aim to do their best for patients.
Over the years Jill has worked with Waikato Netball, NZ Hockey, and Workplace Assessments. She has a special interest in back problems but enjoys all aspects of her work.
She always makes a point of explaining her findings and rehab plan to her patients, so they work together for the best result. View details »
Katy has recently moved to Hamilton, from Derry in Ireland. She studied at Ulster University and throughout her student years was able to work with Basketball Ireland, Intercounty soccer teams and was the Physio for the U19 Derry Ladies Gaelic team in 2023.
After needing physio for a sporting injury and experiencing the impact rehab has first hand, Katy knew this was the career for her. Her favourite aspect of physio is empowering patients and watching them progress and achieve goals they didn’t think possible. She is excited to continue to progress as a physio and develop her career here at Active Health.
Katy grew up in a household big into sports and she enjoys playing Gaelic football and camogie. In her spare time she also enjoys the gym and getting outdoors for a good hike. View details »