Karaka
71 Hingaia Road, Karaka, Auckland
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Mrs Karen McKechnie
Massage Therapist
Karen has a varied and extensive 25 year career in sports massage that includes both human and equine specialist massage therapy. She was both horse and rider massage therapist for New Zealand's first ever World Championship Gold Medal in the sport of endurance riding in 1998 and then again at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with New Zealand's sole representative Dressage rider. Since then she has continued with massage therapy, alongside working for Air New Zealand, running a busy equestrian based property, and continuing to ride and compete herself alongside her husband and daughter. Her unique mix of skills, training and and experience, as well as continuing to ride and compete, gives her a unique insight into patient needs and therapies. A core requirement of Olympic and World Championship team management is simply that, working as part of a team for the absolute best possible outcome. View details »
Talia Rout
LEAD Physio
LEAD PHYSIO - Talia has over 10 years clinical experience in Physiotherapy, and has also completed her postgraduate studies in traditional Chinese and western acupuncture from AUT in 2017. She has found this to be extremely beneficial in conjunction with her traditional physiotherapy skills to help her clients achieve their rehabilitation goals. Additionally, she is also qualified in cupping treatment, and is a trained Pilates instructor. Talia has a passion for treating elite athletes, elderly, youth and post-operative conditions. She has a wide range of experience in all acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries as well as chronic pain, work related injuries and complex conditions. Talia enjoys treating every client with a holistic approach and believes there is always a multidimensional component to each recovery journey. She has also had the opportunity to travel the world with sports team and has previously worked with Cook Islands National Women’s Netball, U21 Cook Islands Women’s Netball, NZ Men’s Netball, Northern Comets Netball and International CrossFit Athletes. In her spare time, Talia enjoys spending time with family and friends, a good cup of coffee, outdoor activities, and staying active with CrossFit and running. View details »
Mr Andrew Billingham