Nicole graduated from Wintec in 2023 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with first class Honours. She joins the Proactive team with a desire to work with people to get them back to doing what’s important to them, and values taking the time to get to know them.
Nicole has a special interest in musculoskeletal/orthopaedic and sports-related physiotherapy. Along with experience in the musculoskeletal, concussion, paediatric, geriatric, and community physiotherapy spaces, Nicole spent time prior to her degree working in physiotherapy and podiatry clinics in customer service and reception roles.
Outside of the clinic, Nicole enjoys the beach, hiking, stand-up paddle boarding, chocolate, and getting too competitive with board games. She is also kept busy with two kids and a dog!
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Steve graduated from Otago Physiotherapy School in 1984 and went on to run his own private practice, "Papamoa Physiotherapy," for over 30 years. Steve joined the Proactive team in 2018, after reviewing their approach to healthcare and client wellbeing and deciding that this was something that he could align with. Steve has a specialist interest in spinal care and with post-graduate qualifications in Manipulative Therapy, Ergonomics and workplace consultancy to minimise and manage serious low back injury.
Specialist Interests
- Lower Back injury and Management
- Ergonomics and workplace health
- Manipulative Therapy
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Ollie graduated Brunel University London with first class honours in 2016. He initially spent time working in the NHS, sporting and private settings in the UK before moving to New Zealand in early 2019. Ollie has worked in a variety of sporting settings and has a specialist interest in sporting and lower limb injuries. He has previously worked with BOP Cricket and ND cricket. He is currently Clinical Lead Physio for the Waikato, Gisborne and Bay of Plenty Regions. He is also lead physio for the WaiBop Magic netball team and is contracted to Netball NZ to provide Physio cover to ANZ and Silver Fern players within the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. He is also studying towards his Masters Degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. Specialist Interests include: ACL Injuries, Knee Injuries, Ankle & foot injuries, Sporting Injuries. View details »