James was a client of Physio Mechanics for several years before joining the physio team after graduating from AUT with a Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) degree. Prior to this, James was also a qualified Personal Trainer with over 4 years of experience.
He is especially interested in all things sports and exercise, and strongly believe that exercise can greatly benefit almost everyone. His main passion as a physio is helping people get back to doing the things they love.
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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 »
SENIOR PHYSIO - In addition to Rochelle's Physio degree, she also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation and is a qualified Womens Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. Rochelle is such a hard working and thorough physiotherapist who will see you through to the end of your rehab, to ensure prevention aswell. Her empathy, passion and kindness, along with her thirst for knowledge, will see you achieve your goals, and rave about her to your friends and family. View details »