Wellington Sports Med @Akau Tangi
Akau Tangi Sports Centre 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand
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Mr Vijay Vallabh
Physiotherapist
Vijay is a Physiotherapist with a Physical Education and Physiology degree, with 20 years of experience he is passionate about giving people the tools to self-manage at school, work, home or in the sporting environment. Vijay has worked with many national and regional sports teams and associations including: Black Caps Physiotherapist (New Zealand Cricket) Current High Performance Sport NZ provider High Performance Physio NZ Rugby referees Lead physio Youth Commonwealth Games August 2023 Vijay has worked with several age group athletes and has a special interest in performance enhancement in sports, Vijay’s focus is also to promote education, movement and make people aware and address some of their daily habits that subsequently help improve overall health. View details »
Mr Samuel Thomas
Physiotherapist
(PHOTO TO COME) Sam is originally from Wellington and graduated from Auckland University of Technology in 2016. He is credentialed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (McKenzie Institute NZ, 2017), and he has worked extensively in New Zealand, as well as in Canada. His experience is primarily in private-practice musculoskeletal physiotherapy, which included time as Head Physiotherapist for the Wellington Blaze Cricket team. Sam has worked on an individual basis with a variety of professional athletes at the New Zealand national level such as the White Ferns, Black Caps, and Tall Blacks, as well as athletes from the NCAA, NBL, NZNBL and a former NBA player. He recently completed his Masters of Business Administration (Quantic School of Business and Technology, 2024) and comes to WSP from a role as clinic manager at a busy private-practice. When Sam isn't with his fiance and 2 year old daughter, he enjoys board-games, hiking, basketball, and playing golf. View details »
Ms Ari Carroll