At Pursue Health we believe that all of our patients should be as active as they can be. Our physiotherapy team use the latest research, combined with their clinical knowledge and skills, to help you achieve the best outcomes.
We want you to be engaged in every treatment process and want you to understand your pathway to recovery. This all takes time, which is why we utilise 30 minute appointments to ensure that you leave understanding everything you need to do.
Our physiotherapists will assist in your recovery by:
1. Completing a thorough and accurate assessment of your injury.
2. Providing an in-depth explanation, including the underlying causes of your injury.
3. Developing an effective treatment program which fits in with your lifestyle and goals.
4. Use a range of treatment techniques including ‘hands-on’ methods, exercise, education and referral to other health practitioners if required.
At Pursue Health we don’t want to treat your symptoms; we want to understand your injury and develop a plan to ensure that you get back to your best. Whether you are returning to competitive sport after an ankle sprain, getting back to work after shoulder surgery, suffering with back or neck pain while sitting at your desk or living with knee or hip arthritis, ourphysiotherapists can help.
For an appointment with one of our physiotherapists, book online or call (03)9131 4977.
Rebates apply with private health insurance extras cover.
practitioners
Ray is a physiotherapist having graduated from La Trobe University with a Masters of Physiotherapy. He has been extensively involved in sports coverage in elite AFL, Soccer and basketball with the Eastern Ranges NAB league women’s teams, Melbourne City & Heidelberg United FC and the Victorian U18 Basketball Team.
Ray takes part in middle distance running and is a member of Box Hill Athletics Club and also is a keen road cyclist. Through his experience in sports as well as sports coverage he has developed a special interest in sporting injury in the endurance athlete, as well as their prevention through evidence based strength & rehabilitation. Away from physiotherapy Ray enjoys videography and languages.
Paul is a SPECIALIST SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST (FACP), one of only seven physiotherapists in Victoria with this clinical specialty, and a MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST TITLEHOLDER. He is a director of Physiosports Brighton and has been a practicing physiotherapist for 20 years.
Paul has provided services to the Melbourne Tigers NBL basketball team (1998-2005), Collegians Football Club (2001-), EPS, AFS, Mercury Multisport and Tr-Response triathlon squads, Southern Saints Netball Club (2009-), and the Brighton Grammar Boat Club (2002-).
He has been a clinical tutor in the Melbourne & Latrobe University Masters in Sports Physiotherapy courses, and a member of the Victorian Institute of Sport Patellar Tendon study group.
Paul has a special interest in the lower back/pelvis, overuse injuries of the lower limb, as well as the assessment of bike set-up and its relationship to injury.
Natasha Sneddon is part of our Pursue Health team and is a PHYSIOTHERAPIST and CLINICAL PILATES INSTRUCTOR who graduated from Monash University with First Class Honours. She has recently completed her Sports Physiotherapy Level 1 and plans to continue working towards her Sports Physiotherapy Masters. She represented Australia as a Rhythmic Gymnast for a number of years after which she developed a passion for Pilates and S&C. Natasha has been working in AFL Football for a number of years and more recently was appointed Head Physiotherapist for the Old Mentone Football Club and Old Brighton Grammarian’s Women’s team. She also works closely with multiple triathlon squads, delivering private and group based training programs to these athletes.
Natasha has a passion for coaching group based Physiotherapy exercise programs. She currently runs specialised AFL specific exercise programs for multiple football clubs, both online and face to face. She is also qualified in presenting the world leading GLA:D Training program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. She is one of five Physiotherapists at our practice that is currently delivering online classes, with a special interest in Kids/Teens programs and S&C. Outside of work, Natasha is a passionate runner and is currently sponsored by Nike as part of a training collaboration with Tempo Journal. She one day hopes to complete her first full marathon.
Michael is a PHYSIOTHERAPIST and CLINICAL PILATES PRACTITIONER and a director of Physiosports Brighton. Michael graduated from Latrobe University in 2002. He has extensive experience in private practice, working both in Australia and the United Kingdom, with a special interest in sporting injuries.
Michael was employed by and travelled with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in the elite English Premier League, as well as being a Physiotherapist for the Australian Masters Games Hockey. He has been a player and Physiotherapist with the Old Mentonians Football Club and is currently a team physiotherapist for Old Brighton Grammarians in the VAFA.
Michael has a special interest in the prevention of sporting injury, as well as the management of lower back and pelvic dysfunction.
Stephanie Gourd is a PHYSIOTHERAPIST & CROSSFIT COACH who graduated with a Masters of Physiotherapy from Latrobe University in 2016. She is Richmond’s AFLW Team Physiotherapist (2020) and has also worked with their VFLW team, Darebin Falcons VFL women and with the AFL umpiring panel. Along with wide-ranging sports experience Stephanie has worked in musculoskeletal rehabilitation at a private rehabilitation hospital, gaining a strong understanding of how physiotherapy supports post-operative and multi-trauma patients.
Stephanie is committed to further education and is currently working towards a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy at LaTrobe University as well as a Masters in Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) at Edith Cowan University. She has completed training in pilates and dry needling, and is experienced in implementing comprehensive rehabilitation protocols for patients of all ages, abilities and activity levels.
Her personal interests include high level conditioning programs bridging the gap between rehab and performance, especially after ACL and other knee injuries, as well as foot and ankle problems. At home Steph enjoys baking, CrossFit and cycling, as well as walking her great dane Bosco.
Steve is a SPECIALIST SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy) and a director of Physiosports Brighton. He graduated with honors from Melbourne University in 1999 and was awarded fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapy after completing his Specialisation exams in 2015.
Steve has worked extensively with elite athletes both in Australia and the United Kingdom predominately in soccer, tennis and athletics. He currently oversees the sports medicine programs for Old Brighton Grammarians and Caulfield Grammarians Football Club (VAFA).
Steve is passionate about advancing physiotherapy practice and is committed to providing the profession with access to the world’s leading clinicians and researchers. He has lectured widely to post-graduate physiotherapists and health professionals and has co-developed the Physiosports Mastering Load series and Science of Cycling courses, as well as, regularly facilitating symposia including Tendinopathy and management of the Adolescent athlete.
A keen golfer and cyclist, Steve has a special interest in the biomechanics of these sports and provides specialised bike set-up and golf assessments at Physiosports.