ABOUT US

STAFF

Angela Hewitt and Tom Maher are the principal practitioners and owners of Cairns Total Physiotherapy. Wendy Lee, Victoria Moss, Rachael White, Sarah Thorne and Allan Christensen also bring to the practice a great deal of varied Physiotherapy experience.

Tom Maher

Tom Maher graduated from the University of QLD Bachelor of Physiotherapy program in 2000. Tom has worked in both the public and private health sector.

Tom is a well respected and known local sporting personality. Tom has worked extensively with junior, senior and elite sporting teams in a wide variety of sports. He utilises all types of musculoskeletal treatment techniques for all types of conditions and has a particular interest in shoulder and knee rehabilitation.

Angela Hewitt

Angela studied a double degree in Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Griffith University and graduated in 2005. Her recent graduation means that her expertise and knowledge is the most current and evidence based practice in Physiotherapy.

Angela is a Cairns local, who moved home in 2007 following an initial period of employment in a leading Townsville sports clinic for 2 years. Growing up in Cairns she was heavily involved in the dancing community and went on to study Dance full time at the Brisbane Dance Centre.

Angela has additional qualifications in Clinical Pilates, Sports Physiotherapy and Dance Physiotherapy. She is also a certified group exercise instructor. Angela’s main areas of interest are sporting and dance injuries, exercises rehabilitation, Pilates and all aspects of health and fitness.

Wendy Lee

Wendy works part time at Cairns Total Physiotherapy and graduated from a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from Curtin University of Technology (WA) in 2000. Wendy is experienced in intensive care, burns and head injury rehabilitation.

Wendy is soon to complete further training in neurological rehabilitation, therefore becoming an expert in treatment of stroke patients, head injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.

Wendy has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys all aspects of martial arts training. Wendy has a small farm which includes her family of ducks, chickens and geese and hopes to one day be self-sufficient.

Sarah Thorne

Sarah completed a double degree in Physiotherapy and Health Science at Griffith University, graduating in 2005. Since this time she has completed further studies specializing in Sports Physiotherapy, Dance Physiotherapy, Bounce Back Spinal Rehabilitation and Clinical Pilates.

A Cairns local, Sarah also teaches dancing and hence has a special interest in the treatment and management of dancers and young gymnasts. She particularly enjoys the challenge of treating the adolescent population from a wide variety of sports/backgrounds and the special types of injuries that can present with this age group.

Sarah is a firm believer in prevention as well as management, and enjoys helping the active population to retain this way at any stage of life!

Allan Christensen

Allan graduated from the University of Queensland in 2008 after completing 4 years of Physiotherapy. This recent completion has equipped Allan with some of the latest evidence based knowledge emerging from research. He also completed 2 years of Bimedical science studies majoring in nutrition, anatomy and physiology. Prior to studying Allan worked as a carpenter and has also enjoyed travelling to all continents of the world.

Allan is currently the physiotherapist of the South Cairns Cutters AFL club. Allan’s main areas of interest are sports and general musculoskeletal physiotherapy. From his previous work experience in manual labour work, Allan also has an interest in work related injuries. He has completed a dry needling course as well as myofascial release techniques and is interested in further studies in Mulligans techniques and sport specific physiotherapy.

Victoria Moss (Physiotherapist)

Victoria graduated with a BSC. Hons. degree in Physiotherapy from University of Manchester, UK in 2002. Victoria completed 3 years of rotations in a hospital just outside Manchester, where she became experienced in musculoskeletal inpatients and outpatients, cardiac rehabilitation, elderly rehabilitation and respiratory care for medical and surgical patients (including critical care).

Victoria has completed a course in acupuncture and is a current member of the Acupuncture Association for Chartered Physiotherapists. She has also completed real-time diagnostic ultrasound biofeedback training to help provide patients with essential feedback on muscle activity to aid in the rehabilitation of patients with back pain and incontinence problems. Victoria moved to Cairns from the UK in February 2006 and started working at Cairns Total Physiotheraphy in February 2007.

Rachael White (Physiotherapist)

Rachael also graduated from Physiotherapy at University of QLD Bachelor of Physiotherapy program in 2002. This is one of the most highly regarded schools in Australia to date, with a high focus on the latest research in core stabilization muscles and training as well as a very in depth undergraduate Sports Physiotherapy component.

Rachael has also completed level 3 Clinical Pilates instructor training with Dance Medicine Australia and further with the Pilates Institute of QLD. This together with real-time diagnostic ultrasound biofeedback training Rachael is expert in providing training and education to clients with back pain and core stability weakness or instability.

Rachael is interested in all areas of functional physiotherapy and wellbeing, particularly exercise and movement in its role to rehabilitate all types of joint and body dysfunction.

Administration staff

Our friendly administration staff at Cairns Total Physiotherapy are always here to answer your questions and help you with your treatment needs as much as they possibly can. They participate in the clinic and in the sporting community.

Together we all make a very happy healthy team to help you get back to optimal fitness as well.

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