MEET OUR TEAM
PHYSIOTHERAPY & PILATES
MARK MITCHELL, Director & Physiotherapist
Specialty areas:
– Knee reconditioning
– Complex/chronic conditions (where everything else has failed)
– Surfing injures and performance
Additional training:
– Strength + conditioning Masters
– Connect Therapy
– Dry-needling/acupuncture
– Sports physio
– Pelvis & spine
– The rib cage
– Knee reconditioning
Sport-physio experience:
– World Surf League
– PGA Tour Golf
– Surf ironman/women
– Elite swimming & cricket
– Waratah’s Rugby
– Waverley College Rugby
– St Cath’s Elite Athlete Program
Caelum (co-founder of Advanz) is a physio with a special interest in neck pain. Known as “The Neckspert”, he is the author of the book, NECK PAIN SUCKS – The 5-step approach to solving your neck pain, as well as academic research on neck pain.
Specialty areas:
– Neck pain
– Spine conditions
– Headaches
– Shoulder injuries
Additional training:
– Connect Therapy
– Dry-needling/acupuncture
– Sports physio
– Pelvis & spine
– The thoracic/rib cage
Sport-physio experience:
– Sydney Swans Academy
– Waratah’s Rugby
– Waverley College Rugby
– St Caths Elite Program
– Aussie Mens Waterpolo
– Sydney International Rowing Regatta
– City to Surf
– Balmain Dockers AFL
EWEN JOHNSON, Senior Physiotherapist & Educator
Ewen is both a Senior Physiotherapist and a clinical educator at Advanz.
Specialty areas:
– Knee rehabilitation (ACL)
– Low back pain & sciatica
– Sports injuries (especially sprint training, golf, rugby & cricket)
– Acute neck pain
Courses:
– Sports level 1
– Dry needling (acupuncture)
– Concussions
– McGill back pain
– Pelvis & spine treatment
Sports physio experience:
– Waverley College Rugby
– Roger Fabri speed academy
– McArthur Rams
SARAH FENSOM, Physiotherapist
Sarah is a Physiotherapist with a history and knowledge of Exercise Physiology which she applies to her Physiotherapy practice.
Specialty areas:
– Lower limb injuries (hip/knee/ankle)
– Shoulders
– Netball/water polo injury rehab
– Exercise rehabilitation (gym & Pilates)
Sports physio (team/event) experience:
– UNSW FC
– St Caths elite athlete program
– Waverley College
– Netball State Champs
Sarah is also a published author on research in exercise programs for children with intellectual disabilities.
LUCY DOWNEY, Physiotherapist & Women’s Health Physiotherapist
Lucy is a physio specialising in both women’s health conditions & sports/life injuries.
Women’s health expertise:
– Pre & post-partum checks
– Pelvic floor assessments
– Pelvic girdle pain
– Incontinence
– Post-pregnancy return to exercise
– Clinical Pilates
Sports/workplace injury expertise:
– Lower limb injuries (knee/hip/ankle)
– Spinal pain
Courses/skills:
– Dry needling (acupuncture)
– Women’s health
– Sports level 1&2
KIERAN TATE, Physiotherapist
Kieran has both Masters of Physiotherapy and Sports & Exercises Science degrees. He is also an elite cricketer & triathlete.
Specialty areas:
– Shoulder & lower limb injuries (hip/knee/ankle)
– Running, cycling & swimming
– Cricket & rugby
– Workplace injuries
Courses/skills:
– Bike-fit
– Sports level 1 & 2
– Running & swimming assessments
Sports physio experience:
– Sydney University Women’s Football
– Sydney University Men’s Rugby League
– Waverley College Rugby
LENA THIVEOS, Physiotherapist & Researcher
Lena is both a physiotherapist and an academic researcher at Macquarie University (back pain research).
Specialty areas:
– Back pain
– Lower limb injuries (hip/knee ankle)
– Chronic pain
– Pilates
Skills/courses:
– Cognitive Functional Therapy
– Pain science
– Pilates
– Exercise and movement retraining
LAUREN TYBEREK, Physiotherapist
Lauren is an experienced physiotherapist and clinical Pilates instructor.
Specialty areas:
– Spinal pain
– Clinical Pilates
– Women’s health checks (pelvic floor assessment with ultrasound, safe return to exercise post-pregnancy)
Lauren has helped numerous elite sports people including professional tennis players, golfers, rowers and soccer players.
She has a passion of helping adolescents manage their sporting injuries and guiding them through their return to exercise.
In Laurens spare time she loves to crochet miniature versions of people’s dogs and explore her city.
JAMES BASSIL, Physiotherapist & Paediatric (kids) Physiotherapist
James is a physio specialising in both paediatrics (kids) & adults sports/work conditions.
Paediatric expertise:
– Certified DMI therapist
– Neurological conditions
– Developmental delay & coordination disorders
– Autism spectrum disorder & ADHD
– Cerebral palsy
– Post surgical
Adult sports injury experience:
– The Maroubra Saints AFL club
– St George FC
– Mosman & Randwick Botany athletics clubs
James was an elite triple jumper, narrowly missing out on the Commonwealth Games.
DANIEL ANDREWS, Physiotherapist
Dan is a physiotherapist with a special interest in sports injuries.
Specialty areas:
– Lower limb injuries (hip, knee, ankle)
– Shoulders
– Field sport injuries (football/soccer/netball)
Courses/Skills:
– Level 1 Sports Trainer
– Mastering the Management of Runners
– GLA:D Accredited Practitioner
– 4D Physiotherapy Method- Pilates Instructor
Sport Physio experience:
– Maroubra Saints junior AFL club
– UNSW Women’s soccer
– Waverley College Basketball
Outside of work, Dan enjoys running and gym training. He is also an elite rugby union referee.
LEWIS HUNTER, Physiotherapist
Lewis is a physiotherapist focusing on the lower limb & spine.
Specialty Areas:
– Lower back and neck pain (including headaches)
– Knee and ankle injuries
– Chronic tendinitis
Courses:
– Advanced Dry Needling
– Sport & Exercise Science + Level 1 Sports Trainer
– APA Spinal Physiotherapy
– APA Sports Physiotherapy
– Graduate Diploma of Psychology (ongoing)
Outside of physiotherapy, Lewis works as a Firefighter, surfs, and trains for endurance events. He’s passionate about helping his patients exceed their own expectations.
SCOTTI HAMILTON, Physiotherapist
Scotti is a physiotherapist with a Master of Physiotherapy from Sydney Uni and a Bachelor of Health Sciences from Boston University. He is a high-level runner and swimmer.
Specialty Areas:
– Endurance Sporting Injuries
– Tendon Injuries
– Training Periodisation
Courses/Skills:
– Level 1 Sports Trainer
– Advances Sports Taping
– Running Assessments
– Swimming Assessments
Whilst in the USA, Scotti captained the Boston University track and field / cross-country team. He loves surfing, athletics, tennis, diving and camping.
RUBY SPRINGTHORPE, Physiotherapist
Ruby is a physiotherapist with a Master of Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Newcastle.
Specialty areas:
– Sporting and overuse injuries
– Concussion
– Return to Sport.
Courses/skills:
– Level 1 Sports Trainer
– First Aid and CPR
– Advanced Sports Taping
– Soft tissue mobilisation.
Growing up in Newcastle, Ruby developed a passion for surfing. She also played soccer for 12 years and developed her rugby when she moved to Sydney. She loves spending her time playing her guitar, going to the gym and camping and bush walks.