Northside Physio News

This month Northside Physio has gained a new Physiotherapist – Sarah!

Sarah is a friendly, motivated and confident UK trained Physiotherapist. Originally from Manchester, United Kingdom, Sarah graduated from Leeds Beckett University with her Bachelor of Physiotherapy. Sarah has years of experience working across multiple areas including Musculoskeletal Outpatients and Orthopaedics in the NHS as well as Private Practice here in Australia.

Sarah’s Musculoskeletal experience has allowed her to treat in a broad range of conditions making her extremely adaptable. Sarah treats by adopting a variety of evidence-based treatment approaches through utilising a wide scope of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment tools. Sarah is very well travelled, having spent a couple of years travelling around South East Asia and Australia. We are very excited to have Sarah as a part of the Northside Physio team!

 

For those of you who don’t know Roland finished up at Northside Physio in mid January to pursue a new chapter in Private Practice closer to home. In even bigger news, he is also just about to get married and jet off to New Zealand for his honeymoon!

On behalf of the team at Northside Physio we wish you all the very best both in your career and your life as a newlywed!

We had an amazing time celebrating the festive season at our Christmas Party! We kicked off the day with bar hopping around Fitzroy, starting at The Builders Arms Hotel, enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Napier, and wrapped things up at The Rose Hotel.

Of course, Elf on the Shelf joined us for the fun, adding some extra holiday cheer to the festivities. It was a fantastic day filled with laughs, good food and great company!

Over the course of October/Early November, Physio’s Hayley and Roland upskilled in their knowledge on the upper limb, completing professional development courses on the shoulder, head and neck. 

Roland’s completed a course on the shoulder joint. In particular, looking at shoulder joint dysfunction, management of shoulder instability and stiff shoulder pathologies. Through this, Roland was able to learn specific manual therapy and taping techniques for the shoulder joint. He has also added some creative exercises to his toolkit to give to those patients presenting with shoulder stiffness, dysfunction or instability

Hayley completed a head and neck course in early November. Topics covered included, postural head and neck pain, headaches, dizziness and temporomandibular joint (jaw) pain. This course covered manual therapy techniques to provide relief to the shoulder, neck and jaw. Additionally, she is now equipped with additional exercises to enhance the movement of the upper limb, taking pressure off the neck and upper back in patients presenting with head and neck pain.

If you are suffering from head, neck or shoulder pain, both Hayley and Roland are available full time at Northside Physio. Bookings can be made online or by calling 9942 8903. 

He’s arrived – Baby Batchelor has graced the clinic!

After nearly nine months of waiting, the team at Northside Physio received news that Connie had welcomed her little bundle of joy into the world:

Name: Xavier Michael Batchelor
Weight: 3.5kg
DOB: 10th September, 2024 at 3:16am

We are over the moon for Connie and Michael and we wish them all the happiness as they settle into this new chapter with their gorgeous baby boy. Enjoy every moment, we can’t wait to meet him!

For those of you who may not know, our lovely clinic owner/boss lady/senior physio Connie is currently very pregnant! Connie finished up (temporarily) at the clinic at the end of August, and she will now be on maternity leave as she patiently awaits the arrival of her precious little bundle.

Connie will not be in the clinic for the remainder of the 2024 as she will be busy soaking up full-time new Mum life. We will miss Connie very much, but for now we are so excited for her to welcome her new bub into the world and be immersed in full time mum life!

Both Physio’s Hayley and Roland will be all hands on deck in the clinic between now and the end of the year!

This winter, Northside Physio is offering half price initial consultations with physio Roland. Whether you are a new or pre-existing patient, don’t let those little niggles slide this winter! Roland is here Monday through to Friday and has availability in both the mornings and evenings. To book an initial consult, visit the book online tab on the website and select “50% off initial consultation” or simply call the clinic on 9942 8903.

Coming into winter two of our amazing reception staff will be heading off overseas.

Kayla will be starting her two month European journey in London where she plans to do the classic touristy activities of seeing Big Ben and Buckingham Palace with a few visits to some pubs in-between. She then heads off to Spain to enjoy the beautiful beaches of Mallorca and San Sebastian. The rest of her travels include visiting Amsterdam, hopping to different Greek Islands, exploring Turkey and driving through Sicily.

She is most looking forward to ballooning in Cappadocia and drinking Aperol’s in Italy.

She will miss the Northside team and all the lovely patients but is excited to escape the Melbourne winter and discover new parts of the world. 

Zoe is starting out her African adventure in Cape Town where they will visit Robben Island, Table Mountain, and take in the scenery before getting started on their big Safari! They will be taken through Namibia and Botswana visiting Skeleton Coast, Etosha National Park, the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and they will finish up at Victoria falls in Zimbabwe.

She is really looking forward to spotting all the animals and is especially hoping to see a cheetah. 

She is excited to retell stories of her travels and show pictures to everyone in the Northside community when she returns home!

Both Kayla and Zoe are heading off in the next couple of weeks so be sure to wish them luck on their wonderful adventures.

The team at Northside physio had a big month enjoying the last of the sunshine before winter arrives. 

Connie went on a trip to Darwin with her husband, where she enjoyed being in the sun and exploring national park waterfalls. 

Hayley recently completed the Great Ocean Road half marathon after months of training. This is the second time she has completed the event and was able to achieve a personal best. Hayley is now back to training and getting ready to run the Melbourne half marathon later this year. 

Roland celebrated his birthday this month. While it was a quiet affair Roland still went out and enjoyed plenty of food and drink with both family and friends. 

Natilie was kept busy with the arrival of her granddaughter who has quickly become the star of the family. Natilie became the host to many friends and family who couldn’t wait to meet their newest addition to the family. 

Both Kayla and Zoe are making the clinic jealous, preparing for big trips overseas through the winter. Zoe will be enjoying the sun and wildlife on an African safari holiday with the family. Meanwhile Kayla is preparing for a long trip across Europe with her partner and friends. 

We hope everyone had a pleasant month and encourage you to come in to keep the winter aches and pains away.