Practitioners
Meet the members of our team!
Members
Rachel Don
Myotherapy
Profiles
Tom McLeod has BHSc Clinical Myotherapist and Diploma in Bowen Therapist with 17 years of experience in the soft tissue industry. He has a special interest in the rehabilitation and treatment of sports injuries. Tom has taught Myotherapy at the Gordon and has continued teaching professional development courses.
Special interests
- Ankle and knee injuries such as ligament tears and strains
- TMJ dysfunction, headache, and migraine.
- Hip groin conditions – such as hip impingement and muscle strains
Tom is a passionate sportsperson who loves to keep fit and be involved in sporting clubs. He has previously supported the following sporting teams and clubs to overcome and prevent some of the above injuries, giving him sound knowledge in the field:
- Melbourne Victory football club
- Leopold football and netball club
- Scottish Commonwealth Games team
- Barwon and Breakwater Soccer Club.
Tom also uses the Bowen Technique which is a gentler technique that can be used to treat acute and chronic conditions such as frozen shoulder, lumbar disc injury, chronic fatigue, and TMJ pain and headache, on the very young to the very old.
Chronic pain is often difficult to treat, Tom uses a multi-facet approach to educate and rehabilitate the client to return them to full functionality. Combining his knowledge from the two techniques, gives Tom a broad and dynamic approach to treat and facilitate healing.
Fun facts about Tom:
Tom is also a firstborn twin!
He is an avid Golfer
He is a table tennis legend!
Tim holds a BHSc in Myotherapy as well as a BTh in Theology and has practiced Myotherapy since 1997. In that time he has helped thousands of people resolve their pain and resume an active lifestyle. Tim has a special interest in Headache and TMJ (Jaw) pain presentations. He has completed hundreds of hours of additional training in these areas and, as well as working clinically, he delivers training to other health professionals nationally and internationally in effective treatment strategies for head and jaw pain.
Tim also regularly trains therapists through workshops and online in the skills that have proven so effective for his patients over the years. Tim lives with his wife, border collie Indianna and 2 cats Winston and Harriet. Tims adult son and daughter live, work and study locally and living on the Bellarine Tim loves to fish ocean and bay.
Marcus Janetzki is a Myotherapist and Remedial Massage Therapist with over 15 years of experience working in the soft tissue industry.
He achieved a Diploma in Remedial Massage Therapy from the Australian College of Massage and Natural Therapies in 2004. After working in clinics and corporate treatment environments in Melbourne, he moved to Geelong in 2007. Here he went on to further his study, completing a Bowen Therapy Certificate IV course through Bowtech in 2009, and an Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy in 2010.
Through Myotherapy, Marcus found a revelation in what could be achieved through muscle manipulation and has helped many clients with chronic pain that they had thought could not be rectified.
Issues such as:
Headaches and Migraines
Neck pain and postural issues
Sciatic pain and abdominal pain
Marcus strives to help his patients find a comfortable and calming balance of stress-relief, pain management and relaxation through his knowledge of Massage and Bowen Therapy. Bowen therapy is a gentle form of muscle manipulation which can assist with many underlying issues that may not seem muscle related.
Marcus is extremely passionate about helping his patients and excited by the future prospects of working as a Myotherapist. He has personally worked with many companies in the Barwon region such as CSIRO, Kaisercraft, VISY, Deakin University, Torquay College and Newtown Primary School. He enjoys helping the staff to better their wellbeing and promote postural awareness within the workplace.
Fun facts about Marcus:
Marcus has a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre and has worked professionally as a Musical Director.
Marcus has played in a band, co-written an EP Album, and toured across Australia to perform.
Marcus has 3 crazy boys and lives in a house of madness.
Pam is an experienced Naturopath who brings a wealth of passion and dedication. Her high level of motivation is backed with broad life experience and sincerity.
Having grown up in rural Victoria where local medical services were limited, Pam learnt the value of natural remedies and the many benefits of home-grown foods prepared fresh for optimal health throughout life. Pam adapted these natural health philosophies raising her own family further enhancing these ideals and practices, leading to the completion of Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) degree. Pam continues to build upon her quest for individuals and families to learn about traditional natural medicine through fresh foods and healthy lifestyle habits using a common-sense approach to health and wellness, whilst integrating and adapting modern techniques and newly researched discoveries to improve health and quality of life at every stage of life.
Aligned with the core principles of Naturopathy, Pam adapts a holistic individualized, non-judgmental treatment approach facilitating the body’s innate ability to heal itself given adequate support, using one or a combination of strategies including dietary recommendations, herbal remedies, and nutritional supplementation where required to restore balance when nutritional deficiencies are present.
Pam is a strong believer in providing the body with the greatest assistance to heal and acknowledges the benefits of body work in achieving stress and pain reduction, increased lymphatic flow and circulation and optimized organ function as major components to facilitating favourable outcomes. Pam prefers to keep the treatment plans simple, empowering and educating and supporting the client, avoiding overwhelm and despondency.
She acknowledges healthcare can often require a team approach and is happy to work with other healthcare professionals to get the best possible outcome for the client. She holds full current industry association accreditation with ANTA, ANPA and MMA and offers medical rebate claiming facilities at the point of service.
Pam can assist with a broad range of conditions with a particular interest in:
- Women’s health & hormonal support
- Children’s health and development
- Digestive disturbances
- Detoxification assistance
- Stress management
- Immune & energy support
- Sleep dysfunction
- Weight loss and management
Other services:
Integrative Pathology Testing: Hormonal function, Thyroid, Stool Analysis (CDSA), Food allergy and sensitivity testing, liver detox profile, inflammation investigations and treatment, heavy metal analysis and nutrition education.
Three fun facts about Pam:
Her passion for applying food as medicine runs deep – Pam enjoys growing her own produce using organic and sustainable principles.
Her passion for travelling feeds Pam’s endeavour to explore the principles of different cultures and how we can learn for each other.
Her passion for learning about her ancestors which has led to some intriguing cemetery explorations!
Nick is an Osteopath and Ergonomic Consultant, completing
his five-year Masters of Osteopathy at Victoria University in Melbourne. During
his training, Nick completed multiple international placements, in both India
and the UK. He trained under orthopaedic surgeons whilst spending a month at an
orthopaedic hospital in Mumbai, India, where he gained an incredible insight
into knee and shoulder surgeries.
Nick has several years’ experience managing and treating
acute sporting injuries with multiple sports clubs and often utilises strapping
techniques for acute sports injuries such as foot & ankle sprains, wrist
injuries or knee injuries. He sees a variety of everyday injuries from your
postural neck & back strains/sprains to your running injuries and general
everyday aches!
Nick also has additional qualifications in Occupational
Health and Safety. He works 4 days clinical and 1-2 days a week consulting for
companies on WHS matters such as manual handling training and office
workstation ergonomics. Nick regularly treats clients with postural related
issues such as neck, shoulder and lower back pain and headaches.
Nick utilises a combination of hands on osteopathic
techniques, dry needling, mobilisation techniques and injury management advice
to help his clients achieve their treatment goals and return to optimal health.
3 fun facts about Nick
Nick is a keen golfer and member at 13th Beach,
with a GA of 6 (Yes he had to include that in the blurb)
Nick enjoys long distance running (having completed a half
marathon and in training for a full)
Nick is one of 5 boys and is soon expecting twins to join
his two beautiful little boys, Levi and Jude (Third time is a charm!)
Yao has been a manual therapist for over fifteen years, she also has over five years of academic experience as a remedial massage/myotherapy teacher. Yao is a degree qualified myotherapist, and a certified Anatomy Trains structural integration practitioner. Her treatment combines advanced myofascia manipulation, joint mobilisation, movement education, dry needling and cupping. She believes the human body needs grounded support, adaptability and resilience to truly become our ally, and she is passionate to help her client to reduce pain, restore mobility, develop strength and achieve optimal allignment and movement performance.
Yao’s areas of special interest include:
• Chronic pain management
• Posture alignment
• Back and spinal discomfort and pain
Outside of her work, Yao loves watching Kung Fu movies and searching for different forms of martial arts. She has over 20 years of multi martial arts training, include in Taekwondo, Kick Boxing, Practical Wing Chun and Aikido.