O-HEALTH - Key Persons
Corina has worked as a Registered Nurse for over 28 years both in hospital and community-based settings.
Ellen grew up in Western Victoria, right next door to the Grampians. She completed her Physiotherapy degree with Charles Sturt University in 2018, and has gained experience in private practice, hospital and aged care settings.
Ellen has a special interest in pelvic and women's health. Ellen has completed training at Pelvic Health Melbourne and the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), and is completing her Graduate Certificate of Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy with the University of Melbourne.
Ellen also has extensive musculoskeletal and sports experience, in particular netball related injuries and post-operative rehabilitation. Ellen is a clinical pilates instructor and enjoys taking 4 classes per week.
Outside of work, Ellen enjoys playing netball, exploring new places and spending time with her family, friends and dog Sadie.
Ellie completed her BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree at The Robert Gordon University in Scotland, UK. Since graduating in 2015, Ellie has worked on rotation through hospital, community and outpatient settings. She found her passion in musculoskeletal conditions and specialised in this area.
Ellie completed training in Clinical Pilates in 2017 with the Australian Physiotherapy Institute. She has used Pilates principles to guide rehabilitation through core and lumbar spine strengthening. Her special interests include low back pain, post-natal rehabilitation and sports injuries. Ellie also has extra training in dry needling.
Outside of work, Ellie loves playing hockey, running, participating in Pilates and anything that involves being outdoors!
Em is a local girl who grew up on a farm in the Kiewa valley.
She has recently moved back to the region, after spending the last 4.5 years in Melbourne working at a radiology clinic.
Outside of O-health she likes pilates, keeping fit, drinking coffee and spending time with friends and family.
Lachlan was born and bred in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, where his love of all things to do with sport and exercise continued to grow.
After graduating from Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2022, Lachlan is very excited and honoured to join the O-health team!
After playing soccer, basketball, cricket and many other sports, Lachlan knew his passion lied with exercise. After spending months on the sideline with injury, sports rehabilitation and returning from injury became a special interest of his, one of the main reasons he became a physiotherapist.
During his spare time, Lachlan enjoys playing soccer, video games, swimming and finding new places to explore around Albury-Wodonga. He has only been here since the start of 2023, so if you have any local recommendations on where to eat and visit, let him know!
Lisa, like many of our team, is a Wodonga local. She studied Physiotherapy at La Trobe University and has worked in Melbourne and around the world. Lisa always wanted to be a physiotherapist and she is passionate about helping normal people achieve extraordinary things through exercise rehabilitation. She is enthusiastic about assisting and educating the community to enjoy optimal health throughout their life and find some enjoyment in an active lifestyle.
As one of the Directors of the O-health, it has been a long term dream of hers to make Albury/Wodonga healthier. Lisa enjoys seeing people with arthritis, running injuries and is happiest when running her exercise classes in our Studi-O space.
Lisa's other "job" is a wife and mother of two daughters. When Lisa is not at O-health she can be found on her bike or out running.
Mallory joined our O-health admin team in 2020.
She loves O-health's holistic approach to care and rehabilitation.
When Mallory isn't working, she loves to be outdoors, playing sports or hiking. She also has a love of travel, having currently visited 5 of 7 continents!
Mandy is a born and bred Albury girl with over 40 years of retail experience, that's why you may recognise her.
Mandy has 3 adult children that still keep her busy.
In her spare time she loves reading, watching Netflix and sometimes caravaning (if the weather is good!).
Mathieu is our French-Canadian Exercise Scientist.
It was during his time at Uni where Mat found his love for running. He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach working in many different gyms and has been doing this for 16 years.
Liv joined our O-team at the start of 2023 for a gap year position.
She graduated from school last year and is hoping to go off to university next year to study a healthcare course (yet to be decided).
Outside of work, Liv loves to play netball with Lavi Panthers, water ski and enjoy a nice walk in the sunshine.
Pip comes to O-health via New Zealand and in the preceding five years, was based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Keeping the ANZAC spirit alive at O-health, Pip graduated from Auckland University of Technology way back in 2003.
Since then she has worked in the usual areas of physiotherapy including hospital based cardiorespiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, and Women's Health and then in Private Musculoskeletal and community based complex injury rehabilitation.
Pip has post-grad qualifications in pilates, nutrition and environmental medicine, in order to offer holistic physiotherapy. Most recently Pip has become a certified cancer rehabilitation specialist through Pinc and Steel International and is very excited to be able to offer specialised rehabilitation for cancer patients at all stages of disease management.
In her non-work time Pip is kept on her toes by four rapidly growing and active kids who are either performing in the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, sailing on the lake or volunteering with St John's.
If there is any free time left, Pip can be found enjoying swimming, skiing, motorbike riding, walking the family dog, restoring woodwork, cooking and occasionally trying to finish a book or knitting project!
Sam is a local boy, having spent his whole life in the Albury region. In 2014, he completed a Bachelor of Sports Science at Charles Sturt University.
His passion for his clients and hunger to improve his skill-set led him to study a Masters of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning) at Edith Cowan University. Helping people achieve their health and fitness goals is what Sam most enjoys about his job.
Sam loves all things sport. While he played everything he could in his younger days, he currently only plays Aussie Rules, a passion that has led him into the coaching path. However, Sam is always happy to get competitive in any social sport outing, particularly backyard cricket.
Tom is the person ultimately responsible for the juggernaut that is O-health.
From humble beginnings in a single room on Young Street he has created, not without significant assistance from an extraordinary team, Albury's finest health clinic.
His one true form of genius is surrounding himself with people smarter than he is.
Tom is incredibly passionate about getting people moving again and is adamant that people are like sharks - if they don't move they die!!
He completed a science degree majoring in anatomy and physiology, prior to studying osteopathy, and has spent years studying the effects of bio-mechanics on injury and how best to get you back to doing the things that you love.
Communication is key to O-health's success and Tom is bordering on maniacal ensuring that language used in the clinic is clear, concise and accessible.
Tom still remains surprised that fellow Director, Lisa, agreed to his marriage proposal all those years ago. They have two fantastic girls, Clare and Lucy.