After working in Physiotherapy private practice for over 17 years, Meredith started Vitality Physiotherapy in 2023 to provide exceptional physiotherapy care to her local community. Vitality Physiotherapy focuses on helping patients live their life to the full – whatever that may mean to them! Vitality Physiotherapy is a family friendly practice with a dedicated play space to help keep kids entertained whilst visiting the practice. We believe in providing top quality, individualised, evidence based physiotherapy that helps our patients achieve sustainable, long term results, and gets them back to doing what they love!
APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, Women's Health Physiotherapy Practitioner
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (with Distinction)
Masters of Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy (with Distinction)
APAM
Meredith graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (with Distinction). Since graduating, Meredith has worked in private practice and has extensive experience in treating a wide range of musculoskeletal, sports and Women’s Health conditions. In 2018 she completed a double Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy at Griffith University (with Distinction), and relocated with her family to sunny Queensland (from cold Canberra!) in 2019. Meredith has completed extensive additional training in Women’s Health Physiotherapy and combines this with her musculoskeletal skills to ensure her patients have comprehensive care through all of the phases of their life.
Meredith is passionate about helping her patients live full lives, whatever that may mean to them! Meredith works with her patients to identify all of the factors contributing to their dysfunction and ensures treatment addresses these issues in a way that achieves long term, sustainable results.
Meredith also has a passion for sport and physical activity, with a special interest and extensive experience in Martial Arts.
Meredith has been part of the Physiotherapy teaching team at Griffith University since 2020 and thoroughly enjoys helping the next generation of Physiotherapists become the best that they can be!
Maartje is a Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist with 20 years of experience
working in private practice and in the elite sporting environment nationally and
internationally. This has included working with athletes for Tennis Australia, the
NRL, the AFL, the NBL1, Football Australia, Masters Games, and national
swimmers. Internationally she has worked with soccer, hockey, and European
handball teams. Maartje has a passion for Pilates and advanced Pilates. Her
creativity and versatility come to the fore as she determines the most efficient and
specific movement patterns for every client she treats, whilst they undertake
recovery, rehabilitation, and strengthening for their chosen sport or activities. Maartje
has a special interest in adolescent health with a strong focus on education, sports
injury prevention, and rehabilitation stating:
“These are the foundation years for developing positive health practices,
which set individuals (and parents) up with the appropriate habits and coping
strategies enabling lifelong sporting participation.”
Besides this, Maartje has an interest in lower limb injuries and post-operative
conditions.
Maartje has a personal interest in strength and conditioning and running, and enjoys
working within a team to achieve the best possible outcomes for each individual she
treats.
(pronounced March-ah)
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Masters of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy
APA and SPA member, MACP
The Good Birth is run by Endorsed Midwife Allie, who offers private postnatal care & antenatal education workshops for parents to support them in having a positive birth & parenting experience. Allie has 10 years of experience in the birth and postpartum space working in a variety of settings from tertiary hospitals, rural birthing facilities, and home care settings. In the classes and appointments, you will learn skills to be capable, confident & well-informed to birth & parent. Our goal is to walk side-by-side with both parents to navigate the enormous amount of information & decision-making required; to guide you in a space that can feel disconnected and lead to misinformation; and to provide you with evidence-based information to ultimately help you achieve a positive & empowering experience.
June 2, 2024
Osgood-Schlatter disease is an irritation and inflammation of the tibial tubercle which is the bony part at the front of the shin (just below the knee cap) where the thigh muscle (quadriceps) attaches to the shin bone. It presents as pain at the top/front of the shin, just below the knee cap. Osgood-Schlatter’s is common …
by Meredith Pfohl May 21, 2024
Sever’s Disease is inflammation and irritation of the growth plate at the back of the heel bone (calcaneus) near where the Achilles Tendon attaches to the heel. It presents as pain localised to the back of the heel and is common in kids aged 8-14 years. Sever’s Disease occurs when the growth plate is exposed …
by Meredith Pfohl May 2, 2024
Plantar fasciitis (more correctly know as plantar fasciopathy) is an irritation of the plantar fascia which causes pain in the heel and arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the plantar fascia becomes overloaded or irritated and can be related to poor foot biomechanics, weakness in the muscles that support the foot, ankle and …
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