When I was 10 years old I hurt my neck whilst in a running race. An injury during sport was what brought me to a Chiropractor. From a young age, I grew to understand the power of looking after my body so I could do the activities I loved like tennis and hockey. My Chiropractor taught my family and about not waiting until something went wrong to seek help, instead, they taught us how to better look after our bodies.

We were a very active family of 6, everyone played a sport, (often more than one) and continued to do so into our adult lives. Including Chiropractic as part of a healthy lifestyle has blessed us with good health & wellbeing.

I was inspired to become a Chiropractor and during my intern year had a part-time job caring for State league Junior soccer players. It gave me direct insight and experience to how much these young people put into their sport and what their bodies went through each week. Over my 25 years of clinical practice, I have continued to care for and advise many young sportspeople in my local community and understand they need to really look after their bodies for them to keep doing the sport their love, not just responding to injuries when they occur.

During my career I have had a special interest in children’s and adolescent health and am familiar with treatment for common sporting injuries.

When my own daughter started AFL at age 10, it was noticeable to me as a health practitioner how many of her fellow teammates’ bodies weren’t quite prepared for the rigours of the season. Tiredness, nagging injuries and sometimes distress appeared. with my experience in Health promotion, I felt maybe the players and their parents might benefit from simple advice & guidance on how to prepare their bodies for the next season.

Therefore, in 2019 as a sponsor & supporter of the club, I created this unique program and offered to teach it each year at the club. Over time, the players in my daughter's cohort started to implement these strategies and become more robust for their beloved sport. They even won a premiership!

I now offer this program to other parents & their young sportspeople.