LARA BOWERING – OWNER

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Postgrad Dip Travel Medicine and Refugee Health

Lara started life in the UK and trained and worked within the UK NHS before coming to New Zealand. Her passion to see human beings thrive, no matter the resources at hand, has taken her all over the world in a volunteer capacity helping start up community initiatives for rehabilitation and teaching the basics of hygiene and health to remote communities of the globe.

She has help roles supporting both football and rugby teams in New Zealand and abroad and now continues to see patients in a pain management capacity. She continues to teach internationally when time allows.

JAN POLSON – PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Born and educated in Oamaru, Jan graduated from the Otago School of Physiotherapy in 1975 and gained a wide variety of practical experience in the public hospitals in New Zealand, Australia and England. She settled in Tauranga in 1980 taking up the position of Charge Physiotherapist at the Tauranga Hospital before joining Stancie Williams in Private Practice in Grange Road, Otumoetai in 1984. Jan relocated the clinic in 1999 to its present location in Otumoetai Road.

Jan enjoys treating a wide variety of injuries whether related to home recreational sport or work. She uses a combination of Manual Therapy, Pilates exercise, rehabilitation, McKenzie Method of Diagnosis and Therapy, Acupuncture and breathing techniques.  Jan also teaches Pilates Mat, Reformer and Equipment Circuit classes.

Interests:

• Spinal Conditions
• Neck and Back Conditions
• Shoulder Conditions
• Acupuncture
• Core Strengthening / Pilates Mat & Equipment Classes

SARAH ASTWOOD – PHYSIOTHERAPIST

B.Phty (Otago), PGDip (Acupuncture)

After graduating from Otago University in 2003 I spent a year working in private practice on the east coast of Australia and then did a short locum stint in Ireland while travelling Europe. I settled back into a community based clinic in Northshore Auckland where I spent 12 years working with a variety of ages and conditions. During that time I spent two years in London, where I worked within inpatient orthopaedics. While there I developed an interest in the speciality of chronic pain and decided to embark on further study.

In 2016 I completed a post-graduate diploma in Health Sciences through AUT majoring in acupuncture. This continues to be a special interest, and while I enjoy using needles and manual therapy in treatment, I also find it very satisfying to watch patients get stronger and more functional through exercise-based rehabilitation. Further study has enabled my wider understanding as well as increased my treatment options towards chronic pain and recurrent injury clients.

Outside of work hours I enjoy the outdoor lifestyle that the Bay of Plenty has to offer: beaches, bike tracks, trail running and of course regular walks up the Mount