About us

Phill Forostenko - Physiotherapist

Principal of Queen Street Physiotherapy and Market Street Physiotherapy - Physiotherapist and Exercise Physiologist.

Phill is an accredited Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Physiotherapist and also a member of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia group and the Sports Physiotherapy Australia group through the APA. Phill holds a masters degree in physiotherapy as well as a bachelor degree in Sports Science and a bachelor degree in Exercise Science.

Phill has a keen interest in sporting injuries having himself competed at both a national and international level in hockey. Phill's sporting background and education in exercise and sports science gives Phill a unique insight into physiotherapy treatment and exercise prescription.

Phill also has a strong interest in the treatment of workplace related injuries, which are often in the form of back, shoulder and neck pain. Phill's focus is to not only directly treat the injury, but to also work with the patient to develop appropriate strategies and exercises to help prevent reoccurrence of these injuries.

Johanna Higgs - Physiotherapist and Practice Manager

Johanna has experience in treating a wide range of conditions, and in particular working with athletes from a novice to international level, including being team physiotherapist for a men's senior rugby and women's soccer teams in New Zealand. She has a keen interest in not just treating the symptoms of injury but finding out and managing the cause of problems.

Johanna has completed advanced level courses in joint mobilisation and manipulation and has also gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Acupuncture for Physiotherapy, which she has found to be an excellent addition to her physiotherapy skill base. She is also qualified in the use of Dry Needling for the treatment of trigger points.

Stephanie Geraghty – Physiotherapist

Stephanie graduated from the Auckland University of Technology with particular merit in the areas of exercise physiology and exercise prescription. Over her time with us Stephanie has worked extensively in the fields of musculoskeletal rehabilitation and exercise prescription. She has also recently completed courses with The Watson Headache Institute focusing on upper neck dysfunction and its role in headaches; and courses on sports management and optimising running biomechanics.

Stephanie has a friendly and motivating personality with a passion for working within the musculoskeletal setting and working one on one with clients to achieve their treatment goals using hands on treatment and exercise prescription. Stephanie's keen interest in treatment of musculoskeletal based injuries has developed from a highly active sporting background and from having assisted in injury prevention, recovery and rehabilitation programs with various sporting teams including rugby union, rugby league and soccer teams.
 

Rachel Elliott – Physiotherapist

Rachel has completed an undergraduate degree in Human Biology and furthered her education by completing a Masters in Physiotherapy Studies at the University of Queensland. She has a strong interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and continues to develop her professional knowledge through ongoing participation in professional development courses to offer the most up to date treatment and information to her clients. Courses include optimising running biomechanics as well as having the ability to offer dry needling to her clients.

Personally Rachel has a vast history of participation in athletics, basketball and netball, both at state and national level. Rachel understands and encourages the importance of proactive physical management in the treatment of both sporting and occupational related injuries via a hands on approach to rehabilitation and client management.

Damien Queisser – Physiotherapist

Damien has a strong passion for working with both sports and workplace musculoskeletal injuries, with a paticular interest in the treatment and alleviation of neck pain and headaches. Damien has a strong sporting background having both represented in Hockey at a state level and sucessfully completing the Canberra Marathon. He has experienced both common and rare injuries confronted by sporting populations. Whether working with sporting or occupational injuries Damien focuses on equipping patients with understandable knowledge of their condition and emphasizes active management to prevent injury recurrance.

Jennah Grimsey - Massage Therapist

Jennah is a highly valued member of our massage team with experience in providing a variety of massage techniques including:

• Deep Tissue Massage
• Sports Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Swedish / Relaxation massage

Jennah holds a Diploma of Remedial Massage as well as a Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice. Jennah is also an approved massage therapist with all of the major health funds - this means that any private health insurance rebate for remedial massage can be claimed on the spot at the time of your service.