Seeing children in Mareeba and on the Atherton Tablelands

I provide paediatric physiotherapy to children in their natural environment including home, daycare, school and out in the community. I’m committed to providing a coordinated approach to child development, and will work closely with the team around your child.

Over the past 30 years of working with children I have developed a vast toolbox for therapy.

As a Neurodevelopmental Therapist (NDT)  I utilise these skills   to provide the framework to enhance the neuroplasticity of the developing brain. NDT is the scaffolding for baby and children’s physiotherapy, facilitating alignment, core control and posture, and quality of movement in a child’s functional tasks – rolling, sitting, standing, walking, and most importantly play.

I recommend a range of wearable orthotics to enhance your child’s core control, posture and proprioception. I love to use Theratogs, SPIO, Kinesiotape in therapy sessions, and for everyday wear.

Functional Electrical Stimulation  is a powerful tool used to stimulate nerves to improve sensory feedback and proprioception, and to illicit a muscle contraction. This tool is used to facilitate a child’s movement whilst they are performing a functional task such as picking up pencils, standing, and walking.

Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is an exciting development in strengthening, increasing proprioception and balance skills, and managing tight muscles in children with cerebral palsy and a range of disabilities. The Hypervibe is a recommended WBV plate as it provides an alternating motion similar to walking.

I’m able to set up partial weight bearing training and gait training (walking) in your home. Walking on a treadmill and practicing walking with gait trainers, walkers and quad canes is a great way to develop walking skills.

The balance system is an amazingly complex system. I’m an accredited vestibular physiotherapist and provide vestibular rehabilitation which includes working on a child’s vestibular ocular reflex, proprioception, and gaze stability.



Atherton has an undercover heated pool, and Mareeba has a heated children’s pool. Both pools are great for Aquatic therapy sessions.

There is a range of equipment to support your child throughout their day and provide 24 hour postural care. I can organise trials of equipment and provide clinical recommendations for the NDIS for floor postural supports, indoor seating, standing frames, strollers, beach wheelchairs and more.