


Achilles Tendinopathy
by Dynamic Motion Physiotherapy | Asquith, Berowra, Conditions, Done with Diabetes, Galston, Physiotherapy Services, Taping, Treatment
What is Achilles Tendinopathy? Achilles tendinopathy is where the tendon that connects the calf to the back of the heel becomes thickened, weak, and painful. This results in localised pain, typically worse after activities. Running and jumping will be sore, as well as...
Ankle Sprain
by Dynamic Motion Physiotherapy | Asquith, Berowra, Conditions, Galston, Physiotherapy Services, Taping, Team DMP, Treatment
Ankle sprain are responsible for a large proportion of games missed in AFL, Soccer and Netball just to name a few. So, as Pre-season and rego starts to ramp up its important to know how to avoid and manage this type of injury. Prevention: Prevention is particularly...
Introducing Binal Vather
by DMP Physio | Galston, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Services, Sports Physiotherapy, Taping, Team DMP, Treatment
DMP is excited to introduce to you Binal Vather, our new Physiotherapist based in Galston. Binal graduated from the Australian Catholic University and has had diverse experience in private practice, musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy, chronic disease...
Introducing Digby Nield
by DMP Physio | Clinical Pilates, Dry Needling, Exercise Physiology, Exercises, Galston, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Services, Sports Physiotherapy, Taping, Team DMP
Digby has been a physiotherapist here at Dynamic Motion for the last 4 months working at Galston. Growing up in Normanhurst Digby had a strong interest in sports, predominantly football (soccer), tennis and cricket with the occasional surfing trip added in....
Osgood Schlatters Disease
by Dynamic Motion Physiotherapy | Asquith, Berowra, Conditions, Galston, Physiotherapy Services, Sports Physiotherapy, Taping
What is Osgood Schlatter’s Disease? Osgood Schlatter’s Disease is a very common problem we see in the early teenage sporting population. It is typified by pain on the front of the knee a little bit below where the knee cap is. It often gradually comes on with no...Services
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- McKenzie Method
- Chronic Pain
- Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Vestibular Physiotherapy
- Exercise Physiology
- Massage Therapy
- Functional Neurological Disorder
- Group Exercise Classes
- Seniors Exercise Class
- Fit 4 Life
- Swimming Screening and Conditioning Programs
- Women’s Health
- Gym Facilities
- Telehealth Services
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The Team
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Katie AustinMassage Therapist
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Bianca HarrisExercise Physiologist
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Alex SteinkampExercise Physiologist
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Alex ArmstrongExercise Physiologist
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Deb EvenissExercise Physiologist
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Alison UnderwoodVestibular Physiotherapist
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Carlita CaseyPhysiotherapist
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Stephanie HudsonPhysiotherapist
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Betty ZhangPhysiotherapist
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Rob KerferdPhysiotherapist
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Binal VatherPhysiotherapist
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Denise PivettaPhysiotherapist
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Jennie WhitakerPhysiotherapist
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Jane WatsonPhysiotherapist
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Jacqueline WalfordPhysiotherapist
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Darren PivettaPhysiotherapist
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Simone SzaboPhysiotherapist

Katie Austin
Katie Austin
Katie is a Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist with over 10 years experience. She will tailor a treatment to suit your needs and goals, using various techniques to get your body functioning through the use of Remedial Massage, Sports Massage, Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy. Over the years she has worked with athletes in the NRL and Olympians and has taught the Dip. Remedial Massage course.
Her interests around Massage is to help people maintain a pain free life. Her particular interest is to help and treat clients who are training for specific events or to aid their training. She also enjoys treating neck issues and seeing people move more freely
Away from work she enjoys staying active and running regularly, having done a few half and full marathons and recently taken up cycling. Travelling is a massive passion of Katie’s in particular seeing the sights of the world. Machu Picchu is definitely the most amazing thing she’s seen!
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Bianca Harris
Bianca has experience working in hospitals managing joint replacements post-operatively in an in-patient and day-therapy rehabilitation setting, alongside treating neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Working in a private practice setting has also exposed her to managing mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities with a variety of clients.
10 years of competitive gymnastics and 4 years of gymnastics coaching has inspired her to continue making exercise a priority in her life, and to help others to do so too. Bianca likes to take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing and wants to ensure that she continues learning and educating herself to provide the best quality care for clients.
Bianca has no greater enjoyment than seeing individuals reach their goals and unlock their potential.
Bianca’s special interests include: mental health, lower back pain management and diabetes.
Hobbies: reading, bushwalking, spending time at the beach, baking and art (although I am not that great).
Motto: “Change is the end result of all true learning.” ― Leo Buscaglia

Alex Steinkamp
Alex Steinkamp
Alex comes with a keen interest in sports and healthier living. During his completion of his Exercise Physiology degree at the University of Sydney he has been involved in football coaching and providing strength and conditioning for youth footballers. Over the course of his studies he has developed an eagerness to guide and empower people of all ages to realise their potential and help them understand the role exercise can have on their longevity.
Alex believes it’s never too late to become stronger and is always aiming to get his clients to have a healthier relationship with exercise in order to achieve their goals and become more independent.
In his spare time you will see Alex on the football field, on the mountain bike trails or on the squash courts.

Alex Armstrong
Alex Armstrong
Alex has worked in the fitness industry for 8 years as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor. Upon completion of her Exercise Physiology degree she began pursuing a more wholistic approach to health management, coaching and wellbeing. Her method encompasses lifestyle changes education, support and evidence-based exercise.
With special interests in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, heart conditions and exercise, Alex knows she’s done her job when someone feels empowered and confident to manager their condition on their own.
In her spare time Alex enjoys hiking, football (soccer), surfing and researching.
Motto:
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Chinese Proverb
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Deb Eveniss
Deb Eveniss
Deb has a strong sporting background, having played in high level cricket, and more recently football (soccer), which has helped her in her experience with sports specific training and rehabilitation.
In her spare time, you might see Deb running ParkRun (usually at Galston, in the beautiful Fagan Park) or organising the morning run as a run director for the course. Deb also continues to play football on the weekends, and once the season is over, will take up trail running, bushwalking with her extremely active kids and husband.

Alison Underwood
Alison Underwood

Carlita Casey
Carlita has been a physiotherapist since 2011, where she graduated from The University of Sydney. She is passionate about life, health and fitness and loves teaching people move better and understand how their bodies work.
She has helped many people to reduce aches and pains for a range of different conditions. She has a particular interest in headaches, migraines, neck and back pain, and also enjoys helping people with post-operation rehab, sports injuries, shoulder pain, knee and hip joint pain.
Carlita uses a range of treatment techniques and likes to do a combination of hands on therapy, dry needling and exercise to achieve the best results. Pilates and other specific strengthening and rehab programs are regularly used in her treatment programs.
When she’s not working she loves spending time with her husband and kids, catching up with friends at church, running and mountain biking.
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Stephanie Hudson
Steph has always loved sport and exercise and was heavily involved in athletics for over a decade. She also played hockey and touch football for many years. This love of physical activity and sport combined with a deep care for people turned into a career as a physiotherapist, helping restore people from injury or pain to ensure they continue doing what they enjoy.
Steph graduated from a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sports Science) in 2011, and a Doctor of Physiotherapy degree at Macquarie University in 2015. While studying, Steph conducted research with physiotherapists at the Australian Institute of Sport looking at predicting and preventing injuries in elite athletes. For the past 7 years Steph has worked with a range of sporting, musculoskeletal and women’s health conditions and has trained extensively in the treatment of chronic lower back pain.
Steph loves being outdoors, anything from hiking up a mountain to relaxing at the beach. She loves a hard CrossFit workout, going for a run or working out in the home gym. Most of all she loves spending quality time with her husband and two little boys
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Betty Zhang
Betty Zhang
Betty’s passion to become a physiotherapist began in her early teens, when she visited the physio tent at netball for advice after having injured herself skateboarding. Now her passion has evolved into helping people find ways to move better and stay active.
Having graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science and Masters of Physiotherapy, Betty has developed a great understanding of how the body moves and how to use exercise to help others improve their health and wellbeing. Betty’s passion for exercise and sports injury rehabilitation is reflected in her experiences working as a physiotherapist with National Premier League football teams, as well as AFL and rugby teams. Betty enjoys working with people of all ages and abilities to find the right treatments to help them achieve their healthiest selves.
In her spare time, Betty likes eating, going to the gym, and lives and breathes all things netball. She also plays football/soccer and enjoys watching the English Premier League (come on you Spurs!). During the holidays, you may find Betty going camping or hitting the beach with friends and family.

Rob Kerferd
Rob became interested in anatomy, exercise, and the human body when he began going to the gym in high school. He began researching and managing his own injuries with exercise and from that point, physiotherapy stood out as a career for him.
Rob developed his skills and gained experience in private practice, musculoskeletal, sports physiotherapy and post-surgical rehabilitation at the Australian Catholic University where he completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy. Rob believes in managing patients with a combination of hands-on techniques and exercise. He aims to involve the patient in the decision-making process to optimise results such as reducing pain and increasing function in work, sport, or day-to-day living.
Outside of physiotherapy, Rob enjoys living an active life including cycling and regularly going to the gym and outdoors with friends and family.

Binal Vather
Binal Vather

Denise Pivetta
Denise has been practising for more than 20 years, since graduating from her Physiotherapy degree at Sydney University, in both hospital and private practice settings. She has developed a special interest in treating postural neck and back pain, shoulder injuries and foot and ankle pain, as well as rehabilitation following hip and knee surgery.
Denise experienced first-hand the benefits of improving core muscle strength and stability after having her first child, and this led to her undertaking Clinical Pilates courses.. She has since applied this knowledge widely in the clinic for the treatment and prevention of pain and poor posture, utilising the principles learned from from 15 years of practising and teaching physiotherapy- based Pilates. Denise has vast experience as an educator, teaching everything from Get Fit to Ski classes, to Physio Pilates and Prenatal Education classes. She feels great satisfaction in seeing her clients learn more about their bodies and how they can move better.

Jennie Whitaker
Jennie Whitaker
Jennie has managed the Physiotherapy Department for Nepean and Hornsby Hospitals for 12 years, has been a member and chairperson for the OH&S; Committees of Nepean and Hornsby Hospitals and has been a member of the APA council. She is delighted to be working at Berowra Physiotherapy on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
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Jane Watson
Jane is a physiotherapist who is dedicated to providing high quality, individualised assessment and treatment of patients presenting with pain and movement dysfunction. This requires a thorough initial assessment which provides a reliable diagnosis. Appropriate treatment strategies can then be applied and reassessed at subsequent visits.
The aim Jane’s treatment is to provide patients with effective self-management strategies based on education and personalised exercises and/or management advise. This facilitates optimum results and prevention of further injuries. Year of experience and commitment to continuing education enables Jane to provide reliable and accurate assessments and effective treatment strategies.
Extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation at Royal Prince Albert Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital has given Jane a holistic approach to movement disorders. One of her special interests is chronic pain. She has completed her post-graudate education through the University of Sydney (Graduate Certificate in Pain Medicine) and have attended David Butler’s Explain Pain course. This training has enabled me to give chronic pain sufferers evidenced based and up to date assessment and treatment. Jane is also quiet passionate about minimising the risk of transition from acute pain to a chronic pain. Early assessment of people who have soft tissue injuries can help identify those at risk of developing a chronic pain problem (neck and low back being the most common). Education, management advise and appropriate exercise can help prevent pain becoming chronic.
Restoring normal movement requires a keen, experienced eye and ear to detect the source of the problem or the link. Pain and movement dysfunction can often have abnormal contribution from the central nervous system. Jane’s background in neurology and pain medicine give her the edge on being able to include neuromuscular facilitation with exercise and functional movement programmes.
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Jacqueline Walford
Jacqueline Walford
Jackie trained as a physiotherapist in Birmingham, UK qualifying in 1987. She worked in London before immigrating to Australia in 1995. After working for another private practice for 7 years Jackie decided to start Berowra Physiotherapy in 2003. This was also the year she took the exam to become a credentialed McKenzie therapist.
Jackie has also completed level 2 sports course and regularly attends post graduate seminars and courses. Jackie takes a very functional approach to treatment seeing it as a partnership between therapist and patient and keeping exercises simple and manageable.
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Darren Pivetta
Darren Pivetta
Darren has worked as a physiotherapist for over 25 years and has a passion for helping people to move at their best.
He believes in taking a whole-person approach to assessment and injury management, taking into consideration the various factors that contribute to a person’s recovery or ability to improve their performance. He utilises specific advice, education, hands-on therapy and tailored exercises to help people achieve their goals. He is trained in dry needling (Western acupuncture) and teaches Physio Pilates.
Darren has extensive experience and training in treating all types of musculoskeletal problems, neck headaches, postural issues, chronic pain, orthopaedic and sports injury rehabilitation and athletic performance improvement.
On the weekend you will find Darren out playing on the football field, spending time with his family and friends, outside enjoying God’s creation or trying to catch that perfect wave.
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Simone Szabo
Simone Szabo
Having worked as a physio for many years, Simone has had a wide variety of experience in both public and private physiotherapy settings, working the last 7 years in private practice. Simone has developed a special interest in treating foot and ankle injuries, running injuries, jaw pain (TMJ) and posture- related back and neck pain.
Simone has vast experience working with elite sporting teams and athletes including Premier League football, rugby, track and field, Australian baseball, and swimming.
Simone is passionate about helping people move well and stay active. She has a plenty of experience in running video analysis, and hands on manual therapy as well as dry needling / acupuncture, and helping develop and retrain ideal movement.
When not in the clinic, you will find her out running, at the beach or spending time with family and friends.