Our Team

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Philippa Byrne (nee. Charlesworth)
(Clinical Manager, Physiotherapist)

Pip is a NZ born and bred physiotherapist with over 13 years of experience working with people in the community setting. She has a passion for rehabilitation, working with patients and their families to achieve functional and meaningful goals. Pip has spent the last five years working as a community physiotherapist in South Canterbury.

Pip graduated from AUT University with a BHSc in Physiotherapy in 2007 before going on to complete her Masters of Health Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – including Western Acupuncture) with distinction in 2011.  Having extensive experience both in New Zealand and Australia her physiotherapy background includes neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, NZ high performance sport (including 2012 London Olympics), Post Graduate acupuncture lecturing assistant (AUT), 3D gait analysis and research (AUT), Outpatient paediatric rehabilitation (Queensland) and Community Transition Care (Queensland).  More recently Pip has completed a yoga teaching accreditation.

Away from work Pip loves the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.