SARAH MATTIN
Physiotherapist/Founder
Qualifications: Bachelor of Kinesiology, Minor degree in Psychology, Degree in Athletic Therapy, Doctorate in Physiotherapy, PhD in Physiotherapy (Gerontology)
Where did you obtain your degree? Guelph University, Sheridan College, Bond University, ACU University
Area of Specialty: Women’s Health, Sports, Geriatrics
What do you do for fun? Drink coffee, drink wine, spend time with my husband, kids and dogs
Something that most people don’t know about you (but do now!): I completed Gr8 Conservatory in Piano when I was in Gr 8 at school!
And just for fun….
Tea or coffee? Is this really a question???? COFFEE
Dogs or cats? Dogs
If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why? A leek, they’re underestimated, and the quiet hero of many dishes!
Our Director Sarah started her career as an Athletic Therapist in Canada and worked exclusively with athletes and sporting populations before moving to the sunny Gold Coast in 2009.
Sarah completed Bachelor of Science, and Athletic Therapy Degrees as well as minoring in Psychology at the University of Guelph and Sheridan College in Ontario Canada. She then specialised in on field medical coverage, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and return to sport for amateur and professional athletes for years before moving to the much warmer climates on the Gold Coast.
Sarah then completed a Doctoral degree in Physiotherapy from Bond University in 2011 and has been working in a combination of private physiotherapy practice in Palm Beach and the hospital system since. You’ll mostly find her in our flagship clinic in Burleigh Heads, but she can also be found in our new Kirra location where she works with her favourite group of clients under our sister name Mummy and Me: Physio & Pilates. On the odd weekend when they’re desperate for help you may still find her helping out at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane where she’s been helping out for over 10 years.
Sarah enjoys treating a wide variety of conditions and takes great pleasure in helping clients achieve their goals. She loves a good challenge and her favourite thing is to help someone who has given up, find their passion and renewed zest for life! After all, we do live in one of the greatest places on earth!!
She has trained in Canada, America and Australia and learned a wide variety of treatment techniques including western acupuncture with electrical stimulation, targeted rehab exercises, laser, shockwave, reformer pilates and a combination of hands-on therapy techniques to treat everyone holistically as an individual.
Sarah loves living on the Gold Coast, and enjoys the outdoor way of life here in Australia. She’s a mother of two (four if you count the dogs!) and spends weekends at the beach paddle boarding, swimming and wrangling her children. Sarah wants to help you get back to your own activities as quickly as possible to enjoy living our amazing outdoor lifestyle to it’s fullest!
