Peter has been working as a physiotherapist for 30 years. He has been a Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist from the Australian Physiotherapy Association since 2001. He graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Sydney in 1993 and completed a Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney in 2000. He has worked in many hospitals and private practices (Australia and overseas) and has owned St Leonards Physiotherapy since 2007. He has worked with several elite sporting teams and works with medical specialists, GPs and allied health providers.

This level of experience and training has allowed Peter to have a unique understanding and expertise to deal with complex and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. His patients have often had many attempts at rehabilitation or surgery, and are still looking for effective solutions. He has a particular internet in chronic low back pain and non-operative treatment of hip and knee conditions.

Peter lives in Manly, with his psychologist wife, Ali, and two children. When not at the clinic, you can find him chasing his children around the weekend school sports routine or on patrol at Manly Lifesaving Club.

Sally is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 20 years experience and a long-term member of the team at St Leonards Physiotherapy. She graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) then returned to Sydney University to complete postgraduate qualifications in spinal manipulation and musculoskeletal therapy. Sally specialises in the treatment of sports injuries, back and neck pain. She treats anyone who has balance problems, and does 1 on 1 strengthening programs to keep people mobile and therefore able to stay at home. She is very fond of the elderly and enjoys working closely with them, and provides home visits for those less mobile.

Michael graduated from Sydney University with a Masters of Physiotherapy after previously completing a Masters of Occupational Health and Safety and Bachelor of Exercise Science at the University of Wollongong. Michael has lectured and tutored in fields of exercise physiology and anatomy for over 10 years at the University of Wollongong, University of Western Sydney and most recently with Australian Catholic University. Michael has also worked extensively as a personal trainer and an exercise physiologist in Australia and London.

Chris has been a key part of the team at St Leonards Physiotherapy since 2016. In addition to his Masters of Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney, Chris has a Bachelor of Science (Exercise Science) alongside a Graduate Diploma of Exercise Rehabilitation from the University of Wollongong. In addition to his extensive experience working in private practice, Chris has worked in range of hospital settings and areas, including orthopaedics, neurological and cardiothoracic rehabilitation, and outpatients.

Chris has a keen appetite for sport and exercise. A keen runner himself, Chris strives to help runners prevent, manage, and overcome their injuries and improve their performance. Furthermore, with his proficiency in exercise prescription, Chris has developed particular interest in treating and managing sporting injuries, tendinopathy and bursitis, persistent pain conditions (including lower back and neck pain), orthopaedic rehabilitation, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis.

Requel graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) with Distinction in 1995. She started her career at Royal North Shore Hospital and then set off to travel abroad and work in the UK for three years.

Returning to Sydney, Requel worked in a number of leading private practices developing a wide range of manual therapy skills including the Mulligan technique, muscle energy and connective tissue massage.

For 12 years, Requel worked at Physiocise, a leading exercise-based practice who deliver functional movement programmes for chronic back pain. She specialised in teaching children the importance of good posture and developed an education and exercise program which has been presented to over 12 000 children in NSW schools. Requel has always enjoyed teaching and presenting and for many years has used these skills to educate fitness professionals on injury prevention and how to teach exercise safely. She has a particular interest in prescribing safe and age-appropriate exercise for children with back pain.

As a mother of two and being hypermobile herself, Requel has a particular interest in teaching kids fun and practical ways to keep their body straight and core strong. She runs small group exercise classes for children 8-16yrs for children with poor posture, hypermobility, leg or back pain, autism and delayed gross motor skills.

Requel enjoys working with all paediatric-related conditions including hypermobility, developmental delay, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Requel loves working with babies and teaching parents how they can support their child’s gross motor development, prevent and treat flat spots and screen for hip dysplasia. 

Liz is a Physiotherapist with over 20 years experience in the management of Paediatric conditions.  Liz graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from The University of Qld in 1992 and has worked exclusively in Paediatrics in NSW.  Work settings have included specialist clinics at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Community Health, the previously known Spastic Centre (Celebral Palsy Alliance), private practice and in the disability sector.

Liz has a special interest in developmental disability, vision and hearing impairments. Liz has completed a Masters in Special Education Vision with Merit in 2008 and worked for a short time as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor at Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.  She continues her interest in Vision impairment with a close working relationship with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.