Alana is one of the team’s Pilates gurus. She originally trained in a large pilates physio clinic in Melbourne so has brought lots of experience in this area to Elite Spinal. She has a specific and holistic approach to Pilates when working with patients who have complex conditions, she ensures her patients are appropriately challenged.
After obtaining a back injury herself she became very passionate about helping her clients through all types of spinal pain and dysfunction. She has completed an extensive amount of postgraduate study in all things spine. She is very interested in lumbar spine issues, post op rehab, complex disc bulges and rib related thoracic conditions.
Alana uses a combination of manual therapy, dry needling and exercise based rehabilitation to achieve excellent patient outcomes.
When she isn’t fixing spines she enjoys getting outdoors and enjoying the coastal lifestyle of the eastern suburbs.
Jackson is a very talented Physio from the beautiful countryside of Armidale. He was determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a Physiotherapist so moved to Newcastle to study and graduated with a bachelor of physiotherapy (honours)
From his own personal rehab journey he became fascinated by the spine and in particular the relationship between the spine and the neurological system.
His focus is everything spine! Specifically neck and headache treatment. Another key area he is interested in is disc bulges and referred pain. He endeavours to understand the whole picture and to guide and facilitate a holistic approach to help achieve his patients goals.
Jackson is fantastic with clients who have recurring pain as he really works hard to get to the root cause of the pain. He truly believes “movement is medicine” so he has a strong focus on exercise therapy.
He loves working with patients pre or post op surgery guiding them through every step of the rehab process.
When he isn’t fixing spines he enjoys snowboarding, strength training and keeping active.
