The Sport and Exercise Physicians at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems. We provide a thorough and reputable service managing sport and exercise-related medical concerns for a wide range of active individuals from professional, elite and recreational athletes, sports people and dancers.
Our team of specialists are Fellows of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP) and work closely with High Performance Sport NZ, Sport NZ, ACC and a number of Universities. We also work across a wide range of elite level sports and sporting bodies. Our clinical practice provides a collaborative approach to the treatment of sports injuries and illness as we work within a multidisciplinary unit of health professionals.
Axis Sports Medicine Specialists provide a comprehensive service that includes the following:
- Diagnosis and treatment of the patient’s presenting symptoms,
- An assessment of any existing chronic medical problems and their treatment,
- Education about the diagnosed condition and the possible management strategies,
- Individualised exercise prescription,
- Access to allied health professionals as needed – including physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy and podiatry,
- Clinical examination.
What is Sport and Exercise Medicine?
Axis Sports Medicine Specialists are sport and exercise physicians who are trained to use physical activity as a treatment strategy (“exercise as medicine”). Sport and exercise physicians are also trained to optimise the management of medical conditions that impact on exercise. Examples of these are diabetes, cardiac problems and asthma.
For more information about the specialty see here: Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
Our Team
Our organisation has the largest number of Sport and Exercise Physicians in New Zealand with sixteen physicians, as well as eight registrars, orthopaedic surgeons, a dietitian, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists including specialist physiotherapists, vestibular, respiratory and pelvic physiotherapists. Registrars are fully qualified doctors who are part way through the four year advanced training programme. We also have a number of visiting orthopaedic surgeons who work out of our clinics.
Our Sport and Exercise Physicians:
- Dr Chris Hanna
- Dr Mark Fulcher
- Dr Dan Exeter
- Dr Tony Edwards
- Dr James McGarvey
- Dr Craig Panther
- Dr Sarah Beable
- Dr Noah Whitehead
- Dr Simon Kim
- Dr Simon Baker
- Dr Adam Castricum
- Dr Stephen Kara
- Dr Colleen Winstanley
- Dr Amitesh Kumar
- Dr Samantha Wong
- Dr Tony Page
Our Sport and Exercise Registrars:
- Dr Ilze Jacobs
- Dr Logan Poloai
- Dr Lincoln Wharetohunga
- Dr Judikje Scheffer
- Dr Phil Fletcher
- Dr Sanjeev Krishna
- Dr Hoani MacFater
- Dr James Jolly
Our Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Our Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Our Occupational Therapists:
- Ms Debbie Peake (Occupational Therapist)
- Ms Katie McGillivray (Occupational Therapist)
- Ms Lisa Pheak (Occupational Therapist)
- Ms Liz Hoare (Occupational Therapist)
- Ms Julia Coleman (Occupational Therapist)
Our Concussion Psychologists
- Mr James Cunningham (Neuropsychologist)
- Mrs Susan Mahon (Neuropsychologist)
- Ms Lotte Williams (Clinical Psychologist)
- Ms Madeleine Haerewa (Clinical Psychologist)
Our Dietitian:
Our Nurse:
Our Physiotherapists:
- Mr Dan Halliday
- Mrs Katherine Forch (Vestibular Physiotherapist)
- Ms Rebecca Blyth (Vestibular Physiotherapist)
- Mrs Janet Rowley (Vestibular and Respiratory Physiotherapist)
- Mrs Lisa Quincey (Vestibular Physiotherapist)
- Mrs Rebecca Longhurst (Physiotherapy Specialist - Sports)
- Mr Pete Gallagher (Physiotherapy Specialist - Sports)
- Ms Emma Komocki (Physiotherapist)
- Mr Tim Devlin (Physiotherapist)
- Mrs Rachel Skilling (Physiotherapist)
- Mr David Lalor (Physiotherapist)
- Mr Alex Wright (Physiotherapist)
- Mr Luke Bartley (Physiotherapist)
- Ms Stacey Borich (Vestibular Physiotherapist)
- Ms Phoebe Ginnelly (Lead Physiotherapist)
- Ms Amelia Thomas (Physiotherapist)
- Mr Cameron Couper (Physiotherapist)
- Ms Breege Nolan (Pelvic Physiotherapist)
- Mr Ollie Milton (Physiotherapist)
- Ms Megan McMenamin (Physiotherapist)
- Ms Tania McLean (Pelvic Physiotherapist)
- Ms Annah McPherson (Physiotherapist)
- Mr David Cullen (Physiotherapist)
- Mr Harvey Maguire (Physiotherapist)
- Ms Alicia Brady (Physiotherapist)
Our Podiatrist:
