Physiotherapy - Our Team

Grant Chittock - Physiotherapist / Director BPHty, BSc, Dip MT Grant has extensive experience in managing sports injuries. He has worked with teams and individuals at both regional and international level. Current clinical areas of interest are gym based rehab , swimming and rowing injuries.

Julian Firth - Physiotherapist / Director BSc ( Hons) Physiotherapy , BSc ( Hons) Sports Science Julian played football to a semi-professional level and has continued that interest. He currently looks after the Everton football academy based at Lincoln. Julian is our rehabilitation guru and has a clinical interest in shoulder rehabilitation

Sarah Braithwaite - Physiotherapist / Team leader BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Sarah is one of our senior physios and specialises in managing acute sports injuries. She is currently the physio for the Canterbury women's NPC team and the New Zealand universities rugby team.

Jeremy McTear - Physiotherapist / Team leader BPHty, Post grad Dip Sports Medicine Jeremy has many years of experience in managing acute sports medicine injuries and is still actively involved in looking after teams in the weekends. He is involved with University Rugby Club, Canterbury rugby B's and 7's teams. Jeremy also heads up our back care program, a gym based rehab program aimed at people with recurrent low back pain.

Cathy Rewiri - Physiotherapist / Quality Office
Dip Physio

Cathy has been a member of the SportsMed team for several years both as a physio and heading up our quality control. Cathy also heads up our "Stay at work" contract. This involves liaising with clients, case managers and employers when someone is off work due to injury to ensure a speedy return to work and the best outcome for all.

Hazel Lund - Physiotherapist Bsc (Hons) Physiotherapy Hazel works mainly in acute injury management and rehab. She is involved actively in hockey, both as a player and a physio to the Canterbury U21 men's team and Canterbury CATS women's team.

Gillian Radcliffe - Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Gillian has a clinical interest in tennis injuries and continue to play at a high level.  Gillian also works with Canterbury hockey and looks after the U21 women's team.

Vanessa Kett - Physiotherapist BPHty (Otago) Vanessa has worked with Canterbury netball at various levels both on game day and managing the players injuries throughout the week. Vanessa's current clinical interests include Pilates and using our diagnostic ultrasound machine.

Kim Williams - Physiotherapist
BPHty (Otago)

Kim is currently undertaking post graduate study in acupuncture and Pilates.  In the weekends she is also involved in looking after the players at Burnside Football Club.

Jeanette Wright - Physiotherapist BPHty (Otago), B PHed (Hons) Jeanette has a list of stellar achievements in multi-sport races and mountain biking. She has a keen interest in gym based rehabilitation and musculoskeletal assessment of sports people.

Jolene Godfrey - Physiotherapist BPHty, Post Grad Dip Sports medicine Jolene has extensive experience in rehabilitation using both gym based and Pilates techniques and equipment.  Jolene's the person to see to improve your core strength.

Marion Meates - Physiotherapist
Dip Physio, Dip MT

Marion is the current physiotherapist for the Tactix netball team and has significant involvement with New Zealand netball teams.  She is an academy of sport preferred provider with many years of experience looking after elite level athletes.

Jo Batchelor - Physiotherapist
PG Dip Phty (Manp), M Phty (Manp)

Jo is one of our senior manipulative physios and has been associated with a long list of teams and events at a regional and international level. She is an academy of sport provider. Jo's clinical interests are golfing, athletics, rowing, gymnastic injuries, and young adolescent athletes.

Brett Warman

Brett is one of our senior physio’s who has previously worked with professional cricket teams on a full time basis and worked extensively overseas. He is a McKenzie certified therapist and also studied acupuncture at a post graduate level.