Tara Traut

Physiotherapist

Tara has been working in Wellington since completing her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Otago University in 2014. She has recently made the move to Marlborough and is very much looking forward to the new adventure and better weather!

Alongside her career in physiotherapy Tara has a love for Latin dancing, she  has a postgraduate certificate in Occupational Health with experience in vocational rehabilitation, older persons rehabilitation, community-based rehabilitation and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 

Tara is passionate about dancing and movement; in her spare time, she regularly trains with her dance partner in Latin partner dancing. Tara would normally be travelling the world going to various dance events to perform and compete. This love for dancing brought her to explore Pilates and Pilates rehabilitation which she has used to help her rehabilitate her own body. Tara enjoys incorporating what she has learnt from Pilates as one of her many tools in her physiotherapy tool kit to assist clients to achieve their goals through body awareness and thoughtful body movement.

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BPhty, PGCert (Occ Health)

Natalie Gallant

Physiotherapist | Sports Medicine | Running Coach

A passion for adventure, curiosity and learning has fuelled Natalie's life and her career.

Over the last decade, Natalie's love of physiotherapy has taken her from the U.K to the sub-Antarctic Falkland Islands, and now to beautiful Aotearoa.

Along the way she has served as medical support at the London 2012 Olympics and as a Team Physio at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Driven by her desire to continually develop professionally, she earned her Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports & Exercise Medicine (Hons.) from Otago University in 2019. But Natalie's deepest passion lies in the world of running. Whether that is through technique analysis, outdoor natural play or just getting her clients to discover the true potential of their feet!

Earlier this year, her love for trail running saw her complete New Zealand’s 3000km Te Araroa trail. This truly is the country she now calls home.

As a physiotherapist and running specialist, Natalie wants to assist you in achieving your goals whilst enjoying the journey to your place of strength and fulfilment.

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BPhty, PGDip (Sport and Exercise Science)

Brigit Beattie

Physiotherapist | Sports and Spinal | Pain Management

Brigit grew up on a farm on the Kaikoura coast and spent much of her youth playing sport or working on the farm. Her keen interest in being active (either on the hockey field, or the hills running, skiing or biking) and helping others, led her to Physiotherapy. 15 plus years later she has finally returned to Blenheim with her family after working around New Zealand, United Kingdom and more recently Christchurch. During her travels she has provided specialist spinal care to the English Professional Football club players, English Judo team and Formula One drivers, worked with multisport athletes, rugby players and numerous weekend warriors keen to keep active in a multitude of ways.

Brigit has a Masters of Health Practice and has keen interest in spinal conditions and pain management. She has developed a strong skill set in managing all injuries but has interest in endurance athletes. Her broad knowledge and love of understanding who you are as a person, provides a great base to keep you out doing things you love, not at home worried about the pain.

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BHSc, MHlthPrac

Amelia Petherick

Neurological & Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

After growing up rurally in Mid-Canterbury and then Marlborough, Amelia graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Otago in 2001. Having always had an interest in neurology and rehabilitation, she consolidated her skills working in hospitals and rehabilitation units in Christchurch, Wales and London. After returning to New Zealand she completed her Masters of Physiotherapy in 2013. Amelia has extensive experience working with people with a broad range of neurological conditions (in particular stroke, Parkinsons, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis) along with vestibular conditions, general rehabilitation conditions such as falls and deconditioning. She has completed basic and advanced courses in Bobath therapy along with many other neurological approaches and adjuncts and draws on a mixed toolbox of treatment techniques tailored to empower each individual client to meet their potential. Amelia firmly believes that the brain is always plastic (changeable) even if it is many years since your initial injury or diagnosis. Amelia is enjoying being back in Marlborough with her husband and balances part-time work with her young family.

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BPhty, MPhty

Anna Thomas

Physiotherapist | Sports & Spinal | Pain Management | Pilates

A Marlborough local, Anna’s love for sport, fitness and anatomy led her to pursue a career in physiotherapy. Anna graduated from the University of Otago in 2000 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She travelled the world working in hospitals and private practice before starting Rebalance Physiotherapy in Blenheim in 2011. Anna has a postgraduate certificate in Occupational Health, has special interest in spinal rehabilitation and pain management, is a certified PINC (cancer rehabilitation) Therapist, and has been teaching pilates for over 15 years. Outside of work Anna is busy running after her two kids, playing netball and training for multi-sport events.

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​BPhty, PGCert (Occ Health)

Abby Scott

Physiotherapist | Womens & Pelvic Health

After growing up and attending school in Marlborough, Abby moved south to Dunedin where she completed her Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy in 2005. She chose to focus on her love of sport and travel, working in private practices in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. During this time, Abby developed an interest in women’s health and occupational health, completing a post graduate certificate in work rehabilitation. Abby is passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and will regularly be found competing on the hockey turf, participating in multi-sports or enjoying the many great tracks Marlborough and New Zealand have to offer.

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BPhty, PGCert (Rehabilitation)

Kate McNabb

Physiotherapist | Yoga Teacher | Lymphoedema Therapist

Kate’s love of movement and activity began with learning to swim at age three. Combined with years of sport at high school, a love for the sciences and her journey through losing her mother to cancer, her career as a Physiotherapist has developed into a passion for people.  Kate is a third generation Marlburian returning to Blenheim after study and travel. Kate has experience in musculoskeletal private practice, serious injury rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation and more recently cancer rehabilitation, lymphoedema management and Yoga/Exercise Therapy.

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BPhEd, BPhty, PGCert (Rehabilitation).