Our Team – Thompsons Road Physiotherapy

We are committed to delivering excellent care.

We ensure you get the treatment you need by offering physiotherapy, exercise rehabilitation
groups, yoga, pilates, remedial massage and more, all of which you can access
at our Templestowe Lower clinic, gym and studio.

Your Clinical and Rehab Team

Our physiotherapists all hold a degree in physiotherapy and are registered with AHPRA.
Our senior clinicians hold additional Masters-level qualifications, and all our physios have additional post-graduate training.

Our physiotherapists also undertake regular professional development courses to stay up to date with the latest treatment approaches.

When you see one of our physiotherapists, you will undergo a skilled assessment, learn about
what is causing your pain and how to manage it with treatment options that are right for you. In addition to exercise and education, all our Physiotherapists use and are skilled in hands-on therapy.

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Mayur Jivanjee

Musculoskeletal & Vestibular Physiotherapist
B. Physio, M. Physio (Musculoskeletal)

Physiotherapy areas:
• Musculoskeletal,
• Vertigo and vestibular rehabilitation,
• Orthopaedics,
• Complex case reviews,
• Jaw pain and TMD,
• Rheumatology.

With over 24 years of experience, Mayur is passionate about physiotherapy and the positive impact it can have on people’s lives. He takes a ‘whole body’ approach to managing injuries and focuses on returning those he works with to their chosen movement and activities. He believes that everybody has the capacity to improve, and movement is good medicine.

An avid listener with a caring attitude, Mayur uses a range of hands-on techniques and specific exercise rehabilitation strategies. He also teaches individuals to better understand their condition and improve their self-management. As a result, clients are helped to return to movement, exercise, function and independence in their lives.

Mayur has completed extensive post-graduate education in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Vestibular Rehabilitation. As Director of Thompsons Road Physiotherapy (TRP), he is committed to the ongoing education of the team who work with him.

Having worked in acute, rural and rehabilitation hospitals, as well as in clinical practice spanning occupational health, professional sports, orthopaedics and military physiotherapy in Australia and in the UK, he has extensive experience to draw on. This vast experience has informed his current practice and helps him provide an exceptional physiotherapy service with an inspiring team.

While he loves consulting, his time at TRP is also spent developing the skills of his committed team.

Fun Facts: As a loyal Carlton supporter, Mayur has learned to live with hope and be positive. The premiership will come one day! He also loves broccoli, Billy Joel, Roxette and Cindy Lauper.

Mayur Jivanjee

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Gordon Pritchard

Sports & Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
M. Physio, M. Physio (Musculoskeletal), B. Human Movement (Sport Science)

Physiotherapy areas:
• Sports,
• Musculoskeletal,
• Orthopaedics.

Gordon brings a sports focus to TRP. Having originally studied a degree in Human Movement (Sports Science) at RMIT before completing Physiotherapy at Sydney University, he further developed his skillset by completing a Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Latrobe University. He has been at TRP since 2009, while also working with elite sporting teams.

Gordon has worked as the team physiotherapist for the Melbourne Renegades Women’s Big Bash Team for five seasons, as well as with Cricket Victoria’s Female Pathway Program, and the Calder Cannons Football Team in the NAB League. All of this specialised care and treatment has fostered his clinical interest in sporting and adolescent injuries.

He has an expertise in knee, bone stress and shoulder injuries. His ongoing time in elite sports means he is up to date with the latest rehabilitation practices. Gordon was instrumental in building our Exercise Rehabilitation Program, and implemented our GLAD Program for hip and knee osteoarthritis.

Gordon is well placed to implement individual rehabilitation requirements post-injury, or plan your exercise goals and program for staying fit and healthy.

Fun Fact: Gordon barracks for North Melbourne and could talk cricket all day – even though some of us find that a bit boring! Away from the clinic, you’ll find him running with his energetic red heeler or bowling bouncers to his toddler.

Gordon Pritchard

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Megan Howard

Respiratory, Lymphoedema and Oncology Physiotherapist
B. Physio, M. Physio (Cardiorespiratory)

Physiotherapy areas:
• Respiratory Physiotherapy:
– Airway clearance for conditions such as bronchiectasis, COPD and emphysema,
– Management of breathlessness,
– Management of breathing pattern disorders,
• Lymphoedema management (particularly cancer related Lymphoedema).
• Cancer Rehabilitation.

Megan Howard is a Respiratory, Oncology and Lymphoedema Physiotherapist. She has worked in Australian hospitals (The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Austin Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne), and in the UK (St George’s Hospital in London). She currently leads the Lymphoedema Service at Peter MacCallum.

Megan is an Australian Physiotherapy Association Titled Cardiorespiratory, Cancer, Palliative Care and Lymphoedema Physiotherapist, a Member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, and the Australian Lymphology Association. She is also a Bradcliff Breathing practitioner.

Fun Fact: When Megan is not being a physio, she enjoys spending time watching her children playing sport, walking her dog, and spending time in her garden.

Megan Howard

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Zoe Lim

Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
M. Physio, B. Health Science, Grad Cert Women’s Health

Physiotherapy areas:
• Women’s health
• Pelvic health,
• Musculoskeletal,
• Clinical Pilates

Zoe’s area of expertise is Women’s Health Physiotherapy. She has worked for close to a decade in this field, with women of all ages and stages. However, she has taken special interest in helping mothers return to full post-natal function. She believes in taking a holistic approach to rehabilitation and aims to achieve a balance of hands-on therapy, exercise prescription and education in her sessions.

She takes great joy in helping women get back to their best. Meeting their little bubs is an added bonus!

Zoe completed her postgraduate qualifications in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and is currently dividing her time between TRP and a specialised Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Clinic.

She has also completed her APPI Pilates Training, and has significant experience in clinical Pilates, along with pre- and post-natal exercise classes. Having a keen eye for detail, Zoe ensures all her clients leave the exercise classes she runs feeling like they’ve achieved something.

Fun Facts: Zoe has a keen appreciation for all things ‘90s – whether it be music, movies, TV or fashion. Be warned, ‘90s tunes are likely to ring out during her exercise classes. In her spare time, she loves keeping fit and going to exercise classes. And sometimes, she just likes to veg out on the couch – with a glass of wine and a good movie.

Zoe Lim

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Jennifer Lohmus

Sports Physiotherapist
M. Physio, B.A (Hons – Kinesiology)

Physiotherapy areas:
• Sports,
• Snow sports, ice hockey and figure skating injuries,
• Orthopaedics,
• Musculoskeletal,
• Vertigo and vestibular rehabilitation.

Jennifer’s work as an Exercise Physiologist in Canada, as well as her extensive background in dance and figure skating, has helped train her observation of human movement, and develop strong skills in teaching exercises for strength, balance, and coordination.

An Australian educated physiotherapist, she also has a special interest in orthopaedic rehabilitation following joint surgeries in the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle, as well as joint replacement and fractures.

Jennifer works closely with our local sports medicine doctors and orthopaedic surgeons to ensure her client’s rehabilitation is tailored to their specific needs and goals, and that they have every chance of a full recovery with the latest evidence at hand.

She also has extensive Ice and Snow Physiotherapy experience and is the current team physiotherapist for the National Under 18s Ice Hockey Team, the Victorian Women’s Ice Hockey State Team and Melbourne Mustangs Men’s Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Team.

Jennifer has expertise in Sports Physiotherapy and the management of sports injuries (both acute and chronic) across the spectrum of amateur, semi-professional and national level athletes. She can help regular gym-goers establish a high-quality program for meaningful results in physical fitness. And she loves greeting clients with a warm smile, and really listening to what they have to say.

Fun facts: Jennifer enjoys cycling the hills of Templestowe, downhill skiing, and rock climbing. She barracks for the Toronto Maple Leafs (Ice Hockey) and Toronto Raptors (Basketball), and has an AFL footy team too. Go Tigers!

Jennifer Lohmus

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Sarah Khong

Neurological & Vestibular Physiotherapist
M. Physio, B. Health Science

Physiotherapy areas:
• Neurology,
• Vertigo and vestibular rehabilitation.

Sarah has experience across a range of hospital and community physiotherapy settings. Her expertise is in Neurological Physiotherapy and Vestibular Rehabilitation.

She now divides her time between TRP and Northern Health as a community Neurological Physiotherapist, where she works with individuals during their recovery process, helping them achieve their goals after discharge from hospital.

Sarah also spends one day a week in an NDIS Orthotic Clinic assisting with walking analysis and choosing the best assistive devices for NDIS clients.

She works closely with her clients, helping them understand their condition and working towards returning to the activities they love. Sarah believes a ‘hands-on’ approach will best guide her clients in finding the most efficient and pain-free movements to help their return to better function.

At TRP, she can be a part of your health care team, by providing Neurological Physiotherapy for conditions that include, but are not limited to: stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord Injuries, balance issues, vertigo and dizziness.

Fun fact: Sarah enjoys rock climbing and yoga. She also love dancing, and teaches wedding dances to couples in her spare time.

Sarah Khong

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Meng Li

Physiotherapist
B. Physio, B. Science (Neuroscience)

Physiotherapy areas:
• Musculoskeletal,
• Scoliosis,
• Orthopaedics,
• Rheumatology.

After completing a Degree in Behavioural Neuroscience in New York, Meng’s interest in human biology and rehabilitation led her into the world of physiotherapy. Having graduated from Curtin University, Meng started her career in Perth as a home visiting physiotherapist providing personalised rehabilitation.

Her gentle nature, ability to listen to each client’s story, and the combination of her hands-on skills and therapeutic exercise prescription, have made her a highly effective therapist. She is caring and strives to help individuals reach their physical goals.

Meng enjoys treating those with spinal pain, women’s health conditions and post-surgery rehabilitation.

She has completed additional training in management of scoliosis using the BSPTS-Concept by Rigo (scoliosis), allowing her to provide a specific system of care for adolescents with scoliosis.

Fun Facts: Meng currently divides her spare time between understanding Melbourne and trying to train her short haired kitten.

Meng Li

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Seamus O’Connor

Physiotherapist
M. Physio, B. Health Science, M. Eng

Physiotherapy areas:
• Musculoskeletal,
• Orthopaedics,
• Sports,
• Running injuries,
• Rheumatology.

Originally trained as a Civil Engineer, Seamus switched to physiotherapy to pursue his passion for maximising people’s health and longevity. He also wanted to build more meaningful connections with the people he treats or collaborates with.

Having grown up in Bendigo playing lots of sports, Seamus developed an enthusiasm for all things exercise, from gentle rehabilitation to intense activity. He comes to physiotherapy with a strong background in exercise and conditioning, having spent years as an individual and group exercise trainer.

Seamus takes a holistic and empathetic approach to the treatment he offers, ensuring every patient he encounters feels that their voice is heard, and their concerns are responded to appropriately. He believes that each one of his clients possess the potential to achieve a high quality of life and function, AND that everyone from elite athletes to older people deserve the same quality of treatment and service.

Fun Facts: Seamus loves his cricket, his claim to fame being that he dismissed both a former Victorian opening batsmen and the number three batsmen for the Netherlands International Cricket Team. (The latter is likely to have been prior to their rise to state or international levels). He supports the Bombers in the AFL, which has been a bumpy ride!

Seamus O’Connor

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Amy Churchward

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Assistant

Rehabilitation Areas:
• Physiotherapy Assistant rehabilitation groups
• NDIS and private 1:1 additional therapy time in neurological, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Amy has more than 15 years’ experience working as an Allied Health Assistant in a range of physiotherapy settings, from acute and sub-acute care to rehabilitation, aged and community care. She has worked with a variety of patients, including those recovering from injury, surgery, and others managing chronic disease.

Her caring and approachable manner makes it easy for clients to start their rehabilitation journey. Amy offers one-to-one programs prescribed by the physiotherapy team for those recovering from surgery, illness, cancer or for NDIS participants. She also runs rehabilitation classes, which keep clients active and on track.

Working with the physiotherapy team, Amy can deliver rehabilitation programs to suit the changing needs of each client.

Fun facts: Amy loves scrapbooking and spending time with her scrapbooking friends. She is a big John Farnham fan, loves the West Coast Eagles, and enjoys walking her two little dogs with her growing family.

Amy Churchward

Your Reception Team

Our friendly and efficient admin team are crucial in keeping all our services functioning.

They greet you warmly, help explain our services, source your scan results, send communication documents to your healthcare team, help maintain our COVID safe and hygiene practices and much more.

This allows our physios and wellbeing instructors to focus on caring for you.

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Christine Cerasa

As practice coordinator, Christine heads up the reception & administration team at Thompsons Road Physiotherapy. She oversees many of the “behind the scenes” operations and undertakings at the clinic to keep the wheels turning.

Her friendly and energetic smile will greet you at the front desk, and she will enthusiastically work to answer all your queries about physiotherapy, pilates and our other services. Outside of work Christine is passionate about fitness and she enjoys running to keep in shape.

Christine Cerasa

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Emily

Receptionist

Emily Pleysier

Qualifications: yoga instructor.

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