Max graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physiotherapy. Graduating from Salford University in England, Max gained a wealth of experience working in hospitals and private clinics in the UK before moving to New Zealand and joining Ponsonby Physio in early 2017. Max treats a diverse range of patients, conditions and injuries – from musculoskeletal and sports injuries, to pre-and post-operative orthopaedic surgeries, fractures, chronic pain, muscle imbalance, occupational injuries and more.
Max is a highly experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist who utilises a wide range of physiotherapy treatments to help his patients on their road to recovery. With a passion for exercise therapy and Strength and Conditioning, Max can design and implement exercise programmes to help rehabilitate and improve the performance of his patients. He is qualified in performing Functional Movement Screens which allow him to assess his client’s movement and use the screen results to guide his decisions for corrective exercise programming and design.
Max added to his already extensive suite of post graduate qualifications, by becoming a Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Certified Physiotherapist in late 2019.
What’s the best thing about being a Physio? “Meeting, and working with, a wide range of people and learning about their story. Helping people to recover from injury, return to meaningful activities, improve their quality of life and reduce the risk of re-injury. It’s very rewarding for me as a therapist to watch a patient’s journey as they progress from injury back to full fitness.”
Hobbies & Interests: Travelling, learning to play the guitar and keeping fit with weightlifting, running, squash, football, paddle boarding, mountain biking and golf.
Further Qualifications: AACP Foundation Acupuncture & Dry Needling, APPI level 1 Pilates, Mulligan’s Manual Therapy level 1, ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning, McKenzie Institute – The Lumbar Spine Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy, Pinc & Steel – Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Physiotherapist Certification, Functional Movement Systems – Functional Movement Screen Level 1 & 2.
