Meet Our Team

Experienced, locally based Allied Health Professionals who take the time to understand you and build a plan that fits your life.

Functional Phix is a locally owned and operated Allied Health practice serving Rockhampton & surrounds. Based in Norman Gardens, Rockhampton, we bring together experienced professionals across physiotherapy and exercise physiology, each bringing their own areas of interest and expertise to the team.

Dana
Dana
Senior Physiotherapist

Cupping Therapy & Women's Health.

  • Level 1 Women's Health accreditation
  • Pregnancy, postnatal recovery & return to exercise
  • Pelvic health
Areas of focus
  • Acute pain management – helping you move safely and confidently through pain.
  • Injury rehabilitation – getting you back to doing what you love, stronger than before.
  • Total joint replacement rehabilitation – supporting your recovery and helping you regain strength, mobility, and independence.
  • Chronic health conditions – helping you manage long-term conditions like arthritis and persistent pain so you can stay active and independent.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), Central Queensland University, Australia, 2019
Raina
Raina
Physiotherapist

Dry Needling.

Areas of focus
  • Acute pain management, helping you move better and prevent fear-avoidant behaviours.
  • Total joint replacement rehabilitation, supporting your recovery and helping you regain strength, mobility, and independence.
  • Return to sport rehab, building the strength and conditioning athletes need to return to the sport they love.
  • Return to work rehab, helping you return to work safely and injury-free.
  • Chronic health conditions, supporting people managing ongoing conditions to move with less pain and more confidence.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), Central Queensland University, Australia, 2022
Kate
Kate
Senior Exercise Physiologist

Reformer pilates.

Areas of focus
  • Stroke rehabilitation – helping people regain the life skills that stroke has taken from them.
  • Women's health – championing just how adaptable and capable the female body is through every season of life.
  • Pilates – a versatile tool used to challenge the body in new and rewarding ways.
  • Chronic health conditions – using exercise physiology to help manage conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and improve everyday function.
Graduate Diploma of Exercise Science & Bachelor of Exercise Science, Griffith University, 2019
Emily
Emily
Exercise Sports Scientist

Group Fitness.

Areas of focus
  • Group fitness – running the majority of our group exercise classes.
  • Dance-based fitness – bringing her experience as a dance instructor into fun, engaging sessions.
  • Movement & independence – passionate about helping clients build strength, confidence and quality of life through tailored exercise programs.
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science; currently completing a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Charles Sturt University