Clinic Partners

  • Paul Foster

    Clinic Partner

    Level 2 Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

    Paul graduated from the Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) course at the University of Sydney in 2003. He as been the principal clinician at Palmerston Physiotherapy Clinic since 2006 and completed the post-graduate Master of Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) at the University of Queensland in 2013.

    Professional interests:

    Management of acute and chronic lower back pain

    Acute knee injuries, neck-related headaches

    Shoulder rehabilitation

  • Damon Sala

    Clinic Partner

    Level 2 Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

    Damon is from Ballarat, Victoria and studied at La Trobe University, Bundoora/Bendigo Campuses and obtained a Bachelor Degree of Physiotherapy. In 2015 Damon completed the Master of Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) at the University of Queensland.

    Professional interests:

    Sporting injuries with a focus on knees and ankle

    Low back and neck injuries

  • Samson Leung

    Clinic Partner

    Principal Physiotherapist at our Casuarina Clinic

    Samson was born and raised in Darwin and studied at James Cook University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. He joined the Palmerston Physiotherapy Clinic team in April 2016.

    Professional interests:

    Sporting injuries and rehabilitation

    Shoulders and lower backs

  • Aaron Gandecha

    Clinic Partner

    Principal Physiotherapist at our Cairns Clinic

    Aaron was born and raised in Luton, England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Hertfordshire, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in BSc Physiotherapy in 2016.

    Aaron originally spent 6 months working in neurological rehabilitation before starting in private practice physiotherapy. He has remained in the field since this time.

    Aaron immigrated to Australia in 2017.

    His particular clinical interests are in:

    • Tendon injuries

    • ACL rupture rehabilitation (both conservative and surgical)

    • The shoulder complex

    • Chronic ankle instability

    • Exercise prescription, science and physiology

    • Injury prevention in sports

APA Titled Level 2 Pain Physiotherapists

  • Sriharan “Kanna” Manogharan

    LEVEL 2 TITLED PAIN PHYSIOTHERAPIST

    Kanna was awarded the Doctor of Physiotherapy, an extended undergraduate Masters degree, at Macquarie University in 2015 after completion of his Bachelor degree in Exercise and Sports Science in 2011. He recently completed the Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) at the University of Sydney, which lead him to become an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist.

    Specific professional interests:

    • Acute and chronic low back pain

    • Orthopaedics post-operative rehabilitation

    • Neck and shoulders

    • vocational rehabilitation

  • Ryan Himing

    LEVEL 2 TITLED PAIN PHYSIOTHERAPIST

    Ryan is from Melbourne, Victoria and graduated from La Trobe University in 2017 with a Master of Physiotherapy Practice.

    Ryan graduated from the post-graduate Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) in 2022 and is now a Level 2 Titled Pain Physiotherapist.

    Professional interests:

    • Running related injuries and retraining

    • Sports rehabilitation and performance enhancement

    • Chronic lower back and knee management

    • Chronic Pain Management

Physiotherapy Team

  • Kale Bettison

    Kale is from Katherine Northern Territory, and studied his Bachelor of Human Movement (Sports and Exercise Science) and Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia.

    Professional interests:

    Sports injuries and rehabilitation

    Acute and chronic low back pain

    Shoulder, hip and knee injuries

    Work cover injuries and rehabilitation

    Dry needling

  • Darryl Dean

    Darryl studied at James Cook University and qualified with Bachelor of Physiotherapy. He has experience in general musculoskeletal, post natal and antenatal education, home based rehabilitation, acute care and orthopaedic rehab.

    Professional interests:

    Wide spectrum of physiotherapy services having predominately worked as a generalist physiotherapist in community health and in hospitals

  • Michael Cassells

    Michael is a born and raised Territorian who completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2013 at the University of Queensland. Since then, he has spent considerable time working in private practice in a general musculoskeletal and orthopaedic rehabilitation capacity in Western Australia before returning home in 2020.

    Professional interests:

    Cervicogenic headaches and dizziness

    Shoulder and upper limb

    Dry needling

    Orthopaedic rehabilitation

    General musculoskeletal physiotherapy

  • Katie Minerds

    Katie is a Darwin local who graduated from Flinders University with a double degree of Health Science / Physiotherapy before returning to the NT.

    Katie has a strong background in gymnastics, both as a competitor and an advanced women’s coach in both the NT and SA.

    Katie has undertaken further post-graduate training in management of women’s and men’s pelvic health conditions

    Professional interests:

    • Lower back and shoulder injuries, especially in gymnastics

    • Sporting injuries

    • Gym-based rehabilitation

    • Women’s and Men’s pelvic health

  • Tom Boyes

    Tom graduated the Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) from Curtin University in 2022. His professional interest include:

    • AFL-specific injuries

    • lower back pain rehabilitation,

    • orthopaedic post-operative rehabilitation

  • Kadir Sungkar

    Kadir graduated the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) from Monash University in 2019. His professional interest include:

    • Basketball injuries

    • functional gym-based rehabilitation

  • Michael Bain

    Michael graduated the Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Newcastle in 2019. His professional interest include:

    • acute sports injuries,

    • post-operative rehabilitation

  • Michael Ninneman

    Michael graduated the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Canberra / Charles Darwin University in 2018, and worked in the exercise industry for 5 years prior to completing his Master of Physiotherapy at University of Technology Sydney in 2022. His professional interest include:

    • strength and conditioning

    • lower limb injuries

    • triathlon, cycling, running, swimming and cricket injuries

  • Emma Wright

    Emma graduated from the Doctor of Physiotherapy program at the University of Melbourne in 2020.

    Her professional interest include:

    • geriatrics

    • pulmonary rehabilitation

    • post-operative rehabilitation,

    • vertigo