LINDA LEE
BPhty (Otago), MHSci (Hons) (AUT), PGDip Sports and Exercise Medicine (Otago), PGCert MSK Physio (Otago)
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Linda has over 25 years experience as a Physiotherapist (working in both NZ and UK) with Post Graduate Qualifications in Sports and Exercise Medicine and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. She completed her Masters Thesis on Dance Injuries and Screening for Injury Prevention with her research published and presented both in NZ and Internationally. Linda continues to peer review research papers for Dance Medicine and Science Journal.
Linda has a strong interest not only in injury management but also prevention. Linda's focus is to provide patients with evidenced based rehabilitation programmes and hands on treatment; with an emphasis on education and optimising clients own self-efficacy in managing their injury. Having also trained in Acupuncture (PPANZ), Real Time Ultrasound (RTUS) and Pilates (with Polestar and Dance Medicine Australia), she is able to incorporate the benefits of these into the treatment plan to further optimise recovery. |
Linda Lee
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Linda has a special interest in injury prevention and rehabilitation of young adolescent dancers and athletes, including undertaking screening to develop individualised conditioning programmes for both rehabilitation and injury prevention. Linda has worked with young dancers for the past 12 years and also provides Dance Physiotherapy to international companies touring Auckland, including the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB). She has been also provided physiotherapy to the Sydney Dance Company, Cedar Lake Ballet, Red Bull Flying Bach, Hofesh Shechter Company and the Ballet Preljocaj when they have toured Auckland.
Regularly attending Sports and Dance medicine/physiotherapy conferences keeps her up to date with the most current clinical practice.
Contact: linda@physioroom.nz
Regularly attending Sports and Dance medicine/physiotherapy conferences keeps her up to date with the most current clinical practice.
Contact: linda@physioroom.nz
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ERIN BOWERMAN
BDance, MSp&E (AUT)
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Erin is a qualified strength and conditioning coach with a background in dance, having trained in RAD ballet up to Advanced 2 level. She holds a Bachelor of Dance and a Master of Sport & Exercise from AUT University where she carried out her research at the Australian Ballet School in conjunction with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) looking at the risk factors for overuse injuries in elite adolescent ballet dancers.
From 2016-2018 Erin was based in London where she worked as a strength and conditioning coach at the Royal Ballet School White Lodge and the National Centre for Circus Arts. In both roles Erin had the privilege of being at the forefront of developing and implementing the strength and conditioning service. Before moving to the UK Erin trained with and worked for Dance Pilates in Auckland (2009-2016) during which time she was heavily involved in the development of a number of their conditioning programs that are currently used and endorsed by the New Zealand School of Dance. |
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Erin is also a qualified personal trainer and has had several articles from her Masters thesis published. She is experienced in both rehabilitation and prehabilitation and is incredibly passionate about improving dancers’ health, wellbeing and performance.
Since returning to New Zealand Erin has been working privately within the health and fitness sector including implementing a new healthcare service for the New Zealand Dance Company.
Contact: erin@physioroom.nz
Since returning to New Zealand Erin has been working privately within the health and fitness sector including implementing a new healthcare service for the New Zealand Dance Company.
Contact: erin@physioroom.nz
Erin BowermanYAYOI MATCHES |
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Dip Dance Performance
Yayoi was a classical student at the ‘New Zealand School of Dance’ and has had a professional career dancing
with ‘Queensland Ballet’, ‘Royal New Zealand Ballet’ and ‘Singapore Dance Theatre’. Yayoi experienced
many classical and contemporary companies, courses and workshops during her time in Europe. Back in
Aotearoa, she has been teaching dance, and has had the opportunity to work in fitness and pilates. Yayoi
has been practiced pilates as part of her dance training since the age of 14, and is continuing to further extend
her Pilates knowledge studying with Polestar Pilates.
Contact: info@physioroom.nz
Yayoi was a classical student at the ‘New Zealand School of Dance’ and has had a professional career dancing
with ‘Queensland Ballet’, ‘Royal New Zealand Ballet’ and ‘Singapore Dance Theatre’. Yayoi experienced
many classical and contemporary companies, courses and workshops during her time in Europe. Back in
Aotearoa, she has been teaching dance, and has had the opportunity to work in fitness and pilates. Yayoi
has been practiced pilates as part of her dance training since the age of 14, and is continuing to further extend
her Pilates knowledge studying with Polestar Pilates.
Contact: info@physioroom.nz