Craig Phillips B.App.Sc (Physiotherapy) MPhysio (Sports)

After 10 years as a dancer with the Australian Ballet Company, and graduate of the Australian Ballet School Craig undertook his physiotherapy training in Melbourne graduating in 1987. Having used Pilates during his professional dance career he decided to work with the programme more extensively in the USA in the late 1980s, studying with many of the masters and their contemporaries. Since then he has been the driving force behind the development of the DMA Clinical Pilates programme in Australia.

DMA works closely with the entertainment industry treating all manner of performers, dancers, singers, actors, musicians and the like whilst also consulting to both local and major overseas touring companies through his commitments as a board member of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. Craig is also heavily involved in the sports medicine world and consulting with many teams to incorporate pilates concepts into training programmes for elite athletes.

Sara Dore Dip. Phys. (Otago), Dip. MT.

Sara is a post graduate trained manipulative physiotherapist with over 25 years of clinical experience in New Zealand. She is the director of Empower Physio & Pilates and is a Senior Lecturer with DMA Clinical Pilates. She has been teaching the mat and equipment courses in New Zealand and Australia since 2006.

Sara undertook her initial Clinical Pilates training in 2002 through DMA in Melbourne and opened her physio and pilates clinic on the Kapiti Coast in 2003. By integrating a neuromuscular-articular approach to assessment and treatment and excellent clinical reasoning skills, Sara ensures that she has a high standard of professional practice.

Sara continues her education through post graduate study at AUT in Auckland and is currently working towards her Masters. She is committed to continually updating her physiotherapy and clinical pilates skills through conferences and other physiotherapy courses in New Zealand and overseas.

Her special interests are breathing education and retraining, clinical pilates, management of spinal and sports injuries and chronic pain, women’s health and teaching.

Louise Huntley BSc, Grad Dip Sports Physio, MCSP, HPC Registered

Since qualifying from Brunel University in 1996 Louise’s career has seen her work in a number of different health care settings including the NHS and Private Hospitals in and around London. Louise has extensive experience within rugby and has been a Physiotherapist for many of the London clubs. In 2003 she completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy and specialises in the treatment and rehabilitation of knee and back injuries. As a fully trained Clinical Pilates instructor Louise tours the country teaching other physiotherapists how they can use Clinical Pilates as part of their treatment approach.

Leon Stephens BSc Hons Degree in Physiotherapy

Leon graduated from University of Brighton 1996. After spending time working in the NHS and for the military, Leon branched out into private practice in order to pursue a special interest in dance related injuries. He is now a partner in a busy private practice, as well as being the founding member of the physiotherapy team at one of the UK’s leading performing arts colleges. Leon became involved with the Clinical Pilates method in the late 1990’s and now teaches the Matwork courses nationwide.

Kirrily Careedy BA Sc (physio) (Hon Physiotherapy)

Kirrily completed her Physiotherapy training at University of South Australia in Adelaide, graduating with Honours in 1995. Her post graduate training was completed at the same uni in 2001. Kirrily began her association with DMA when she completed Stage 1 and 2 in 1998.

Kirrily has worked in numerous fields of physiotherapy – adult and paediatric hospitals, community health organisations and private practices in Adelaide, Melbourne and Bendigo. Stage 3 and 4 in 2006 reignited Kirrily’s passion for Clinical Pilates and she then went on to establish the first Clinical Pilates practice in Bendigo, Victoria. Control Centre Health is designed specifically around Clinical Pilates concepts and delivery models, demonstrating the efficacy of integrating Clinical Pilates into a multi-modal physiotherapy approach to patient management. As owner and Clinical Director of Control Centre Health Kirrily enjoys a demanding clinical schedule, while also providing intensive in-house training to her staff as part of the cadetship programme offered at her practice. She also maintains strong links in her local community, providing education and resources to local employers, community and medical groups. She is dedicated to raising the profile of physiotherapists as providers of quality clinical care and reliable patient outcomes.

Kirrily has a great passion for education at all levels – learning and teaching alike. Through her role as an educator at DMA and clinical mentor, Kirrily enjoys the opportunity to share her passion for Clinical Pilates with other practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds and levels of experience.

Rebecca Payton B.App.Sci (Physio)

Bec has 17 years clinical experience as a Physiotherapist both in Australia and overseas. She has added to her Clinical Pilates experience by being part of the DMA team for two years, both in the Clinic and Assisting on Courses.

“Clinical Pilates has completely transformed the way I practice Physiotherapy. I love it! It is the most effective tool I have ever had available to me as a clinician and I would recommend that no Physiotherapist be without it. The results are amazing and evidence based, and it’s also much more energy efficient for the clinician’s body impacting their longevity as a Physiotherapist.”

Bec is passionate about Clinical Pilates and combines that with her enthusiasm for Adult Education, which she has been active in for the past several years, lecturing, compiling courses and co-ordinating a training college.

Moz Quinn BPhys, BSc

Moz has been a practicing physiotherapist in Perth for the past 11 years.  He is the owner of a practice in Perth which employs 2 other physios and he treats a wide variety of patients.

Moz started his DMA training in 2003, and completed level 4 in 2007.  He continues to use the training on a daily basis in his practice.  The benefits that he has found with the training is that it has allowed him to confidently treat more complex patients.

Moz has been cofacilitating with DMA since 2007

David Peirce B.Phty

Company Director of Pondera Physio & Pilates in West End Brisbane Qld.

From graduation in 1991 from Queensland University, David’s diverse career has taken him around the world and landed him back in Brisbane. After a country service career start in Mt Isa and Townsville, he spent 5 years in London as the Senior Physiotherapist at London Wasps Rugby Club working with players at the highest levels of representative sport. Back in Australia in 2000 and returning to private practice, he felt a gap in service provision and clinical completeness without the benefit of a medical team environment. This led to his entry to Clinical Pilates training and his current position working with Physios, Exercise Physiologists, Massage Therapists and Pilates studio instructors.

David completed Level 4 of DMA training in 2007 and has since focused his clinical service on the management and rehabilitation of more chronic conditions like back & neck pain, osteoporosis, trying to delay or prevent orthopaedic surgery and performance medicine fields particularly dance and music.

David has consulted to the Queensland Ballet for the past 5 years and in 2010 and 2011 he consulted to the Qld Reds Super 15 squad involved with pre season stability and conditioning using a Clinical Pilates approach.

He is a co-presenter of courses with the DMA Clincial Pilates training program and is involved with the continuing research and implementation of this method of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation used by Physiotherapists and others around the world.

Luciano Melo B.App.Sc physiotherapy

Luciano graduated in 1999 in Brazil. He has extensive experience in the clinical pilates field and has worked in Brazil and New York at various clinics. Luciano completed a Masters in Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal in 2006 at University of Queensland. He is passionate about his work and stands out as a character when educating at our courses. As a research assistant at University of Queensland since 2009 he has majored in Physio, Speech Pathology and Human Movement and worked at Queensland health and Brisbane Private Hospital.