Karen Madden
Physiotherapist
Karen (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist) has worked in the Lara and Geelong region for the past 14 years. She has extensive experience in workplace injury management, sports injuries and spinal conditions. Karen has worked with many local community and sporting groups including the Lara Football & Netball Club and the GFL Country Championship sides.
Karen has been keeping Lara residents active for over 15years and highlights include working with numerous Lara Football Club premiership sides. Karen loves the challenge of getting even the most difficult problems moving.
She is specialised in spinal conditions and biomechanics, so she will get your muscles
and joints working in balance to optimize your activity at sport, work or playing with
the kids on the weekend.
Karen believes too many of us let pain and joint problems slow us down. Headaches and
stiffness make us tired and stop us doing the things we enjoy. The right treatment will
get you back on track so come in for a consultation and together we’ll solve your
problems and get you moving.
Are you ready to take that step forwards and leave pain behind, as it’s a great world
out there? Let Karen and the Team show you how.
Key Areas of Experience
- sports injury assessment, treatment & rehab programs
- post surgical rehabilitation shoulders, knees etc
- spinal & musculoskeletal assessment & treatment
- lower limb biomechanics & orthotic prescription/fitting
- restoring normal movement patterns / posture
- Cervical related headaches, TMJ
- Industry & Workplace Physiotherapy
- Worksite assessments & back-care training
Shandelle Brown
Office Manager
Shandelle joined the Lara Physiotherapy team 5 years ago. Using her 12 1\2 years retail
experience she has taken on the important office manager role for our team.
Shandelle is an integral part of our team, as she enjoys caring for and helping people,
she is a mentor to our junior staff and keeps the rest of the team organised.
Shandelle handles all of our accounts private or other. If there is ever a query she is
always ready to listen and will do what she can to help you.
On a personal note Shandelle is involved in the local community through junior netball,
and receives great satisfaction seeing our local girls ( including her own 2 ) develop.
Lara Physiotherapy Health Network is proud to support the local and school communities.
Shandelle has seen Lara grow and develop over recent years and is very excited to be
apart of the future of the Lara Physiotherapy Health Network team.
Alice Wilson
Myotherapist
Alice brings Specialist Muscular assessment and treatment (Myotherapy), combined with Sports Rehabilitation, to our team at Lara. Alice provides accurate assessment and rehabilitation for sports and muscular injuries. Also office workers or headache sufferers with those tight neck and shoulders will greatly benefit form her expertise.
Alice specialises in sports massage, trigger point therapy, dry needling and deep tissue
treatment. She will also guide you with corrective exercises, to build strength and
maximise your performance.
Alice is also a skilled Kite surfer and has worked with Dance groups in Brazil.
Remedial Massage Therapist
Paul studied remedial massage at the Southern School of Natural Therapies in Fitzroy
where he gained his Diploma. Since completing his studies, Paul has operated his own
clinic in Melbourne in conjunction with a Naturopath for 5 years, concentrating on
chronic workplace related conditions and carried out massage at Nursing Homes for the
elderly.
Since moving to Bacchus Marsh Paul has worked in the Spa industry in Hepburn and been
the head trainer at Newlyn Football Club in the Central Highlands Football league for 3
years - tending to the players whilst at the same time feeding his need for football! He
has also gained further studies in Aged Care.
Paul now brings his experience in Remedial Massage, Sports Massage and Relaxation
massage to the team at Lara for you to benefit.
Sharyn Costa
Remedial Massage Tharapist
NST (Bowen) Practitioner
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Practitioner
Sharyn started her career in the sporting industry as a gymnastics coach, swim
instructor and lifeguard. Her interests in the body, massage and energy healing have
led her to undergo various studies in the field of massage and energy healing.
In 2003 she studied for her certificate in Relaxation Massage and Seated Massage
Therapy, which led her onto doing her Diploma in Remedial Massage in 2004. While doing
her Diploma she also completed her levels 1 and 2 in the practice of Reiki (Energy
Balancing). During the course of 2004 she worked with Football clubs here in Geelong, as
well as various other sports events in the region. She also spent some time here with
us at Lara Physiotherapy developing and adapting her massage techniques before
officially joining our team in 2005.
Since joining us in 2005 Sharyn has gone on to do more advanced studies in
Neurostructural Integration Technique (Bowen Therapy). She has also completed her
certificate in Manual Lymphatic Drainage. Sharyn is always updating her knowledge and
expertise in varying areas of study to maintain her qualifications and advance her
knowledge in the areas that best suit her clients and the clinic.
Sharyn has a keen sense for the energy flow of her clients and has that natural ability
to feel the area of congestion in energy flow as well as finding those tight spots that
need working on.
Keep an eye on this space for more modalities that Sharyn will add to her belt of
knowledge. She is hoping to do her Infant Massage Instructors course later this year
and we are sure that won’t be the last modality she will add.
- Fully Qualified Remedial Massage Therapist
- Relaxation Massage
- Myofacial Release
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Reiki Therapy
- Workcover & Health Fund Approved
Workcover require doctors referral
TAC does not fund massage therapists
Jarrod Greenhalgh
Physiotherapist
Jarrod originally came from the Bendigo region and has worked in Ballarat and Bannockburn before joining our team in Lara.
Jarrod is skilled in treating spinal and sporting injuries, musculoskeletal problems and chronic pain. He will work indivually with you to develop the best rehab program to enhance the healing process of your injury, including Pilates and aquatic physiotherapy.
In 2009 Jarrod completed post graduate training in dry needling. This is of great benefit in treating muscular and sporting injuries to promote healing and reduce pain.
Jarrod has a special interest in treating overload injuries in sport resulting in chronic groin pain and osteitis pubis. With his graduated treatment program you can overcome this to regain full fitness and painfree mobility.
Jarrod’s other sporting interests include tennis, athletics and kite boarding.
Sharon O’Halloran
Physiotherapist
Sharon has been working as a physiotherapist since 1992, and practising locally in the
Geelong and Lara region for the last 11 years. She has extensive experience in a wide
range of physiotherapy areas both in private practice and in the public health system.
These include rehabilitation after surgery (orthopaedic), general fitness and working
with clients with debility, musculoskeletal conditions, core stability, falls and
balance, women’s health, and gait retraining. She works with clients 1:1 and in small
groups (for exercise), and particularly has experience with older clientele.
Sharon works with Lara Physiotherapy Clinic one day a week, and with St Laurence
Community Services 3 ½ days a week. She is working hard to establish a physiotherapy
service to help clients with continence issues as this is a growing area of need which
is particularly under serviced within the Geelong region. This will be available to both
women and men and also children. Appointments are available on Monday’s or evenings by
request.
Sharon has continued her ongoing commitment to learning over her 16 years of practice by
attending many courses to keep her skills in manual therapy current, and develop further
techniques. Her most recent area of interest has included myofascial soft tissue
techniques. Her areas of special interest within physiotherapy include aquatic
physiotherapy and Continence and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation and she holds post graduate
qualifications in these areas.
Sharon is a local mum with 2 children aged 12 and 9. She is actively involved with
Little River & District Pony Club as the DC of the club, as well as being a member of
the local riding club here in Lara (those of you who have seen Sharon will attest to her
love of all things horsey!). On a personal note, Sharon is currently completing her
Judging qualifications for Dressage.