Clint has been involved in the health & fitness industry for almost 10 years, starting off as a personal trainer before undertaking further study in Osteopathy and rehabilitation Pilates. Originally from Ballarat in Victoria, Clint was heavily involved in high level competitive sport as a child and into his late teens in sports such as Australian Rules Football, athletics and swimming - reaching Australian national level finals as a freestyle sprinter. Through his swimming, Clint also trained with the VIS, won multiple state gold medals and represented Victoria at national competition. During this time Clint taught learn to swim and junior squad training, and later on was an assistant coach of a local senior football team.
Along with the great times sport can bring, Clint suffered some injuries in his early to mid 20’s whilst playing football which lead him down the health & rehab pathway- firstly for his own body and then as a career. Within his own body, Clint found (and was later advised) that there were muscular imbalances and areas of weakness that contributed to his injuries. He has used his own experiences to research and develop a deeper understanding of dysfunctional regions of the body, and how they connect & relate to pain and injuries.
Clint has a passion for all aspects of heath & the human body, in particular sports injury management & prevention, acute and chronic back pain & the contributing factors leading to dysfunction, joint manipulation and musculo-skeletal biomechanics.
He has worked at multiple Osteo clinics at the Gold Coast & Byron Bay, including Associated Medical Clinics (AMC) and Byron Central Osteopathy & Sports Injury Clinic. Clint also worked at Byron Bay Pilates & Physiotherapy as a rehab Pilates trainer alongside highly regarded Physiotherapists and Pilates instructors. He draws upon the skills from Pilates and integrates them into his Osteopathic treatments and management plans.
Qualifications:
· Masters in Osteopathic Medicine
· Bachelor in Clinical Science
· Diploma in Rehabilitative Pilates (Polestar Education)
· Certificate 4 Pilates (Polestar Education)
· Certificate 4 in Training & Assessment
· Certificate 3 and 4 in Fitness