Deb, a graduate from the University of Melbourne, brings 12 years of private practice experience and Clinical Pilates-based exercises and rehabilitation to the team. She also has experience working overseas as she lived in London for two years and worked closely with elite dancers to meet their travel and performance requirements. She has worked with Aged Care facilities in developing a care and treatment program for residents in the past and is adept at helping her clients manage their pain. Deb has a keen interest for back and neck injuries as she has suffered from them herself. She understands her client from a pain perspective and works hard to ensure that her clients’ needs are met and they achieve the best outcome from treatment. She believes in educating her clients about their injuries and how to successfully manage them with a long-term view of improving function to the best they can be. Deb has a special passion for dancers and sports-related injury recovery and rehabilitation. As she is a Latin dancer and a dance coach herself, she understands the need to have specific strength and flexibility in all types of sport. As her dance career has taken her all over Europe and Asia, she understands the need to keep fit while on the go especially when there is pain involved. Outside work, Deb enjoys the training regime required to be on top of her game for competitions and international performances. On the occasion she spends time away from the dance studio, she enjoys photography and indulging in a good book by the beach.

Originally from India, Gaurav completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy in Mumbai. After gaining experience across various sporting assignments, he made a move to pursue his Masters of Physiotherapy(Sports) from the University of South Australia in 2016. His interest lies in lower extremity soft tissue injuries. He has hands-on experience in treating elite and amateur athletes that helped him gain a wealth of experience over the years. He has worked with major Indian sports leagues as their preferred Physiotherapist. Along with his work with team sports, he also provided his services to athletes who represented India at various international competitions. Gaurav provided his expertise in sports such as football, boxing, wrestling, kabaddi, tennis and cricket from weekend warriors to Olympic athletes. Along with his wife, Gaurav thrived in private practice to create meaningful relations in society. Gaurav is also involved in educational activities for physiotherapists and other health professionals. Gaurav strongly believes in the principle that MOVEMENT is MEDICINE and guides patients to actively achieve their physical best. Beyond his professional life, Gaurav enjoys having his friends over and cooking for them.

As a Physiotherapist at Kieser you will be working with a diverse range of clientele including musculoskeletal and sporting patient groups and with an engrained referral network of local doctors and orthopaedic surgeons. You will be treating a 90% privately paying client caseload including athletes and will have access to state of the art rehab equipment and diagnostics.

Youliana is a supportive and enthusiastic physiotherapist with a keen interest in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy and is currently completing her Masters in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy. She aims to provide a thorough and comprehensive assessment that guides her treatment in collaboration with patients. She uses a range of different treatment modalities including patient education, soft tissue work, joint mobilisation, dry needling and exercise prescription. Youliana has a keen interest in treating hip, shoulder and ankle pain. She not only works closely with orthopaedic surgeons, sports physicians and medical professionals to optimise patient outcomes, but also with elite athletes. Youliana recently returned from the World Cheerleading Championships in the USA looking after athletes from Melbourne Cheer Academy. Alongside her colleagues, she has provided clinical supervision to Medical and Physiotherapy students from La Trobe University, ACU, Swinburne University, Melbourne University and Monash University to name a few. Away from the clinic, Youliana enjoys playing tennis, going for bike rides, taking her dogs for walks and trying all the different coffee shops Melbourne has to offer.

Our senior physiotherapist, Associate Prof. Amir Takla, has created the Takla – O'Donnell Protocol (TOD) and has presented internationally for the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA). Amir is a sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist with considerable experience in treating musculoskeletal conditions. After graduating from the University of Melbourne 1997, he successfully completed a Masters of Physiotherapy (Manipulative therapy) in 2000. Over the past 23 years, Amir’s extensive experience includes chief physiotherapist for the High Performance Centre Gymnastics program in Victoria (1999 – 2009), the Australian team in two world championships (Gymnastics Australia) and volunteer physiotherapy Sydney 2000 Olympics, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth games. Amir has provided physiotherapy services to Tennis Australia for the Australian Open for the past 18 years, and has travelled for over 9 years with top 10 international tennis players on the ATP and WTA circuit. Amir has been involved heavily with Hip Arthroscopy Australia (HAA) since 2008 alongside Prof John O’Donnell who has been a major contributor and educator for the assessment and treatment of hip pathology. Amir has been the chair of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) Physiotherapy subgroup since 2011, and has presented internationally including Munich, Cambridge, Madrid and Wawrick. Amir has several areas of special interest with Hip femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) and rehabilitation. Amir enjoys his family time especially with his young son travelling to Europe and Russia.

Michael is a Senior Physiotherapist with greater than 12 years of clinical experience across both musculoskeletal conditions and orthopaedic rehabilitation. Recently, he was sought out by Tennis Australia to provide exclusive Physiotherapy to former World Number 1 and Australian Open winner Viktoria Azarenka during a recent Australian Open campaign. He is renowned for making difficult diagnoses, designing strengthening programs as well as using all tools such as mobilisations, deep tissue massage and Dry Needling to achieve fast results for his clients. Michael has also participated in research surrounding Hip Arthroscopy for a decade and travelled at the request of the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy to present lectures in overseas conferences, most recently in Chile. He was a clinical supervisor for Masters and Bachelor of Physiotherapy students from Bond University, Melbourne University, ACU University respectively and Swinburne University. Michael has designed countless strength programs and using specialised strength testing equipment to help patients build strength, and is currently collecting data in conjunction with one of Melbourne’s leading Universities surrounding a rehabilitation program for Procedures for complex Lumbar Spine problems. In addition to rehabilitating patients following Surgery Michael consults for Orthopaedic Surgeons designing Rehabilitation protocols for their procedures to be distributed to the Physiotherapy Community. Whilst not treating patients, Michael enjoys Running, Hiking and chasing his kids.

David is a passionate and experienced senior Physiotherapist in the management of all musculoskeletal conditions and orthopaedic rehabilitation. He is well known for his thorough assessment and supportive demeanour; utilising a multi-modal approach to treatment; including patient education, manual mobilisation, soft tissue work, dry needling and exercise prescription. He has a keen interest in postural neck and shoulder pain, as well as hip and knee pain; and works in conjunction with numerous experienced orthopaedic surgeons and medical professionals. David has had the opportunity to work with multiple local football and soccer teams as a lead physiotherapist, including Research Football Club and the Bulleen Lions Soccer Club with numerous National W-League players; as well as a preferred provider for corporate companies for a fast stream return to work management. As well as a clinical director and senior partner, he is also a clinical supervisor for medical students and Master/Bachelor of Physiotherapy students from Bond University, Melbourne University and ACU University respectively. When not working in or on the business, David enjoys watching and playing basketball, travelling the world with his wife and kids, and volunteering in his local parish and community.

Lukas is an energetic physiotherapist who has completed a Master of Physiotherapy along with a Master of Public Health. This double degree equips him with an in-depth knowledge of physical conditions, understanding of population health and strong interventional skills. Lukas has a passion for optimising physical health and wellbeing; and values a thorough diagnosis to guide contemporary evidence-based treatment. He has a keen interest in shoulder, knee and spinal conditions and is dedicated to ensuring that his patients receive the highest level of care. Outside of the clinic Lukas plays soccer for Old Xaverians, traveling to new countries and spending quality time with family and friends.