Physiotherapist

Clodagh Gray

Clodagh completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at University College Dublin, Ireland and graduated with a first-class honours degree. She relocated to Sydney in 2023 and has been working at Bend + Mend ever since.

Clodagh enjoys treating back and neck pain, running related injuries, shoulder injuries along with foot and ankle injuries. She is an APPI certified Pilates Instructor and incorporates the Pilates Principles when treating her patients. Clodagh also has a special interest in Workplace Ergonomics and completes Ergonomic Assessments both onsite in some of the offices in the CBD, and virtually with home workers. Passionate about holistic health, Clodagh utilises a range of different treatment options to ensure her patients can enhance their movement, reduce pain and ultimately get back to what they love doing. She uses a combination of exercise prescription along with manual therapy and dry needling techniques for pain management, improving function, injury prevention and rehabilitation. Outside of the clinic, Clodagh loves Irish Dancing, long distance running (recently completing her first marathon!), keeping up with her own Pilates practice and hanging out with friends at the beach!

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Mark Kaizik – Principal Physiotherapist

Mark is a Principal Physiotherapist and has been working as a Titled Physiotherapist in private practice in Sydney’s CBD for over 20 years. He completed his postgraduate Masters Degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy which is awarded to Physiotherapists with advanced knowledge and skills in the area of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. Mark has a special interest in knee injuries, lower back pain and nerve conditions.

Fiona Godsall – Principal Physiotherapist

Fiona is a Principal Physiotherapist and has 20 years of Physio and Pilates experience. She completed her postgraduate Masters Degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy which is awarded to Physiotherapists with advanced knowledge and skills. She has a special interest in Clinical Pilates, having completed her DMA Clinical Pilates Instructor Training. Fiona also has many years of experience in treating ankle, knee and shoulder conditions, using her expertise in manual therapy and exercise therapy.

Kellie Jansen – Principal Physiotherapist

Kellie is one of the Principal Physiotherapists and has completed a postgraduate Masters degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy which is awarded to Physiotherapists with advanced knowledge and skills in the area of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, making her an APA Titled Physiotherapist. She has a keen interest in spinal therapy (complex neck and back pain), rehabilitation, and Clinical Pilates, and enjoys mentoring the team at Bend + Mend.

Alle Foster – Physiotherapist

Alle completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia and has a special interest in spinal conditions such as neck, mid-back and low back pain, as well as sporting and fitness injuries such as knee and hip pain. She uses a combination of manual therapy including joint mobilisations, soft tissue release and dry needling for symptom relief and exercise therapy to facilitate long term results. Alle has completed further training in Clinical Pilates and Women's Health and enjoys treating pregnancy and postnatal conditions.

Clodagh Gray – Physiotherapist

Clodagh completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at University College Dublin, Ireland and graduated with a first-class honours degree. She relocated to Sydney in 2023 and has been working at Bend + Mend ever since. Clodagh enjoys treating back and neck pain, running related injuries, shoulder injuries along with foot and ankle injuries. She is an APPI certified Pilates Instructor and incorporates the Pilates Principles when treating her patients. She also has a special interest in Workplace Ergonomics and completes Ergonomic Assessments both onsite and virtually. She uses a combination of manual therapy, exercise prescription and dry needling techniques for pain management, improving function, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Adrian Cerra – Physiotherapist

Adrian completed a Masters of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) and a Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. Adrian has an extensive sporting background and still participates in soccer, running and weight training. He has a special interest in lower back, neck, shoulder and hip injuries. Adrian uses hands-on manual therapy and dry needling as the main tools for pain relief, and exercise prescription to fix the underlying causes of your injury and prevent recurrence.

Divashni (Div) Kumar – Physiotherapist

Divashni (Div) completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) as well as recently completing her Post Graduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. Div comes from a sporting background being involved in football, futsal, long distance running and rowing as an athlete and as a Physiotherapist. She enjoys treating a wide range of injuries particularly spinal, shoulder and lower limb injuries using both manual therapy techniques and exercise-based rehabilitation and has completed further clinical Pilates training.

Montana Burnett – Practice Manager

Montana is our super star Practice Manager and is crucial to the smooth running of our clinics, ensuring patient care comes first. Born and raised on the Northern Beaches, Montana has adapted a love of the outdoors and embraces any activity that gets her out into nature. After completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design, she ventured overseas to live and work as a deckhand on Super-yachts in the Mediterranean where she explored her passion for travel.

Rebekah Kennedy – Receptionist

Rebekah is our part time receptionist who you can find working at both our Martin Place and Darling Park clinics. She lived in Melbourne growing up and moved to Sydney to study dance full time. Rebekah is currently completing a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at ACU and loves to travel in her spare time.

Sophie Grant – Receptionist

Sophie grew up in Victoria and moved to Sydney four years ago. She studied an associate degree in Screen and Media Production and has worked in a variety of roles across many industries, including entertainment, hospitality, tourism and healthcare. Sophie loves being the first point of contact for clientele and making sure they feel welcome when they walk through the door.