East Care Physiotherapy has been providing services at the East Care Accident & Medical Centre since East Care grew from being an after hours medical service in the late 1980s (located in Aberfeldy Avenue, Highland Park), to the 24-hour Accident & Medical Centre in Botany Road, that it is today.
Our location within East Care provides you with quick and convenient access to medical, radiology, and pharmacy services, and we have a close working relationship with the GP members and visiting specialists, should you require referral to a Specialist.
At East Care Physiotherapy we value on-going professional development and keeping ‘up-to-date’ with current best practice. We promote treatments that have been shown by research to be effective, but we also encourage our physiotherapists to think ‘outside the square’. Many of the mainstream techniques we use today originally came from innovative thinkers in our profession and many New Zealand physiotherapists have led the way.
Our Physiotherapy Team
Rick Knight
Post-graduate Diploma of Health Science (Manipulative Therapy).,
Diploma of Physiotherapy., MPNZ
Rick, the founding partner, has worked in the Pakuranga area since he opened his first clinic in Pakuranga Plaza in 1981. He then spent many years as a sports physiotherapist working with Pakuranga Rugby, the DB Auckland and Auckland Altos Basketball Teams, and was the Head Physiotherapist at Mt Smart for the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
He completed his Post Graduate Diploma studies in Health Science (Manipulative Physiotherapy) at the Auckland University of Technology in 1995.
Past professional positions include President and Executive Committee member of the Auckland Physiotherapists Private Practitioners Association, and Counties Manukau branch of New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists. He has also worked on contract to the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board on the NZ Physiotherapy Schools’ curriculum review, and practitioner discipline and competency reviews.
Trish Tillson
Masters of Health Practice (Rehabilitation)., Advanced Diploma of Physiotherapy (Orthopaedic Manual Therapy)., Post-Graduate Certificate of Health Science (Acupuncture)., Physiotherapy Graduate Diploma in Continence & Womens Health., MNZCP., MPNZ
Now a partner in East Care Physiotherapy, Trish has worked in the Pakuranga/Howick area since 1991. She works between East Care Physiotherapy, Pakuranga Physiotherapy and Marina Physio. In more recent years Trish has focused on working with people with chronic pain, long-term injuries and chronic health conditions, culminating in the completion of her Masters Degree in Rehabilitation. Trish is also our Women's Health physiotherapist.
Trish has served on the Physiotherapy Acupuncture Association executive and taught on their acupuncture course. She was a member and Chairperson of the Accreditation Council for the New Zealand Private Physiotherapists Association.
Michael Zo
Masters of Health Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy).,
Post-Graduate Certificate of Health Science (Acupuncture)., Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy)., MPNZ
Michael qualified from the Auckland University of Technology in 2000, and has worked at East Care Physiotherapy since 2002. He has undertaken post-graduate study in manipulative therapy and acupuncture, completing his Masters of Health Practice in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
Michael has a special interest in pain management and manipulative therapy.
Michael is also fluent in Mandarin.
David Roberts
Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy)., MPNZ
After qualifying in 1995, David worked in a variety of private practices in Auckland and London before coming to work at East Care Physiotherapy in 2003.
David has trained in Pilates, and has a strong focus on exercise prescription and injury rehabilitation, particularly in the gym and pool environment.
Anna McKegg
Bachelor of Physiotherapy., Batchelor of Physical Education., MPNZ
Anna completed a physical education degree at Otago University, and then trained as a physiotherapist, qualifying in 1995.
Anna has been with us since 2003, and combines her exercise knowledge with manual therapy and acupuncture in the treatment of her patients.