Institute of Sports and Spines

About

Dan has a strong sporting background in cricket, golf and tennis, which continues today. Dan's interest in the field arose from suffering various injuries during his own cricket career and wanting to help people overcome and avoid the same issues. Dan has always had a genuine interest in helping people and aims to provide excellence in musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

He has experience working within a number of different sports and in professional sport including Tennis Australia and The University of Queensland Sports Academy. He has also worked with semi-professional cricketers and golfers for athletic development and injury prevention. Dan also has experience in diabetes management, osteoporosis and geriatric care through Queensland Health and in private practice.

Dan has extensive experience in sports coaching and knows how to get the best out of people, whether it be improving performance, overcoming injury or living a healthy lifestyle. Whether you're an office worker wanting to get rid of your back pain, or an athlete wanting to improve your sporting performance, Dan will help you get to where you want to be.

Services include:

Tailored training programs for;

Weight loss – Exercise programs specifically tailored to weight loss and long term maintenance of a healthy weight

General fitness – Increase strength or aerobic fitness for a healthier lifestyle

Targeted/sport specific training – Strength and power development for your sport as well as injury prevention programs (Offered in blocks of 6 weeks)

Strength and conditioning

Diabetes and Osteoporosis management – Exercise program targeted at managing these medical conditions in a fully supported and guided environment

Musculoskeletal rehabilitation – Long term management of shoulder, low back and knee pain

Performance testing;

Body composition (percentage body fat, lean muscle mass etc)

VO2 max - Get a good, reliable predictor of your aerobic fitness whether you're a weekend warrior or involved in competitive sport

Max power – For sprint athletes, get an indicator of your maximum power output

Blood lactate testing – Designed for athletes wanting to obtain specific training zones to implement into their training for performance enhancement