Lynette is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with 37 years experience in sport and musculoskeletal physiotherapy with special interest in Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, spinal and shoulder conditions and in pelvic floor dysfunction including urinary incontinence, pelvic pain for women, hip pain, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Lynette has worked as a lecturer, clinical educator and examiner at the University of Queensland providing clinical guidance and instruction to Physiotherapists undertaking their Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and with students studying their undergraduate degree.
She has worked at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Mackay base Hospital and Toowoomba Hospital leading multidisciplinary allied health teams managing patients with complex and chronic musculoskeletal conditions.
She has been a member of the spinal pain research group at the University of Queensland assisting in the research of whiplash associated disorders. She was the principle of Cooroy Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy for 9 years, before selling the business in 2006.
The last few years Lynette has been refining her sports therapy skills working with the Australian Defence Force. Further occupational health post graduate studies has led her into an interest in work related injuries and rehabilitation.
Recently she has joined ANZAOP, The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Orofacial Pain. This is an organisation of health care professionals dedicated to alleviating pain and suffering through the promotion of excellence in education, research and patient care in the field of orofacial and associated disorders.
Lynette is a member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.