At M3 we work in the prevention and rehabilitation for musculoskeletal and sports injuries, along with pre/post-operative, and chronic/on-going conditions.
Our Physiotherapists are ACC registered health care providers. We use proven techniques to help restore movement and function to anyone affected by an injury, disability or health conditions.
We pride ourselves in delivering the highest possible level of quality care and we work hard to ensure you are fully equipped with the right tools to independently manage your body in the future.
Our Physiotherapists
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Alyse Morgan-Galley
Alyse Morgan-Galley
Alyse is an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist practicing in Auckland before returning home to Whangarei.
She takes a multi-disciplinary and holistic approach to injury prevention, rehabilitation and performance and is passionate about providing clients on their journey with personalised programmes to achieve their individual goals.
Alyse is M3’s Practice manager and works part time while raising her young family.
Available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am-2pm.
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Michelle Silvester
Michelle Silvester
Michelle has worked in the private sector in NZ and London for over 30 years as a Physiotherapist and for the last 20 years as a Rehabilitative Pilates instructor. She has a passion for helping people to achieve optimal body function, movement and postures.
She feels it is vital for people to take responsibility for their own bodies by being taught awareness of the way they position themselves and move throughout the day and thus making their everyday activities their ‘gym program’.
Most people want more than symptomatic relief of their symptoms and don’t want to have problems reoccur down the track. Michelle enjoys the challenge of low back problems and lower limb injuries particularly but is also able to apply her experience and knowledge to most causes of musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain in the body.
Michelle works with a holistic approach and includes work on relaxation, de stressing and breathing as part of her teaching tools.
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Madison Brooke
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Brent Morgan
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Lauren McDonald
Lauren McDonald
Lauren graduated from Otago University in 2013 and has since completed her postgraduate studies in Acupuncture. She has an impressive resume working with New Zealand Seven’s, Super rugby Chiefs under 20s and the Red Bull Ignite Seven squads to name a few. Lauren loves helping patients regain their full function and achieve and maintain their personal goals, whether it be in sports or normal day to day activities. She has a very strong focus on prevention, education and using exercise as a key rehabilitation tool with the combination of hands-on therapy such as manual therapy and acupuncture. Lauren the Northland Rugby Taniwha Head Physiotherapist for the 2022 season and is in fulltime camp from July – October. -
Renee Adams
Renee Adams
Renee is a passionate physiotherapist who has recently returned home to Northland after working in Auckland since her graduation.
Renee works collaboratively with patients to reduce pain, restore function and build long term resiliency through the power of education and exercise. She believes heavily in the strength and adaptability of the human body and is passionate about empowering her patients, building their confidence and helping them achieve their goals.
Renee prioritises staying up to date with the latest evidence for various musculoskeletal conditions in order to achieve the highest level of care for patients. She leans on this knowledge to develop practical and effective management plans that get her patients back to the things they love.
| Service | ACC Price | Private Price |
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| Initial Assessment | 35 | 70 |
| Follow Up | 35 | 70 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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A physiotherapist will first assess your condition, the problem will then be diagnosed, and your physiotherapist will help you to understand what’s wrong using the latest digital and interactive tools.
A personal treatment plan will then be developed and your condition will be treated based on the assessment findings. This takes into account your lifestyle, leisure activities, and general health, and will include educational advice promoting self-management. If outside their scope of expertise, they can refer you to the most appropriate specialists in their network of experts.
Finally an individual exercise programme including strength and stability, and muscle flexibility will be formulated for on-going self-management.
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No, you do not need a referral; any person can actively seek physiotherapy intervention.
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At M3we believe that good things take time which is why we encourage all of our initial appointments to be 45 minutes or longer. This enables us to spend the time with you to ensure we can gain a thorough understanding of your condition and how it effects you, confirm your diagnosis, educate you on your condition, complete a referral for further imaging if required and get you set up on your unique M3 Rehab Plan. For the more complex and chronic injuries, we may require a 60 minute initial assessment.
Our standard follow up appointments are 30 minutes and extended sessions 45minutes depending on the complexity of your injury and what is going to be covered on the session. Your M3Physiotherapist will let you know what appointment time would best suit your needs.
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For ACC treatments there is an ACC surcharge for the initial and follow up treatment sessions.
For private treatment there is an initial consultation fee, and subsequent follow up fees per treatment session.
Refer to our price list for more information.
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- You cannot continue normal sporting, work or daily acitivites; or
- Your injury is recurrent; or
- You are concerned about record from your injury.
Remember you don’t need a referral from your doctor to see a physio and any physio that is an ACC provider is able to lodge a claim for you.
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We can lodge ACC claims directly from M3Physiotherapy therefore you no longer have to be referred to physiotherapy by your GP.
ACC will contribute towards the costs of your physiotherapy treatment if you have sustained an injury secondary to an accident as long as your claim is lodged within 12 months of the accident occurring. If you clam is lodged outside of the 12 months of your accident occurring, ACC may need to contact you to collect more information regarding your claim. The ACC no faults scheme provides cover to all people in New Zealand, including international visitors as long as they have sustained their injury since they arrived in New Zealand.
Your physiotherapist will be able to provide further clarity in regards to whether your injury is ACC related or not at your initial appointment.
ACC will not cover injuries related to gradual overuse or those related to the natural aging process (ie degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis). For further detail on ACC’s No Faults Scheme, please refer to the ACC Website www.acc.co.nz