ABOUT

I graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1993.

I then travelled and worked as a locum physiotherapist in both the USA and UK for two years before returning home to South Africa.

After working in various private practices, I opened my own physiotherapy practice which I sold after 10 years when I immigrated to Australia in 2010. 

I worked in the physiotherapy department at the Canberra Hospital while I wrote and passed the foreign physiotherapy conversion examinations. 

I then worked for 5 years at Southside Physio Tuggeranong practice.

I am really excited about the new challenge of starting and working at Healthspace Weston as Linda Oerder Physiotherapy. 

My special interests are spinal and musculoskeletal dysfunction. I also enjoy treating post operative conditions and getting patients back on there feet again post surgery. 

I believe that in order to provide the best service, continued education and learning new skills is vital in this rapidly evolving world of physiotherapy. I have enrolled this year to do the Connect Therapy Series with Linda-Joy Lee in Sydney and am looking forward to challenging my mind with new ideas and bringing them back to the treatment room. 

Outside of physiotherapy I enjoy spending time with friends and family- my husband and 2 teenage children. I LOVE to travel to new exciting destinations or back to my favourite place- the South African bushveld. I have run 3 1/2 marathons and the City2Surf in Sydney 6 times- I'm still trying to get a finish under 80 minutes!! 

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