Meet The Eight Mile Plains Team

All members of the Champion Health team have unique skills, interests and specialties.

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Building 2, Level 1/7Brandl Street, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113

Our newest location just minutes from Garden City Westfield and both the Pacific and Gateway Motorways.

Phone: (07) 3709 5554

Fax: (07) 2104 8484

Email: EightMilePlains@champhealth.com.au

Elizabeth

Massage Therapist

TBA

Exercise Physiologist

Abbie

Exercise Physiologist

Bobby

Exercise Physiologist

Lucy

Provisional Psychologist

Aleesha

Provisional Psychologist

Mia

Physiotherapist

Sam

Dietitian

Danielle

Dietitian

Jade

Physiotherapist

Kevin

Physiotherapist

Gareth

Physiotherapist

Chen

Physiotherapist

Ryan

Physiotherapist

Lily

Dietitian

Jade

Physiotherapist

Elizabeth Petersen

I was born in New Zealand and moved to Victoria, Australia when I was seven.

I have been a massage therapist for nearly 20 years and joined the Champion Health team in 2021.

My favourite part about being a massage therapist is helping people feel better mentally and physically through conversation and touch. 

Outside of work, I love the outdoors and spending walking my dogs.

My massage team specialty is teaching and providing couples massages and using various tools to elicit stress relief, peace of mind and improve self-esteem. 

Areas of Interest

  • Couples Massage
  • Beauty Treatment such as Facials
  • Pregnancy Massage
  • Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Massage
  • Dry Needling
  • Cupping

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Abbie Russell

I was born in Brisbane and raised in Logan and graduated as an Exercise Physiologist in 2022.

My favourite part about being an Exercise Physiologist is having the chance to permanently improve somebody’s health and independence with a team of health professionals.

Outside of work you will find me outdoors hiking, camping or even at the beach with my family and friends.

Here’s a fun fact, sometimes I even dabble in tennis and athletics.

My area of interest as an exercise physiologist is primarily in neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

Areas of Interest

  • Neurological Conditions: Strokes, Spinal Injuries, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy.

  • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation; knees, shoulders and lower back conditions
  • Diabetes; Type 1 and Type 2

  • Cardiorespiratory Conditions; Heart Attack, COPD, Bronchitis, Asthma
  • Hydrotherapy

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Lucy Sawford

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Aleesha Barron

I was born and raised in a small country town within the Snowy Mountains, NSW.

My favourite part about being a psychologist is helping individuals overcome challenges that originally overwhelmed them.

Outside of work you’ll catch me travelling, reading or snowboarding.

My area of special interest is in Trauma and Mood & Behaviour disorders.

Areas of Interest

  • Substance Abuse
    Trauma
  • Mood & Behaviour
  • Disorders

Maria Hamblin

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Sam Armstrong

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I was born and raised in Brisbane and joined the Champion Health team in 2022. 

I finished my dietetics degree in 2017, and before this, I was a semi-professional swimmer and swim coach for 13 years.

My favourite part about being a dietitian is giving clients practical and easy ways to achieve their health goals.

Outside work, you’ll find me gel blasting, playing Dungeons & Dragons or screaming my lungs out at music concerts.

My specialty as a dietitian is in elite sport level sports nutrition.

Areas of Interest

  • Recreational & Elite Athletes; Swimmers, Basketball, Tennis, Cricket,  Football, Rugby, Runners, Boxers, BJJ, Strongman, Powerlifters
  • Food Sensory Issues; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
  • Metabolic Adaptation and Metabolic Machine Assessment & Interpretation. 
  • PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

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Danielle Mackay

I was born in Sydney and lived on the Mid North Coast of NSW before moving to Brisbane.

My favourite part about being a Dietitian is helping people understand WHY they eat certain foods and how to turn this into a superpower!

Outside of work, you’ll catch me surfing, lifting weights in the gym, hiking and cooking.

My areas of interest as a dietitian are sports nutrition (females, adolescent, gym), weight management (loss or gain) and eating disorders.

Areas of Interest

  • Sports Nutrition
  • Females  8-18yrs  
  • Binge Eating
  • Anorexia & Bulimia

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Jade Bidgood

I was born and raised in Mackay and moved to Brisbane in 2022 to join Champion Health.

I have a long history of participating in Cross Country and Track and field. 

In 2021 I was ranked 3rd in Queensland and 35th in Australia for the 800m, and 47th in Australia for the 1500m!

My favourite part about being a Physiotherapist is helping people identify their goals and facilitate a detailed roadmap on they will get there, whether it’s fast recovery, prevention or return to performance!

My specialty as a physiotherapist is running sports and lower body injuries, especially the knee and ankle.

Areas of Interest

  • Running Sports Injuries; track and field, soccer, cross country, tennis, rugby
  • Running Biomechanics and Efficiency
  • Pre and Post Surgical Rehabilitation; ACL / MCL / PCL knee injuries, foot ATFL, syndemosis tears and fusions.

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Kevin Cheng

I was born and raised in Hong Kong and came to Australia in 2017.

I pursued physiotherapy due to seeing teammates and myself get injured on a regular basis when I was playing badminton.

My favorite part about being a physiotherapist is showing people that despite injuries, you CAN continue to pursue your physical hobbies and sports  no matter your age.

Outside of work you will catch me in the gym, playing basketball & badminton and gaming.

My area of interest as a physiotherapist is in musculoskeletal and sports injury, overuse injury, chronic pain and post orthopedic surgery.

Areas of Interest

  • Pre & Post Surgical Rehabilitation
  • Jumping & Racket Sport Injuries; basketball, badminton, tennis, athletics
  • Chronic Knee & Hip Pain

Gareth Maclean

I was born and raised in Brisbane.

My favourite part about being a physiotherapist is helping people build up to and return to sports – all ages!

Outside of work, you’ll catch me talking about sport and playing sport.

Before I was a physio, I was an elite athlete in fencing and have been involved in muay thai, Brazilian jiu jitsu soccer and cricket ofr most of my life.

My specialty as a physiotherapist is in sports and athletic endeavours.

Areas of Interest

  • Combat Sports; Fencing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA
  • Armed Force Veterans
  • Cricket
  • Soccer
  • Running Athletes
  • Strength and conditioning

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Chen Chen

I was born and raised in Taiwan and moved to Australia in 2020 to pursue a career as a physiotherapist.

I developed an interest in physiotherapy after getting ACL injuries playing basketball and becoming a coach assistant.

Outside of work, you will find me traveling, watching basketball games or at the beach.

I am also fluent in Mandarin.

My area of interest as a physiotherapist is working with women’s health conditions and female athletes particularly with acute or chronic ACL injuries.

Areas of Interest

  • Hydrotherapy
  • Acute or chronic ACL injuries
  • Women’s health conditions – antenatal or postnatal care, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, incontinence, polycystic ovarian syndrome pain, pregnancy related pain and more!

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Ryan Digby

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Lily Miller

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