mint PD: clinical pilates training for physiotherapists

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meet the instructor

Amber Davey

Principal Physiotherapist 

Clinical Pilates Instructor

Co-Founder

Amber is the Clinical Director and a co-founder of Mint WellBeing - a vocation arising from her passion to help not only her patients, but other practitioners to learn the skills necessary for private practice. 

She is an experienced clinician who regularly manages a variety of conditions, however she has a special interest and advanced training in:

• Musculoskeletal (lower limb) - hips, knees, ankles & tendon issues
• Musculoskeletal (spine) - headaches and neck pain
• Obstetrics - pregnancy related pain, abdominal separation, pelvic floor rehab incl preg & postnatal exercise
• Pelvic Floor - Pregnancy & postnatal, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic floor friendly exercise
• Vertigo - vestibular conditions
• Paediatrics - torticollis & brachio/plagiocephaly
• Lactation Consults - attachment issues, low supply, fast flow, nipple pain, engorgement, mastitis, blocked ducts.

When she's not treating patients or managing Mint, Amber's other roles include:

• WA Branch Councillor Australian Physiotherapy Association (elected 2021) 
• WA Co-ordinator The Nappy Collective (a not-for-profit organisation assisting families in crisis)
• Sports Medicine Australia - lecturer

Amber excelled at university, completing her Physiotherapy degree with first class honours at Curtin University. She maintains that commitment to her on-going education, ensuring she is providing the most up-to-date solutions and using evidence-based techniques for her patients.

Amber worked on the various wards at SJOG Hospital in Murdoch and was consistently recognised as an excellent clinician and team leader. She was promoted within SouthCare Physiotherapy and achieved the most senior position of Principal Physiotherapist, managing and mentoring the team of 35 Physiotherapists.

She has vast experience, with a wide range of the community with previous involvement with Perth Glory Women's Soccer team and The Centre for Cerebral Palsy (where she was based for her Honours research). Amber continues to share her education and experience providing mentoring for recently graduated Physiotherapists, as well as supervision of physiotherapy students from both Notre Dame and Curtin University.

Amber has additional qualifications in Continence and Women's Health, completing post-graduate courses at Curtin. She is also a qualified Clinical Pilates Instructor. She has completed Lifecare's comprehensive post-graduate 500hr (one year) course and has been offering Pilates as a complete rehabilitation program for over 10 years. She is experienced in providing Pilates for patients with musculoskeletal pain, surgical rehabilitation, postnatal mums, sporting teenagers and those clients wanting to improve their mobility and strength.

Education:

• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
• PINC Certified Physiotherapist - Female Cancer Rehabilitation
• LifeCare Pilates Instructor Cert (500hrs)
• Curtin University Master of Clinical Physio Short Courses - Pelvic Floor Rehab, Women Through Life Stages, Human Continence
• Women's Health Training Associates - Advanced Pelvic Organ Prolapse & SUI, Advanced Overactive Bladder, Advanced Pelvic Floor - Sports, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Dysfunction
• Dip (BreastFeeding Management)
• Certificate (Infant Sleep)
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Professional Memberships:

Sports Medicine Australia  |  Australian Physiotherapy Association  |  Sports Physiotherapy Association  |  Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association