About Robert Martinez
I love cooking, charging my social battery and have a passion for rural and remote
health.
Coming from country routes, I grew up in Lightning Ridge, then moved to Orange for
University and loved it so much I stayed working as a graduate for Cerebral Palsy
Alliance Orange for 3+ years. With my partner purchasing a pharmacy in the Port
Stephens region, I’ve now relocated to live and work in the Hunter region.
Continuing to have a passion for rural and remote health, creating a multidisciplinary
business regionally based, Raymond Terrace Therapy supports an outreach model
of service. Having grown up in Lightning and experiencing firsthand the barriers to
healthcare and access, I felt compelled to enhance rural community health outcomes
through improved access and quality allied health services. Outback Therapy was
established to provide a local base to the Lightning Ridge community.
Qualification and Professional Development
Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Charles Sturt University, Orange, Graduated in 2013
Clinical areas of interest
Paediatric Physiotherapy: The early childhood early intervention space
Disability:
Chronic illness and disease:
Assistive technology prescription: Sometimes known as the OT imposter, I have a love for equipment and the benefits it can provide my clients. Having worked along a range of therapists, having to enhance my skills in equipment prescription,
“A Jack of all, perhaps a master of none”: I’m unofficially known as the “rural generalist” having 10 years clinical experience supporting rural and remote physiotherapy practice which has widened my scope of practice and ability to provide physiotherapy to all who walk through our doors.
What are some of your favourite approaches to therapy?
Hands on approach: I really do love a hands on approach when it comes to physiotherapy practice.
What is your favourite thing about your job?
Empowering people to be as independent as they can be by providing a traditional hands on approach to Physio!
FUN FACT!
I thoroughly enjoy pushing myself to the limits! Even participating in a triathlon without training!
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