Director of Recuperate Health
Meet Sam
Sam's passion began as an exercise specialist in 2012, moving into sports medicine where he worked with a large variety of elite sporting athletes. After completing his Bachelor of Health Science in Musculoskeletal Therapy, years of clinical experience treating countless conditions gave him the ability to fully address his patients' issues at the root cause.
Now completing his Masters of Integrative Medicine at Southern Cross University, Sam brings the full spectrum of clinical science and holistic healing together — creating a new standard of care for complex, chronic health conditions on the Gold Coast.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Qualifications
Masters of Integrative Medicine (with distinction) — Southern Cross University
Bachelor of Health Science (Musculoskeletal Therapy) — Endeavour College of Natural Health
Diploma of Fitness — Southbank TAFE
Fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine — Australian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM)
Fellowship in Integrative Health & Medicine — Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
CLINICAL FOCUS
Sam’s Approach
A lot of the time when patients present with issues and there is no direct mechanism of injury, it can be traced back to the spine and its interaction on neurovascular and neuromuscular structures. Sam's approach combines deep structural assessment with systemic, whole-body analysis.
Sam is one of very few practitioners who uses non-invasive transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation — a modern medicine technique for treating depression, anxiety, neuroplasticity, inflammatory disorders, irregular heartbeats, memory dysfunction, PTSD, reflux and much more.
He is also one of very few experts in his field trained in Photobiomodulation (PBMt) — an exciting field of modern medicine that regenerates tissue and can be applied to the brain for mood disorders and traumatic brain injuries. This laser technology is also being utilised by USA Olympic teams.
CAREER
Elite-Level Experience
WORLD STAGE
World Table Tennis Championships
Sam served as Head Myotherapist at the World Table Tennis Championships, treating the world's best athletes and Olympians at the highest level of international competition.
ELITE SPORT
Olympic & Commonwealth Athletes
Sam has treated a Commonwealth Games swimmer and worked with members of the Australian Field Hockey Masters team, bringing elite-level sports medicine expertise to his clinic.
CUTTING - EDGE
Pioneer in Modern Therapies
Sam is one of very few practitioners in Australia using non-invasive transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation and one of even fewer experts trained in Photobiomodulation — technologies being used by USA Olympic teams.
“A personal and tailored approach to treatment using evidence-based and integrative techniques.”
- RECUPERATE HEALTH