REBOUND HEALTH HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE ON THE NORTHERN BEACHES FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. NOW, WITH THREE CLINICS IN BROOKVALE, FRESHWATER AND WARRIEWOOD, IT’S ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST EXAMPLES, OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE.
Rebound Health Director Andrew Daubney is on a mission to look after our community. With three allied health care facilities including a brand new space in Brookvale, he is determined to give people a greater experience on their health care journey. “I became an Exercise Physiologist because I love helping people, and I love exercise,” says Andrew. “After 15 years experience in the health and wellbeing industry, I found that my true calling was to use exercise to manage and treat mental health conditions. Now, my job is to lead an amazing team of allied health professionals to improve the health of our community.”
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Andrew employs an experienced team of experts who treat clients like family. And with a range of disciplines, their combined skills help develop holistic solutions to complex situations.
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“We were frustrated seeing our clients’ health not managed well because they were bouncing from one place to another,” explains Andrew. “At Rebound, we’ve created an environment with exceptional
practitioners to help clients improve their health with the least amount of fuss.”
trust the person they’re working with regardless of what they’re going through.
With services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, and dietetics, and each Rebound Health clinic has organically grown to specialise in certain aspects of personal health.
“We have exercise groups for over 60s, and work with everyone from paralympic athletes to young people,” shares Andrew, proudly.
Freshwater (based at the Harbord Diggers) focuses on physiotherapy and women’s health while Warriewood and Brookvale both target exercise physiology for people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart problems, cancer, and hip and knee replacements. Both locations have large areas to run group classes and workshops. “Brookvale also covers dietetics,” adds Andrew. “We have three dieticians and our Senior Dietician works closely with young people and eating disorders.” Unlike many gyms, Rebound delivers highly tailored programs to meet an individual’s specific needs. “Some of our members have cancer, others have had a hip replacement. We want people to know they can
At the end of the day, Andrew and his team want all their clients to live better and move better, so they can do the things they love. “Some people come here for a few weeks, a few months, or forever,” he explains. “Our aim is to get them leading a healthy lifestyle, which means saying yes to the things they love to do. That might be a walk, a marathon or playing with their kids or grandkids. If it’s important to them, it matters to us.”
“After 15 years experience in the health and wellbeing industry… my true calling was to use exercise to manage and treat mental health conditions.” Andrew Daubney
WORDS: DONNA ARMSTRONG PHOTOGRAPHY: REBOUND HEALTH
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MOVE. EAT. LIVE.BETTER.
