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Patellar tendinopathy affects less than 1% of people in general, but about 20% of athletes. It is most common in players of jumping sports. A ruptured Achilles tendon occurs 5 times more commonly in men than women. It is most common in people aged 30 to 50 years old who participate in occasional sport, occurring in about one in 15,000 people each year. About 2-3% of the population has a scoliosis. In the vast majority of people it is mild and has no impact on their likelihood of back pain at any stage of life. In 1985 Lamar Gant, complete with his scoliosis, became the first man to ever dead lift 5 times their own body weight. Usain Bolt has one leg more than 1cm shorter than the other and was also born with scoliosis. So the world's fastest man and strongest man have scoliosis. Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) occurs in between 2 to 5% of the population. It affects women 4 times more commonly than men and is most common in people aged 40 to 60. Up to 20% of diabetic people will develop a frozen shoulder at some point in life. The ankle is the most commonly sprained joint in the body, and once it has happened once it's far more likely to happen again without proper rehab. The jaw joint is one of the busiest in the body — moving up to 2,000 times a day as you talk, chew and yawn, and probably more for the chatty people. They sometimes get sore and painfully clicky - physiotherapy can usually fix this! The human body has 360 joints, which support our shape and make movement possible. Most of them move, but not the ones in the skull! A whole class of headaches- called cervicogenic- originate from the upper 3 neck joints. This type of headache is often very successfully treated with specific physiotherapy techniques- that we do here! The ACL that stabilises your knee is no thicker than your little finger — yet it holds the largest joint in your body together. It also gets thicker over the course of a footy season, responding to strain on it like most other tissues in the body. There are more than 20,000 knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions performed annually in Australia, the highest per capita rate in the world. After ACL reconstruction, about 80% of people return to playing some form of sport. However, after 2 years only about 65% have returned to the level of sport they were playing when they injured their knee. Help us let you be in the 65%! Walking downstairs sends roughly four times your body weight through each knee — which is why it is often more difficult and painful than walking upstairs for people with a sore knee. Sore knees need stronger muscles supporting them! Groin pain in footballers can have multiple causes at the same time- the hip joint, adductors, lower abdomen tissues, pubic bones, hip flexors, lower back. Up to 65% of footballers will feel groin pain at least once in a season and almost half will experience it at some point in the career. If you have groin pain it needs to be assessed carefully and diagnosed properly. A lot of joints are wearing out in Australia... there are about 65,000 knee and almost 60,000 hip replacements in Australia every year. A strained hamstring is the most common injury in running sports — and the ones rushed back too early are much more likely to injure again. If you hurt your hamstring, get it rehabbed properly. Lower back pain in kids is very different to adult lower back pain. Adolescents who experience more than 30 consecutive days of lower back pain are 4 times more likely to develop chronic lower back pain as an adult. Managing lower back pain in young people is one of our favourites. Adults have 206 bones in the body, with more than half in the hands and feet. The most commonly broken bones are in the arms, accounting for almost half of all adults' broken bones. The clavicle (collarbone) is the most commonly broken bone among children. Feet are busy places- a quarter of all the bones in your body live below your ankles — each foot packs 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, ligaments and tendons. The Achilles tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in the body, withstanding forces about 10 times your body weight when sprinting or jumping. Most ruptures are managed without surgery these days. Up to 90% of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime, with about 8% of the global population experiencing low back pain at any moment in time. About 50% of people who experience an episode of low back pain will have another episode within a single year. It is the 2nd leading cause of disease burden overall in Australia and comprises about 25% of our patients at Aspire. The strongest muscle in the body for its size is the masseter in the jaw- the one that generates force for clamping the teeth together with up to 90 kg of pressure on the molars.

Physiotherapy

One-on-one, uninterrupted treatment in a private room: hands-on manual therapy for rapid relief of your pain, and your own specific plan to solve your problem.

Your treatment may include joint mobilisation and manipulation, myofascial and deep-muscle release and massage, dry needling and taping. It will certainly include a clear explanation of your condition and a plan to achieve your goals. Video consultations are available for interstate and international patients.

A private treatment room at Aspire Physiotherapy Centre, Erina

Our Principles

We listen. We care. We agree on your goals and work with you until we achieve them. We use our hands and skills to deliver manual therapy and provide rapid relief of your pain. We explain exactly what you need to know about your condition in language that you will understand. We use great technology to make it simple to follow your rehabilitation program. Over many years, our team has learned the principles of injury management and rehabilitation from the highest levels of professional sport. The same standards of care, attention to detail and commitment to results are applied to every person who walks through our doors.

Our Patients

Everyday People to Elite Athletes

We've helped professional footballers, cricketers, dancers, World Tour surfers and aspiring athletes to be their best and sustain peak performance.

We've helped many thousands of people with sore backs, dodgy knees and all the other joints, kids with sore growing bodies, busy parents, weekend warriors, tradies, marathon runners and everyone in between.

Because elite physiotherapy isn't just for elite athletes, it's for everyone – for you to feel your best, be your best, to make the most of life, just as you deserve.

  • Lower back & pelvis painGeneral & sporting population. Our most common condition, 25% of our patients.
  • Headache/Migraine & neck painAcute & long term, mild & severe.
  • KneeOsteoarthritis, ACL, meniscus, sporting injuries & return to play testing.
  • Hip & groinOsteoarthritis and sporting groin pain in footballers and athletes.
  • VestibularDizziness, vertigo & vestibular dysfunction.
  • TMJ (jaw)TMJ (jaw) pain. Patients regularly referred to us by dentists.
  • Growing athletesGrowth-related knee, heel, hip & lower back pain in young sportspeople.
  • Tendon painAchilles, patellar and gluteal (outer hip) tendinopathy.
  • Foot & ankleSprains, instability, niggles and serious injuries.
  • New & Old JointsJoint-replacement prevention, prehab & rehab.
  • BoneStress fractures are our specialty, especially in cricket fast bowlers & footballers.
  • Muscle & jointStrains, tears, sprains and wear-and-tear, especially ligament injury & osteoarthritis.
  • ShoulderRotator cuff, impingement, frozen shoulder, instability, dislocation, reconstruction rehab.
  • Cricket & footballRehabilitation of all injuries across sporting codes.
  • Dance & martial artsPre-pointé assessment, injury management & high performance.
  • PerformanceSports performance, screening and injury prevention.
Do you want to be treated like the best?
You deserve to feel your best. We promise that
we will do our best. Every time.
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Our Place

Six spacious individual consultation rooms in a custom-built first-floor Erina premises with undercover parking, lift access, generous waiting room and a premium-equipped gym.

6Consult Rooms
1Premium Gym
125+Years Combined Experience

Exercise Physiology

Our ESSA-accredited Exercise Physiologists prescribe "exercise as medicine" to treat injury, illness and chronic health conditions.

Delivered in our private, premium-equipped gym. Sessions by appointment only, with your individual program carefully taught, supervised and progressed as you improve.

Aspire's private rehab gym with cardio and resistance equipment Strength training equipment, dumbbells and kettlebells in Aspire's gym

Our Clients

Our clients range from people living with long-term health conditions or recovering from illness, to adolescents overcoming injury and building strength, to middle-aged and older people that simply want to stay strong, fit and well balanced and maintain their bone density to keep up their active and social lifestyles, to healthy fit people that just want to exercise in a great environment with excellent professional training.

As experts in exercise, our team specialises in the delivery of specific programs for many illnesses and injuries, including:

Our Story

Dr Andrew Nealon, Founder & Principal Physiotherapist

Aspire Physiotherapy Centre was founded in 2013 by Dr Andrew Nealon at his family home before moving to our own custom-built premises in Erina in 2022. Andrew spent 20 years- 10 full time- working in professional sport. Andrew has worked with the NSW Cricket Team, was Head Physiotherapist at Hampshire County Cricket Club and Chennai Superstars, Senior First Team Physiotherapist at Liverpool Football Club, and Head of Medical at Central Coast Mariners Football Club .

During this time Andrew also graduated with his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) following 7 years of original research in professional cricket. This is the highest level of academic qualification. Andrew has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, has written sections in 3 editions of the most popular sports medicine text book in the world, Clinical Sports Medicine by Brukner & Khan, and wrote a chapter in the first book solely devoted to cricket injuries, Cricket Sports Medicine, published in 2025.

Andrew's work has taken him around Australia, England, India, South Africa and Europe. This journey culminated in the foundation of Aspire Physiotherapy Centre, bringing all of this learning home to the people of the Central Coast. Andrew's experiences influence every aspect of Aspire, with our commitment to excellence, caring, customer service, attention to detail and integrity driving the standards that we set for ourselves for every patient, every consultation, and in every one of our highly valued practitioners and reception staff. When you walk through our door at Aspire you are accessing a world of experience and expertise in a special place where you will be treated like family.

Our Practitioners

Physiotherapists and accredited exercise physiologists who share a collective 125 years of experience, every one of them in your corner.

Dr Andrew Nealon

Dr Andrew Nealon

Founder & Principal Physiotherapist

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Brendan Clark

Brendan Clark

Physiotherapist

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Matthew King

Matthew King

Physiotherapist

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Natalie Gale

Natalie Gale

Accredited Exercise Physiologist

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Diego Carreno

Diego Carreno

Physiotherapist

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Bronte Carroll

Bronte Carroll

Physiotherapist

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David Murphy

David Murphy

Physiotherapist

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Jesse Krieger

Jesse Krieger

Accredited Exercise Physiologist

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Joe Taylor

Joe Taylor

Physiotherapist

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Rory Mackintosh

Rory Mackintosh

Physiotherapist

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Our Front Desk Team

Our front desk team delivers exceptional service, welcoming you & facilitating rapid access to your preferred practitioner.

Alecia Nealon

Alecia Nealon

Practice Manager

Richard Shedden

Richard

Laura Petrusma

Laura

Kerryn Samways

Kerryn

Katie Thoroughgood

Katie

Lisa Conway

Lisa

Emily Perkin

Emily

Our Community

We are members of our professional associations, the APA and ESSA. We are proud to be the physiotherapy partner to several local sporting clubs and organisations, supporting athletes of all ages and levels, from grassroots participation to elite competition. Our commitment to sport extends beyond the clinic as we help keep our local community active, healthy and performing at its best. We provide match day coverage at 12 sporting venues over winter weekends to help players stay and get back on the park.

Why Choose Aspire?

From your very first visit, you'll be welcomed by our friendly and knowledgeable reception team, who will help guide you to the right clinician and service for your needs. Whether you're recovering from injury, managing pain, improving performance, or simply wanting to move with greater confidence, we're here to help every step of the way.

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