About US

Dedicated to the health and performance of professional and pre-professional performers, Bodycentric provides physiotherapy services in injury prevention, dance rehabilitation and conditioning and vocal and laryngeal physiotherapy.

Our clinical approach has been shaped by extensive experience working with performers and professional voice users. We provide individualised assessment and treatment tailored to your unique goals and performance demands. Through manual therapy and movement-based rehabilitation, we aim to help you move with greater freedom, strength and confidence while equipping you with the knowledge and tools to support your long-term health and performance.

About Melinda
Melinda is an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist (MACP) and has a special interest in physiotherapy for performing artists, assisting and conditioning dancers and singers for injury prevention and performance/voice optimisation. Her interest in physiotherapy for performing artists stems from her own dance background. At the age of 13, Melinda performed as a child extra in the English National Ballet's production of Romeo & Juliet, an experience that inspired her ambition to pursue a career in professional ballet. During her training, she developed an injury that required extensive physiotherapy and introduced her to the world of Pilates. Through her own rehabilitation journey, she discovered a passion for helping others recover from injury, optimise performance and address the factors that contribute to injury in the first place.

Qualifications

  • APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist (MACP)

  • Masters in Sports Physiotherapy with La Trobe University, Victoria in 2022 with clinical placements at both the Queensland Ballet & Australian Ballet Companies, being mentored by the most experienced in the field.

  • Master of Physiotherapy (2013) (Graduate Entry) with UniSA

  • Bachelor of Applied Science - Human Movement & Health Studies (2011) with UniSA

  • Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction through Polestar Pilates International (2011).

Professional Experience

Melinda has extensive experience working with a wide range of elite performers, dancers, singers and athletes throughout her career. Highlights include working as a physiotherapist for:

  • The Australian Ballet during their Counterpointe tour in Adelaide in 2022 and invited back for Sleeping Beauty (2025)

  • Ballett Zürich

  • Queensland Ballet

  • Artists of State Opera South Australia and

  • Numerous Australian vocalists and professional voice users.

Melinda has also been the resident physiotherapist for more than 16 touring Musical Theatre Productions, including Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and The Book of Mormon.

In addition to her performing arts work, Melinda has experience in high-performance sport, including roles with Cricket South Australia and the Sturt Football Club.

Philosophy

Melinda enjoys the combination of hands on physiotherapy and movement in the studio. She finds the studio environment allows her to further assess a person's movement patterns and impairments and retrain these accordingly, incorporating evidence-based practice regarding exercise and sound biomechanics so that bodies can function how they should from a muscular, joint, vascular and nervous system perspective.

Dedicated to providing the highest standard of care, Melinda regularly undertakes professional development and postgraduate education to ensure her practice reflects current evidence and best-practice physiotherapy.

Current Memberships:

  • Australian College of Physiotherapists (MACP)

  • Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)

  • Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy APA Groups

  • Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)

  • Australian Voice Association (AVA)

  • Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare (ASPAH)

  • International Association of Dance Medicine (IADMS)

  • Golden Key International Honour Society

Commitment to Best Practice

Dedicated to providing the highest standard of care, we regularly undertake postgraduate education and professional development to ensure our practice reflects current evidence and best-practice management.