David MacDonald
David graduated from the University of Queensland in 1992. His early career focus was on contact sports like Rugby Union and AFL before spending many years as Physiotherapist to the Brisbane Bullets. More recently time has been spent as physiotherapist to Brisbane Women’s Hockey and in treating cyclists and triathletes. David offers comprehensive assistance with cycling injuries, bike fitouts and video analysis of position and biomechanics.
As a Director of Red Hill Physiotherapy, one of David’s main roles is Staff Education and Training. This developed from a fascination with anatomy and out of a dedication to the practice of complementary and innovative manual techniques. This includes the use of adult and paediatric cranio-sacral therapy, visceral manipulation, brain tissue work and somato (body)-emotional therapy skills in order to address the physical and emotional conditions of patients and to aid those with difficult and multi-layered medical case histories.
Forces on the body are commonly inadequate to produce changes within the body that can be diagnosed or explained with conventional medical or imaging techniques. Often these sneaky restrictions can only be diagnosed with appropriate manual diagnosis and treatment.
For a more detailed list of the various conditions treated within these areas, please see the Specialised Services section and reference Chronic pain, Paediatrics and Visceral dysfunction in the drop down menu.
David believes in helping people to achieve optimum health. Perhaps the greatest tools for healing lay within the persons’ own body and mind and that sometimes all they need is a little encouragement to work.
Outside of the clinic he has travelled extensively - living, working, playing sport and studying overseas. One of the highlights was obtaining a Diploma in Spanish from the University of Alicante in Spain in 1999 and 2000.
