Physiotherapist | Lifestyle / Functional Medicine

ABOUT US

Jessica Fourie | Owner | Physiotherapist

Well known as The Arthritis Physio, Jessica covers clients mainly with arthritis, complex injuries and auto-immune conditions but also has over 17 years of experience in musculoskeletal conditions, aged care, injury prevention, education and sport. She is a passionate, experienced practitioner that offers a holistic, natural-based approach to wellness and loves to make her clients feel empowered by knowledge and self direction.

Born from a vision to bring like-minded practitioners together, The Arthritis Physio was rebranded in 2019 to Health in Motion Limited. Located in the quaint, rural township of Te Kowhai, Hamilton, Health in Motion's founder Jessica Fourie, believed that this unique health hub needed to be a special place for wellness.

When not in the clinic, Jessica is found either in the kitchen, or the outdoors enjoying everything from tennis to camping with her family.

MBBS, FRNZCGP – Fellow of Royal NZ college of General Practitioner
MCNZ Current annual practicing certificate with medical council of NZ
AIMA - Member of Australasian Integrative medicine association
ACNEM - Trained with Australasian college of Nutritional and Environmental medicine
13yr working experience in hospital and General practice in NZ
Mindfulness practitioner

Dr Hiruni Senanyake | Lifestyle Medicine

Dr Senanayake is a highly experienced GP with the special interest area of Lifestyle Medicine and Women’s health. She is a dedicated practitioner with a practical and personalized approach to combining conventional medicine and evidenced-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Dr Senanayake is driven by a deep belief in taking the time to consider health holistically, by addressing the root cause of health issues.

Dr Senanayake’s main interests are helping women struggling with chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalances, peri-, and post-menopausal symptoms, mood, and sleep issues.

What is functional medicine?

In-person and online consultations available.

Michelle Lowe | Neuro Development Partner

As a primary and secondary trained and registered teacher, Michelle has a strong background in education and an in-depth understanding of child development. During her teaching career she became increasingly concerned with the rising number of students presenting with behavioral and academic learning difficulties. Her classroom teaching experience allowed her to explore the positive effects that movement concepts and motor skill development have on learning and cognition.

With an interest in neurology and neuroplasticity, she wanted to find a different, holistic approach that would really get to the bottom of what was going on for these children and why traditional educational interventions were not effective at helping with their struggles.

Find out more about Brain Bloom Room

Ariana Watene | Locum Physiotherapist

Ari was born and raised in the mighty Waikato and has whakapapa to Tainui, Ngāti Maru & Ngāti Maniapoto. She is a mother of two beautiful children and in her spare time enjoys hiking and dancing.

Her physiotherapy interests lie in musculoskeletal private practice, as well as venturing outside the clinic and supporting various community sports teams throughout the year.

Ari also has a passion for Pilates and ballet and has been immersed in dancing and teaching ballet for over 25 years. Her background in both these areas allows her to provide prevention and management strategies for common dancer's injuries, as well as other musculoskeletal injuries.

With a strong focus on rehabilitation, Ari believes in giving her clients the tools to understand and manage their health.

Gayle Davies | Administrator

Gayle is our delightful and welcoming administrator and has a passion for anything related to health and wellness. Everyone that walks through the clinic doors knows that they're in the right place thanks to Gayle's warmth and sincerity.