About us

Custom Made Physio is a Darwin based physiotherapy clinic  

Custom Made Physio was created to deliver personalised, hands-on and active treatment. Our core values are quality, integrity, care and compassion. 

At Custom Made Physio, we see you as an individual with your own story, injury and goals. We work with you to help you along your rehabilitation journey. In our practice, you will not be attached to a machine and left alone while we tend to other patients. Care is strictly one-to-one, with an emphasis on hands-on treatment and graded, personal exercise programs. We want you to be moving with ease and feeling stronger so that you can get the most out of your life.

Our goal is always to treat you as quickly and as thoroughly as possible, with the aim to empower you to take charge of your rehabilitation.  

About Sam - Director and Physiotherapist

Originally from Sydney, Sam completed a Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise and International Studies at the University of Technology Sydney and Masters of Physiotherapy at Sydney University. In the years since, he has built a wide range of professional experience through working in the NSW hospital system, and then progressing to professional private practice. After working for two different practices in Sydney where he broadened and deepened his experience in 'hands-on' physio and exercise based rehabilitation, he moved to the NT. Sam has now been Darwin-based for over 8 years, which has seen him working in Indigenous health in remote communities and with the local Darwin population. Sam is committed to establishing a welcoming, hands-on, proactive and local based practice for Territorians. He is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and is a registered physio with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. 

He has gained valuable experience in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, sports injuries/coverage, pre and post-operative rehabilitation, work place and motor vehicle accident rehabilitation, exercise load management and chronic pain. Through his hospital and remote health experience he has also had experience in working with neurological (e.g. stroke, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's Disease), cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (heart and lungs) and aged care/falls prevention. 

Sam's personal sporting interests originally started with an infatuation with all things soccer and tennis before more recently expanding to surfing and now predominantly, cycling. This has led to him completing further education in bike fitting and training load management. He has been delivering physiotherapy led bike-fits in Darwin since 2014. He is a current member of the Darwin Cycling Club and Darwin Off-Road Cycling club. As such he has a personal interest in cycling related, endurance sport/overuse and lower limb injuries. 

Bridget O’Neill - Physiotherapist

Originally from country NSW, Bridget moved to Newcastle where she completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy. After working in the NSW health system, she moved into the musculoskeletal physiotherapy profession where she truly found inspiration. Bridget enjoys treating an array of conditions including, low back pain, sprains and strains, post-surgery rehabilitation, neck and shoulder pain and headaches. Bridget draws on her experience from the hospital and private practice settings and her work with sporting teams to treat individuals based on their specific needs.

 Bridget has always enjoyed team sports and maintained an active lifestyle, this helped form her interest in optimising movement and performance. She places a large importance on developing strong foundations to optimise movement, and minimise pain and injury to get you back to the activities you enjoy whether it be weight lifting, returning to the gym, sports, gardening or just moving more freely in everyday life.

 Bridget has completed additional training in:

• Selective Functional Movement Assessment 1 and 2

• Y – Balance Test

• FMS Screening & Breathing

• Dry Needling lvl 1 and lvl 2 advanced

• APPI studio Pilates

• Polestar Reformer Pilates

• APA Introduction to Women's Health Physiotherapy

Sally Goetz - Exercise Physiologist

Sally grew up on the Sunshine Coast where is completed her Bachelors of Exercise Science and later completed a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology in Adelaide. Due to Sally’s love for the outdoors and warm weather, Sally made the move to Darwin in 2021 where she kickstarted her career. Having experience in both private practice and over 50s community work, Sally has built a passion for multidisciplinary care to achieve best health outcomes. She is passionate about ensuring clients have the right information and support to achieve their health goals. Being exposed to a wide range of ages and health conditions, Sally has experience in modifying exercise to overcome limitations and adopting holistic approaches to find the right dose of exercise for everyone.

As an Exercise Physiologist, Sally has valuable experience in designing and delivering group based exercise to support general fitness and specialty areas including Parkinson’s disease and Stroke management, this exposure has continued to drive Sally’s passion within the neurological field.