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Monday 8am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8am - 6:30pm Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm Thursday 8am - 5:30pm Friday 8am - 5pm

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Active Health is a group of 4 practices across South Canterbury. Call us to see if our knowledge and experience can help you!

It is an ACC accredited musculoskeletal practice with experienced physios, here to support you with any injuries or pains! About Us

Rachael Boyce started her physiotherapy career at Canterbury Hospital in 1994 after graduating from Otago University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with credit. She then came to work in Timaru in 1996 at Physical Health Centre doing 2 years before travelling to the UK where she worked for the British Army as a physiotherapist in Germany and England. In 2000, Rachael returned to Physical Health Centre where she took over managing the clinic as sole physiotherapist before purchasing it in 2001. Since then, Rachael has expanded the depth and scope of the practice from just treating musculoskeletal sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation, to specialised back care, pilates classes and occupational injury management for both injured parties and employers. In 2014 Rachael purchased Active Health Services and combined the 2 businesses rebranding as Active Health. We now have 8 great physiotherapists and an occupational therapist on our team; and deliver services throughout South Canterbury with clinics in Timaru, Temuja and Waimate. Rachael and the team have worked with multiple sports teams and athletes including South Canterbury NPC Rugby team, Timaru Boys High Canterbury Crusaders 1st XV, Coast to coast athletes, Te Waipounamu Rugby, South Island Maori Womens rugby team and assisted over 500 businesses with return to work plans or other workplace injury prevention services. Active Health is recognized throughout South Canterbury as an industry leader supplying physiotherapy treatment and vocational services to some of South Canterbury's largest employers and highest achieving sports people and teams. Active Health gained ACC accreditation, which is the ISO 2000 equivalent, in 2004 which recognizes excellent in business systems and efficiency. ACC accredited practices have been shown by ACC to produce better outcomes for patients in shorter time frames than non-accredited practices.

27/02/2026

Upskilling about the latest physio research and the Australiasian physio business world at the Physio Symposium Gold Coast,
and catching up with old colleagues!

Who remembers Welsh Rhiannon?!! 😁

12/02/2026

END OF SEASON SALE!

50% off all these items message us or pop in to see if we’ve got what you need!!

08/01/2026

Happy New Year!

Several EXCITING things are happening at Active Health this year which I am looking forward to telling you about during January.

But for now, this episode by a leading neurosurgeon Dr Betsy Grunch from America, is 100% on the same page as us with her advise.

So if you've got back pain, or want to avoid getting it, please do your body and life a favor and have a listen on how you can help yourself.

It fits so well with what we teach. I talk about the same things in the manual handling trainings I do for companies! So this is a freebie!

And if after listening you want to know more what she means, come and have a chat with us.

Here's to a happy and healthy 2026 🎉🥂

Rach and the team x

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xKwnDuRN0wxajwQM3LCDh?si=XAgwwCfQSTyjYFWL6oNNhQ&t=5128&ct=5105

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Episode

02/01/2026

Warmest congratulations to our Senior Physio and esteemed colleague Zohaib Khalid who gets married today!
We look forward to welcoming Zohaib and his lovely wife back at the end of January.
🎉💒😊

24/12/2025

We are taking a wee break but we will be back in the New year to help you get back to your injury free self!

If you need to book an appointment for when we reopen you can do so via our website 😊

20/12/2025

We’re about to wrap up for the year so call and book us for any last minute injury needs!

Otherwise Merry Christmas and have a wonderful holiday period 🎄🎅🏻

18/12/2025

Wow our customers are lovely to us! Thank you for all the kind gifts, we are super spoilt 🥰🙏

And if your physios looking like they've put on a few pounds after Christmas you now know why
😂🤷🎄🎅

16/12/2025

Excited! We set up our clinic leg press today.
And the first one in Fairlie!
Looking forward to getting our clients working on it. 💪 🥰

11/12/2025

Lost and Found:

Has anyone left a Fuel card in Temuka clinic? Or a pair of jandals?

We are the proud owners of both now (not ours)!

09/12/2025

The Active Health crew took to the waters at Rakaia gorge to see some beautiful back country on Saturday for our end of year Christmas celebration.

Along with lunch at Barkers, a game of, cricket, touch rugby, BBQ and camping for a few.

All round Nz summer at its best!

30/11/2025

Wishing Ayaz Uddin Khattak a fabulous trip back to Pakistan to get married next week.🎊🎉

We sent him off with an Active Health tradition of giving him an awesome outfit to wear to the pub and questions to see how well he knows his bride.

Of course he nailed it, and gave us a dance to boot (under duress of course 😂)

Well done Ayaz. Safe travels and enjoy your wedding! We look forward to seeing you and your lovely wife in January

Rach and the team 😊

27/11/2025

Congratulations Anam Rana celebrating over 12 months with us at Active Health Physio 🎉
It's been a pleasure working with you Anam!
Thank you for your constant commitment to your patients, you put in so much effort to help everybody, always striving to do your best.
Thank you 🙏❤️

Address

30 Church Street
Timaru
7910

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+6436831122

Website

http://www.activehealth.nz/

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Our Story

Rachael Boyce started her physiotherapy career at Canterbury Hospital in 1994 after graduating from Otago University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Credit and achieving 2nd best performing student in her year. Rachael came to work in Timaru in 1996 at Physical Health Centre doing 2 years before travelling to the UK where she worked for the British Army as a physiotherapist in Germany and England.

In 2000, Rachael returned to Physical Health Centre (T/A Physio Centre) where she took over managing the clinic as sole physiotherapist before purchasing it in 2001. Since then, Rachael has expanded the depth and scope of the practice from just treating musculoskeletal sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation, to specialised back care, pilates classes and occupational injury management for both injured parties and employers.

In 2014 Rachael & her husband Peter purchased Active Health Services and combined Physio Centre and Active Health Services businesses rebranding as Active Health.