Capital Sports Medicine

18/12/2025

Merry Christmas!🎅Here are our hours over the Christmas period. Happy holidays!

03/04/2025

Welcome to the team, Kenzy!

Kenzy has moved back to New Zealand after working as a physiotherapist in London, and we are thrilled to have her as part of our team.

Kenzy is passionate about pilates and incorporates this into her physio practice to empower individuals and help them improve and maximise their physical potential.

To learn more about her and our other providers, check out our website, or call us on 04 499 5732 to get booked in!

https://capitalsportsmed.co.nz/about-us/meet-the-team/

17/02/2025

We have lots of exciting changes happening at Capital Sports Medicine!

We warmly welcome to our team:

- Rheumatologist Dr Andrew Harrison started with us on the 15th of January

Associate Professor Andrew Harrison is a Wellington rheumatologist with three decades of experience in his field. His main interest is the treatment of inflammatory conditions, especially arthritis. An important part of his work is the assessment of patients who present with musculoskeletal pain and other symptoms in order to determine the diagnosis and the appropriate management. His main clinical role is the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus (SLE), scleroderma, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell (temporal) arteritis, osteoarthritis, gout and many other inflammatory conditions.

Outside of work he enjoys boating and fishing, fine wine and good food. He is a reluctant gardener.

We are thrilled to have him at our clinic, and look forward to providing high quality healthcare to you all.

To learn more about our new and existing team members, check out our website: https://capitalsportsmed.co.nz/about-us/meet-the-team/

11/09/2024

May your coffee be as strong as your pelvic floor!

From the 1st of October, we will be offering a Women’s Health Clinic led by our senior physiotherapist, Jen Brennan, who is trained in women's health.

Jen can identify and treat a wide range of conditions including:
- Prolapse
- Birth-related Injuries (ACC)
- Bladder Issues
- Pelvic Pain

She can also assist in managing pre- and postnatal ailments.

To book an appointment with Jen, please call our reception team on 04 499 5732 or email us at office@capitalsportsmed.co.nz

18/07/2024

We are sad to say we are wishing Meg farewell, as she is heading overseas. She has been a valuable addition to our team and will be missed.

We are excited to see where her travels take her, and we wish her all the best on her adventures! ✈️

06/05/2024

Welcome to our team Dr James Jolly!

He has worked with a wide range of sporting teams across the globe, most recently the Hurricanes Poua, right here in Aotearoa!

To learn a little more about our Sports and Exercise Registrar, you can read his bio here: https://capitalsportsmed.co.nz/about-us/meet-the-team/

04/04/2024

Welcoming Helen back, here are some amazing photos from her recent trip to Antarctica! She's back in full swing in the clinic. Call us 04 499 5732 to book in

20/02/2024

Welcome to our newest Physiotherapist Jen Brennan! 🎉

Here's a little bit about Jen:

Jen is a senior physiotherapist with nearly 30 years’ experience working in London and New Zealand in private practice. She has a special interest in the kinetic chain and how everything connects and how this influences your sport, running and workouts.

Along with treating the present issue, she is also focused on why some injuries occur and the influence of poor movement patterns, past injuries, and core weakness.

She has a postgraduate diploma in manual therapy and manipulation along with training in Women’s Health, Milligan, McKenzie, and dry needling techniques.

When not working at the clinic Jen runs a Pilates class in Northland and does worksite assessments around town. She lives in Ngaio with her partner, two children, four chickens and a dog. Her interests include tramping, skiing, sailing, and gardening. She also practices Tai Chi and recently started doing Scottish country dancing!

To book an appointment with Jen, call our friendly administrative team on 04 499 5732.

21/12/2023

28/09/2021

This week is mental health awareness week.

And I am sure over the past 18 months most of us have all been aware in one way or another of our own mental health.

The mental health benefits of massage, with the link between physical & mental health is well known and researched.

Finding ways to help manage the stress of our everyday life can help build resilience and manage our well-being.

So here is why scheduling a regular massage may help not only your body but your mind and productivity.
-may help improve sleep.
-may help to relieve symptoms of depression.
-Promotes Oxytocin hormone. Promoting feelings of ease, well-being and comfort.
-Lowers cortisol the “stress” hormone, too much of this can lead to feeling exhausted and anxious.

Mental health is important and it’s good to take a holistic approach with other tools as well as massage.

If you wish to explore massage as an option please call our reception team to book your appointment (04 499 5732).

Nga Mihi,
Rachel Thwaite
Manual and Movement Therapist.

06/09/2021

Wahoo We’re Back!!!

The good news is we are heading into level 2 …. so what does that mean?
It means we can finally get back to the clinic and do what we are really good at! As good as telehealth has been, we are all people people at heart and feel we can do a better job when we are face to face and can get our hands on.

So if you overdid the exercise and have picked up any injuries, or if you have any other niggles that need attention then please call us and book in. All our clinicians will be back in the clinic at Level 2 and we can’t wait to see you.

You can ring 04 4995732 to make an appointment with physios podiatrists and docs and you also can book massage appointments online at https://nzappts.gensolve.com/capital_sports.

Unfortunately we are unable to take walk-in appointments so please be sure to call ahead first.

https://www.capitalsportsmed.co.nz/default.aspx?page=covid.

Capital Sports Medicine, the one-stop-shop for all physiotherapy and sports medicine needs, specialising in sports injuries and other musculoskeletal problems. We have teams of highly skilled sports physicians, physios, sports massage therapists, nutrition and a skilled team of podiatrists specialis...

17/08/2021

As you will be aware we are moving to Alert Level 4 for at least the next three working days. Capital Sports Medicine will not be open for face-to-face appointments during this time. If you have an appointment we will be in touch within the next couple of days. Telehealth will be available if required from next week. Stay safe everyone.
The team at Capital Sports Medicine.