
Leigh completed her degree in Physiotherapy in 2001 at Curtin University, and has worked predominately in private practice in both Australia and the United Kingdom (Harley Street).
Leigh is well known for her interest and experience treating headaches, migraines and jaw pain. Leigh has completed many headache courses and was experienced enough to consult to well-known dentists on Harley Street when she was working in London. Leigh's background in Martial arts allowed her to experience jaw pain first hand, which motivated her to find techniques that worked.
Leigh is a Expert Physiotherapist in TMD (temporomandibular dysfunction)/Jaw pain (TMJ), Headaches, Migraines and neck pain & upper limb nerve entrapment (pins and needles in the arms and hands). She only treats these conditions. Her clients travel from all over Perth (Esperance, Margaret River, Bunbury, etc), Australia, Singapore and Oman.
She lectures to over 20 Physiotherapy clinics, and over 20 Dental clinics. Most of her referrals are from word of mouth. She has other referrals from many; GP's, dentists, Oral Facial surgeons, & Oral Maxillofacial surgeons. .
Leigh is well known for her interest and experience treating headaches, migraines and jaw pain. Leigh has completed many headache courses and was experienced enough to consult to well-known dentists on Harley Street when she was working in London. Leigh's background in Martial arts allowed her to experience jaw pain first hand, which motivated her to find techniques that worked.
Over the years Leigh has treated many upper limb nerve compression syndromes; such as pain, pins and needles that travel down the arms from the. She has also lectured on this topic to colleagues and Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Some of Leigh’s career highlights include:
1999 - Selected for WA’s Women’s Rugby Union Team
2000 - Worked in the Olympic Village Physio Department
2006 - Upper Quadrant Mulligans Course
2006 – Worked in the Scorpio Clinic (Wentworth Estate, England), looking after the top 10 golfers of the world
2007 – Worked in Health & Fitness Solutions, alongside one of the top Podiatrists in London, providing excellent foot/leg
biomechanical analysis and orthotic moulding.
2007 - Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute - Matwork, level 1
2008 – Worked in Harley Street, London – the most famous Medical Street in the world - looking after elite marathon runners,
triathletes, and even an Ultimate Fighter!! Leigh also consulted to some of the Harley Street Dentists.
2008 - Present - Principal/Owner of Jaw Physio
2009- 2012 - Partner at Mt Pleasant Physiotherapy
2011- 2012 - Partner at Centro Physio
2012- 2013 - Physio for WA Junior Touch Football Team – Western Tigers
2010- 2015 - Physio for Fire Fighters Rugby Team
2013 - 2016 Co-owner with Lifecare Mt Pleasant Physiotherapy
2013 - "Dean Watson Approach" Level 1 - Foundations Course
2014 - "DeanWatson Approach" Level 2 - Consolidation
2014 - Mulligans TMJ course
2015 - Present - Owner of Animal Physio - www.animalphysioperth.weebly.com
2016 - Cervical and TMJ dry needling mentoring by Glenn Ruscoe
2017 - Applied Kinesiology Intensive course - 2 days with Wendy Schulze, Manipulative Physiotherapist, Life Coach, Applied
Kinesiology Practitioner and International Instructor.