Beenleigh Sports & Spinal

Tim Dunstone

Sports Physiotherapist

Tim Dunstone gained his initial physiotherapy qualification in Adelaide from the renowned School of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. He worked in Adelaide in both private practice and onsite in the industrial setting (in the automotive industry) for a few years. Tim served the profession’s peak association, the Australian Physiotherapy Association, on the SA Branch Council for four years.
Tim then moved to Sydney and completed two masters degrees in sports and manipulative physiotherapy and taught musculoskeletal physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. He conducted some biomechanical research into low back injuries in elite rowers in the School of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Sydney for three years. He was the Dean of St Andrew’s College within the University of Sydney for eight years, and Dean of St John’s College within the University of Queensland for four years.
Tim rowed and coxed to a national level with the Adelaide Rowing Club. He has since coached rowing to an elite level with the South Australian Sports Institute, the Sydney University Rowing Club, Wilderness School and the first eight at Scotch College in Adelaide. He has recently coached rowing for the last five years at the UQ Boat Club.
In his spare time, Tim enjoyed singing with the Sydney Philharmonia Choir for eight years, who are the resident chorus for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, frequently performing in the Sydney Opera House. His performances with the Sydney Philharmonia included a tour of the UK in 2010, singing Maher’s 8th at the Royal Albert Hall on the opening night of the BBC Proms Series, in addition to concerts at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Australia House.
He has been the physiotherapist for elite soccer, cricket and rowing teams, and has more than seventeen years of private practice clinical experience. Tim is one of only 201 physiotherapists in Australia, who are dual titled members of the APA, as both an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and an APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. In 2020 Tim was made a Member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. He is also a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) for the State of Queensland. Tim is married with two young daughters.

Alexander Young

General Physiotherapist

Alex graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise Science and a Masters of Physiotherapy at Griffith University with Academic Excellence. Alex is passionate about his profession and motivated to empower individuals with the skills to gain positive health outcomes.

Through patient-orientated exercise programs and hands-on treatment, Alex is determined to help you reach your goals. Alex is interested in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, neurological physiotherapy, sports physiotherapy and injury prevention.

Outside of the clinic, Alex enjoys a round of golf, supporting the Boston Celtics and going to the beach.

Alex is available for appointments at our Woolloongabba and Beenleigh clinic.

Shoshana Jones

Exercise Physiologist

Shoshana graduated with a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Hons.) from the Queensland University of Technology and is currently completing her Master’s in Women’s Health Medicine at the University of New South Wales. Shoshana is passionate about all thing’s health and fitness, with a special interest in Women’s health, oncology, and chronic pain management. She finds it extremely rewarding working with women throughout all stages of life and aims to use evidence-based practice to improve the care that women receive and to safely prescribe exercise to help and support women navigate the changes in their body that occur throughout their lifespan.

Shoshana’s interest in the human body and helping people achieve goals that feel impossible started during her teenage years after experiencing her fair share of injuries as a long-distance runner and synchronised ice skater. She strongly believes that exercise is medicine! And loves being able to empower others to lead a healthy lifestyle and to use exercise as a tool to improve quality of life, reduce injury risk, and prevent/ manage chronic disease. Shoshana has had extensive experience in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, chronic pain management, chronic disease management, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. To further her knowledge, she has also completed an array of professional development courses including ECG analysis & interpretation, exercise rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injuries, matwork and reformer pilates, strength & conditioning (ASCA) and exercise oncology. Outside of work, Shos enjoys working towards her own health and fitness goals and in her downtime enjoys drinking coffee, catching up with friends and family and walking her dog Lulu!

Shoshana is available for Exercise Physiology appointments at our St Lucia and Beenleigh clinic.