About us
P3 Physiotherapy is a boutique musculoskeletal and sports injury physiotherapy clinic in central Palmerston North.
Founded by our Principal Physiotherapist Claire Maxwell in 2017, P3 Physiotherapy offers exceptional treatment for people of all ages; covering pelvic health, musculoskeletal physiotherapy, and sports performance.
P3 Physiotherapy has a new addition to the physiotherapy team, Chilean- born Arantzasu Morales Mendez. Arantzasu, or Ari, is fluent in both English and Spanish and also offers musculoskeletal physiotherapy services with a particular interest in the management of upper limb injuries and dance- related injuries. Ari is a certified teacher of Progressing Ballet Technique and qualified Pilates Instructor. A big, Palmerston North welcome to Ari!
Meet Claire
Claire is a registered Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand, an ACC accredited provider, and member of Physiotherapy New Zealand and two specialist interest groups - Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand, and Pelvic Women's and Men's Health.
Claire holds a Bachelor of Science (HONS) Physiotherapy from the University of Huddersfield, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Science (Rehabilitation) from AUT. She is currently studying to become a registered Sports Physiotherapist.
To support her work in pelvic health, Claire has completed the following programmes of study.
WHTA 5 Day Women's Health Physiotherapy course
WHTA Advanced Bowel Disorders course
Sands Training course 'An Introduction to the Physiotherapy Management of Female Urinary Incontinence'
Training courses under Dr Jo Milios, a leading Australian Men's Health Physiotherapist.
Claire also has extensive experience in sports physiotherapy and has worked with sports teams in Australia and New Zealand
Gold Coast Titans & Mate Ma'a Tonga Rugby League teams
Manawatū U19s, Development & Women’s teams
Manawatū Men’s & Women’s 7s teams
Junior Black Sticks Selection camps
Feilding Yellows Rugby Club (5 seasons)
Linton Lions 7s team
And other individual sportspeople - dressage riders, triathletes, rowers, hockey, cricket and water polo players
