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Sunday, August 23 will be a big day for new Matakana Physio owner Monique Hatfull, and not just because her team is exhibiting at the Health and Wellness Expo at Warkworth Town Hall. It’s also the day that her second baby is due, so she’s not even sure that she will be able to attend.
“I’m hoping to be there, but that’s my due date, so we’ll have to see what happens,” she says.
Monique took over the Matakana physiotherapy business from founder Robyn Weston in June, seven years after it was founded and five years after Monique joined the practice. However, Robyn will still be working at the clinic occasionally and will be at the expo, together with the clinic’s other physios, Esther McGee and Kristyn Earl.
Monique says the event will be a first for Matakana Physio, so the team will be coming up with a few fun activities and offers for attendees, such as a competition to see who can balance for the longest time on a wobble board.
“It’s like a little air cushion you stand on. They’re good for strengthening thighs and ankles,” she says.
“You’ve got to try not to hold on to anything. Whoever balances longest, we’ll give them something.”
Monique and the team will also be donating a foam roller used for stretching muscles as a raffle prize, and they are hoping to be able to do some basic shoulder assessments for people, as this is a common area of muscle and joint weakness. In addition, they will be explaining about the range of treatments they offer, which includes treating spinal and sporting injuries, manual therapy, mobilisation and manipulation, massage, acupuncture, dry needling, rehabilitation, exercise prescription, electrotherapy and home visits.
Monique says once she is back at work after her maternity leave, she will look at expanding Matakana Physio to cope with increasing demand. The practice currently has one treatment room in a villa off Matakana Valley Road.
