Dr. Jacqui Clark holds a joint-PhD through Manchester Metropolitan University UK and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Dr Jacqui is a registered musculoskeletal pain specialist with expertise in providing physical means to manage persistent musculoskeletal pain. She diagnoses persistent pain conditions and sensory dysfunctions. She provides recommendations for evidence-based rehab and management of your patient. She is willing to undertake some of the rehab herself if there is no treating therapist available to them locally.
As an active member of the Pain in Motion international research collaboration lead by Professor Jo Nijs in Belgium, Dr Jacqui is a post-doctoral researcher in the subject of persistent pain and associated symptoms with Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. She is a widely respected international post-graduate teacher and lecturer in the arena of complex musculoskeletal pain conditions, sensory processing difficulties and sensorimotor dysfunction. She has made significant contributions to the international body of knowledge on individuals with persistent pain and sensory processing difficulties.
Registered health care professionals may refer patients to Dr Jacqui for support and advice on the physical rehab of: chronic musculoskeletal pain such as low back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, sensory loss, stress- and anxiety-related functional difficulties, post-concussion syndrome, functional neurological disorder, phantom limb pain, CRPS.
Sarah is a very experienced pain physiotherapist. Sarah trained as a physiotherapist at the University of Otago and completed her post graduate diploma at AUT majoring in acupuncture. Over the years she has gained physiotherapy registration with the Australian, UK and Irish physio boards and developed a wealth of physiotherapy experience overseas. For 10 years she was in a community based clinic in Northshore Auckland , working with a variety of ages and conditions in the musculoskeletal setting. Her time in London was spent in a private hospital working inpatient orthopaedics, where she developed an interest in the area of persistent pain, leading her to further study. Sarah has completed considerable post-graduate study and training in the rehabilitation of persistent pain and has worked in ACC pain contract work prior to joining Pains & Brains. Sarah serves on the committee for the Pain Special Interest group of Physiotherapy New Zealand, and enjoys assisting people in navigating the complexities of their pain journey using multiple approaches and strategies.
Outside of work hours she enjoys the outdoor lifestyle that the Bay of Plenty has to offer: paddleboarding, bike tracks, trail running and of course regular walks up the Mount. She is kept busy at home with two adorable miniature dachshunds and has written a childrens’ picture book about her gorgeous fur boy Frank. Animals are therapy too!
