About Us

Pauline and Geoff moved to Timaru in 2012 following their OE, after working locally for a couple of years, they went into partnership with Motus, setting up a clinic in 2014. After a busy and enjoyable few years, they decided to go 100% local from which Solve Physio was born.

Geoff and Pauline are passionate about supporting local individuals and teams who are wanting to achieve their own personal performance and rehabilitation goals. After a combined 30 years of healthcare experience we have developed a broad spectrum of skills to assist you and your recovery.

Geoff Thompson

Physiotherapist

About

Geoff graduated from Otago in 2004, after spending 8 years working in inpatient and outpatient Public Health in New Zealand and the UK he moved to Timaru in 2012. He is an evidence based physiotherapist using hands on therapy along with home/gym exercise prescription to assist in his patients recovery.

Special interests

Geoff is a generalist physiotherapist who has a board range of clinical experience, while enjoying variety and a challenge. He has a special interest in treatment of hip and groin injuries, sports medicine, postsurgical rehabilitation, rehabilitation of running injuries, chronic condition management and breathing retraining.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Otago) 2004
Bachelor of Science and Technology (Waikato) 2003
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science (AUT) 2017

Erin Wykes

Physiotherapist

About

Erin joined us from the small town of Ruthin in North Wales. She studied and graduated from Cardiff University and spent the following two years completing clinical rotations across the hospitals in Cardiff, South Wales. In her spare time, Erin enjoys running and playing field hockey, and she’s particularly excited about exploring New Zealand.

Special interests

Erin has a special interest in post surgical rehabilitation and sports injury rehabilitation.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Pauline Strachan

Occupational Therapist

About

Pauline graduated from Otago in 2004, after which she spent time working in Wellington in both inpatient and community rehabilitation settings including time working in mental health, before travelling and working in Tasmania and the UK where she gained further experience in community and inpatient rehabilitation. Pauline returned to Timaru in 2012 and has gone on to develop a skill set in vocational rehabilitation.

Special interests

Pauline has a broad range of experience in a number of settings over her career. She has particularly enjoyed the process of assisting people back into their line of work or occupation following injury. She also developed an interest in concussion and work place ergonomic assessments.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Otago) 2004
Post graduate certificate in Rehabilitation 2015
Post graduate diploma in Rehabilitation with credit 2020
Post graduate certificate in Health sciences – Human Nutrition 2024

Taylah Pedersen

Physiotherapist

About

Taylah grew up in Queenstown and attended Wakatipu High School before heading off to study Physiotherapy at the University of Otago. After completing three years of study in Dunedin, Taylah completed her final year of practical placement in Timaru. In her spare time she enjoys skiing, pilates, netball and going to the gym.

Special interests

Taylah has a special interest in the treatment of sports injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation and facilitating pain free movement with exercise.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Otago)

Kim Lyon

Receptionist / Administrator

About

I was born in Timaru and lived and worked here until moving to my husband’s family farm in Waitohi (between Pleasant Point and Temuka) in 1994, bring up our family and working on the farm when needed. We have four adult children and one grandson, who luckily for us, all live locally. I enjoy watching sport, going for walks and spending time with family and friends. Before starting at Solve Physio I was working one day a week at another clinic which enabled me to get back into the workforce after 20 years. I have been at Solve Physio since February 2021 and enjoy meeting all the clients that come through the door.

Mandy Rayner

Receptionist / Administrator

About

I was born in Timaru and have lived here my whole life. I started at Solve Physio at the beginning of April 2022, prior to that I worked at a variety of places within the administration and finance sector. I look forward to meeting clients visiting our clinic.