Our Approach

Patient-centred

City Sports and Spinal is a practice where your success comes first.
We believe the best results come from personalised care shaped around individual needs, lifestyle and goals. So, we don’t work on people: we work with them.

We approach your concern with perceptive and genuine curiosity to uncover why you’re having trouble doing what you want to do. That's how we map the best course to recovery or success.

COMPREHENSIVE CARE

We are passionate and innovative and partner with you to deliver effective and high quality care, that means committing to continual learning and professional development. We constantly strive to improve our knowledge and skills and share them across clinical disciplines, so you know you are getting the best, most comprehensive care possible.

Our Story

City Sports and Spinal was first opened over 30 years ago, bringing to Toowoomba physiotherapists with recognised post-graduate training in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, and soon established its reputation as Toowoomba’s trusted physio clinic. Experienced physiotherapist, Wim de Jong, joined the practice in 2001, and Scott Charles in 2012, seeking to provide advanced care in a way that better connected with and empowered patients.

City Sports & Spinal has continued to operate with the guiding principle of patient-centred care, aiming to deliver sensitive,
intelligent and meaningful solutions which help clients to improve
their quality of life.

In 2022, City Sports and Spinal merged with its partnering podiatry clinic Lisa de Jong Podiatry for Foot Health and expanded its services to develop an increasing range of specialised clinics.

Today, City Sports and Spinal is a multi-service clinic delivering comprehensive physiotherapy, podiatry, injury and pain management services to patients of all ages.

WIM DE JONG

Director
APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Wim de Jong is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. His experience, working closely with clients over many years, means he understands that life sometimes gets in the way of being your best. His success comes from understanding your goals and turning a thorough assessment into a clear explanation. His approaches to managing arthritis, problem shoulders, headaches and back pain, are practical, relevant and helpful, enabling you to rediscover joy in movement.

Adrian Taylor

Physiotherapist

Adrian Taylor holds a Bachelor of Exercise Science and a Master of Physiotherapy. He is agile in grasping new and modern approaches to managing work and sporting injuries, upper back and rib issues, vertigo, and concussion. Adrian has competed in sport at a National level and so understands the needs of elite athletes, weekend warriors and active workers. This interest, and the drive and dedication to excel, is reflected in his clinical care, working with you to effectively achieve the strength and conditioning to improve performance and prevent re-injury.

LISA DE JONG

Lisa de Jong has a career background in Community Health, Hospital, and Diabetes Education. She understands that your foot health is integral in making sure you can do all the things you need to do, and most of the things you want to do! Her knowledge and skill in providing a range of strategies for maintaining foot health, managing foot pain and preventing injury will help you rediscover the joy in movement.

SCOTT CHARLES

APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Scott Charles is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and has been a clinician in a number of research projects and clinical education. He is proudly committed to staying up-to-date with research to ensure you receive the best of care. You can trust that the advice you get is up to date and relevant to you. Scott has taken the lead role in ensuring best-practice approaches to managing neck pain/headaches/whiplash, running injuries and tendon problems, and lower back rehabilitation. He also provides a Men’s Health clinic to address continence rehabilitation. Scott will be there with you at each step on your rehabilitation journey and believes that everyone can find better ways to move.

ROWLAND BRIESE

Physiotherapist

Rowland Briese holds a Master of Physiotherapy Studies. He believes that successful physiotherapy is founded on listening to his patients and thorough diagnostic reasoning. His special interests include spinal, shoulder, and ankle conditions. His pragmatic and patient centred approach will assist you to understand your condition and the rehabilitation process. He is committed to excellence in care, assisting you to find confidence and joy in moving, throughout all contexts of life.