Luke qualified as a myotherapist in 2004 before returning to complete his Master of Physiotherapy at Flinders University in 2014. That dual background — over a decade of hands-on clinical work before formal physiotherapy training — gives him a practical lens that still shapes how he approaches patient care.

His clinical focus is musculoskeletal physiotherapy, with particular experience in back pain, graded exercise prescription, and post-surgical rehabilitation. He has contributed to research at an international level, serving as co-author and lead researcher on a study examining falls prevention in people with Multiple Sclerosis, with the abstract accepted for presentation at the World Physical Therapy Conference in Singapore.

Luke's treatment philosophy is straightforward: passive therapies have a place, but they rarely solve the problem on their own. He prioritises helping patients understand their condition, build confidence in movement, and develop self-management strategies they can rely on long term. He is sceptical of approaches that foster dependency or use fear-based messaging, and holds Richmond Rehab to the same standard.

Luke also leads the Clinical Pilates program at Richmond Rehab, integrating it into rehabilitation where exercise-based recovery is the priority.

In recent years, his focus has shifted toward clinic leadership, building the team, implementing clinical programs, and maintaining the standards that define how Richmond Rehab operates. The benchmark he applies is simple: would he want to be a patient here? That question drives how the clinic is run.

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