Dr Eloise Matthews is a Sport and Exercise Physician who specialises in the care of the young athlete.
She has a passion for keeping the community active, healthy and enjoying their chosen sport/exercise. She firmly believes in exercise as medicine.
Eloise has an interest in swimmers, endurance athletes and snow sport athletes.
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University of Canterbury |
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University of Wollongong |
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University of Auckland |
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Australasian College of Sport and Exercise physicians. |
Skiing, Snowboarding, Swimming, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Kitesurfing.
Andrew moved into Sports Medicine in 2008 after 10 years in General Practice, he joined the Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians in 2016 and is currently in his 3rd year of the fellowship training programme.
Andrew’s special interests include paediatrics in sport, frozen shoulders and exercise as medicine.
His personal sporting background includes Swimming and Surf Lifesaving (TMSLSC) and he enjoys tramping, going to the beach and working out with his family.
Sara Widdowson is our in-house Dietitian and Nutrition consultant, providing consultations on a Monday. Sara has been working as a Dietitian in Canterbury for 6 years with experience in both the public health and private health settings.
Sara has completed additional training in eating disorder recovery and body image work. She has a special interest in supporting athletes to recover from Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and supporting young female athletes to achieve hormonal health while training in their sport of choice.
At Pinnacle Sports she has clients needing nutrition support for a variety of concerns including gut health (IBS), disordered eating, nutrition for training and food intolerances.
In her spare time you will find her trail running with her Springer Spaniel and training for South Island running events such as the great Kepler Challenge.
