Dave has a unique ability to put people around him at ease. He is known for his down-to-earth, warm and reassuring approach. His sharp focus is unwaveringly on the needs of his patients and making sure they feel heard and understood and have the expert clinical advice they need to achieve optimal outcomes.

As a senior Men’s Health physiotherapist, Dave helps men rediscover confidence by assisting them to overcome a variety of bladder, bowel or sexual health issues and to recover after prostate surgery. He believes in ‘patient-guided’ care: ‘the patient is the one who understands their body and their body’s needs best, so it is the job of the physiotherapist to work with the patient to ensure the body is working optimally – be it movement without pain, exercise without incontinence or confidence with sex.’

Dave is also Active’s Men’s Health Clinical Stream Leader, who has overseen the expansion of the Men’s Health service, delivering high-quality care. Dave and the team work closely with leading Urologists and other specialists, and he has been a speaker at various professional education events.

Dave has undertaken PhD research, alongside Professor Paul Hodges, a world-leading clinical researcher, investigating the male pelvic floor muscles and recovery after prostatectomy. His curiosity and love of learning, his research is contributing to the growth of our professional understanding of anatomy, biomechanics and pathophysiology, in managing incontinence, overactive bladder, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and rectal prolapse in men. His unique offering is his ability to directly translate his research findings into clinical care delivery through his work at Active Rehabilitation.

Dave loves a diagnostic challenge and is a natural problem-solver. His optimistic and reassuring nature supports his patients during challenging times in their lives such as receiving a cancer diagnosis or experiencing debilitating pelvic pain. Dave cites a career highlight as: ‘getting to work closely with men experiencing pelvic health issues, getting to know them, hearing their stories and joining them on their journey as they return to continence, erectile function, reduced pain and feeling completely like themselves again’. He describes helping patients to solve problems in novel and patient-specific ways as ‘incredibly sustaining’.

Dave is interested in Indigenous Health & Equal Opportunities, having volunteered with SOS Health in North-East Arnhem Land, where he travelled daily to remote Indigenous Homelands and provided physiotherapy services to the people in these areas.

Dave likes to work on renovation and landscape projects at home, attend live music, play with his nephew and stay fit and healthy. Dave also plays bass guitar and enjoys the very occasional gig in his covers band.

 Dave’s favourite quote: 

‘Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.’ – Dalai Lama