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Hands On Hand Therapy Team

Barbara Peattie

SpecialityPhysiotherapist

Barbara Peattie

Barbara is a Physiotherapist originally hailing from Sydney. She spent 22 years in the Jervis Bay area while raising 3 children and working in both Private Practice and hospital settings.

She and her family then spent 15 years in Wagga Wagga, working for the Air Force and as Principal of Wagga Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre. Barbara’s interest in hand therapy started here before relocating to Nowra in 2010. She has since gained expertise in upper limb rehabilitation through clinical experience, post graduate education and attendance at Hand Therapy Conferences.

Currently Barbara works in the Nowra clinic 2 days a week doing hand and upper limb therapy and also Nowra Private Hospital 2 days a week. Barbara enjoys all manner of outdoor sports including skiing and bushwalking, as well as travelling and quality time with her family.

Cate Menzies

Cate established Hands on Hand Therapy (NSW) in 2007 to provide specialised hand therapy services in Kiama before opening the Nowra and Bowral locations as the practice grew.

Emma Keech

Emma received her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from the Australian Catholic University in 2017. Since graduating, she has worked in the public hospital sector in rehabilitation and geriatric settings, where she enjoyed assisting patients regain their independence and improve their quality of life.

Meredith Primrose

Meredith joined Hands on Hand Therapy in late 2020 after 30 + years at Nowra Private Hospital, the last 8 years of which she was Manager of Allied Health. With a background in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal injuries Meredith’s upper limb treatment also includes a wholistic approach. She has been a member of the APA for 42 years and is an associate member of the AHTA.

Abby McCarthy

Abby grew up in the Ulladulla region before moving to Sydney to study Occupational Therapy at ACU, graduating in 2016. She developed a love for hand therapy during her final student clinical placement with Hands on Hand Therapy in Nowra and Kiama.