About
A Few Words
About Our Clinic
Compass Rehab is focused on neurological and vestibular rehab. We provide treatments for post stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillian-Barre Syndrome, vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, BPPV, PPPD, vestibular migraine, concussion. We also provide services for those with osteoarthritis following the G:LAD program.
Compass Rehab was started and built in Hervey Bay. We provide targeted assessment and treatment in the space of neurology and vestibular rehab. With our broader team we also service a range of other chronic health conditions.
We service Hervey Bay, Maryborough and surrounding areas of the Fraser Coast, we do occasionally service wider regions by negotiation.
We Are Always
Glad to Help
Daniel Richards
Meet our team
Daniel Richards - Principal Physiotherapist, Owner
Dan moved to Hervey Bay in 2018 to take on the role of Allied Health Manager at St Stephen’s Private Hospital. Prior to this, Dan was a hospital based physiotherapist in metropolitan and regional sites across New Zealand and Australia with a primary focus on neurology. His first Australian position at the Melbourne Private Hospital was the neuro-surgical physiotherapist. In this role he started learning about vestibular rehab with patients undergoing excisions of acoustic neuroma’s and certain surgeries impacting on central vestibular pathways. His next few roles saw him take on the vestibular clinician at large metropolitan hospitals where his love of vestibular rehab grew. After seeing the lack of specialist vestibular and neurological services in the Wide Bay, Dan decided to start Compass rehab with a focus on these areas.
Dan’s commitment to Hervey Bay was demonstrated with the purchase of the new clinic at the Madsen Medical Centre solidifying his family’s place in Hervey Bay. He lives in Torquay with his wife, Frances, a Registered Nurse and part-time receptionist at Compass Rehab, and his two boys.
Meet our team
Daniel Richards - Principal Physiotherapist, Owner
Dan moved to Hervey Bay in 2018 to take on the role of Allied Health Manager at St Stephen’s Private Hospital. Prior to this, Dan was a hospital based physiotherapist in metropolitan and regional sites across New Zealand and Australia with a primary focus on neurology. His first Australian position at the Melbourne Private Hospital was the neuro-surgical physiotherapist. In this role he started learning about vestibular rehab with patients undergoing excisions of acoustic neuroma’s and certain surgeries impacting on central vestibular pathways. His next few roles saw him take on the vestibular clinician at large metropolitan hospitals where his love of vestibular rehab grew. After seeing the lack of vestibular and neurological services in the Wide Bay, Dan decided to start Compass rehab with a focus on these areas.
Dan’s commitment to Hervey Bay was demonstrated with the purchase of the new clinic at the Madsen Medical Centre solidifying his family’s place in Hervey Bay. He lives in Torquay with his wife, Frances, a Registered Nurse and part-time receptionist at Compass Rehab, and his two boys.
Benjamin Arndt - Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Bianca Adams - Physiotherapist
Bianca is local to the Fraser Coast area and has lived in the region all her life. Bianca graduated from
Central Queensland University in Bundaberg with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) in 2022.
She has clinical experience in both hospital and community settings, working with clients of various
backgrounds and clinical presentations. While working in these settings, she became passionate
about neurological rehabilitation and has pursued a career in this field. Bianca also has a keen
interest in paediatric management and will be completing further training in in this space to further
her experience and knowledge in this area.
Johannah Wilson - Physiotherapist
Jo graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) through the University of Queensland in 2015.
She worked in private practice in Brisbane before making the move to Hervey Bay to spend the next 7 years working in rehabilitation, neurological, surgical and medical physiotherapy at St Stephen’s Private Hospital. Jo grew up in Maryborough and has watched the Fraser Coast expand massively. She has experienced first hand the challenges that come with accessing vestibular and neurological services in the region. Jo was very excited to see Dan begin Compass Rehab to service the ever-growing Fraser Coast population and even more excited to come on board to share her neurological physiotherapy experience with her fellow locals.
Jo spends her spare time enjoying the Maryborough acreage lifestyle with her husband and two young girls.
Individual Approach
Why Choose Us
Training
Training completed in vestibular rehabilitation over 10years
Modern Equipment
Used of infrared goggles to guide diagnosis
Experience
12 years of physiotherapy experience spent mostly in neurological/vestibular and orthopaedic wards