David Reid

“Hi, I’m David Reid, the Senior Physiotherapist and Advanced Musculoskeletal Consultant at TYBA Physio. For the past 10 years, I’ve been furthering my studies and honing my skills as an advanced Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology practitioner.

Pain is one of the most wonderfully complex and intriguing phenomena to study. Generally designed to protect us, it is usually quite horrible to experience and can be debilitating in a specific context. I am a pain expert in human movement in the broader physiotherapy profession. It’s all about why – why is the pain there, what is driving it, and how can we get rid of it as quickly as possible. I will apply these questions to everyone from a garden variety ankle sprain to a victim of a car accident who can’t even handle the lightest of touches near their neck. These questions allow a better understanding and empowerment of my clients, who can feel much more in control of their pain than vice versa.

Hailing from Wollongong in New South Wales, I grew up loving sport and a penchant for picking up injuries. My first contact with a physio was at age 14 after fracturing my collarbone and then again a year later after a broken ankle. It spurned great curiosity and respect for the profession and set me on a path to where I am today. I studied for my first degree in Wollongong to become an Exercise Physiologist. However, my interest lay in changing pain with my hands, so Physiotherapy was the next logical step. This landed me at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, where I graduated with a Master of Physiotherapy in 2014. I moved to the Central Coast of NSW for 4 years, where I learned and practised my craft under some excellent mentors before moving back to Goldy at the start of 2019. 

My curiosity for all things physiotherapy kept building over the years, leading me back to university for a third time. This time, I studied a Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Latrobe, which I completed in 2024. I am now an APA-titled musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and, as such, join a small group of advanced-level physios in the country. 

A common theme of this short bio is curiosity, and that’s why I love working with my clients. Their bodies and pain are one big puzzle I’m curious to unpack and put together.

Outside the clinic, you’ll most likely find me enjoying the gym, sports (playing or watching), or constantly trying to rehabilitate my injuries caused by living an active life (never trust a skinny chef, never trust a physio who’s never been through it!)

My specialty areas are neck and shoulder pain, with a side interest in vestibular conditions (vertigo and other dizziness). But generally, I love treating any and all areas of the body that can spike my curiosity and get me assessing, diagnosing, and problem-solving