Greg Bell - Chiropractor
Greg is originally from northern NSW where he grew up on a farm between Glen Innes and Inverell. He spent his teenage years attending boarding school in Tamworth. Upon finishing high school Greg spent some time out to decide what he wanted to study and travelled around Australia and New Zealand working as a shearer and roustabout.
Following this break he pursued a career in chiropractic and moved to Sydney to complete his Undergraduate and Masters degree at Macquarie University. On graduating Greg spent the next five years working as a Chiropractor in America and Singapore.
In 2015 Greg returned home and helped launch Gwydir Chiropractic. With the help of his wife Rachel Bell, Gwydir Chiropractic then became Gwydir Chiropractic & Physiotherapy and has grown from 1 practitioner to 5.
Greg has acquired additional training in the Gonstead chiropractic technique and has an interest area of working with lower back pain cases. Spending any time with Greg, you’ll soon learn he’s passionate about the health of our community and the difference the Gwydir Chiropractic & Physiotherapy team are committed to make.
Petrina Le Cudennec - Chiropractor
A local girl born and raised in Inverell, Petrina attended Inverell Public and Macintyre High Schools. Petrina was lucky to grow up under the care and guidance of, and later working as a chiropractic assistant for Dr John Irvine, a chiropractor who was well known in the Inverell and district community.
Completing an Associate Degree in Law, Petrina worked as a paralegal in a busy legal office in Armidale for many years. With a long-niggling desire to be a chiropractor that wouldn't go away, Petrina decided to make a career change with the encouragement of Wendy and Greg.
Moving to Brisbane to complete her study, Petrina graduated from CQUniversity with distinction in both her undergraduate and Master’s degrees. Petrina has completed further courses in dry needling and taping and is able to incorporate these skills alongside chiropractic care. Petrina particularly enjoys working with patients who are experiencing neck and shoulder tension, and/or suffering from headaches.
Missing the sense of community together with a desire to serve regional towns has led Petrina back to the area. When she is not working, you will find Petrina attempting a great variety of things including baking, gardening, sewing, playing music, exploring the local area with a camera in hand, or simply enjoying a good book and hanging out with her beloved dogs.
Rachel Bell – Physiotherapist
Rachel is an experienced physiotherapist who has a special interest in women’s health and helping deliver comprehensive medical pre-employment screenings for employers.
Born and bred in Moree, Rachel attended boarding school at NEGs in Armidale and spent much of her teenage years travelling throughout NSW and Australia playing tennis.
Following high school Rachel then pursued her physiotherapy qualifications at Sydney University. Following graduation, Rachel had a desire to return home and accepted a position at Moree Hospital and spent several years gaining an extensive range of experience in hospital care, musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, women’s health, paediatrics, TACP, cardiopulmonary rehab as well as, stroke and brain injury rehabilitation.
In 2018 Rachel joined the team at Gwydir Chiropractic to make it Gwydir Chiropractic & Physiotherapy. Seeing a gap in the services of women’s health in our rural community, Rachel has spent many years upskilling and gaining further certification and training specific to women’s health. She has a passion for supporting women through pregnancy, post-natal care and pelvic floor dysfunction ranging from pelvic organ prolapse to incontinence.
Outside of the office, Rachel still enjoys her tennis and now balances it with being a mum and enjoying family time. Generally, if Rachel is moving, she is happy, which is why she is so motivated to help our community live their best life.
Georgie Haire – Physiotherapist
Georgie is a physiotherapist who graduated from Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie. Georgie brings with her a long history of playing sports and familiarity of the injuries that bring patients into our office. While Georgie is more than equipped to help with these complaints and all aspects of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, she has developed a strong desire and gained further training in the space of women’s health and child development. Moree and our surrounding communities are so fortunate to have access to the unique skillset Georgie brings to our team.
A country girl at heart, Georgie has grown up on a farm in Wee Waa and enjoys all aspects of cropping and the business of farm life. She loves all sports, particularly touch football and netball, cooking, gardening, and playing with her two cattle dogs Rosie and Bruiser.
Samantha Sadikin – Physiotherapist
Originally from Indonesia, Sam moved to Australia in 2016. She completed her Bachelor of Biomedicine degree at the University of Melbourne, then moved to Sydney to pursue her dreams of becoming a Physiotherapist.
Within the next 2 years, Sam received her Master of Physiotherapy qualification from the University of Sydney. Throughout her time at university she gained experience working casually as a physiotherapy assistant for clients in the community during this time.
Being a city girl all her life, Sam has never lived in a country area. She made the adventurous decision to move to Moree in 2022 and experience a completely different aspect of Australia. She has loved all the new experiences and sights moving to Moree has brought and loves learning from her patients about farming and the unique aspects of country life.
Sam brings with he an extensive background in injury and post operative rehabilitation and expertise in dry needling.