Dr Patricia Macandog is an Osteopath who works from Alpha Sports Medicine’s Newport and Bacchus Marsh studios. She is passionate about helping people understand their bodies, build physical capacity, and return to the activities that are important to them.

Whether her patients are returning to sport, managing an occupational injury, navigating persistent pain, or simply wanting to move more confidently through everyday life, Patricia takes a collaborative and individualised approach to care. She combines hands-on Osteopathic treatment with exercise-based rehabilitation and education to help patients understand their presentation and develop strategies that support their longer-term goals.

Patricia has a gentle, kind, and thoughtful nature, and works hard to create an environment where patients feel comfortable, listened to, and supported. She understands that seeking treatment can sometimes feel overwhelming, particularly for people who have experienced persistent or recurrent symptoms. Her approach is centred around meeting each person where they are and developing a treatment plan that is realistic for their current capacity.

Osteopathy and Clinical Approach

Patricia holds a Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy) from RMIT University. Her clinical approach combines a range of Osteopathic techniques with active rehabilitation, allowing treatment to be tailored to the individual and their goals.

Her treatment may include:

• Soft tissue techniques
• Joint mobilisation
• Dry needling
• Cupping
• Exercise prescription
• Movement rehabilitation
• Clinical Pilates
• Education and self-management strategies

Patricia is also qualified in Clinical Pilates and regularly incorporates Pilates-based exercises into rehabilitation programs where appropriate. Clinical Pilates can be adapted to suit a wide range of people and presentations, from those beginning their rehabilitation to individuals looking to improve strength, movement control, and physical performance.

For Patricia, exercise is not simply an addition to hands-on treatment. It is an important part of helping people build confidence in their bodies and develop the capacity to return to the activities they enjoy.

Hypermobility and Rehabilitation

Patricia has a particular interest in working with people with hypermobility and has completed both Level 1 and Level 2 training through the Hypermobility Academy with Dr Ashton Wilson. This education has provided her with additional knowledge and practical skills in understanding the complexities of hypermobility, including hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

Patricia also has personal experience of being hypermobile herself. This gives her a genuine understanding of some of the challenges that can come with living in a hypermobile body, including the need to find the right balance between mobility, stability, strength, and recovery.

Her approach to hypermobility focuses on the individual rather than simply the presence of flexible joints. Patricia considers how a person controls movement, how they respond to loading, where they feel stable or unstable, and how their body may have adapted over time.

Rehabilitation for a hypermobile person may require a different approach to traditional exercise prescription. Patricia works with patients to gradually develop strength, proprioception, coordination, and movement confidence, while considering their current capacity and recovery.

As part of the multidisciplinary team at Alpha Sports Medicine, Patricia works collaboratively with other practitioners who have specialised experience in hypermobility, strength and conditioning, exercise physiology, and rehabilitation. This allows patients with more complex presentations to benefit from a coordinated approach, with practitioners sharing knowledge and working together where appropriate.

Climbing, Bouldering and Sporting Injuries

Patricia has a particular interest in working with climbers and boulderers. As an active boulderer herself, she understands the unique physical demands of climbing, including the importance of grip strength, shoulder control, finger loading, body tension, mobility, and coordination.

Climbing and bouldering place specific demands on the body, often requiring athletes to move through challenging positions while managing significant loads through the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, spine, hips, and lower limbs.

Patricia enjoys working with climbers to help them understand their injuries, manage training loads, and develop rehabilitation strategies that support their return to climbing. Her approach considers not only the area that is painful, but also how the body is moving as a whole and how the demands of climbing may be contributing to the presentation.

She also works with athletes across a range of sports and has a particular interest in helping people return to the activities that are meaningful to them. Her own experience across multiple sports gives her an appreciation for the physical and psychological importance of being able to participate in movement and sport.

A Collaborative Approach to Care

Patricia believes that healthcare is often most effective when practitioners work together. At Alpha Sports Medicine, she collaborates with the broader multidisciplinary team to support patients who may benefit from different areas of expertise.

This is particularly valuable for patients managing complex or persistent presentations, including those with hypermobility. Patricia works alongside Osteopaths, Exercise Physiologists, Chiropractors, Myotherapists, Dietitians, and other practitioners within the Alpha team, helping to create a more connected approach to patient care.

Collaboration may involve sharing clinical insights, coordinating rehabilitation strategies, and working with other practitioners to ensure that the patient’s goals remain at the centre of their care.

Outside the Clinic

Outside of the clinic, Patricia is passionate about movement in all forms. She enjoys bouldering, basketball, running, hiking, cycling, pickleball, and badminton.

Her own active lifestyle continues to shape her clinical approach. Patricia believes that movement should be accessible, enjoyable, and adaptable to the individual. There is no single correct way to be active, and she enjoys helping patients find ways to participate in the activities that are meaningful to them.

Whether you are managing an injury, returning to sport, navigating hypermobility, looking to improve your strength, or wanting to move with greater confidence, Patricia takes the time to understand your goals and develop a treatment and rehabilitation approach that is tailored to you.

With her gentle and kind nature, evidence-informed approach, and passion for movement, Patricia is committed to helping her patients better understand their bodies, build capacity, and return to doing the things they love.