2 March 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Marsden School and Proactive ‘Four corners of Health’ join forces
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and Proactive ‘Four Corner of Health’ physiotherapists are joining forces and offering
a school-based physio clinic two days a week. This service will be available to students and staff and the clinic will
offer their Four Corners of Health approach alongside specific physiotherapy specialist skills.
“After suffering from an injury, illness or setback, your body’s resilience takes a big hit, says Regional Manager Dr
Jessica Povall, “Our four corners of Health model asesses the four most critical factors when it comes to optimising
recovery and boosting performance; Physical Function, Sleep, Nutrition and Mindset”.
“Big picture wellbeing is a great approach for our girls and young women”, says Eliott Brookes, Director of Sport at
Marsden School, “we are pleased to be able to offer this service to our students and staff. Proactive Physiotherapy has
a strong focus on injury prevention and their programme includes Injury Prevention workshops. “We hope our students will
take their learnings into their community sport and activities and life beyond school”, says Brookes.
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School has been providing quality independent education for more than 135 years. Today it has
two campuses. The Marsden School Karori campus provides Preschool education for boys and girls, and education for girls
from Years 1 to 13. Marsden Whitby provides education for boys and girls Years 7 – 13. As a not-for-profit organisation
Marsden School expresses its vision in terms of what it ultimately wants to achieve for its students. That is to lay the
foundation for lives of meaning, accomplishment and happiness, in a rapidly changing world. marsden.school.nz
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