Riley

Riley is a qualified myotherapist and remedial massage therapist with a passion for helping clients reduce pain, improve movement, and support long-term wellbeing. 

 

Using a combination of hands-on manual therapy and movement-based rehabilitation, Riley creates personalised treatment plans tailored to each individual’s goals and lifestyle. Treatment techniques may include myofascial manipulation, dry needling, cupping therapy, and therapeutic exercise.

 

Riley is also trained in APPI Pilates (matwork and equipment-based rehabilitation) and enjoys incorporating movement and exercise into treatment plans to improve strength, posture, resilience, and injury prevention. 

 

He works with a wide range of clients, from those managing everyday tension and postural discomfort to individuals recovering from injury, always aiming to create a supportive environment that promotes recovery, confidence, and lasting health.

 

A key focus of Riley’s approach is helping clients identify the small changes that can lead to big improvements in how their body feels and moves. Whether it’s modifying daily habits, improving movement patterns, or building sustainable exercise routines, Riley believes long-term results often come from consistent, manageable actions.

 

Lifelong learning is a cornerstone of Riley’s philosophy, both professionally and personally. He has a strong interest in evidence-based healthcare, emerging research, movement, performance, and longevity. Continual education and professional development allow him to bring fresh perspectives and new ideas into his practice while maintaining a strong foundation in established clinical principles.

 

Outside the clinic, Riley loves to improve his public speaking and gas bagging skills by attending Toastmasters meetings a few times a month, watching many a TV show from action, fantasy, comedy and trying to explain to Mum and Dad why they need to stop watching MAFS as theres better shows out there. Otherwise keeping a balance of karaoke at home, ice baths with mates (cool to be cool) and a healthy amount of adventures and shenanigans along the way to keep things interesting.

 

Riley is also a passionate creator and has been involved in arts and crafts since the age of 12. With a particular love for superheroes, fantasy worlds, and all things Marvel and DC, he enjoys bringing creative projects to life through woodworking, foam crafting, painting, and prop building. His latest project is usually somewhere between the planning, building, painting, or finishing stage and the challenge is often finding enough room to display it all! Feel free to ask Riley what he’s currently working on, chances are he’ll be more than happy to show you photos and talk about the creative process.

 

Riley
Remedial Massage | Myotherapy
riley@melbournenaturaltherapies.com.au