Welcome to
Pacific Hand Therapy
Looking for a hand and upper limb therapist near you? Pacific Hand Therapy is conveniently located in Dee Why, proudly servicing its local community as well as the neighbouring suburbs of Dee Why, Beacon Hill, North Curl Curl, Naraweena and Cromer. All of our practices are committed to the best possible patient outcome. Our practices work closely with many hand units and surgeons across Sydney and are proud of these strong relationships.
Our Team
Alana Thomakos
Physiotherapist, Certified Hand Therapist (USA)
BPhty, CHT
Alana graduated from Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2020. She started her career working at Royal North Shore Hospital, gaining experience in many different areas including Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Neuro, Orthopaedics and Fracture Clinic. She has since achieved the qualification of Certified Hand Therapist (USA) and is an associate member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association.
Alana has many years of experience from treating a wide range of hand and upper limb injuries. She particularly enjoys helping people recover from traumatic injuries and treating paediatric patients.
Outside of work Alana enjoys waterskiing and spending time with her big family!
Alana consults from Pacific Hand Therapy and Northern Beaches Hand Therapy.
Belinda Stretton
Physiotherapist
Belinda completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney in 1995. She gained experience in managing hand and upper limb conditions while working in various public hospital settings in Sydney, regional NSW and the United Kingdom.
Belinda commenced working exclusively in hand and upper limb therapy in 2003 and has gained extensive experience managing acute, chronic and complex traumatic injuries in private practice. Belinda also enjoys treating rheumatological hand conditions and educating clients on managing chronic hand issues.
Belinda is an Associate Member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) and is working towards becoming an Accredited Hand Therapist.
Belinda consults from Macquarie Hand Therapy on Tuesdays and Pacific Hand Therapy on Fridays.
Davide Tieppo
Physiotherapist
BPhty, Grad Cert Sports Physio
Davide graduated from LaTrobe University in 2009 with a Bachelor in Physiotherapy and went on to complete a Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy in 2013. Since graduating, Davide has always had an interest in the upper limb and has worked in a variety of private practice, hospital and sports settings (in both Melbourne and London). In 2020, he found his passion for hand therapy, and has been developing and expanding his knowledge on the subject ever since.
Emma Douglass
Occupational Therapist, Accredited Hand Therapist (AHTA), Certified Hand Therapist (USA)
B.OccTh
Emma graduated from Australian Catholic University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. Emma initially started her career working in the public hospital sector in various areas including Acute Stroke Unit, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Intensive Care and Aged Care. Emma transitioned into working full time in hand therapy in 2022.
Joanna McGlashan
Occupational Therapist
Joanna completed a Bachelor of Occupational therapy with First Class Honours from University of Newcastle in 2018. Since graduating she has gained experience across a range of settings including working in aged care community services, outpatient rehabilitation and paediatric occupational therapy. Joanna has a strong interest in treating hand conditions and injuries. She is completing further study to extend her skills and expertise, working alongside leading hand surgeons and therapists.
Outside of work, she enjoys ocean swimming and walking her dog.
Joanna consults at Northern Beaches Hand Therapy and Pacific Hand Therapy in Dee Why.
Joel Valentine
Hand Therapist
Hi, I’m Joel, a Hand Therapist who loves helping people feel their best. I am a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, and an Associate member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association. I love the complex anatomy of the fingers, and enjoy helping people get back to what it is they love to do. When I’m not at work, I’m usually on the tennis court or in the park reading a book..
Pacific Hand Therapy has been established on the Northern Beaches for more than 20 years.
Looking for a New South Wales hand and upper limb therapist near you? Pacific Hand Therapy is conveniently located in Dee Why, proudly servicing its local community as well as the neighbouring suburbs of Dee Why, Beacon Hill, North Curl Curl, Naraweena and Cromer. All of our practices are committed to the best possible patient outcome. Our practices work closely with many hand units and surgeons across Sydney and are proud of these strong relationships.
We pride ourselves in offering patients the latest evidence-based treatment approach in hand therapy, information, equipment and administrative services.
The practice is considered a centre of excellence for hand surgery and therapy, receiving referrals from consultant hand surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, general practitioners and physiotherapists.
In 2018 we moved to new consulting rooms at the Kingsway, allowing us to continue to provide quality hand therapy care to patients on the northern beaches of Sydney. Pacific Hand Therapy renewed its Physiotherapy Accreditation with QIP in 2017.
Pacific Hand Therapy is an Accredited Physiotherapy Practice.
