Practitioners
Dr. Louise Bibby (Advanced Sports Osteopath)
Victoria University 2009 - B.Sc. (Clin.Sci) M.H.Sc. (Osteo)
Central Mallee Osteopathy - Director & Founder (2010)
Osteo Sports Network - Director & Founder (2018)
Sports Medicine Australia Victorian State Council
Western Bulldogs VFLW Player
Rural Osteo Outreach Program (2020)
Special Interests:
General & Sports Injury Management / Consulting
Strength & Conditioning Coaching
Athlete Development & Mentoring
Advanced Knee / ACL Rehabilitation
Pregnancy-Related Pain, Women’s Health, Kids & Bubs
Lou has a genuine desire to connect and help people. She is passionate about providing support in a way that makes patients feel thoroughly cared for, within a highly skilled and professional team environment that has been built over the last decade. With energy to spare, Lou thrives on building strong trusting relationships, finding solutions, and getting results.
Along with assisting day-to-day patients with their general musculoskeletal maladies, Lou has a passion for sport and performance. In May 2020, Lou was historically amongst the first two osteopaths in Australia to be awarded the “Advanced Sports Osteopath” title by Osteopathy Australia for her vocational commitment to osteopathic sports professional development.
From casual walkers, amateur runners, those returning to fitness post-pregnancy, more serious endurance athletes, elderly patients with strength and functional goals, patients rehabilitating from serious injury or surgery, workers getting back to their occupational demands, community sports participants, right down to aspiring young athletes with sports development goals – Lou adapts her management for all ages, abilities and conditions with structured education, planning, programs and goal setting.
After rehabilitating earlier from a serious knee injury of her own, she now dedicates a great deal of her practicing time towards sports injury management and rehabilitation, injury risk assessment and prevention with individuals and teams, strength and conditioning coaching across all demographics, and developing junior athlete development programs. She is also committed to the mentoring of athletes, coaches, sports trainers, allied health professionals, osteopathic graduates, and students.
11 years in practice has been very rewarding. Lou is extremely proud of the newly established “Osteo Outreach Program” which delivers osteopathic allied health services to surrounding rural north Victorian communities, along with pathways and employment opportunities for graduate osteopaths. She is as equally proud of the collaborative relationships, sponsorships and partnerships developed over this time in the local community, and wider within the osteopathic and allied health industries.
Dr. Michael Crisp (Osteopath)
Victoria University 2017 – B.Sc. (Clin.Sci) M.H.Sc. (Osteopathy)
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Exercise Rehabilitation
Foot & Ankle Rehabilitation
Back and Neck Pain (including Headaches)
Mick, a local from Sea Lake, loves to build rapport with his patients to make them feel as comfortable as possible in the treatment room. He has a holistic approach to treatment and is keen to further his learning by attending courses and seminars to ensure he is able provide the best possible treatment outcomes.
Mick’s main interests are treating patients with musculoskeletal injuries, especially those related to sports, as well as creating and progressing exercise programs.
Due to his own personal sporting injuries, Mick has a vested interest in providing ankle rehabilitation, whether that be aiming to avoid surgery or post-surgical rehabilitation, to return to full activity or sport.
Dr. Jake Wright (Osteopath)
RMIT 2019 - B.H.Sc / B.App.Sc. (Osteopathy)
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Exercise Rehabilitation
Shoulder and Upper Limb Rehabilitation
TMJ & Neck Pain (including Headaches)
Jake applies a strong structural approach to his treatment and evaluates the impact that exercise, diet, posture, work & lifestyle factors can have on his patient’s recovery and pain management.
Currently also working at North Melbourne Football Club he enjoys the challenge of sporting injuries and enjoys helping not only athletes but all ranges of the community to obtain their optimal outcome in life or sport.
Jake treats a range of conditions such as muscle strains, back pain and repetitive injuries. He has an interest in upper limb injuries, TMJ complaints and headaches..
Dr. Lachlan Westwood (Osteopath)
RMIT 2019 - B.H.Sc / B.App.Sc. (Osteopathy)
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Neck & Back Pain (Including Headaches)
Exercise Rehabilitation
Sports Injuries
Lachlan began his career as an osteopath with his desire to give back to the rural community that raised him. Lachlan uses a structural approach to treatment and management while evaluating posture, lifestyle & work factors, gait analysis and how these factors can contribute to a patient’s injury or complaint.
Lachlan loves his sport and as such has a special interest in the treatment and management of sporting injuries. While treating a vast range of conditions he aims to empower each patient in the community through education so they have the appropriate understanding of their aches and pains.
Dr. Jess Jobling (Osteopath)
RMIT 2020 - B.H.Sc / B.App.Sc. (Osteopathy)
Back & Neck Pain (Including Headaches)
Elderly Patient Care
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Hip & Pelvic Pain
Jess, a local Swan Hill girl, has a passion to provide optimal healthcare to the local community. Jess has a keen interest in pelvic, hip, low back and neck pain (including headaches), often evaluating the lifestyle and occupational factors contributing to this.
Jess aims to reduce pain by using a holistic approach when treating and assessing pain. She loves meeting new patients and creating a welcoming treatment room.
Jess is a firm believer of patient education, including helping patients understand chronic pain. She strives to help patients get back to completing the activities they love.
Reception Staff
Romaney Kennedy - Office Management
Romaney joined the CMO team in July 2020. Originally from Ballarat, Romaney moved to Swan Hill 5 years ago. She enjoys the Swan Hill lifestyle, not to mention the weather change!
In 2012 she completed a Bachelor of Management – Human Resource Management at the University of Ballarat. Romaney enjoys building relationships with people and the challenges with new tasks she has taken on since joining the CMO team.
Romaney enjoys playing Netball for Swan Hill, most recently taking on a junior coaching role. When she isn’t hard at work, you will find her out and about walking her dog, spending time with her partner or making the trip back to Ballarat to spend quality time with her family.
Melissa Gilchrist (Hogan) - Office Management
Melissa has been a valuable part of the Central Mallee Osteopathy reception team since its first expansion to Swan Hill at the beginning of 2014.
Growing up in Nullawil, Melissa is a busy mum of 3 clever kids and is highly active in both Swan Hill and Nullawil sporting, school and community groups.
Always a friendly face, she helps keep the place ticking like clockwork, and provides valuable support to the whole team.