Lachlan McGrath
Accredited Exercise PhysiologistLachlan is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist at MTP Health, with four and a half years in the industry and a passion for helping people move, feel and live better.
A career shaped by elite sport and performance
His path began in elite sport from a young age, where early exposure to high-performance testing, acute injury management and strength and conditioning planted the seed for a career helping people achieve their goals, optimise their health and quality of life, and support their mental wellbeing along the way.
Lachlan enjoys working with a broad range of presentations and has a particular clinical interest in pain science.
Exercise physiology across injury, pain and healthy ageing
Lower limb sporting injuries
Lachlan works with athletes managing lower limb sporting injuries and supports their progression back to activity and performance.
Lower back pain
He works with people experiencing lower back pain, helping them understand symptoms and build capacity through appropriate exercise.
Osteoarthritis and shoulder pain
His caseload includes hip and knee osteoarthritis and rotator cuff-related shoulder pain.
Pain science
Lachlan has a particular clinical interest in pain science and places education at the centre of his approach.
Individual and group exercise sessions
He delivers both one-on-one and group sessions across private, Medicare, NDIS and WorkCover/CTP funding.
Programs built around the individual
Programs might include mobility, muscle activation, movement patterning, plyometric, strength and balance work, depending on the individual.
Education comes first
Understanding your pain or diagnosis
For Lachlan, education comes first. He starts by helping you understand your pain or diagnosis, along with simple lifestyle and behavioural changes you can put into practice straight away to ease symptoms, then sets goals together to build a six-to-twelve-week plan.
Building capacity over time
From there, he uses graded exposure and progressive overload to drive real physiological change — in mobility, strength, power and endurance — that improves how you function day to day and in the activities and sports you love.
Creating a plan that fits you
Lachlan combines education, simple lifestyle and behavioural changes, goal setting and progressive exercise to build a plan around the individual.
A relaxed start to understanding your journey
Getting to know you
Your first appointment is relaxed: expect a tour of the facility and a bit of a yarn so he can get to know you, before digging into the journey that’s brought you to MTP Health. Understanding what’s aggravated and relieved your pain in the past helps him work out which approach will suit you best.
Education and training
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)
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