The Pain & Spine Physio Clinic is a boutique physiotherapy clinic at 12 Kaniera Terrace, St Kilda, in Cambridge. It has a special interest in the spine and persistent pain, and its work starts with pain education, goal setting, individualised rehabilitation and manual therapy. The clinic looks at the body as a whole and aims to find the main driver of a person's pain, not only the place it hurts. Rehabilitation can include the gym if that suits the client, or focus on daily movements if it does not. You do not need a referral, and an ACC claim can be lodged at the first assessment for a recent injury. Prices on the site are $150 for a private one-hour initial as at 2026, $75 for a 30-minute private follow-up, $80 for an ACC one-hour initial and $55 for an ACC 30-minute follow-up.
Online booking is currently closed because the patient list is full. We hear that existing clients, and people referred by a health provider, can email or call to discuss availability. The clinic is led by Cheryl Hobson, who has nearly 20 years of musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience, including private practice in New Zealand and Singapore. She holds a postgraduate diploma in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and is a certified Mulligan practitioner. For someone in Cambridge with long-running back or neck pain, the clinic's focus on the source of the pain is the main reason to consider it.