Dalman Physiotherapy is a family-owned clinic located on Level 9 of Petherick Tower at 38 Waring Taylor St, right in the heart of Wellington's CBD. With more than 12 years of experience, the team has built its reputation on comprehensive, evidence-based care that is tailored to each individual — from acute injuries and persistent pain to sports and workplace injuries and pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation.
What sets the clinic apart is time. Every appointment is a minimum of 30 minutes, giving the physiotherapists room to thoroughly assess, educate, provide hands-on treatment, and develop personalised exercise programmes that support recovery between visits. The team's stated goal is to get patients in better shape than before their injury occurred.
Services span sports physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, post-surgical rehabilitation, dry needling, manual therapy and compression boot therapy, supported by AXIT diagnostics and testing and access to imaging and specialist referrals. ACC-funded appointments are available, and online consultations can be arranged for those who can't make it in. A second, sister clinic operates in Tawa for those north of the city. Appointments can be booked online.
On Level 9 of Petherick Tower, at 38 Waring Taylor St in the heart of Wellington's central business district, Dalman Physiotherapy has quietly built a reputation as one of the city's trusted places to recover from injury. It is a family-owned clinic with more than 12 years of experience helping people move better, recover faster, and return to the activities they love. For office workers, runners, gym-goers and athletes across the capital, it offers something increasingly rare: the time and expertise to do rehabilitation properly.
The clinic's philosophy is straightforward — comprehensive, evidence-based care tailored to each individual rather than a one-size-fits-all routine. Its physiotherapists manage a wide range of conditions, from acute injuries and persistent pain through to sports and workplace injuries and pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation. The team's ambition is captured in a simple promise: to get you in better shape than before your injury occurred.
The most distinctive feature of a visit to Dalman is the length of the appointment. Every session is a minimum of 30 minutes, and the team puts that time to work: a thorough assessment, clear education about what is happening in your body, hands-on treatment where it will help, and a personalised exercise programme you can take away to keep your recovery moving between visits.
That structure reflects a broader commitment to long-term outcomes over quick fixes. Rather than simply settling symptoms, the clinic's approach focuses on building strength, control and resilience so injuries are less likely to return — the same principle that underpins its work with athletes.
Dalman's service list covers the full arc of recovery. Sports physiotherapy is a particular strength: the team works with athletes and active individuals to recover from injury and optimise performance, using sport-specific rehabilitation programmes, strength and conditioning integration, injury prevention strategies, progressive return-to-play planning, and hands-on treatment where needed. Runners, gym-goers and team sport players are all well catered for.
Alongside that sits post-surgical rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, dry needling, manual therapy and compression boot therapy for recovery. Assessment is supported by diagnostics and testing through AXIT, providing objective strength and movement data, and the clinic can arrange imaging and specialist referrals when your recovery needs additional input. ACC-funded appointments are available for eligible injuries, and online consultations can be booked for those who can't easily get into the CBD.
The Wellington CBD clinic is open 8am to 5pm on weekdays, on Level 9 of Petherick Tower at 38 Waring Taylor St — convenient for anyone working or living in the city centre. Appointments can be booked online through the clinic's booking system, or by phoning 04 499 3430. Dalman also operates a second clinic in Tawa, at Fitness Portal Tawa on Surrey Street, open 7.30am to 4pm on weekdays, for those based north of the city.
Whether you're recovering from surgery, working your way back to the sports field, or dealing with pain that has lingered too long, Dalman Physiotherapy's CBD clinic offers the time, the tools and the experience to get you moving again — with a plan built around you, not a template.