About Scott
Scott Marzato, a homegrown Novocastrian, spent 5 years in Sydney training with some of Australia’s best Sports Doctors, Physiotherapists, Massage Therapists, Chiropractors and Nutritionists. Throughout this time Scott has treated many high-profile athletes from across a vast array of sports including the Sydney Swans, Wallabies, NRL, A-league and NSWIS Swim team.
Scott spent 5 seasons with the Sydney Swans as a Sports Trainer and Massage Therapist, travelling with the team to their games all over Australia. Being the first point of call on the field, Scott assisted the players with their many injuries. Scott also provided the Sydney Swans players with maintenance massages through the week, to assist in keeping their bodies in good shape, helping them to cope with their intense training regime.
Throughout the 2010/11 and 2021 to present seasons, Scott provides maintenance massage to the A-league team, the Newcastle Jets. He also treated the Wallabies players in 2014 while they were training and playing in Sydney.
When Scott returned to Newcastle in 2016, he opened his own Sports & Remedial Massage clinic, Elite Muscle Health. He and his competent team covered many travelling sports teams from different codes that travel here to play. NRL teams like Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans and A-League teams such as Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar are just a few that trust us for their soft tissue maintenance when playing in Newcastle.
In 2019, Scott bought Hunter Physio from his long-term personal Physio and friend, Paul Hazell. This allowed Scott to bring his team across from Elite Muscle Health to bolster the already quality Hunter Physio team. Within a year we slightly rebranded becoming Hunter Physio Sports Clinic and have an impressive team of therapists and admin staff.
Scott has a strong sports background playing representative Rugby Union for Newcastle and being selected multiple years to play for NSW Country. He currently competes in triathlons and enjoys strength training and Pilates. Scott has suffered many different serious injuries throughout his sporting history and spent many hours in rehabilitation with one of Newcastle’s best physiotherapists, Paul Hazell. Scott’s many injuries lead him to pursue a career in sports remedial massage having realised he can remain connected to sports in a major way and with new motivation.
My main focus is:
Q. What are your core beliefs about wellness and health?
That to help reach your maximum health potential, you must not only eat healthily and exercise but look after the mind as well. Take time out of our busy lives to relax and enjoy yourself, everything in moderation. Healthy mind, body and soul.
Q. What key health lessons do you like to impart to patients?
To take time in the day to have a little stretch and move your joints around, many of us these days spend too many hours in certain postures that are not healthy for our bodies. Taking as little as a few minutes a couple of times a day can make a big difference!
Q. What do you enjoy about your job?
Working with people and helping them achieve a level of health and happiness they desire.
Q. What are your extracurricular passions?
I love being fit and active so in my spare time I train and compete in Triathlon, ocean swims, gym, Pilates, yoga and love going to the beach. I am also passionate about spending time with my fiancé and son, my friends and working on my vintage muscle car. I love just about all sports but my main interests would be swimming, cycling, running, rugby union, rugby league, football (soccer) and AFL.
About Tehjana
Born and raised in the Upper Hunter, Tehjana moved to Newcastle at the completion of her Higher School Certificate.
As an avid sports fan, Tehjana has always been interested in the treatment and rehabilitation of acute and chronic injuries. During her Diploma of Remedial Massage at TAFE, Tehjana worked in conjunction with the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle Jets providing soft tissue therapy. Since the completion of her degree in 2015, Tehjana has continued to work with the Newcastle Jets as their Head Soft Tissue Therapist.
Throughout her career, Tehjana has had the opportunity to work with various athletes from both the NRL and the A-League. She has also worked as a part of the Massage Therapists Team for the Fijian International NRL Squad for the 2016 Pacific Test.
In 2019, Tehjana completed a course in Myofascial cupping.
My main focus is:
Q. What are your core beliefs about wellness and health?
To support optimal health and wellbeing we must maintain a balance of movement, rest and recovery.
Q. What key health lessons do you like to impart to patients?
I encourage my clients to heighten their awareness and listen to their body, no two people are the same so take the time to find what works for you.
Q. What do you enjoy about your job?
I love that my job allows me to help people. I am able to assist an individual in achieving their fitness/sporting goals, reduce chronic pain or simply provide a relaxing environment for those who need to de-stress and unwind.
Q. What are your extracurricular passions?
Outside of work I enjoy pilates, spending time with family and friends, and sport.
About Peter
Peter was born and bred in Newcastle. He gained his qualification in the health and fitness industry as a massage therapist in 2020. Pete’s interest in massage therapy developed over years of learning to manage his own injuries after coming off a motorcycle in the reckless days of his youth. His accident helped him form the two basic tenants of his health philosophy: first, stay positive! Any injury or condition can be improved. And second, try not to do anything stupid in the first place.
In the past, Peter spent time in the travel industry and worked as an English teacher while living in Japan. He is also a qualified chef, specialising in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food.
My main focus is:
Q.What are your core beliefs about wellness and health?
That wellness and health is a journey, just like any other form of self-development. It doesn’t matter where you begin, it just matters that you are taking steps to improve. That will automatically put you ahead of where you were when you started.
Q.What key health lessons do you like to impart to patients??
Small decisions, micro habits, little steps. They all count and over time can add up to big results.
Q.What do you enjoy about your job??
My whole career has been people focused. I love making connections and helping people.
Q.What are your extracurricular passions??
I am constantly looking for new things to learn and am a keen reader. I also love spending time with my family and friends, cooking, gardening and hanging out with our dog and rabbits.
About Ben
Originally from Newcastle, Ben gained professional experience working in the New York City Health and Wellness industry over the course of 10 years working as a Massage Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant, Personal Trainer and Movement Specialist in a range of clinics and multidisciplinary facilities.
Ben has worked with a number of patient populations and athletes ranging from the NFL to the UFC, MLS to MLB, Olympians and the everyday athlete. Ben originally obtained his Diploma of Health Sciences (Massage Therapy) at the TAFE institute of Newcastle and in 2020 obtained Remedial Massage Therapy with Honours. Ben also holds a Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Health and Physical Education at the University of Newcastle.
After teaching Physical Education in secondary colleges for 2 years in the UK, Ben moved to NYC to work more specifically in clinical rehabilitative care. Ben has had experience working alongside Chiropractors at a Chiropractic Clinic as a massage therapist for two years then moved to a Physical Therapy Clinic for 5 years where he guided patients through functional and corrective exercise. This provided Ben with a huge and diverse variety of conditions, populations and abilities, from post operative patients to high functioning athletes.
Ben’s mission is to educate, enlighten and empower others to move well, feel well and be well. Through a combination of trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage, active release technique, IASTM and PNF stretching Ben aims to alleviate pain and achieve correct joint and tissue functionality.
My main focus is:
Q.What are your core beliefs about wellness and health?
That the body in its optimal alignment is self healing. Understanding our own specific physical demands allows us to find our own optimal alignment. Not one shoe fits all.
Q.What key health lessons do you like to impart to patients?
That repetition is the blueprint for failure, variation is key.
Q.What do you enjoy about your job?
Working with people to solve problems. I’m a Sherpa – not a healer, the body does that pretty well by itself, only sometimes it needs a guide.
Q.What are your extracurricular passions?
Anything to do with the beach, re-exploring Newcastle, huge appreciation for architecture and design.