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Monday 8am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8am - 6:30pm Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm Thursday 8am - 5:30pm Friday 8am - 5pm

Active Health Physio

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Active Health is a group of 4 practices across South Canterbury. Call us to see if our knowledge and experience can help you!

It is an ACC accredited musculoskeletal practice with experienced physios, here to support you with any injuries or pains! About Us

Rachael Boyce started her physiotherapy career at Canterbury Hospital in 1994 after graduating from Otago University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with credit. She then came to work in Timaru in 1996 at Physical Health Centre doing 2 years before travelling to the UK where she worked for the British Army as a physiotherapist in Germany and England. In 2000, Rachael returned to Physical Health Centre where she took over managing the clinic as sole physiotherapist before purchasing it in 2001. Since then, Rachael has expanded the depth and scope of the practice from just treating musculoskeletal sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation, to specialised back care, pilates classes and occupational injury management for both injured parties and employers. In 2014 Rachael purchased Active Health Services and combined the 2 businesses rebranding as Active Health. We now have 8 great physiotherapists and an occupational therapist on our team; and deliver services throughout South Canterbury with clinics in Timaru, Temuja and Waimate. Rachael and the team have worked with multiple sports teams and athletes including South Canterbury NPC Rugby team, Timaru Boys High Canterbury Crusaders 1st XV, Coast to coast athletes, Te Waipounamu Rugby, South Island Maori Womens rugby team and assisted over 500 businesses with return to work plans or other workplace injury prevention services. Active Health is recognized throughout South Canterbury as an industry leader supplying physiotherapy treatment and vocational services to some of South Canterbury's largest employers and highest achieving sports people and teams. Active Health gained ACC accreditation, which is the ISO 2000 equivalent, in 2004 which recognizes excellent in business systems and efficiency. ACC accredited practices have been shown by ACC to produce better outcomes for patients in shorter time frames than non-accredited practices.

11/12/2025

Lost and Found:

Has anyone left a Fuel card in Temuka clinic? Or a pair of jandals?

We are the proud owners of both now (not ours)!

09/12/2025

The Active Health crew took to the waters at Rakaia gorge to see some beautiful back country on Saturday for our end of year Christmas celebration.

Along with lunch at Barkers, a game of, cricket, touch rugby, BBQ and camping for a few.

All round Nz summer at its best!

30/11/2025

Wishing Ayaz Uddin Khattak a fabulous trip back to Pakistan to get married next week.🎊🎉

We sent him off with an Active Health tradition of giving him an awesome outfit to wear to the pub and questions to see how well he knows his bride.

Of course he nailed it, and gave us a dance to boot (under duress of course 😂)

Well done Ayaz. Safe travels and enjoy your wedding! We look forward to seeing you and your lovely wife in January

Rach and the team 😊

27/11/2025

Congratulations Anam Rana celebrating over 12 months with us at Active Health Physio 🎉
It's been a pleasure working with you Anam!
Thank you for your constant commitment to your patients, you put in so much effort to help everybody, always striving to do your best.
Thank you 🙏❤️

26/11/2025

Not a day over 21!
Happy birthday Casey Belworthy! 🎂🎉
Our behind the scenes operator.
From your Active Health family x

21/11/2025

Congratulations Charlotte!
So well deserved for all her hard work and hours of dedication.
We look forward to watching where you go to from here. 👏

Congratulations to Charlotte Blake on being awarded a significant scholarship and gaining a placement at the University of Notre Dame.

18/11/2025

The boys have a rather unusual cricket photo this week... We hope people didn't have too much damage from the hail again.

Bring back summer!

21/10/2025

Muhammad Junaid our cricketing superstar! Junaid one of our senior physios scored the 2nd EVER century at Ashbury Park on Saturday (with 10 sixes, and 19 in the last over)!

And physio Zohaib Khalid got 4 out in two overs bowling!

Congratulations guys awesome efforts! Totally deserved with all your hard training/practicing what you preach! 👏 😎

15/10/2025

Janelle from Nuture Fitness - Pilates instructor and Personal Trainer we collaborate with, put the physios through their paces and took them for pilates training last week.

At Active Health Physio we like to bring a team approach with other Health & Fitness providers to guide you back to better than you were before your injury!

08/10/2025

Thought I'd share this email from a hotel manager after we walked instead of taxiied to a hotel while traveling in Japan ... upholding New Zealands athletic name 💪😂

07/10/2025

Mental Health Awareness week this week has a focus on social connection, crucial for our wellbeing. This is myself and my daughters out walking in a forest, despite the face Laurens pulling we loved it 😂

Double tick as time in green or blue (water) spaces is also soooo good for our mental well-being.

What have you done this week for your mental well-being?

Address

30 Church Street
Timaru
7910

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+6436831122

Website

http://www.activehealth.nz/

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Our Story

Rachael Boyce started her physiotherapy career at Canterbury Hospital in 1994 after graduating from Otago University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Credit and achieving 2nd best performing student in her year. Rachael came to work in Timaru in 1996 at Physical Health Centre doing 2 years before travelling to the UK where she worked for the British Army as a physiotherapist in Germany and England.

In 2000, Rachael returned to Physical Health Centre (T/A Physio Centre) where she took over managing the clinic as sole physiotherapist before purchasing it in 2001. Since then, Rachael has expanded the depth and scope of the practice from just treating musculoskeletal sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation, to specialised back care, pilates classes and occupational injury management for both injured parties and employers.

In 2014 Rachael & her husband Peter purchased Active Health Services and combined Physio Centre and Active Health Services businesses rebranding as Active Health.