Ryan Cunningham – Director and Senior Physiotherapist

Ryan is a director and senior physiotherapist for Movehappy Healthcare. He completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra. Throughout his degree he gained employment with The Canberra Hospital as a physio assistant, working in neurological rehabilitation, medical wards and outpatient rehab. The last year of his degree was spent working in musculoskeletal physiotherapy alongside sports physios and providing sports trainer services to several sporting teams. After graduating, Ryan began work in private practice, where he has remained since. He worked with the CBR Brave Australian Ice Hockey League team and the Belconnen Blue Devils National Premier League football team in their 2016 seasons. He continues to treat athletes from novice to professional levels on a regular basis. Ryan enjoys working with a broad range of clients, from post surgical rehabilitation to acute injuries, cervicogenic headaches, TMJ disorders and chronic pain; to name a few.

Ryan prides himself on using evidence based practice and is passionate about ongoing professional development. He has used courses such as, Mulligan Concept, Lyn Watson shoulder courses, Barb Hungerford’ courses on Pelvis, SIJ, rib and spinal dysfunction and GEMt trigger point dry needling to assist in developing his skills. Ryan is also slowly working his way through a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and a Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

Ben Martin – Senior Physiotherapist

Ben spent 9 years in the fitness industry before graduating from UC with a Bachelor of Physio.
During this time, he learnt the value of increasing a person’s physical capacity, and empowering them with the knowledge to preserve and increase it.
As a former swimmer, he understands the demands of elite training, competition schedules, and how frustrating injuries can be. He is particularly passionate about assisting athletes to break into the ranks of the elite.

As a physio, Ben’s goal is to return people to maximal function post-injury, and reduce their risk of recurrence through body awareness and reduction of imbalances.

Hannah Martin – Senior Physiotherapist

Hannah undertook a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise Science before completing her Master of Physiotherapy at University of Canberra where she placed top 5 in her year for musculoskeletal practice.

Since starting work with us in 2017 she has developed an increased interest in women’s health, hypermobility disorders and paediatric disability/physiotherapy.

She is undertaking further study in these areas as well as musculoskeletal physiotherapy and pre-and post-partum exercise training to help her clients get the best possible individually tailored results.
Hannah’s main goal as a senior physiotherapist at Movehappy is to help everyone reach their desired physical potential regardless of condition or disability and hopefully enjoy some laughs along the way!

Lucy Taylor 

Lucy completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra. While studying, she gained an internship with the ACT Brumbies and worked as a sports trainer for local Rugby Union and AFL clubs.

Lucy is passionate about helping clients achieve their goals. She enjoys working with a range of clients, from acute injury management to rehabilitation for chronic and neurological conditions. Lucy has particular interest in paediatrics and women’s health, and provides post-operative treatment at the CAPS Clinic to aid early recovery.

Outside of work, Lucy enjoys spending time with her two dogs and horse. She regularly trains and competes at local dressage competitions. Having spent several years working in the equestrian industry, Lucy understands the physical demands of both amateur and professional riders.

Josh Silk-Jones

Josh is a long time Canberran having studied at Canberra Grammar School and later graduated from the University of Canberra in 2022 with First Class Honours and Top 5 ranking in clinical placements.

In his gap year between school and university, he worked at a boarding school in Scotland and assisted coaching rugby and cricket. He competed at the Scottish National Swimming Championships. Josh has also been a development level Swimming Australia Coach for the past six years.

As a previous high level swimmer, Josh understands the difficulties injuries present in maintaining training and competition schedules. Josh is very passionate about injury prevention and optimisation of training programs to reduce risk of injury in the sporting setting.

Josh also has a keen interest in military overuse injuries. The highlight of his university placements was working in Joint Health Command at the Royal Military College – Duntroon. Josh’s university honours project investigated bone loads associated with military training, to help predict the likelihood of developing shin splints. At Movehappy, he is providing physiotherapy coverage for the Australian Federal Police College. Josh enjoys assisting all his clients to balance their occupational training requirements, injuries, rehabilitation and lifestyle.

In his spare time, you will likely find Josh on the golf course or practicing the bagpipes, both of which will probably take a lifetime to master.

James Moujalli

James moved from Sydney to complete his Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra. Having worked as a trainer and participated in various sports, he developed a great passion for fitness and exercise.

James understands the struggles of managing injuries, having developed a great interest in injury prevention and the rehab journey through professional and personal experience. He aims to use manual therapy techniques and his skills as a trainer to help people achieve their goals and live more pain-free lives.

Outside of the clinic, James competes in American football, enjoys weightlifting, hiking, and his teaching himself how to play the guitar.

Jon Stephens

Jon completed his undergraduate studies in Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Management through the University of Canberra. This led him to several roles across private strength and conditioning, sports training for local AFL clubs as well as in the ACT Brumbies match day and memberships teams for 5 years. Soon afterwards, Jon completed his Master of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra before pursuing further training in dry needling, GLA:D, advanced first aid principles and more. He appreciates the diversity of working with all presentations but particularly enjoys working with acute neck pain and return to sport rehab cases.

Jon is endlessly enthusiastic for patient goals and aims to strike a balance between progressive rehabilitation planning, exercise prescription and manual therapy to get patients there as quickly as possible. In his free time, you’ll find Jon choking out (or being choked by) his buddies in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, cruising on his longboard or escaping the city to enjoy all things camping, hunting or fishing.

Jess Curren

Jess joined us after completing her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra.

As a former competitive swimmer and a gymnastics coach of 10 years, she has a deep understanding of the demands placed on the body at all levels. Jess is particularly passionate about sports injury rehabilitation and helping patients return to the activities they love.

When she’s not in the clinic, you’ll likely find her under the hood of her car or hanging out with her many (many!) houseplants.