Riley Lock

There’s a common experience with pain that goes something like this: it starts small, you work around it, it doesn’t quite go away, you push through it, then one day it stops you doing something you’d rather be doing. That’s usually when people book in with Riley. Riley completed his Doctor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne, and treats the full range of musculoskeletal conditions, from the low back that flares up when you sit too long, to the shoulder that never fully recovered from a thing years ago, to the knee, hip, calf or ankle that’s making walking, working, training or sleeping harder than it needs to be. He’s also certified in Clinical Pilates (APPI Equipment and Matwork), so when strength and stability are part of the recovery, they get built into the same plan. Riley’s approach is to work out what’s actually driving the pain, not just where it shows up. He uses functional movement assessments to see how you load and unload, watches how the body moves under real conditions, and then explains what he finds in plain language. You’ll leave with a plan you can actually work with, not a stretch sheet and a shrug. Manual therapy where it helps, rehab that fits your week, and Clinical Pilates if it belongs in the picture. Riley also happens to be a serious athlete himself, a marathon and ultra runner, Ironman finisher, and 2024 Nike Melbourne Marathon pacer. Which means he understands the difference between a niggle to train through and a signal to back off, and he won’t tell you to just stop moving if you’ve got a life you’d like to keep living. Riley commonly helps with: neck and back pain, shoulder, hip and knee pain, sports and overuse injuries, running-related injuries, calf and Achilles pain, chronic pain, postural pain from desk work, return-to-activity rehab, biomechanical assessment and gait analysis, and Clinical Pilates.