Dr. Melissa graduated Magna Cum Laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, California, USA, in March 2015. She now runs Dalmeny Chiropractic on the South Coast NSW. Prior to returning to Australia with her young family in 2022, she worked in a private practice and within the Silicon Valley corporate world at Apple providing chiropractic care since. She also worked with athletes from the NHL and NFL in private contract.

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Dr. Melissa has completed extensive additional training in pre-natal, postpartum, and pediatric chiropractic treatments, as well as extremity adjusting, and sports injuries. She has taken ART (Active Release Technique) seminars, Graston training, and is a certified Rocktape RockDoc.

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In her personal life Melissa competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the sport of Skeleton after she was talent identified, recruited and talent transferred by the Australian Institute of Sport through a ground breaking program focused on taking highly talented athletes from one sport and transferring them into a new sport. Melissa represented Australia in Skeleton for over 10 years in international competition, and also won the under 23 World Championships in 2006. Prior to competing in Skeleton, Melissa was a two time World Champion in the Flags discipline of Surf Life Saving, and represented Australia on the international stage for many years.

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These days she enjoys spending time with her partner, two sons, and pet dog, surfing, and running for fun.