Tel: 03 9857 3143
Sports Chiropractor Melbourne | Luke Nelson, Health & High Performance
We help you recover from injury & achieve peak performance
Why choose us?
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Luke:
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20 years experience in establishing a leading practice in Melbourne and gaining vast experience in clinical practice and postgraduate study.
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Certified Running Coach & Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Experience working with elite sporting teams (Collingwood Football Club, Victorian men’s water polo and the Oakleigh Chargers AFL) and
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Experience working with elite individual athletes (Olympic runners, Iron Man triathletes, AFL footballers, golfers, mixed martial artists, cricketers and netballers).
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Our team are leaders in their field:
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Luke is the past President of Sports Chiropractic Australia and past Vice-President of the Sports Medicine Australia Victorian Committee.
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Experience in wholistic injury management:
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Luke regularly presents at national and international conferences on various topics in sports medicine. Luke has completed both a post-graduate diploma in Sports Chiropractic and a Masters in Sports Science.
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Onsite rehabilitation facility including assessment tools, rehab equipment and treadmill with video motion analysis and High-performance gym
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This enables an elite level of assessment, early and advanced stage rehab, and enables us to ensure full, comprehensive management of each patient such that they return to their full potential and active lifestyle as soon as possible.
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Thorough examination to get to the source of your problem: This includes a detailed discussion of your health concerns, followed by assessments of mobility, movement and strength using our state-of-the-art technology. This is also in addition to a review of associated risk factors and other things that may impact health, injury, performance and recovery (lifestyle, nutrition, etc).
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Comprehensive Management Plans: Once a comprehensive review of all factors impacting health, well-being, performance, injury (etc) has resulted in a diagnosis, we implement management plans incorporating our three primary modalities:
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Manual Therapy (soft tissue, manipulative therapy)
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Active Care (dynamic rehabilitation, exercise therapy, movement modification, training load management and running gait modification)
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Lifestyle Advice (stress management, recovery, sleep, nutrition)
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We actively engage in an integrative approach with patients and other members of their health & performance team (GPs, coaches, personal trainers, other health practitioners etc.) through open and regular communication.
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We embody our philosophy and live a high-performance life balancing clinical practice, family life and a passion for exercise:
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Luke is a passionate runner and has completed multiple marathons and Iron Man triathlons. He also has 2 young children.
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Melbourne's Evidence-Based Sports Chiropractic Clinic
At Health & High Performance, we don't believe in temporary fixes. We believe in understanding the root cause of your injury, restoring full function, and building the resilience to prevent it happening again.
Whether you're training for your first fun run, preparing for a marathon, managing a long-standing Achilles tendinopathy, or recovering from a serious knee injury — our approach is the same: evidence-based, performance-focused, and built around you.
Luke Nelson brings 20 years of clinical experience as a Sports Chiropractor in Melbourne, combined with a Masters in Sports Science and a post-graduate diploma in Sports Chiropractic. As a certified Running Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach — and a passionate marathon runner and Ironman triathlete himself — Luke doesn't just treat athletes.
He is one.
Conditions We Treat
Our clinic specialises in the assessment and management of sports and musculoskeletal injuries for active individuals. Conditions we commonly treat include:
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Achilles tendinopathy — evidence-based load management and progressive tendon rehabilitation
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Knee pain — patellofemoral pain, ITB syndrome, ACL rehabilitation, and return to sport
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Foot and heel pain — plantar fasciitis, bone stress injuries, and biomechanical assessment
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Calf pain — muscle strains, soleus tendinopathy, differential diagnosis and rehabilitation
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Hip pain — hip flexor, glute, and hip labral issues affecting movement and performance
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Bone stress injuries — stress reactions, stress fractures, load monitoring and graded return
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Back pain — lumbar injuries in active individuals, spinal assessment and active rehabilitation
If you don't see your injury listed, get in touch — if it's affecting your movement or performance, we can help.
How We Work
Every patient begins with a thorough consultation: a detailed conversation about your injury history, training load, goals, and lifestyle — followed by a comprehensive physical assessment using our on-site technology and rehabilitation facility.
From there, we build a Comprehensive Management Plan incorporating three core pillars:
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Manual Therapy
hands-on soft tissue work and manipulative therapy to restore movement and reduce pain.
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Active Care
dynamic rehabilitation, strength programming, exercise therapy, training load management, and running gait analysis on our treadmill with video motion analysis.
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Lifestyle Advice
because recovery doesn't only happen in the clinic. We address sleep, nutrition, stress management, and recovery strategies — the factors most often overlooked.
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Serving Active Individuals Across Melbourne's East
Our clinic is located in Mont Albert North, conveniently accessible for patients from Balwyn, Kew, Box Hill, Doncaster, Surrey Hills, Hawthorn, and surrounding Melbourne eastern suburbs.
We also offer online consultations for patients across Victoria and Australia who want access to evidence-based sports chiropractic care wherever they're located.
Ready to get back to what you love?
Book a consultation with Luke — and take the first step back to full performance.