Our Story
The practice was founded in 1973 by Lois and David Clarke. Wendy Thompson joined the practice as an associate in 1986, and after two years, she assumed full-time ownership following Lois Clark’s retirement in 1988. Greg Bell joined as an associate in 2015, and Petrina Le Cudennec joined the practice in 2021. Since then, the practice has been consistently busy and continues to uphold Lois Clark’s legacy of prioritising patient education and supporting a holistic approach to wellness. In 2018 Greg took over the Moree and Inverell Practices with Wendy continuing to travel between the Inverell and Glen Innes Practice. In 2023 the practice continued its growth with expansion into Narrabri. Our team is proud to support our community as we journey with families in their health journey.
Greg Bell - Chiropractor
Greg is originally from northern NSW where he grew up on a farm between Glen Innes and Inverell. He spent his teenage years attending boarding school in Tamworth. Upon finishing high school Greg spent some time out to decide what he wanted to study and travelled around Australia and New Zealand working as a shearer and roustabout.
Following this break he pursued a career in chiropractic and moved to Sydney to complete his Undergraduate and Masters degree at Macquarie University. On graduating Dr. Greg moved to the US and spent the next couple of years working in Washington DC and Boston, learning and refining his skills in the Gonstead technique. With a passion for public speaking and coaching other chiropractors an opportunity arose to be one of the lead chiropractors in the first and largest chiropractic organization in Asia. He has spent the last 3 years working in Singapore and training other chiropractors to bring chiropractic to areas of Malaysia, Indonesia and more recently China.
He has developed a passion for travelling, fitness and public speaking.
Additionally, he has extensive training in Gonstead chiropractic technique and is a published author on topics of neck pain and dizziness with research presented in both Melbourne and Norway.
Wendy Thompson - Chiropractor
Wendy is a true local to Inverell, having been raised and educated in the area, and returning after tertiary education and beginning her chiropractic career to marry and raise her three children in the district. She and her husband run a beef and cattle business on their farm, and Wendy has worked as a Chiropractor in Inverell and Glen Innes since 1986.
Wendy completed a Bachelor of Science with a human anatomy major at the University of New South Whales in 1980, followed by a Bachelor of Applied Science with a major in Chiropractic at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1986. Her Years of solo practice have given her a considerable depth and breadth of experience in health care including acute and chronic back injuries, sports injuries, and family health care, including peadiatric and geriatric patients. Wendy utilises a number of Chiropractic techniques including Gonstead, Diversified, Logan Basic, and Activator, and is qualified to provide Dry Needling.
Petrina Le Cudennec - Chiropractor
Petrina is a local girl who was born and raised in Inverell. Petrina was lucky to grow up under regular chiropractic care from Dr John Irvine, which led to her later working as a chiropractic assistant and seeing regular miracles in patients who were undergoing chiropractic care. It was this early experience with chiropractic that has driven Petrina's passion for working with children. There is nothing that makes her more excited than seeing a family's life changed because of the impact of chiropractic on their child's life.
After completing an Associate Degree in Law and working as a paralegal in a busy legal office in Armidale for many years, Petrina gave in to a long-niggling desire to be a chiropractor that wouldn't go away, and with the encouragement of Wendy and Greg decided to make a career change.
Petrina graduated from CQUniversity in Brisbane with distinction in both her undergraduate and masters degrees and she has completed further courses in dry needling and taping to incorporate these skills alongside chiropractic care. Petrina's passion for working with children has seen her diligently completing her postgraduate study in chiropractic paediatrics through the Australian College of Chiropractic Paediatrics, making her well placed to care for all ages and stages of life.
Petrina loves practicing in a regional location and contributing to the local community. When she is not working, studying or renovating, you will find her attempting a great variety of things including baking, gardening, sewing, playing music, exploring the local area with a camera in hand, or simply enjoying a good book and hanging out with her beloved animals.
Rachel Bell – Physiotherapist
Rachel is an experienced physiotherapist who has a special interest in women’s health, musculoskeletal conditions and rehabilitation of all kinds. She is passionate about health and well-being and aims to support and empower people in reducing their pain and restoring function and mobility.
Rachel has spent a number of years gaining an extensive range of experience working for Moree Community Health. She covered a broad spectrum of physiotherapy, including, hospital care, musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, women’s health, paediatrics, TACP, cardiopulmonary rehab as well as, stroke and brain injury rehabilitation.
Rachel has furthered her training in women’s health to allow for detailed assessment and management options for women suffering with any type of pelvic floor dysfunction, ranging from pelvic organ prolapse to incontinence. Rachel also provides services for women suffering with common pregnancy discomforts including low back pain, circulatory issues (e.g. varicose veins) as well as hand and wrist complaints.
Rachel also coaches tennis and enjoys playing netball, running and boxing. Generally, if Rachel is moving she is happy, which is why she is so motivated to give others this opportunity of optimal function and movement.
Rachel Dean - Chiropractors Assistant
Rachel was born in Tamworth and raised on a farm in Moonbi.
She was homeschooled with her 3 sisters and developed a passion for health early on, advocating for a holistic approach to optimizing your well-being.
She is passionate about her job and has seen how important it is to have Chiropractic in your life and loves being a part of our patient's journeys to greater health.
Julie Waters- Chiropractors Assistant
Julie was born and raised in Inverell. She attended Holy Trinity and Inverell High school.
She has recently returned to live in Inverell and enjoys the uncomplicated country lifestyle and the definite seasonal changes.
Julie has four children and eight grandchildren. She is a keen gardener and is passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. She enjoys being part of the team that supports many patients on their journey to greater health.