About Mountain View Chiropractic

Having received great personal results through chiropractic care and seeing the amazing changes to his health and well being whilst studying a bachelor degree in Human Biology, Dr Kane Watson (Chiropractor) was inspired to complete a further double degree in Chiropractic. Graduating in 2001 from RMIT his chiropractic journey led him all over Australia working as a locum until coming to practice at Mountain View Chiropractic in 2003 taking over from the retiring Dr Bob Cathie.

Kane has been practicing at Mountain View Chiropractic for 20 years and sees patients of all ages, he also has a passion for caring for patients with various running or sporting injuries. In his spare time Kane loves to run, play golf with his mates, do high ponytails and plaits for his two daughters and spend time with his wife and daughters doing family activities. He also loves Batman, and has been known to ask "but have you seen me AND Batman in the same place?"

Mountain View Chiropractic has served the local community of Croydon and its surrounds since 1978 and it is an honour for Dr Kane to be able to continue that service.

Dr. Natalie grew up receiving Chiropractic care right here at Mountain View Chiropractic and after beginning her career in the Gippsland region, she returned here to work in 2015. Natalie thinks it’s pretty wonderful to be able to provide Chiropractic care to many families, watching their children grow in the same practice she grew up attending with her parents. As a child and teenager, she suffered chronic migraines and several sporting injuries from netball and horse riding, the improvements and benefits to her health through Chiropractic care inspired her to study Chiropractic. Natalie graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Chiropractic) and a Masters of Clinical Chiropractic with Distinction. She has completed a 2 year Diplomate program in Chiropractic Paediatrics along with further training in women’s health and pregnancy care.

Natalie's passion is caring for pregnant women, children and families. She really loves it when she is able to care for and support a woman throughout her pregnancy, allowing her body to feel its best and to function at its most optimal, for a safe and beautiful birth of her child. She loves providing support to mums in their postnatal period and she is truly honoured when parents choose her to be able to care for their children.

Outside of the practice, Natalie loves spending her time being a mum to her cheeky son and watching him grow and learn new things every day. In winter she really enjoys skiing and in summer time she enjoys being out wakeboarding, going on walks with friends and going on adventures with her husband & their son. Natalie likes cooking and you might hear her ask “what’s for dinner tonight?” if she’s needing some last minute inspiration for her and her families dinner!

Dr Bruce’s professional career began with Pharmacy Degree. A few years later he changed direction and completed 5 years of full time University study to graduate as a Chiropractor. He has practiced locally in the Croydon-Ringwood-Warrandyte area since 1986. It is fair to say that he has been constantly studying since graduation; driven by a deep curiosity about how the body works. Bruce’s passion is musculo-skeletal rehabilitation and pain management with the goal of providing quick pain or symptom relief and then help people recover and get back living a full and enjoyable life. Bruce also applies his clinical knowledge outside of the clinic. He helped design and create the best selling Chiropak schoolbag and a number of other popular health care appliances including the PosturePole and Back Vitalizer cushion.

Outside of the clinic Bruce has had a very broad professional background having been a member of the Chiropractors Registration Board, an independent consultant for WorkCover, a Spokesperson for the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia, a Director on the Association’s executive and a member of the RMIT University Advisory Committee. He has been involved in post graduate studies of Chiropractic and Manual Medicine techniques both in Australia and overseas.

Outside of the practice Bruce’s family, wife Faye and adult children Michael & Erin, have been actively involved in the AFS Student Exchange program – Michael & Erin had been exchange students and the family have hosted a number of foreign students and teachers – and Scouting where he served for nine years as the Group Leader for 1st Templestowe Scouts. For relaxation, Bruce cycles regularly with friends both locally and overseas. Faye and Bruce enjoy travel, especially the opportunity to visit their extended ‘exchange student’ family.

Bruce has been recognised by his peers having received the CAA Presidential Certificate of Appreciation in 1998, an Outstanding Service Award in 2001 and being awarded the Chiropractor of the Year for 2000.

Dr Tim was brought up in a family of nurses which helped to foster a love of health and wellbeing from an early age. Through childhood he was a patient at Mountain view chiropractic and came on board as a practitioner in 2020.

Tim has been involved in athletics and football as both and athlete and coach and was privileged to be part of the inaugural Chiropractic team which helped assess, treat, and rehabilitate sporting injuries for the RMIT Redbacks AFLW academy.

As a practitioner Tim works to help patients achieve their health goals and function at their best with an emphasis on movement positivity. He strongly believes in an honest, practical, and pragmatic approach to care which is tailored to suit the individual.

Away from work Tim enjoys runs with his dog, dancing with his wife, and taking his children on adventures.

After initially starting a degree in food science and nutrition Dr Elise found her true passion and went on to spend 5 years studying chiropractic at RMIT where she graduated with a Masters in Clinical Chiropractic.

Elise has always had a passion for health and fitness and throughout the years studying chiropractic she also completed Certificate 3 and 4 in gym instruction and personal training as well as Certificates in exercise Pilates, exercise rehabilitation and pre and post-natal exercise.

Having worked as a trainer and Pilates instructor she particularly enjoys working with people who are recovering from injuries or surgery. This carries over into her enthusiasm for chiropractic treatment to assist with rehabilitation and recovery in both sports people and the general population, as well as helping everyone be as active and healthy as possible through nutrition, exercise and of course regular chiropractic treatment!
Elise also has a particular interest in treating women during pregnancy, providing gentle care and advice during this exciting time.

Elise uses a range of both low force and manual chiropractic techniques and can modify treatment type depending on patient needs and preferences.

Dr Anna grew up receiving chiropractic care right here at Mountain View Chiropractic and has always had a love for learning about health and the body. Growing up in a family of health care professionals she has always had a heart for caring for others. After initially completing a Bachelor of Health science majoring in Psychology, Nutrition and Exercise science at Deakin University, Anna found her passion for Chiropractic and studied at RMIT University, where she graduated with distinction with a double Bachelor of Health/Applied science (Chiropractic).

Anna loves seeing patients of all ages, but has a special interest in seeing patients who enjoy going to the gym or playing social sports, and patients who perform manual labour jobs, who require a little extra care for their spines and bodies. She is passionate about keeping people fit and healthy and giving people the opportunity to maintain optimal spinal health, which allows them to live their life to the fullest and keep them moving better for longer.

Outside of the practice Anna enjoys lifting weights at the gym and occasionally enjoys being humbled by reformer Pilates. She loves going on adventures on weekends with her husband and their two kelpies, whether that be to a café for brunch or out in nature letting the boys run to their hearts content.

Dr Anna is currently on Maternity Leave and looks to return to the clinic in November. 

Stewart is a Sports Therapist. He has been in the health and fitness industry for over 18 years. He was a personal trainer for over 10 years before stepping into sports therapy, and has had the pleasure of working with the WNBL before becoming based here at MVC. He has worked with many athletes in strength and conditioning and injury rehabilitation. Stew used to be a Latin and ballroom dancer and has competed all over the world before an injury stopped his competitive career. Now he keeps fit by going to the gym.

Stew’s specialties are: Sports Therapy, Remedial Massage, Sports Taping, Strength & Conditioning Programs, Injury Rehabilitation Programs, Dry Needling, Cupping, iASTM, Neurological Needling, Facial Rejuvenation Needling and Hot Stone Massage.

Yas, also known as ‘Rocky” previously studied Exercise & Health Science at ACU with the original goal to become an Exercise Scientist, but had a change in heart after receiving various Myotherapy treatments for various sporting and training injuries. He always shared a deep interest in Musculoskeletal anatomy and this eventually lead him to studying and completing a Bachelor of Health Science (Myotherapy) at Endeavour College. He is also a qualified Personal Trainer and is greatly passionate about combining the benefits of Manual Therapy and Corrective Exercise Prescription in the form of rehab or general training, to offer a greater holistic care service.

Yas played a variety of sports growing up, including Soccer, Club-level Cricket and Taekwondo. He took up Weightlifting in 2013 through his passion for resistance training, and continues to enjoy a combination of strength training and hypertrophy. Whilst he thoroughly enjoy treating and assessing athletes and their sporting injuries, he also enjoy treating injuries and conditions that are commonly found within the general population.

Marnie is our Practice Manager, the leader of the Chiropractic Assistant Pack and the mum of the group (literally, with Chiropractic Assistant Charli being her daughter!). Nothing is too much trouble for her and she works hard to make sure our patient’s needs are met from the time they call the clinic, their experience whilst at the clinic and once they’ve left the clinic. She has a genuine concern for the people around her. Her organisational skills and ability to multitask (some may say she has OCD) makes for a smooth running of the clinic. Without her the clinic wouldn’t run! In her spare time, Marnie enjoys spending time with family, walking her dogs in the sunshine, and reading a good book.

Having received chiropractic care herself for many years and seeing great improvements to her health and wellbeing, it led Lucy to study a Bachelor health science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic) at RMIT University. She is currently in her second year and is looking forward to becoming a fully qualified Chiropractor. She is looking forward to having the opportunity to help other people, in the same ways in which chiropractic care helped her. Outside of work Lucy loves keeping active by going on long walks, spending time with her friends and family and going to the gym.

Spending 3 months in Europe during early 2023 sparked Molly’s love and curiosity for travel and she hopes to one day be able to say that she has visited all 195 countries. She is passionate about health and helping others, and this year commences her degree in Nursing and Midwifery. Outside of work she enjoys running, reading, walking her dog and cooking-but she doesn’t like washing the dishes afterwards! She is quite an active person, having played and watched basketball from ages 5-18 and completing a Diploma of Sport with the Richmond Football Club in 2022. These days her choice of sport is AFL, in particular watching the Melbourne Demons win.

Charli is our youngest Chiropractic Assistant and our superstar athlete. She has plans to undertake her Diploma of Remedial Massage this year. When she isn’t manning the reception desk, she is pulling on the footy boots. After 2 years at North Melbourne Football Club, this year she is playing for the Collingwood Football Club. When she does have some spare time, Charli likes to travel, spend time with friends and work on her fitness for the next pre-season!

Lucy is our newest chiropractic assistant here at mountain view chiropractic. Lucy has a very kind and compassionate nature, which is what makes her a great chiropractic assistant! These traits are what makes it clear to see that she will make a fantastic Nurse. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Nursing at Deakin University. When Lucy isn’t studying she loves playing netball, spending time with loved ones and whilst some may call her crazy, she also loves competing in triathlons.