Dr Luke Smith
Osteopath, nutritionist and founder of Mixed Osteo. Sees everything from desk necks to fight camps.
About Luke
Luke founded Mixed Osteo in 2016, inside what is now Renegade BJJ in Kensington. Most of the people he sees aren't fighters: they're office workers, parents, tradies, runners and lifters with back, neck, shoulder and knee problems.
His approach starts with how you move. He looks for why something hurts, not just where, treats it hands-on, and uses exercise to make the change last. He'll tell you plainly what he thinks is going on, and if something needs a doctor, he'll say so.
Outside the clinic he trains. He's a BJJ black belt, cross-trains judo, wrestling, boxing and Muay Thai, and has a strength and powerlifting background, so he knows what training asks of a body.
Qualifications
Osteopathy
Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Health Science (Osteopathy), Victoria University. AHPRA-registered osteopath.
Nutrition
Mac-Nutrition Uni (MNU) certified nutritionist. Precision Nutrition Level 1.
Movement
Training in Applied Functional Science through the Gray Institute, which shapes his movement-based approach.
Martial arts
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Qualifications and continued education
Osteopathy and manual therapy
- Bachelor of Health Science, Victoria University
- Master of Health Science (Osteopathy), Victoria University
- GEMt Level 1 dry needling
- Scoliosis Correction Protocol, Ed Padget
- Beyond Mechanical Pain seminar
- How to Assess, Treat and Prevent Common Injuries of the Grappling Athlete (second edition)
Gray Institute
- GIFT Fellow 2022
- Certificate in Applied Functional Science (AFS)
- 3DMAPS
- Foot and Ankle Specialisation
- Functional Soft Tissue Specialisation
- Functional Techniques
- Chain Reaction
- 3D Functional Movement Coach
- 3D Functional Golf Coach
- Foundations
- Collaborate+
Strength and conditioning
- ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Strength Training, Coordination and Anatomy of Agility, modules 1–5, Frans Bosch and Teun Thomassen
- Frans Bosch Systems international course on motor learning and motor control for high-performance strength training
- Fundamentals in Strength and Conditioning, UFC Performance Institute
- Intermediate Strength and Conditioning, UFC Performance Institute
- Free2Move five-step kinetic chain screen
Nutrition
- Certified Mac Nutritionist, Mac-Nutrition Uni (MNU)
- Level 1 Nutrition Certification, Precision Nutrition
- Intermediate Performance Nutrition, UFC Performance Institute
Sport integrity and safety
- Sport Integrity Australia Level 1 and Level 2 Anti-Doping courses
- Sport Integrity Australia Introduction to Match Fixing course
- Current First Aid and CPR
Cornerside work
Luke has worked cornerside at UFC, ONE Championship and Dana White's Contender Series events, looking after fighters through fight week and on the night.
That work is a small part of the job, but it shapes how he works with combat athletes at the clinic: managing load through a camp, keeping training going where it's sensible, and knowing what fight week actually looks like. More on the corner work.
What Luke sees most
Book with Luke
Monday to Friday 8am–7pm, Saturday 8am–2pm, at 92 Parsons Street, Kensington.