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Jacqui Louder

Jacqui Louder

BApp Sci , Grad Dip Psych , MAPS

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BIO

I have been working as a sport & performance psychologist within elite sport, and clinically for over 20 years,specialising in elite performance and eating disorders. In recent years I have trained specifically in Neurodiversity and applied that to the sporting world allowing greater adaptation within environments to accommodate neurodiverse athletes in all settings and assist coaches to most effectively manage and support these athletes.

Throughout my career I have been involved in the media through specialist comments and hosting various programs in sport and mental health. Public speaking and corporate speaking are also regular parts of my working life
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Sport Performance Psychology

Eating Disorders

Neurodiversity in sport

2021 – Current

AFL Club Psychologist

Collingwood Football Club

2017 – 2025

Melbourne Storm Psychologist

2018 – 2022

AFLW Psychologist

Collingwood Football Club

2018 – 2022

SSN Magpies

Collingwood Football Club

2006 – 2018

Psychologist

National Institute of Circus Arts

2010 – 2023

Consultant

Motorcycling Australia

2003

Australian Team Psychologist

World University Games

2006

Village Psychologist

Melbourne Commonwealth Games

Bachelor of Applied Science – Human Movement

Ballarat University

Graduate Diploma in Organisational Psychology

Victoria University

Masters in Applied Psychology – Sport

Victoria University

Certificate in Clinical Neuropsychotherapy

Mediros

Instructor

Mental Health First Aid Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“Neuropsychotherapy: Theoretical Underpinnings and Clinical Applications (2014) -Chapter Author - Eating Disorders”

AFFILIATIONS

Australian Psychological Society
Mental Health First Aid Australia
Australian ADHD Professionals Association
Consultant - Tobin Brothers Funerals

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Hussain Khan

Hussain Khan

FACSEP, PhD

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BIO

Dr Hussain Khan is passionate about exercise and sports medicine with focus on returning patients to their physical activity goals and promoting healthy active lifestyles.He has valuable medical experience in diverse sporting environments including cricket, soccer, rugby league, Australian rules football, hockey and endurance running events.He is currently the head doctor of Melbourne Victory A-league men’s team and the team doctor of Hawthorn AFL team. He has also worked as the team doctor of the Australian Cricket men’s team, including multiple overseas tours.In addition to these clinical experiences, Dr Hussain Khan has completed a PhD in medical sciences with a focus on early diagnosis and management of knee osteoarthritis.

He is currently involved in several research projects examining the effects of physical activity on knee osteoarthritis in elite athletes and in general community members. He is also conducting multiple clinical trials examining the safety and efficacy of different pharmacological agents for management of osteoarthritis. His work has been presented at several International conferences and published in renowned peer-reviewed journals. He has won several awards for his work including the International Osteoarthritis Research Society Young Researcher scholarship in 2017 and the Avant Mutual Doctors in Training Research award in 2020.Dr Hussain Khan has a keen interest in helping patients manage chronic diseases with exercise medicine. He can help patients manage metabolic diseases such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes through physical activity and help them live longer and healthier lives.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Management of osteoarthritis of joints (including knee, hip and shoulder joints) including rehab, chronic load management and orthobiological injections including Hyaluronic Acid injections and PRP injections

Longevity/Management of Chronic Diseases with Exercise Medicine

Management of sporting injuries including stress fractures especially in female athletes, tendinopathies and ligamentous injuries

2023

Fellowship of Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Medicine

2017

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Sciences

University of Tasmania

2010

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

Aga Khan University

PUBLICATIONS

“Natural History and Clinical significance of Meniscal Tears over 8 years in a midlife cohort.”

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"Does cartilage volume measurement or radiographic osteoarthritis at baseline independently predict ten- year cartilage volume loss?”

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"Correlation between changes in global knee structures assessed on MRI and radiographic osteoarthritis changes over 10 years in a mid-life cohort.”

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"A family history of knee joint replacement increases the progression of knee radiographic osteoarthritis and medial tibial cartilage volume loss over 10 years.”

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"History of knee injury and MRI-assessed knee structures in middle- and older-aged adults: a cross-sectional study.”

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"The clinical significance, natural history and predictors of bone marrow lesion change over eight years.”

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"Association between hip and knee cartilage measured using radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging: the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study”

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"Adductor tendinopathy and intramuscular botulinum”
"International consensus statement on injury surveillance in cricket: a 2016 update.”

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"The offspring of people with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis have a higher risk of worsening knee pain over 8 years”

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"Familial effects on structural changes relevant to knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015.”

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AFFILIATIONS

Melbourne Victory Football Club

Current

Hawthorn Football Club

Current

Cricket Australia

Current

Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Medicine

Current

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Gary Cairnduff

Gary Cairnduff

B.Sci.B.App.Sci.(Physio).M.Physio(Sports)

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BIO

Gary is an A.P.A. titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, with 34 years of experience across a variety of clinical settlings, including Hospital, private practice and sports team coverage. He has been the Head of Department at Olympic Park Sports medicine Centre since 2011, and has a strong emphasis on education, and exercise for rehabilitation
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Exercise for rehabilitation

Sports Physiotherapy

Manual therapy

2008 – Current

Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

1998 – 2008

Sandrindham Sports Medicine

1996 – 1998

Norwood Physiotherapy / Knox Hospital

1996 – 1997

Donvale Physiotherapist

1992-1997

Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital

1991-1992

Wangaratta and District Base Hospital

1998

Bachelor of Science

Monash University

Australia

1991

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

Lincoln School of Health Science La Trobe University

Australia

2008

Master of Physiotherapy (Sports)

La Trobe University

Australia

AFFILIATIONS

Australian Physiotherapy Association

 Member (ongoing), Chairman
2015 - 2019

Sports Medicine Australia

 Member (ongoing), Chairman
2015 - 2019

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Jacob Jewson

Jacob Jewson

MBBS (hons), BMedSci (hons), FACSEP

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BIO

Dr Jacob Jewson has followed his passion for sport and exercise medicine since graduating from his medical degree in 2015. While working as a junior doctor at the Alfred Hospital, Jacob also worked for the Western Bulldogs AFLW and Footscray VFL teams. In 2019, he moved to Sydney for his first year of registrar training and worked in a variety of sports, including touring with the Young Socceroos

Jacob moved back to Melbourne in 2020, after sorely missing footy for 12 months, and started working with the Demons in the AFL in 2021.Jacob was a founding member of the Sport and Exercise Medicine Students’ Association and has completed an honours degree in medical science where he investigated the relationship between metabolic disease and musculoskeletal pain, an area which he remains very interested in. He continues to be involved in various research projects including the use of smartphone technologies to detect arrhythmias in athletes.Jacob is keen to help all patients of all abilities achieve their goals, whether it be through managing acute or chronic injuries to facilitate sport and exercise, or through using exercise as prevention/treatment of chronic disease.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Acute and Chronic Sports Injuries

Concussion

Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

2021 – Present

Team Doctor

Melbourne Demons AFL

Australia

2022

Event Doctor

Melbourne Summer Series (Tennis)

Australia

2021

Event Doctor

Great Southern Endurance Run

Australia

2017-2018 , 2020

Team Doctor

Footscray VFL

Australia

2017 – 2018

Team Doctor

Footscray VFL

Australia

2020 – Present

Team Doctor

Footscray VFL

Australia

2019

Touring Doctor

Young Socceroos, AFC Qualifiers

Taiwan

2019

Gameday Away Team Doctor

Sydney FC W-League

Australia

2019

Tournament Team Doctor

Samoa National Team NRL 9s

Australia

2019

Event Doctor

Great Northern Walk(Central Coast)

Australia

2019

Gameday Doctor

Shore School Rugby Union and Soccer

Sydney

2019

Tournament Doctor

FFA National Talent Competition

Australia

2019

Event Doctor

Bay to Bay Half Marathon

Australia

2019

Event Doctor

Ice Hockey Classic Tours:USA vs Canada

Australia

2019

Team Doctor

Balmain Tigers Junior Representatives Rugby League

2016 – 2017

Club Doctor

University Blues FC

2016 – 2017

Team Doctor

Western Bulldogs AFLW

2016 – 2017

Secretary and Founding Member

Sport and Exercise Medicine Student’s Association (SEMSA)

2015

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) (hons)

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

2014

Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSci) (hons)

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

2023

Fellowship of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)

Melbourne, Australia

2024

MOST sports trauma course

ACSEP

Melbourne, Australia

2024

SIA anti-doping education

Melbourne, Australia

AWARDS

ACSEP College Medalist

2022

Nominated for the New Investigator Award, Sports Medicine Australia Conference

2015

PUBLICATIONS

“Use of smartphone electrocardiogram to diagnose arrhythmias during exercise in athletes: a case series.”

Jewson JL, Orchard JW, Semsarian C, Fitzpatrick J, La Gerche A, Orchard JJ.

Eur Heart J Case Rep.2022 Mar 23;6(4):ytac126

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"Life after COVID-19: The importance of a safe return to physical activity”

Jewson J, McNamara A, Fitzpatrick J. Aust J Gen Pract. 2020 Nov 25;49

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“Safety in the football codes - a historical review of fatalities in Australian print media”

Jewson JL, Brukner P, Gara TJ, et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Dec;213(11):501-503.e1

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“Does moxonidine reduce Achilles tendon or musculoskeletal pain in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome? A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Endocr Disord.”

Jewson J, Lambert E, Sari C, et al. BMC Endocr Disord. 2020 Aug 26;20(1):131.

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“Pain duration is associated with increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Scand J Med Sci Sports.”

Jewson JL, Lambert EA, Docking S, et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2017Dec;27(12):1942-9.

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“The Sympathetic Nervous System and Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review.”

Jewson JL, Lambert GW, Storr M, Gaida JE. Sports Med. 2015 May;45(5):727-43.

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AFFILIATIONS

Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

Sports Medicine Australia Member

Vice President
2019 - 2025

AFL Doctors Association Member

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

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Lachlan Batty

Lachlan Batty

MBBS(Hons), BMedSc (Hons), FRACS, FAOrthA

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BIO

Mr Lachlan Batty is an Australian trained orthopaedic surgeon with international sub-specialist training in knee surgery, joint replacement surgery and sports medicine.Lachlan grew up in Melbourne and completed his medical degree at Monash University. He was awarded a full Monash University Scholarship for Excellence.Lachlan undertook his internship and surgical residency at The Alfred Hospital and was selected for specialist orthopaedic training through the Australian Orthopaedic Association and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

He was the Dux of his training cohort in the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination.In pursuit of providing the highest level of care to his patients, Lachlan completed a dedicated sub-specialist knee surgery Fellowship at The Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and was then selected for a further sub- specialist knee and shoulder surgery Fellowship at the prestigious Fowler-Kennedy Sports Medicine clinic in Canada. He has completed robotic joint replacement training in San Francisco, USA. Lachlan is also a highly experienced fracture surgeon having completed an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at Western Health. He was in charge of managing the networks fracture clinic and trauma operating theatre.Lachlan serves on the Young Professionals Taskforce for the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopaedic (ISAKOS) and the Patient Education Committee for the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA). Lachlan is a member of the International ACL Study Group. He is also responsible for training the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons at his current public appointments at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Western Health. Lachlan is regarded as a leading researcher in orthopaedics and sports medicine having authored multiple publications in high impact factor peer-reviewed medical journals and several book chapters. His primary research interests pertain to the knee, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patient safety. He is currently completing a PhD on optimising outcomes after ACL injuries. With international research collaborations Lachlan not only aims to advance the profession, but also ensure he can employ the latest evidence-based treatment strategies when treating his patients in Melbourne.Lachlan is a keen runner, basketballer and sailor and enjoys spending time with his young family.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

Knee Replacement (partial, total, robotic, patient specific, revision)

Sports Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Knee Specialist

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Western Health

Orthopaedic Surgeon

St. Vincent’s Hospital

PhD Candidate

LaTrobe University

FRACS

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

FAOrthA

Australasian Orthopaedic Association

PGDipSurgAnat

University of Melbourne

BMedSc (Hons)

Monash University

MBBS (Hons)

Monash University

PUBLICATIONS

"Modified Star Excursion Balance Testing at 12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Is There a Difference Between Quadriceps or Hamstring Tendon Autografts?"

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AWARDS

Post Graduate Scholarship

NHMRC

Surgeon Scientist Scholarship

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

AFFILIATIONS

OrthoSport

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Neels du Toit

Neels du Toit

MBChB (UFS, RSA), DipSEM FACSEP FIPP

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BIO

Neels graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of the Free State, South Africa in 1997 before relocating to Australia in 2003.He commenced specialist training as a Sports and Exercise Physician at the Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre and susbsequently at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne.

Completing his fellowship as a Sports and Exercise Physician in 2008, Neels went on to develop a keen interest in chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions especially chronic spinal, groin and joint pain.Sub-specialising in interventional pain management. With the belief that restoration of movement is key to treating chronic pain conditions, Neels has treated numerous chronic musculoskeletal conditions over the past ten years.Making accurate diagnoses and providing management plans which allow patients to return to a better life,Neels performs all diagnostic and therapeutic pain interventions for chronic pain conditions, including neuromodulation to manage chronic neuropathic pain.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (back, neck and joint) assessment and management

Interventional pain management

Neuropathic pain assessment and management

2009 – Present

MSK Pain Group, Clayton

Australia

2009 – Present

Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

Australia

2009 – Present

VMO Monash House Private Hospital

Australia

2009 – Present

VMO Masada Private Hospital

2009 – Present

VMO Holmesglen Private Hospital

2006 – 2009

Registrar

Australasian College of Sports Physicians,Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

2004 – 2006

Registrar

Australasian College of Sports Physicians, Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports
Medicine Centre

Brisbane, Australia

2003 – 2004

Resident Medical Officer

Respiratory Medicine,Western Hospital

2003

Resident Medical Officer

Surgery , Western Hospital

2003

Registrar

Emergency Medicine , Western Hospital

India

2002

Senior House Officer

Accident and Emergency , Bristol Royal Infirmary

UK

2001 – 2002

Senior House Officer

Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery , Bristol Royal Infirmary

UK

2001

Senior House Officer

Urology, Princess of Wales Hospital

UK

2000

Medical Officer

Urology, Klerksdorp Hospital

South Africa

1999

Medical Officer

Klerksdorp Hospital

South Africa

1998

Intern

Klerksdorp Hospital

South Africa

1997

M.B., Ch.B. degree

University of the Free State

South Africa

2003

Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine

Bath University

2008

Fellowship Specialist training Australasian College of Sports Physicians

1998

Fellowship Interventional Pain Procedures

Melbourne, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“An audit of Clinically relevant abnormal laboratory parameters investigating athletes with persistent symptoms of fatigue”

2007

"Diagnostic accuracy of power Doppler ultrasound in patients with chronic tennis elbow”

2008

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Tim Barbour

Tim Barbour

MBBS, FACSEP

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BIO

Tim has been working full-time in this field for the last 25years and achieved Fellowship of the ACSP in 2004.Given his competitive involvement in both Track and Field and Asutralian Rules Football,Tim has a broad understanding of injuries concerned with these sports.Further research has been undertaken in the study of lower limb compartment syndrome,a common condition seen in runners.

This extended to the completion in 2006 of a Masters Degree with the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine(CHESM) at the University of Melbourne.Tim was Chief Medical Officer to Athletics Australia from 2003 until 2008,being Team Doctor to National Teams for two Olympic campaigns, two World Championships and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.During his tenure he also served on the Athletics Australia Anti Doping Commission.Many professional highlights occurred during his time with Athletics Australia, especially seeing athletes reach and exceed their sporting potential on the world stage. In 2008 he became Medical Officer to the St Kilda Football Club, a position he continues in currently as Chief Medical Officer. Tim enjoys consulting with members of the public who wish to pursue their recreational sporting endeavours, working towards establishing a firm diagnosis and management plan for all manner of injury types.He recognises the importance of maintaining an exercise program for both physical and psychological benefits.Tim enjoys interacting with his colleagues in the multidisciplinary setting that OPSMC offers, along with contributing towards the supervision and education of the clinic's registrars.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

General Sport and Exercise Medicine

Running Injuries ,Australian Rules Football Injuries

Interventional - Injection Therapies, Shock Wave

2008 – Present

Medical Officer

St Kilda Football Club

2003 – 2008

Medical Officer

Athletics Australia

2004

Team Doctor

Australian Olympic Athletics Team

Athens

2008

Team Doctor

Australian Olympic Athletics Team

Beijing

2006

Team Doctor

Australian Commonwealth Games Athletics Team

Melbourne

2003

Team Doctor

Australian World Championship Athletics Team

Paris

2007

Team Doctor

Australian World Championship Athletics Team

Osaka

1997 – 2002

Medical Officer

Richmond Football Club

1998 – 2002

Medical Officer

Australian Under 20 Track and Field Team

2006

Master of Sports Medicine (Research)

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

2004

Fellow of the Australian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)

Melbourne, Australia

1998

 Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners(FRACGP – Inactive)

Adelaide, Australia

1991

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“Histology of the Fascial-Periosteal Interface in Lower Limb Chronic Deep Posterior Compartment Syndrome”

Master Sports Medicine 2006

"The Match Day use of Ultrasound during Professional Football Finals Matches”

BJSM 2010

“Return to Competitive Play after Hamstring Injuries involving Disruption of the Central Tendon”

AJSM 2013

AFFILIATIONS

Sports Medicine Australia

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

AFL Doctor's Association

Vice President
2019 - 2025

Fellow of the Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

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Mary Kinch

Mary Kinch

Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist. Pilates Practitioner

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BIO

Mary Kinch is a founding partner in Olympic Park Sports Medicine Clinic. With 30 + years of clinical experience she has a vast range or Team affiliations and Clinical experience. Some highlights include working with AFL teams Geelong and Melbourne , Team physio for the Australian Swim team and the Australian Paralympic Swim team.

Mary Has a strong interest in all sports and is especially interested in both the biomechanics and skill acquisition aspects as her first degree was in Physical Education. Mary Played A grade Field Hockey and currently enjoys Cycling (road and trail).Club golf, Snow skiing ( Down hill and Cross Country) Bushwalking .
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Shoulder injuries - Rehabilitation surgical/non-surgical

Spinal pain/rehabilitation/postural dysfunction and weakness

Child / adolescent sports injuries- rehabilitation/management

1987 – Present

Sports physiotherapy consulting

OPSMC

Australia

1983-86

Physiotherapist

Geelong AFL team

Australia

1987 – 1991

Physiotherapist

Melbourne AFL team

Australia

1993 – 1996

Physiotherapist

Australian and Swim team

Australia

1996

Physiotherapist

Australian Olympic Swim team

Atlanta

1995

Physiotherapist

Australian Paralympic Swim team

Atlanta

1990 – 1998

Physiotherapist

Victorian Diving team

2008-2016

Consultant Physio

Hockey Victoria

Lectured on Vic APA sports Physiotherapy courses

1978

 Bachelor Sec. Teaching Physical Education

Melbourne University

1984

Bachelor Applied Science ( Physiotherapy)

Lincoln Insitute

2004

Sports Physiotherapist

Lincoln Institute

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Emma Steer

Dr. Emma Steer

PsyD,MPsych,PostGrad.DipEd,PostGradDipPsych,BBSc

M T

BIO

Dr Emma Steer is an AHPRA registered, endorsed Clinical and Educational Psychologist who has worked with childer, adolescents and yound people within the clinical, sports and educational environments for over 20years.Emma is passionate about educating and supporting young people and elite athletes to develop a healthy,fulfilling lifestyle that cultivates positive mental health, resiliency and optimal functioning.

Emma works with the general population of childern,adolescents and young adults as well as elite and amateur athletes and performing artists.Emma heads the psychology Department of an independent girls' school in Melbourne and consults in private practice at Olympic Parks Sports Medicine Centre,AMMI Park.Emma is also part of the AIS Mental Health Refferal Network(MHRN) and the AFLPA Member Referral Network.Emma is a trained AIS Eating Disorders in Sports (EDIS) facilitator, an AFL Tackle Your Feelings (TYF) facilitator and a qualified Mental Health First Aid Australia (MHFA) General, Youth and Teen instructor. Emma utilises a variety of practical psychological treatment strategies.Emma's doctoral research investigated positive mental health in yound people internationally.More recently,Emma contributed to a research publication examining neurodiversity in elite female athletes. Emma is endorsed as a professional psychology supervisor and is affliated with recognised universities and educational organisations.She has current and past involvement as a board member on various university committees,community and educational organisations.Emma provides professional guidance to working parties for national and state sporting organisations and the media. Emma is a keen runner and enjoys being active.Her most memorable sporting experiences were running the New York and Boston Marathons.Emma also experience in voice.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Child and adolescent psychology

Clinical issues in elite and amateur athletes and performing artists

Depression, anxiety and disordered eating in young people

2018

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)

Charles Sturt University

2002

 Masters of Psychology(Educational and Developmental)

Monash University

2006

Post Graduate Diploma of Education – Secondary (Post Grad. Dip. Ed)

Monash University (Deans Honours List)

2010

Executive Certificate in Positive Psychology Coaching

University of Technology

2000

 Post Graduate Diploma of Applied Psychology(Post Grad.Dip Psych)

Monash University

1999

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (BBSc)

La Trobe University

AHPRA Registered Psychologist(Endorsed Clinical and Educational and Developmental)

Registered VIT Teacher

PUBLICATIONS

“Neurodiversity in elite sport: a systematic scoping review, BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine 2023”

Hoare, E. Reyes, J.Olive, Willmott, C., Steer, E., Berk, M.,&K.,(2023)
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AFFILIATIONS

Australasian Psychological Society (MAPS)

Current

Member of Educational and Development College of APS

Current

Member of Clinical College of APS

Current

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Andrew Hocking

Andrew Hocking

BPhysio, MSportsPhysio

M T

BIO

Andrew Hocking completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2011, before going on to finish a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy at LaTrobe University. Andrew has developed a clinical interest in the lower limb, including the hip, knee, ankle and soft tissue injuries. He enjoys working with all types of people, from elite athletes to the weekend warrior. Having postgraduate learning in occupational heath,

Andrew has skills and experience working with people in the office setting with ergonomic set ups, and is able to help you with all other day to day aches and pains, including neck and back pain, headaches and more after a long day at work. Using a patient centered, evidence based approach, your goals are the main priority on the road to success.Andrew has worked with many different athletes, but has most recently been working for Cirque Du Soleil with elite gymnasts, acrobats and even clowns. Before running away with the circus, Andrew worked with the Willamstown Seagulls and the Western Bulldogs in the VFL, Volleyball Australia and Hockey Victoria. He has also spent some time at Cricket Australia and Hockey Australia as part of his Masters placements. Being a passionate cricketer and hockey player himself, Andrew understands the drive to get back and enjoy playing sport at any level. On the rare occasion when there isn’t sport on the weekend, Andrew also enjoys getting away camping and 4WDing.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Lower Limb Rehabilitation

Soft Tissue Injuries

Tendon Injuries

2018 – 2019

Fly-in Physiotherapist

Cirque Du Soleil

2019

Women’s Head Physiotherapist

Volleyball Australia: VTV championship

2018

Assistant Physiotherapist

Volleyball Australia: Men’s World Championship

2015 – 2017

Physiotherapist

Williamstown VFL

2014

Assistant physiotherapist/trainer

Western Bulldogs Football Club

2016 – 18

Master of Sports Physiotherapy

LaTrobe University

Melbourne, Australia

2014 – 15

Graduate Certificate of Sports Physiotherapy

La Trobe University

Australia

2008 – 11

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

La Trobe University

Australia

AFFILIATIONS

Australian Physiotherapy Association

 Member (ongoing), Chairman
2015 - 2019

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