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Sports Physiotherapy
APA members with a special interest in sports physiotherapy join SPA to be informed of the latest in sports physiotherapy and sports medicine research. Members of SPA have experience and knowledge of the latest evidence-based practice, skilled assessment and diagnosis of sports injuries, and use effective 'hands-on' management techniques to assist recovery and prevent injury. SPA members have access to the most recent advances in sports physiotherapy through the clinically oriented quarterly publication, SportsPhysio, and through extensive Professional Development opportunities across the country. Members are supported throughout their career pathway, and have access to extensive professional development courses and workshops, evening lectures and Levels 1, 2 and 3 Sports Physiotherapy courses. SPA also encourages their members to participate in the Specialisation process, the result of which is formal recognition of their education and experience through the award of the APA Sports Physiotherapist title.
To find out more about SPA, please email spa@physiotherapy.asn.au
     
A Sports Physiotherapist can help ou achieve your best by:
- optimising your return to sports after injury
- advising you how to increase your fitness
- analysing your sporting technique
- improving your posture and resolving muscle imbalances
- increasing your flexibility
- improving your muscle strength and control
- prescribing a specific exercise program for ongoing management
- providing immediate care of injuries on and off the field
- advising on sports injury management and prevention
- enhancing your sporting performance
Julie Campbell (APA Sports Physiotherapist) 
Pilates Clinician
MSMA Member of the APA
REVIVE CITY AND ASHGROVE STUDIOS
Julie is the founder and manager of Revive Studio. She has had 23 years of experience as a physiotherapist and was granted the title of Sports Physiotherapist in 1999. Julie has worked extensively with sporting teams at State and National Levels and has travelled and worked with Women's Basketball for nine years. Liz Irving (once ranked No 2 female squash player in the world) has also been a long standing client of Julie's. Julie is Natalie Cook's physiotherapist and worked at the QAS with Natalie and her partner Tamsin Barnett as they prepared for the Beijing Olympics and travelled to Paris and Norway with the Beach Volley Ball World circuit in 2007.
  
Julie is available for treatment sessions by appointment only, at Revive and she also oversees the day to day running of the Studio. She is involved in monitoring programming and ensures a consistent level of high service is provided to all clients in the studio.
Kirsty McNab
APA SPORTS Physiotherapist
Masters in Sports Physiotherapy (University of Queensland)
REVIVE CITY STUDIO
Kirsty qualified as a physiotherapist, with honors from Nottingham in the UK, in 1998. She worked for 2 years in hospitals working with patients with respiratory, general medical and neurological conditions. She the specialised in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, coming to Australia to work in private practice.
Kirsty gained experience while working in a sports practice in Noosa for 5 years working with triathlon, surf lifesaving and tennis athletes.
She began work as the physiotherapist for the Australian Short Track Speed Skating Team 3 years ago and continues to work and travel extensively with them. She was selected as one of four physios to travel with the 2006 Winter Olympic Team to Torino.
Last year she returned to University of Queensland to obtain a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy.
Since moving to Brisbane Kirsty has a been appointed the physiotherapist for the University of Queensland Rugby Union Team and worked at the AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS in Melbourne for 3 weeks in January 2008.
Kirsty uses a high level of manual treatment skills to treat injuries, whilst still putting heavy emphasis on exercise for rehabilitation. The treatments she uses are specific to the injury, the person and the job/sport of that person to facilitate a full functional recovery. Kirsty is also heavily involved with screening athletes and patients in order to implement preventative programs ranging from high level gym/on field to low level home exercise programs. Kirsty believes in imparting the skills and providing support to her clients to assist them in optimal self management.
Anouska Edwards 
M.Phty, BSc (Ex.Sci)
SPORTS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTREVIVE CITY and ASHGROVE STUDIOS
Anouska’s brings to Revive a wealth of experience having worked within a private practice in Rockhampton, North Queensland treating sports and spinal injuries in addition to worksite assessment and rehabilitation in Blackwater mines, moving on to work with the QAS junior development cycling squads, the national talent identification programmes and the QLD state track team.
Anouska moved to Brisbane in 2006 to complete a Masters in Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy which coincided with the opportunity to ride the front of a tandem bicycle with a blind athlete, leading to plenty of racing, a job with the Paralympics Cycling Team and qualifications as a cycling disability classifier working with the United Cyclists International (UCI). Anouska’s qualifications do not stop here, she also holds a degree in Exercise Science from the University of Wollongong and a Physiotherapy degree at Griffith University.As a result of Anouska’s extensive experience, she has a keen interest in cycling/triathlon specific injuries, rehabilitation, biomechanics, technique analysis and coaching in addition to a strong belief in teaching and educating the client in the principles of self management both in injury prevention, rehabilitation and in working towards a healthier lifestyle.
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