Tom graduated from ACU with a bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2016 and has worked in the musculoskeletal field ever since. Tom has worked extensively with the Australian Youth Water polo team on multiple European world championship tours as well as elite and amateur swimming teams. These experiences have given him the skills to manage and treat acute and long-standing injuries in the sporting population.
Tom has a passion for managing snow sports injuries. His knowledge stems from his work as a Physiotherapist in urgent care clinics, with a large emphasis on the diagnosis and management of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries, especially in the lower limb.
Get to know: Tom
Nationality:
Australian
Qualified From:
ACU University – Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Past Employment:
Active Answers Physiotherapy – Sports MSK clinic in Seaforth, Sydney
St Thomas Hospital NHS – MSK outpatient clinic
What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job?
Experience working with the sporting population with multiple elite teams, has given me the insight in maximising the potential in each stage of rehabilitation. Being around the sporting field has exposed me first hand to a high volume of acute injuries, nurturing my confidence in both assessment and diagnosis.
Favourite Conditions to Treat:
Shoulder and hips – rotator cuff and hip femoroacetabular impingement
Knee and ankle – lower limb tendon injuries, especially in the running population and ACL rehabilitation
Chronic low back pain
What are you happiest doing when you’re not working?
Exercising and playing competitive sport- ocean swimming, surfing, running, tennis, basketball and snowboarding.
Re-watching the 2008 NRL grand final
What would be your personal motto?
A life lived in fear is a life half lived
Who is someone you admire and why?
Sifan Hussain (Dutch long-distance runner) – she has an incredible hunger for competition, it’s impossible to count her out of a race. Her positivity, graciousness and humbleness is inspiring. One in a generation athlete!
Your most-outstanding achievement:
Making the most of the opportunities that physiotherapy offers with working and living internationally in England, Europe, NZ and Japan.
