Elite Rehab & Sports Physiotherapy

Thank you Studio Pilates Belconnen for having the 1st grade Royals players in for a session over the weekend. Zoe put the players through an orientation session aimed at helping them prevent injuries throughout the season.

Great win by the 1st grade men for today! 🏉

👀 and .hart working hard on field today

👀 Spotted!

Our very own and .101 completing the Wollongong Triathlon a few weeks back 🏊‍♂️ 🚴🏼‍♂️ 🏃🏽

The end of an Era 🤍
We have been so fortunate to have the amazing .reakes_ep working with us over the last 9 years. Ange was a huge part of our team and will be greatly missed but we can’t wait to see where this new chapter takes her. 👏🏼👏🏼

medical team back for another season! 🏉👏🏼

🚨We Are Hiring 🚨

We are looking for two Physiotherapists to join our team. See the link for more details.

✉️ Send your CV and expression of interest to [email protected]

⏰ Applications Close 21st October 2023

👏🏼👏🏼Huge applause for our patient Catherine who just competed at the Australian Rowing Championship over the weekend.
🥇 Open Club Double
🏅 4th Open Single B Final
🏅 4th Open Quad

Catherine has been working very hard with our Physiotherapist Joey over the past few months which has certainly paid off.

👏🏼👏🏼Congrats to our very own Liam Slater for getting published in the Sports Physiotherapy & Exercise magazine.

Talking all things “preseason” 🏉🏃🏽

Happy International Women’s day to all the women in our Elite family!

“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” -

Congrats to the Senior Women’s squad who competed in the Queanbeyan Cup on the weekend. Coming away with 🥈

📣 New Pilates Class 📣

We are very excited to announce a new Pilates class has been added to the timetable!

Please call reception on 6282 6889 to book in. ☎️

👀🤩 Things you like to see!
Elite Rehab & Sports Physiotherapy’s dietitian, Erica Stephens, has taken on a role as Performance Dietitian for the UC Canberra Capitals for the 2023 season! 👏🏼👏🏼

Merry Christmas from the team at Elite! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and we will see you in 2023! 🥳⭐️

📣 We have an exciting opportunity for a Receptionist to join our fun, busy and professional team. 📣

We are looking for someone to start on a Part-Time basis (15 hours per week) in January with interviews being conducted in December. The successful candidate will need to be available to work a mixture of open and close shifts throughout the week. Open shifts start at 7:45am (finishing by 5pm) and close shifts finish at 6:15pm (starting at 9am at the earliest).

This role has a strong focus on patient care and a high standard of customer service. You will be working in a team of admin staff, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists and Dietitian.

Applications inclusive of a cover letter and CV should be emailed to [email protected]

Applications for this position close 5pm on Friday 9th of December 2022.

⭐️Meet The Team. - Craig Purdam⭐️

Craig Purdam was the Deputy Director of Athlete Services for 3 years and the Head of Physical Therapies at the Australian Institute of Sport for 35 years. He has worked as a clinician for elite sport for over 40 years and has been a physiotherapist to five Olympic Games (1984-2000) and a longstanding physiotherapist to the Australian National Men’s Basketball team over that period. He has worked with the Australia national track and field, rowing and swimming teams along with AFL football.

Craig was awarded the Australian Sports medal in 2000. In 2009 he was appointed as adjunct Professor to the University of Canberra and La Trobe University in 2018.

Qualifications:
▪️Undergraduate (1975)
▪️Postgraduate diploma in Sports (1992)
▪️Master in Sports (2000)
▪️Specialist Sports Physiotherapy following his Fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (2009)
Honorary Doctor of Science from La Trobe University (2018)

Craig’s major clinical and research interests are in the fields of tendinopathy, chronic hamstring injury, calf injury and tissue loading, adaptation and healing mechanisms. He has co-authored around 60 scientific papers and book chapters in these fields.

Good luck to the UC7s women’s squad this weekend in round 2 of the Uni7s National Tournament in Newcastle. Elite are excited to come on board as a sponsor this year! Ps Thanks to for the jersey preso. Pps swipe across for some absolute gas from

Welcome back to our Physiotherapist Declan Gillian. Declan has just finished working with the Volleyball Team Australia Men Volleyroos at the Volleyball Nations League,
Volleyball challenger cup and
Asian volleyball cup. 🏐⭐️

Good luck to who is traveling to Rome today to compete in the World Boccia Challenger! The whole elite crew will be cheering you on!

⭐️ Meet The Team - Dom Trinder ⭐️

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Dom completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Canberra in 2022. During his study he completed an internship with the Brumbies Super Rugby squad for two seasons. Dom has also gained further experience working with teams such as the Brumbies Super W Squad, Brumbies pathways programs, University of Canberra’s 7’s Squad, Uni-Norths Owls Rugby Union and more recently had the opportunity to work with the Wallabies team.

Dom has a strong passion for sports injury rehabilitation and athletic development. He enjoys working with all individuals to help them become the best version of themselves. Dom focuses on being specific to an individual’s needs to help them achieve their goals.

Interested in working on your functional core strength and mobility? Check out our FCM class! 🧘🏼‍♀️ 🤸🏽‍♂️

.reakes_ep
⭐️⭐️ Massive congratulations to Corena & Dylan who have been selected to compete at the World Boccia Challenger in Rome this September 👏🏽👏🏽 the team is super proud of you both! 🔴🔵

⭐️ Meet The Team ⭐️

A huge congratulations to our very own David Slater who has been with Elite for 10 years!

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Dave has been with Elite since 2012, having completed both a Bachelor of Coaching Science and post-graduate Masters of Exercise Physiology at the University of Canberra. He has developed a diverse based of experience from working with a variety of populations, athletes and sporting teams. Most notably:

- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Russian Rugby Union Team since 2016 – 2018
- Speed and Agility coach for the Canberra Raiders NRL from 2018 – 2020
- Royals Rugby Union Club since 2010 – 2019

David specialises in musculoskeletal rehabilitation with a strong focus on problem solving biomechanical imbalances, program monitoring/prescription and speed and agility development. He is also a registered NDIS provider.

⭐️ Meet The Team - Erica Stephens ⭐️

Erica is an Accredited Sports Dietitian as well as an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Level 1 Anthropometrist. She has earned the International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Nutrition, a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (Griffith University) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Science and Nutrition; University of Queensland).

Erica now works privately while also consulting to the ACT Academy of Sport and the ACT Meteors.

Erica provides private consultations on all aspects of nutrition. This can include assistance with weight loss, weight gain, general health, body composition assessment and monitoring, fueling and hydrating for training/competition as well as chronic disease management.

In the past, Erica has been employed as a Clinical Dietitian in the Yass Hospital and Community Health Centre. She has also had extensive experience as an athlete, representing Australia in the sport of Taekwondo.

Erica regularly presents nutrition seminars and information sessions for teams, clubs and various organisations around Canberra and across Australia.

Erica is a member of Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA) and the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA); the two peak organisations for nutrition in Australia. Erica has completed FODMAP training (‘Low FODMAD Diet for IBS’) for health professionals with Monash University. Erica is also registered with the NDIA.

💧 Hydrotherapy 💧
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Please call us for further information on 62826889 📞

⭐️ MEET THE TEAM ⭐️

Cassia McGlashan - Exercise Physiologist
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Cassia completed her Bachelor of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation at the University of Canberra in 2019. Since graduating, Cassia has worked with a broad range of clients with varied clinical conditions and presentations. Cassia assists with data collection for Pitch Ready post-injury and pre-injury risk reduction testing, which has included athletes from Super Rugby, NRL, A-League, AFL-W, Super-W and Super Netball teams.

Cassia has a keen passion for soccer and currently plays in the WNPL in Canberra. Cassia has a strong interest in using exercise to assist both clinical and athletic population to achieve their individual goals and return to function.

Congrats .white.3990 who recently competed in the World Military and Veterans Rowing and Kayaking Championships in Budapest.
Tiff walked away with 1 gold and 2 silvers as well as a new Australian record!
Tiff is looked after by Stuart (physio) and David (Exercise physiologist).

🏃🏼‍♀️Rehab Running 🏃🏽

Please call us for more info! 📞 ⭐️