Global Specialist Physiotherapy
the most qualified team in Australia to assist your physiotherapy business achieve its clinical and business goals.
Dr. Kieran Richardson
FACP – Director
Kieran is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as conferred by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2016) who is passionate about patients undertaking physiotherapy rehabilitation to solve their pain and injury problems, prior to opting for imaging, injections or surgery. The 2-year Specialist training Kieran has undertaken is the most rigorous post-Masters degree clinical program for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in the world. Kieran utilises a research-based, comprehensive approach to each client as an individual, tailoring a specific management plan to achieve significant long-term outcomes. He has formally mentored many healthcare professionals for over 13 years, consulting to a number of private practices offering second opinion, as well as providing professional development lectures, tutorials and education. He has a special interest in ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tear non-surgical management, and runs national workshops and lectures on this topic. He also works as a sessional academic on the postgraduate Masters Program at Curtin University.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Musculoskeletal Group
Australian College of Physiotherapy
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)
Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy (Manipulative Therapy Major)
Fellowship at the Australian College of Physiotherapists (Musculoskeletal Specialisation)
Advanced Certificates in Clinical Dry Needling
Certificate of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy
Certified Mulligan Practitioner
Awards:
HESTA Primary Health Care Award 2013 (nominated)
Pride of Australia Medal 2014 (nominated)
Specialty:
ACL tear and associated injury management
Non-surgical opinion
Complex, long-standing pain conditions
Hands-on physiotherapy techniques
Mulligan techniques
Clinical dry needling (scientific acupuncture)
Taping techniques
Specific exercises
Self-management strategies
Dr. Simon Pratt
Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist and Senior Global Consultant
Simon is a Titled APA Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist who currently works as a Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at The University of Notre Dame Australia and clinically in private practice. Simon also worked for several years as the Physiotherapist for the Western Australian Under-21 Men’s Hockey Team, and served on the Western Australian Sports Physiotherapy Association Board from 2008 to 2013.
Simon is particularly interested in rehabilitation of upper and lower limb injuries, progressing rehabilitation from acute injury to end-stage return to function. Simon also enjoys working with patients in developing beginning stage exercise programmes for those interested in commencing or re-commencing exercise. Simon’s research has investigated into ankle and knee injuries, and he is currently undertaking a PhD researching low back pain.
Simon commenced work for Global Specialist Physiotherapy in 2014, consulting to private practitioners to help provide a second opinion, to assist with complex cases, and to deliver tutorials and lectures. Having completed studies in clinical Physiotherapy and education, Simon enjoys both teaching the discipline of Physiotherapy and working clinically in the area.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Musculoskeletal Group
Sports Group
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)
Masters of Sports Physiotherapy
Masters of Manipulative Therapy
Bachelor of Economics
Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
Graduate Diploma of Divinity
Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
Awards:
Postgraduate Group Research Prize: Highest Group Marks for Research Undertaking in a Postgraduate Physiotherapy Masters course (2008)
Highest Graduating Marks in Physical Education Studies for the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) (2012)
Speciality:
Upper and Lower Limb Conditions
Initial entry-level exercise programmes
Complex, chronic conditions
Mr Evan Coopes
Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist and Senior Global Consultant
Evan is a titled Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist with a special interest in leg, foot and ankle injuries and their management. His principal current role is Course Coordinator of Professional Post-Graduate Courses and lecturer in anatomy and pathology and musculoskeletal physiotherapy in both the undergraduate and post-graduate programs at the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin University. He also works part-time in clinical practice at Ascend Physiotherapy in Mount Claremont.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia
Sports Physiotherapy Australia
Qualifications:
Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy) (Curtin)
Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Manipulative Therapy) (Curtin)
Graduate Certificate of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Curtin)
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) (Curtin)
Bachelor of Physical Education (UWA)
Dr. Jay-Shian Tan
PhD, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Senior Global Consultant
Jay is a titled APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with a special interest in upper limb, spinal and persistent pain conditions. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Curtin University, where he won the Brian Edwards award for highest clinical marks. After completing his postgraduate degree, he went on immediately to mentor postgraduate students.
Jay has completed a PhD at Curtin University, and provides second opinion consultations at Flex Physiotherapy. He has experience not only teaching musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, pain and behavioural theory, but also their clinical application.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia WA Chapter Chair
Chair Communications Portfolio Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia
International Association for the Study of Pain
Australian Pain Society
Qualifications:
BSc Physiotherapy (First class Hons)
MSc Clinical Physiotherapy - Musculoskeletal Major
Awards:
Brian Edwards Award 2014
Speciality:
Diagnostics and management of hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder
Complex pain conditions – eg. fibromyalgia, CRPS
Spinal examination and management
Thermoplastic splinting
Exercise prescriptions variations and progressions (early and late stage rehab)
Pain science – behaviour, physiology, perceptual and sensory testing
Mr. Benjamin Bowtell
Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Ben is a titled APA Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, and Exercise Sports Scientist with postgraduate qualifications in Strength & Conditioning and Mental Health. Currently he is a Coordinating Physiotherapist working in the Outpatients and Orthopaedics Department in a Western Australian Teaching Hospital.
Ben has a wide breadth of experience, having worked and travelled as a Head of Performance Medicine with numerous Cirque du Soleil shows, as a Senior Physiotherapist in multiple Emergency Departments, with the Department of Defence Airforce and SAS, and as an International and National Paralympic Classifier. He has experience as an On-Field Medic at events such as the Commonwealth Games and Invictus Games and travelling with Australian Paralympic Teams.
He is passionate about enjoyable and educational treatment sessions to help understanding and improve exercise programs. He also enjoys teaching Physiotherapists and has lectured with Sports Medicine Australia for many years. He enjoys seeing acute injuries and creating a pathway towards self-management with optimal outcomes, as well as working with patients who have complex and long-term pain, collaboratively planning return to performance, return to work, and return to running.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia
Sports Medicine Australia
Committee positions:
Chair of Sports Medicine Australia Education Committee
WA Branch Council Australian Physiotherapy Association
Australian College of Physiotherapy Education Committee
Paralympics Australia National Advisory Committee
Athletics Australia National Advisory Committee
Sports Medicine Australia WA
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Exercise Sports Science (UNDA)
Clinical Masters in Physiotherapy (Curtin)
Experiential Titling in Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
Additional - Under Qualifications:
Post-graduate Diploma in Strength and Condition (Barcelona University)
Post-graduate Certificate in Mental Health in Elite Sports (International Olympic Committee)
Ms. Karina Chilman
Sports Physiotherapist
Karina Chilman is an APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist with over a decade of experience working in sports, musculoskeletal and performance physiotherapy.
She has worked on tour with Cirque du Soleil, many National and International level sports and has also worked extensively in the private practice setting working primarily with athletes from recreational to elite levels in sports and the performing arts. She has been a member of a number of Australian representative medical teams including at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games and the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games.
Karina has also worked in research at La Trobe Sports and Exercise Research Centre and has contributed to a number of papers primarily in ACL injury prevention and long term outcomes.
Her areas of special interest are clinical reasoning in sports medicine, lower limb injuries, preventative care and building robust, strong athletes.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Member of Australian College of Physiotherapists
Qualifications:
APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Masters of Sports Medicine- University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Advanced Certificate in Sports Rehabilitation
Mrs. Julia Allen-Goodwin
Sports Physiotherapist
Julia has worked as a physiotherapist across private practice clinics in Melbourne and in various elite sports settings for many years. She completed her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy in 2019 and is recognised as a titled APA sports physiotherapist.
Over the past four years Julia has also worked with the Australian Volleyball team helping both the indoor Men’s and beach volleyball program when on tour internationally. She also has extensive history working in netball with the Victorian State junior sides, the ANL team Victorian Fury as well as the Collingwood Magpies in 2018.
Julia is passionate about high level care including thorough assessments and clear management plans that include rehabilitation exercises and education to help empower her clients and improve outcomes/recurrence.
Julia’s areas of special interest include lower limb injuries, tendinopathy, management of post op and conservative ACL injuries, workplace ergonomics and injury prevention in sport.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Health Science & Masters of Physiotherapy (LaTrobe University).
Masters in Sports Physiotherapy (LaTrobe University)
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
APA Sports and Exercise Group
APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Mr. Jian Soares
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Jian is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with over a decade of experience working in sports, rural/community and chronic pain settings. He completed both his undergraduate and Clinical Masters degree at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.
He currently works as the Senior Physiotherapist for the National Canadian Snowboarding team and attended the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as a Team Canada Physiotherapist. In addition to this, Jian works with national and development athletes in freestyle skiing, luge, skeleton, bobsled and downhill biking.
Jian is based out of Whistler, Canada and has extensive experience in the private practice setting working with the active local population, with a heavy focus on acute traumatic care, sub-acute management, concussion assessment and rehab and return to sport progression.
Mrs. Sonam Jethwa
Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Sonam is a duel APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, working in the profession for 14 years.
Sonam has passion for managing a wide range of acute and chronic Musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries, with a particular interest in complex, recalcitrant conditions. She has developed a special interest in understanding the role of various stages of womanhood, and it's influence on the management of various musculoskeletal conditions and sporting injuries for female patients.
Sonam’s career has seen her work in a number of different healthcare settings including Private Practice and Hospitals, both nationally and internationally; currently she is based in Colac, Victoria.
Ms. Sinead Hornby
Women’s Health Physiotherapist.]
Sinead has worked as a physiotherapist across private practice clinics in Perth and on the maternity ward in a private hospital for many years. This sparked an interest to further her knowledge and skills in the field commencing a Masters in Continence and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy. She has completed post graduate certificate and will finalise the clinical components of the degree in 2023.
Sinead is passionate about helping her patients optimise their pelvic health and overall quality of life through a combination of education, guidance with lifestyle modifications and exercise. Sinead specialises in the management of bladder and bowel dysfunction in both men and women, as well as the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, female sexual dysfunction and antenatal and postnatal disorders.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy), Curtin University.
Post Graduate Certificate in Continence and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy. To complete the clinical component of her Masters in 2023, Curtin University.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
APA Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health Group
Ms. Rachael Tomic
Paediatric Physiotherapist
Rachael is a Paediatric Physiotherapist with a special interest in early intervention, complex disability and vision impairment. Rachael completed a Masters in Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice from Monash University and currently works at Kinetic Kids WA.
Rachael is passionate about promoting participation and independence in the lives of the children she works with. Using the F words: Fun, function, fitness, family, friends and future she aims to assist children and families to achieve their goals.
She has experience in:
Complex assistive technology prescription
National disability insurance scheme
Early intervention
Complex disability management (Children and Adults)
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (physiotherapy)
Masters of Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice
Registrations:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Mr. Luke Tozer
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Luke has over 10 years of experience in private practice physiotherapy. He has a particular interest in management of chronic back pain presentations, who have not responded to conventional care. He is a part of the multidisciplinary pain team at Joondalup hospital where he works alongside G.Ps, pain specialists, OTs and psychologists to manage complex pain presentations.
He has been the treating clinician on multiple studies looking at new assessment and management strategies for complex spinal pain. He has previously worked for 5 years in elite netball, where he travelled with multiple state and ANL teams, his role extending to the West Coast Fever. He works part time for Curtin University as a clinical supervisor for postgraduate and undergraduate physio students completing their musculoskeletal masters and final year musculoskeletal placements.
Qualifications:
Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) - Curtin
Masters of Science (Physiotherapy) - Curtin
Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science) – UWA
Registrations:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Mr. Aaron Peden
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Aaron is an APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and is currently completing Specialisation training.
Aaron has worked across numerous musculoskeletal and occupational health settings, including private practice, as part of a multidisciplinary occupational health team, with large corporate clients and within Workers’ Compensation insurance. His current clinical role is primarily focussed on assessment and management of complex musculoskeletal conditions and providing second opinions for insurers and pain specialists. He has also worked as a clinical supervisor for both undergraduate postgraduate physiotherapy students.
Aaron has a keen interest in complex pain presentations, neuropathic pain, and the role of physiotherapy within the workers’ compensation environment.
Qualifications:
Registrar – Australian College of Physiotherapists
Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) - Curtin
Masters of Science (Physiotherapy) – Curtin
Registrations:
AHPRA
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Ms. Jodi Pike
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Jodi is an APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate Masters at Curtin University. Through her own experience with pain and injury, Jodi’s special interests include persistent neck pain and headaches, and persistent back pain, along with injury prevention in sport.
As a Senior Physiotherapist in her practice, Jodi is passionate about mentoring and empowering other clinicians. She loves learning, and therefore loves encouraging others to challenge their thought processes, ask questions and engage in reflective practise. She also works part-time for Curtin University as a clinical supervisor on the postgraduate Master’s program.
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
APA Musculoskeletal Group
Australian College of Physiotherapy
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) with Distinction
Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal Major) with Distinction
APPI certified Pilates Instructor and Cyclebar certified spin instructor
Awards:
Marcus Rosen Prize 2017
Katie-Jane Hartshorn
Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
Katie is a Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist who completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Curtin University. She currently works within private practice, as physiotherapist for the Fremantle Dockers in the AFLW and also for Curtin University as a clinical supervisor for Postgraduate Masters students. She is also a member of the APA Sports and Exercise Committee.
Katie has a strong rehabilitative focus, believing that movement is medicine, and when coupled with empowerment through education, a holistic patient-centred approach is at the forefront of her practice. Her career has led her to working with a variety of athletes across sports such as cricket, football and basketball, but also thoroughly enjoys working with the everyday athlete and person to achieve their goals.
From her career so far- coupled with a sporting background playing cricket professionally for the Perth Scorchers and Western Fury, and taking up CrossFit since retiring, Katie has developed areas of special interest including shoulder related injuries, sports rehabilitation and injury prevention, as well as bone stress injury management.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)
Masters Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports & Exercise) with distinction
Registration:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Group
APA Sports & Exercise Group (Committee member)
Australian College of Physiotherapy
Holly Lipson
Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
Holly is an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist working privately on the Surfcoast, Victoria. She also is a Physiotherapy provider for the Olympic Winter Institute Australia (OWIA).
Holly has served as acting Physiotherapist for the Australian Para Alpine Team, the Australian Skeleton Team, the Australian Aerials Team as well as other individual winter sports athletes at various times over the past 9 years.
She attended the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics as lead Physiotherapist for the Australian Para Alpine team. Holly has also previously worked as an ASPA certified Ski Patroller which has helped shape her passion for acute injury management.
Holly also has experience working in the field of surfing and is a passionate surfer herself. Her areas of interest include sports physiotherapy, Pilates and movement based therapy and acute injury management particularly of the knee and shoulder. She has a passion for working with winter sport and surfing athletes of all ages and abilities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Health Science
Masters of Physiotherapy Practice
Graduate Certificate in Exercise: Sports Physiotherapy
Masters of Exercise: Sports Physiotherapy.
Registration:
APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
APA Sports and Exercise Group
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Tammy Brown
Administration/Personal Assistance