Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy - SA Chapter

24/11/2025

📣 APA Titled Members Event: an invitation to Sports & Exercise and Musculoskeletal Titled Members

Tonight! Tuesday 25th November 6.30-8pm
At the SASI in Mile End

The South Australian Sports and Exercise and Musculoskeletal committees invite all of their titled members for an end of year event at the world class South Australian Sports Institute.
The new Mile End facility, which is a game changer for sport in South Australia and home to SASI's high performance programs, helping SA's best athletes reach new heights.

We would love you to come along for some nibbles, networking and tour of the facility.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=13127

Free event for Sports & Exercise Titled members, and Musculoskeletal Titled members.
1.5 CPD hours
Don’t miss out!

02/09/2025

📣 APA Weekend Course: Advanced Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy

Friday 19th September 3-6pm
Saturday 20th September 9am-5pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Presented by Peter Malliaras, physiotherapist with a PhD and tendinopathy clinician-scientist. Peter has a respected international clinical and research profile, and is consulted by many people for a second opinion regarding their tendon injuries, including elite athletes and performers (eg football, rugby, ballet, and tennis).

Peter works as an Associate Professor at Monash University, focusing on tendinopathy research, and sees more than 20 tendinopathy patients in clinic each week.

This course provides an up-to-date research and clinical perspective and a complete walk through assessment, kinetic chain and biomechanics considerations and rehabilitation of common tendinopathies. Achilles, plantar fascia, tibialis posterior, patellar, proximal hamstring and gluteal tendinopaties will be covered in detail.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=10889

All registrations close 4th September - two days’ time!
Discounted price for Sports and Exercise Group members, Musculoskeletal Group members and APA Members.
10 CPD hours
Don’t miss out!

06/08/2025

🩻 APA Radiology Workshop: Radiology of the Wrist, Hand and Finger with Fowler Simmons Radiology

Monday 11th August 2025
7pm - 8.30pm
At Fowler Simmons (100 Hutt St, Adelaide)

Ultrasonographer and Physiotherapist Daniel Walkley will walk us through the key radiological features and implications of wrist, hand and finger imaging, which will complement the upcoming APA Weekend course “Assessment and management of common wrist and hand conditions” on the 30th-31st of August for supercharged learning. Expect a live ultrasound scanning demonstration on the night!

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=13002

Free for APA MSK and SPEX National Group Members
Discounted price for APA members
Registrations close 10th August
Limited places!

27/07/2025

📣 APA Weekend Course: Assessment and management of common wrist and hand conditions 👌🏻

Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August 2025
8.30am - 5.30pm both days
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Presented by Ian Dowley and Dr Jay-Shian Tan, from Flex Physiotherapy, in Western Australia, these upper limb experts have approximately 35 years of clinical experience between them.

The wrist and hand pose a challenge for many therapists in musculoskeletal practice. It is a complex area anatomically and functionally, and therapists who are not treating them regularly often lack confidence with clinical examination, diagnosis, radiology interpretation and management.

This two-day course is very hands-on (mind the pun), including practical skills for clinical examination and introductory thermoplastic splinting techniques.

Both private practice physios working intermittently with the upper limb, as well as public sector physios working in outpatients, emergency, burns, plastics and hand therapy, will benefit from this course.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=11160

All registrations close 17th August
Discounted price for Sports and Exercise Group members, Musculoskeletal Group members and APA Members.
16 CPD hours
Don’t miss out!

16/07/2025

Last night, Lauren Bendo, Head Physio for the Adelaide Thunderbirds, hosted “Women’s Health in Sport”, a lecture evening for Australian Physiotherapy Association members and students that focused on the unique challenges and considerations of female athletes. It was engaging, informative and insightful, and outlined lots of management strategies for pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain and menstrual disorders in a high performance environment.

Big thanks to Lauren for taking the time to present!

08/07/2025

This time next week, Lauren Bendo will chat Women’s Health in Sport at the Australian Physiotherapy Association rooms in Kent Town.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=12941

Hope to see you there!

📣 Australian Physiotherapy Association Lecture Evening: Women’s Health in Sport with Lauren Bendo

Tuesday 15th July
7pm - 8pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Lauren Bendo is the lead physiotherapist for the Adelaide Thunderbirds, and co-director of The Physio Society. Lauren has completed further training in both sport and pelvic health, and can offer a unique perspective of women’s health physiotherapy and its application in high performance sport.

This evening face to face lecture will explore the unique challenges and key considerations involved in supporting the health and performance of female athletes. With an increasing number of women participating in high-performance sport, it is essential that practitioners have an understanding of both sport-specific demands and the broader spectrum of women's health.

Drawing on current evidence and practical experience, participants will learn how to identify and manage common concerns like, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain and menstrual disorders in a high performance environment.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=12941

Free entry for APA Sports & Exercise group members and APA Student members
Discounted price for APA members

06/07/2025

📣 Reminder - Upcoming APA Weekend Course: Dancing Hip with Sue Mayes 🩰

Saturday 26th July
9am-5pm

Last day to register is next Sunday, 13th July.

Link to register https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=11531

Don’t miss out! 🙌🏻

📣 APA Weekend Course: Dancing Hip with Sue Mayes 🩰

Saturday 26th July
9am - 5pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Dr Sue Mayes has led the medical team at The Australian Ballet for over 20 years, completed her PhD on hip joint health in professional ballet dancers, and now holds a full time teaching role with La Trobe University.
This weekend course will provide students with an insight into how The Australian Ballet developed a successful approach to managing and preventing hip joint injury that resulted in NO time-loss hip joint injuries in the past 5 years, and NO hip joint surgeries for more than 10 years.

This course will review the current research and its application to clinical decision making and management of hip joint pain in dancers. However, the practical workshop will ensure participants learn assessment and treatment techniques, as well as exercise progressions that could be applied to any individual with hip pain.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=11531

Early bird discounted prices for APA Sports and Exercise Group members still available, closing soon!
All registrations close 13th July
Don’t miss out!

19/06/2025

📣 Australian Physiotherapy Association Lecture Evening: Women’s Health in Sport with Lauren Bendo

Tuesday 15th July
7pm - 8pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Lauren Bendo is the lead physiotherapist for the Adelaide Thunderbirds, and co-director of The Physio Society. Lauren has completed further training in both sport and pelvic health, and can offer a unique perspective of women’s health physiotherapy and its application in high performance sport.

This evening face to face lecture will explore the unique challenges and key considerations involved in supporting the health and performance of female athletes. With an increasing number of women participating in high-performance sport, it is essential that practitioners have an understanding of both sport-specific demands and the broader spectrum of women's health.

Drawing on current evidence and practical experience, participants will learn how to identify and manage common concerns like, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain and menstrual disorders in a high performance environment.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=12941

Free entry for APA Sports & Exercise group members and APA Student members
Discounted price for APA members

10/06/2025

‼️ Unfortunately, this event scheduled for Wednesday 11th June has been POSTPONED.

Keep an eye out on our page and the APA website for the rescheduled date.

📣 APA Lecture Evening: Shoulder Assessment in the Throwing Athlete

🚨 This time next week! 🚨
FREE Entry for APA Sports and Exercise Group Members and APA Student Members

Wednesday 11th June
6.30-7.30pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Ben Onofrio holds a double Masters of Sport and Exercise and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and has a professional interest in upper limb injury and rehabilitation. Ben is currently working as the Head Physiotherapist with the Adelaide Giants Baseball Club, and Australian Baseball Teams, and is a clinical educator at UniSA in the undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programs.

This lecture evening will focus on key assessment and management principles for the throwing athlete, relevant evidence based practice and practical tips.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=12922

Free entry for APA Sports & Exercise group members and APA Student members
Discounted price for APA members

04/06/2025

📣 APA Lecture Evening: Shoulder Assessment in the Throwing Athlete

🚨 This time next week! 🚨
FREE Entry for APA Sports and Exercise Group Members and APA Student Members

Wednesday 11th June
6.30-7.30pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Ben Onofrio holds a double Masters of Sport and Exercise and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and has a professional interest in upper limb injury and rehabilitation. Ben is currently working as the Head Physiotherapist with the Adelaide Giants Baseball Club, and Australian Baseball Teams, and is a clinical educator at UniSA in the undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programs.

This lecture evening will focus on key assessment and management principles for the throwing athlete, relevant evidence based practice and practical tips.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=12922

Free entry for APA Sports & Exercise group members and APA Student members
Discounted price for APA members

01/06/2025

📣 APA Weekend Course: Dancing Hip with Sue Mayes 🩰

Saturday 26th July
9am - 5pm
At the APA rooms (8/15 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town)

Dr Sue Mayes has led the medical team at The Australian Ballet for over 20 years, completed her PhD on hip joint health in professional ballet dancers, and now holds a full time teaching role with La Trobe University.
This weekend course will provide students with an insight into how The Australian Ballet developed a successful approach to managing and preventing hip joint injury that resulted in NO time-loss hip joint injuries in the past 5 years, and NO hip joint surgeries for more than 10 years.

This course will review the current research and its application to clinical decision making and management of hip joint pain in dancers. However, the practical workshop will ensure participants learn assessment and treatment techniques, as well as exercise progressions that could be applied to any individual with hip pain.

Link to register: https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=11531

Early bird discounted prices for APA Sports and Exercise Group members still available, closing soon!
All registrations close 13th July
Don’t miss out!

20/05/2025

SACA Team Travel Opportunity
The Men's and Women's SA Indoor Junior Teams are heading to Perth for the National Indoor Championships from July 4 - 13
Looking for a physio to join this tour
Paid role with expenses covered
If you are interested please email Sam Offord at sofford@saca.com.au