John Contreras Physio

John Contreras Physio Courses & workshops for Physiotherapists and Health Professionals. He also developed the APPI Pilates for Runners and Cyclists courses.

John Contreras - Director
APA Sports Physiotherapist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Certified Pilates teacher and educator

B.Physio (Hons) B.Sc, M.ExSci (S&C), M. Sports Physio

Since graduating from The University of Melbourne in 2001, John has worked extensively in Australia and the UK within the field of Sports Physiotherapy, exercise therapy and rehabilitation. Throughout his career, John has managed a range of clients including post-operative rehab, acute injury management, return to sport rehabilitation, general fitness and elite athletic performance. He has completed a Master of Sports Physiotherapy (La Trobe University) as well as a Master of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning) from Edith Cowan University (WA) and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a Level 1 ASCA S&C Coach. John has managed strength training services in numerous clinics both in Melbourne and London and has had years of experience delivering clinical Pilates to professional athletes, including Brentford FC in London and the Victorian Bushrangers in Melbourne. Apart from his clinical experience, John is a former Master Trainer with the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute (APPI), teaching matwork and equipment Pilates courses to other health professionals across the UK, Europe, Brazil, Australia and the United States for over 10 years. Using his experience combining Physiotherapy, Pilates and Strength & Conditioning training principles, and with a desire to deliver exercise based education with a strong evidence base, in 2012 John launched Resistance Training Rehabilitation workshops and since then has become a sought after educator. Resistance Training Rehabilitation (RTR) courses have been designed to create a clinical pathway from injury management to fitness and high level performance with a strong scientific and evidence base.

Making rehab plans that make sense, to your patient and to you. Capacity. Load. Recovery.3 concepts that organise every ...
08/02/2026

Making rehab plans that make sense, to your patient and to you.

Capacity. Load. Recovery.

3 concepts that organise every clinical finding, every risk factor, every treatment decision.

Your patient presents with persistent pain?

Ask:
•Is capacity too low for current demands?
•Is load exceeding what they can recover from?
•Are recovery factors being addressed?

This framework makes your assessment focussed and your communication clear.

It also shows you when to refer on. Is sleep, nutrition, or mental health barriers are limiting recovery, your exercise prescription alone won’t cut it.

What would you add to this framework? 👇

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06/02/2026

Patient: “That feels way better.”
Me: “Great, let’s build from there 🙂”

My brain: 🎼VINCERÒOOOOO🎼

Nothing hits quite like a perfectly timed coaching cue.

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05/02/2026

Your physio niche doesn’t start on social media.

It starts in conversations with colleagues.

Teaching, presenting, or just sharing ideas internally is one of the easiest ways to develop your voice, refine your thinking, and grow your professional identity.

Start the conversation to grow 🚀

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Rehab and performance training are not the same thing … even when the exercises look identical.Compare a squat in rehab ...
03/02/2026

Rehab and performance training are not the same thing … even when the exercises look identical.

Compare a squat in rehab vs a squat in performance training:
• Same squat
• Different dose
• Different intensity
• Different goal
• Different conversation entirely.

In rehab you are rebuilding capacity; tissue and person. The theme is tolerance, not toughness. You are asking “what can this person handle right now?” and working within that.

In performance training you are demanding more than the body is currently comfortable with. Discomfort is the stimulus. You are asking “what can we build beyond what’s comfortable?”

The clinical skill isn’t knowing the exercises. It’s knowing which phase your patient is actually in and adjusting everything around that.

Get it wrong and you are either holding them back by not progressing sooner or making progress more challenging by surpassing their capacity.

Patience in rehab. Dedication in performance.

Which phase do you find harder to get right? 👇

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EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION ESSENTIALSMay 24-25, 2026 | MelbourneYour patients aren’t non-compliant. They’re complex humans. T...
02/02/2026

EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION ESSENTIALS
May 24-25, 2026 | Melbourne

Your patients aren’t non-compliant. They’re complex humans.

The coaching frameworks that transform your exercise-based physiotherapy practice.

→ 6 comprehensive modules
→ 2 days face to face learning
→ Systematic frameworks you’ll use Monday
→ Applicable to all forms of rehab exercises

Registration opens February 9.

Join the waitlist for first access to 1st Release pricing (only 10 spots)

👉 Link in bio for more info or visit www.johncontreras.physio

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01/02/2026

Respectfully acknowledging patient preferences while actively blocking Jedi mind tricks ⛔️

The real work is integrating a patient’s goals with clinical reasoning, and recognising when the massage might actually be the right next step ✅

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