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.

08/11/2025

We’ve all been there 😅

Writing your professional bio, thinking it sounds fine… then reading it back like “who is this??”

If self-promotion makes you cringe too, you’ll love our next Physio Social Club Podcast episode — out Nov 10 — all about why it feels so awkward (and how we can get better at it).

Who else feels this cringe? 🫠

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Recently I’ve been interested in seeing what the evidence says about exercise adherence. It’s a never needing challenge ...
07/11/2025

Recently I’ve been interested in seeing what the evidence says about exercise adherence. It’s a never needing challenge trying to facilitate behaviour change with many patients.

Papers like this definitely help us picked and reinforce useful strategies.

Keep in mind that patients don’t need more motivation — they need better design.

A well-structured home exercise program considers human behaviour as much as biomechanics.

Do you already use any of these strategies?

📖 Based on:
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs.
Journal of Physiotherapy (2024)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2024.03.003

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28/10/2025

Because “you’re doing great” doesn’t mean “you’re playing Saturday” 😭

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23/10/2025

My brain: delete all clinical reasoning immediately 🫠

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