Optima Female Performance

25/02/2026

Great to spend time with the Young this week, providing individual pelvic health physio reviews for those players who were flagged or requesting follow up after ’s female athlete health screening and menstrual, pelvic and breast health education that was delivered last year.

It takes time to implement new systems. And lots of work behind the scenes. So thank you and for seeing the value in providing targeted female athlete health services for your players.

And to the architects of Blacktown Exercise and Sports Hub - it’s great to see you also seem to have received a pelvic health brief for your designs!

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14/01/2026

It has been a pleasure to assist the during this Super Netball preseason with integrating female athlete health into their high performance program.

From providing female athlete health screening relating to menstrual, pelvic and breast health, compiling detailed reports and recommendations for the sports medicine performance team flagging athletes reporting menstrual and pelvic health issues, and delivering tailored education to the playing group and support staff - strong foundations have been laid that can be built upon in future years.

And as always with ’s screenings, overlaying the pelvic and menstrual health screening data against player reports of lumbopelvic and hip/groin MSK issues joined some dots and turned a few bright lightbulbs on for all.

Pelvic and menstrual health are not just important markers for athlete health, but also for athlete performance. And it’s great to be able to work within a growing number teams that are taking this on board.

Thank you , , and for seeing the value and being proactive in creating space for a more female focused lens to your preseason preparations. Excited to see what the future holds for Sunshine Coast Lightening, and looking forward to continuing to work with you to optimise both your female athletes’ health and performance.

Here’s to a great season ahead!

09/01/2026

Great to be back in at again this preseason consulting on all things female athlete health. This is the 5th year has provided female athlete health screening with Giants netball relating to menstrual, pelvic, and breast health, as well as 1:1 pelvic health physio reviews for players flagged or requesting follow up. And as always, fun was had delivering targeted education on how all of these areas can impact not just athlete health, but also performance - lots of chat and lightbulb moments!💡

It is heartening to see the ongoing commitment and growing support for the inclusion of female athlete health services by both Giants netball staff and players. Thank you , .tocchet, and Merrin Coad for seeing the value of including women’s health services as part of your high performance program.

Go Giants!!!! 💪

02/11/2025

15/08/2025

With the 10th AFLW season about to begin, it’s been a privilege to have been working with for the last 5 seasons, consulting on all things female athlete health.

It has been fantastic to again be able to provide athlete screening, education, and women’s pelvic health physio reviews for all athletes requesting and/or flagged for review during this preseason period.

Many of these issues do not have quick fixes and require ongoing management - so it is great to see the Giants continuing to support their athletes by providing these services as a mainstay of their high performance program.

Thank you .tocchet for facilitating this around your already busy preseason schedule. Good luck for the season!!!

05/08/2025

Great to be invited in through the golden doors today at HQ to provide female athlete health education around menstrual, pelvic and breast health to the amazingly talented and professional athletes, coaches and support staff.

This session (as with all of Optima’s education sessions) was tailored to the playing group’s needs, as identified in our female athlete health screening process.

Also fantastic to be able to provide individual pelvic health reviews for players flagging for symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, and to help join the dots between these issues and concurrent persistent lumbopelvic and hip/groin pain.

Pelvic health to is not an island. It is an essential (but often overlooked) part of performance health. And on days like today it’s great to see lots of lightbulb moments starting to happen.

Thank you .sportsphysio for seeing the value in this for your players!

16/05/2025

Hitting the ground running with AFLW preseason this week providing with screening and education on all things female athlete health and performance.

Great to be able to add to the fantastic work already being done for menstrual and pelvic floor health within the Sun’s program, and link in with - the best sports bra fitter around!

And as usual, great to facilitate some lightbulb moments whilst presenting the teams screening data around the relationship between menstrual and pelvic health issues and recurrent or ongoing hip, groin, and lumbopelvic musculoskeletal injuries!

The future of female athlete health is looking bright! Good luck for the season !

23/12/2024

06/12/2024

What an absolute pleasure to be invited to work with the cast and crew of ’s Luzia whilst their tour performs here in Sydney.

Yesterday was a fun day spent educating all things female athlete health - from menstrual, pelvic, and breast health, to the effects of hyper mobility on the pelvic floor, as well as pregnancy and menopause, and of course all related back to their impact on performance!

Fantastic to also be able to provide pelvic health physiotherapy services to requesting performers and staff.

Thank you for facilitating these workshops and seamlessly integrating Optima’s services into your already fantastic care of these amazing performers.

Grab your tickets if you haven’t already as the World’s greatest circus is in town!

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22/10/2024

Thank you for the opportunity to present on all things female athlete health and performance as part of the Fast Track for Female Officials program.

It was great to see so many up and coming officials from such a wide variety of sports being able to receive the same level of education we provide to professional teams and athletes.

The session was jam packed with education around menstrual, pelvic, and breast health, and of course their links to performance.

Looking forward to seeing this program continue in coming years. And to seeing more female officials entering into the top levels of sport 💪

21/10/2024

Thank you for inviting us to provide education on menstrual, pelvic, and breast health, and their impact on performance to your officials.

So fantastic to be able to deliver women’s health and performance education to the unsung shero’s of sport - the female referees. And let’s not be mistaken, they are absolutely athletes in their own right too, running over 10km per soccer game, all whilst analysing play and making important decisions. Hats off to you all!

Thank you all for your engagement and questions, and looking forward to seeing you all in action this coming season.

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31/08/2024

This caps off our 3rd AFLW preseason consulting to the Geelong Cats on all things female athlete health and performance. And it’s exciting to see how far we’ve come in that time - from starting with just screening for menstrual, pelvic, and breast health in the first year, to this year having full blown engagement from the whole high performance team and playing group. It’s incredibly exciting to see a club wholeheartedly embracing the importance of female athlete health and embedding it into everything they do, and to be playing a part in it all.

This preseason, thanks to the drive and foresight of and Brett Johnson we hit the ground running with screening (overlaying identified menstrual and pelvic health issues with lumbopelvic/hip/groin musculoskeletal history), staff and player education delivery, and offering in-house women’s health physio assessments and follow-up to all players requesting/requiring review.

We also delivered workshops for staff and players on how to implement pelvic mobility/release and pelvic floor ‘fitness’ into their existing athlete preparation and recovery sessions - both within the existing club training structure and at home.

It was also fantastic to be included in case conferences for players with complex and chronic lumbopelvic/hip/groin presentations that were not responding well to standard sports medicine/physio care. As well as referring out to local women’s health therapists where ongoing management was required.

Women’s pelvic health physiotherapy does not normally have a seat at the table in high performance sport - and with the success shown in these cases, I absolutely believe this is the way forward.

So here’s to continuing on with this momentum. Good luck for the season Geelong!