Mr Vagner Miolla

Vagner Miolla is a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with extensive international experience across Australia, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. He combines evidence-based practice with a person-centred approach to deliver high-quality care for a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions.

Vagner has a particular clinical interest in the treatment and management of spinal pain, integrating modern pain science, manual therapy techniques, and movement-based rehabilitation to help his patients return to meaningful activity and improve quality of life.

Expert areas include:

• Spinal pain and rehabilitation (neck pain and lower back pain)
• Headaches and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
• Shoulder and upper limb conditions
• Postural and movement dysfunctions

Professional roles include:

Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at West Coast Physiotherapy, Perth, where Vagner provides comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation for acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. He also contributes to clinical research through the PICOT Trial at the University of Queensland, focusing on the implementation of the StressModex technique for chronic pain.

Before joining West Coast Physiotherapy, Vagner worked as a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at St. John & St. Elizabeth Hospital in London, where he collaborated with orthopaedic consultants, presented webinars to general practitioners and allied health professionals, and mentored junior physiotherapists.

Vagner holds a Master’s Degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and a Postgraduate Certificate in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy from the University of Brighton, UK. His ongoing professional development includes training in Manual Therapy, Explain Pain, Clinical Neurodynamics, and a variety of evidence-based approaches for musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

He is a member of several professional associations, including the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP), and the Physiotherapy Pain Association (PPA) in the UK.

Vagner is passionate about empowering people to understand their pain, move with confidence, and stay active for life.