Tania Althorpe

Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist FACP (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2016) BSc (Physiotherapy), MSports (Curtin) APAM

Tania Althorpe is a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist, placed in the top 0.5% of physiotherapists in Australia. She has a strong interest in the sporting and active population and this is reflected in her clinical experience and work. Tania combines the latest practice based on best available research evidence and her extensive clinical experience to provide a practical approach to Sports Physiotherapy.

* Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) with Olympic and National level and emerging athletes. She is a WAIS Physiotherapist for athletics, hockey, netball and rowing. In this role, Tania works closely with coaches, strength and conditioning coaches and as part of a multidisciplinary team for elite athlete management.

* Senior Lecturer at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia on the Clinical Master of Physiotherapy, educating   Physiotherapists to become titled Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists. Key lectures that Tania delivers include shoulder pain and instability, elbow, hip and groin, knee pain, muscle injuries, foot and ankle and the adolescent athlete.

* Lectures nationally and internationally to Physiotherapists providing professional development and clinical expertise.

* Treats a wide range of presentations and clients from junior to senior elite and active people.

* Special interest in adolescent athletes, shoulder pain, knee pain and instability, recovery from bone stress injuries and high-level rehabilitation to sport and activity.