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Hip & Groin Pain

SMPC physiotherapists are experienced in hip and groin pain/injury assessment and treatment. There are many different causes of hip and groin pain ranging from sports (running, dancing, football etc.), pregnancy, post surgery and more. Book an assessment with one of the friendly SMPC physiotherapists to get expert assessment and treatment.

Some common hip and groin conditions we can help with:

Sports injuries through increased forces and loads
Surgery/fracture rehabilitation
Pre and post natal
Sprains/strains
Muscle dysfunction

How We Can Help

Assessment

A SPMC physio will complete an assessment of your hip, groin and surrounding areas along with your sport/running technique if applicable to diagnose the source of the pain or injury. They will develop a treatment plan to address your issue.

Treatment

Treatment for hip and groin injury or pain may include manual therapy, mobilisation, remedial massage, sport/running technique analysis and improvement, taping/bracing and will be administered by one of our highly qualified physiotherapists.

Rehabilitation

Based on the diagnosis of your hip or groin injury/pain we will develop a personalised program to help treat and prevent further pain and/or injury in the future. This may consist of exercises, improvement sport/running technique or recurring physiotherapy treatment.

Meet your Physio

Josie Pepper

Senior Physio

Bubbly . Caring . Motivating . Cyclist

Josie graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Newcastle University in 2018. During her university studies, Josie worked with the Newcastle Jets Football Academy and taught Pilates classes.

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Gemma Mollenhauer

Physiotherapist

Adventurer . Cyclist . Compassionate . Curious

Country girl at heart, Gemma graduated from Charles Sturt University in Albury with first class honours following the completion of her dissertation on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in female cyclists. Within this project, Gemma uncovered a concerning lack of awareness and knowledge around this condition, to which she is passionate about changing.

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Emma Tebbutt

Principal physio / Pilates manager

Active . Motivator . Dog-lover . Happy

Emma’s special interests lie in the prevention and treatment of sporting injuries and is a nationally endorsed provider of the Netball Australia’s knee program. She also enjoys treating the wide variety of conditions that ‘walk through the door’.

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Karen Yu

Senior Physio

Compassionate . Driven . Fun . Explorer

Karen has worked as a sports trainer in sporting teams both locally and internationally. She also had the opportunity to work alongside the Stanford University Sports Medicine team in USA during her physiotherapy degree.

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Andrew Kantor

principal physio / director

Leader . Father . Cyclist . Traveller

Andrew completed his Physiotherapy degree in 1999 at LaTrobe Uni. In his early career he held positions at Royal Melbourne, Royal Darwin and Royal London Hospitals developing a broad knowledge base and appreciation of collaborative teamwork. Outside the hospital setting Andrew maintained a passion for musculo-skeletal physiotherapy and sports medicine which lead him to South Melbourne Physio.

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Rakesh Parsotam

Principal Physio / Physio Manager

Mentor . Holistic . Facilitator . Adventurer

Rakesh has over 19 years of Physiotherapy experience after University of Otago in 2001.
Rakesh has furthered his studies in Australia and China, takes a holistic approach in the treatment and management of his clients.

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Yomitha Navaratne

Senior Physio / Clinical Coordinator

Compassionate . Creative . Family . Athletic

Yomi has a keen interest in sports and has developed his physiotherapy skills through his work with local Australian football clubs, soccer teams,
ice hockey teams and tennis players.

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We pride ourselves on accurate and prompt diagnosis.

Your time is spent one-on-one with your physiotherapist, in an environment which is friendly, relaxed and individually-focused.

Our goal is to keep you moving and feeling better.

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