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Jerome Murphy
Jerome graduated in Bradford, England in 1986 and has resided and worked in Australia since 1987. He has a special interest in sports rehabilitation and has post graduate qualifications in Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy. Jerome also provides orthotic prescription. He has worked as a physiotherapist for rugby teams both locally and internationally including all Rugby World Cups. In 2005 Jerome was the honarary physiotherapist to the NSW Subdistricts team and also to the NSW under 85 kg team at the World Championship in Thailand.

Derek Mansfield
Derek has been a physiotherapist since 1995 and has worked in Australia, the USA and the UK. In November 2006 he completed the Level 3 Sports Course at the AIS in Canberra. Derek has had a long association with the sport of Volleyball at State and National levels and has been the physio for Australian Men's Senior and Junior teams on tours to Europe, Japan, the USA, Thailand and Qatar.

Dan Kelly
Dan is a physiotherapist with particular interests in spinal pain and sports related injuries. He has completed his Level 2 Sports Physiotherapy training and has a keen focus not only on reducing pain, but addressing underlying biomechanical issues to ensure a complete return to optimal physical performance. Dan practices the McKenzie approach to the treatment of spinal pain. He focuses heavily on exercise based self-management once outside the clinical setting, giving patients the ability to adopt a proactive approach to their rehabilitation. Dan currently plays for the Sydney University Rugby Union Football Club.

Tara Lal
Tara has a degree in Physiotherapy as well as an honors degree in Physiology. She is experienced in the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries having worked as the on field physiotherapist for Rugby Union teams for 6 years. In addition she has worked for the WA Softball team at the national championships. Tara also has a particular interest in the treatment and rehabilitation of chronic back and neck pain using postural analysis, core stability and specific exercise as part of a holistic approach to rehabilitation. She has several years experience teaching exercise classes for clients with chronic spinal pain. Tara is also a fitness trainer and competes nationally in surf boat rowing. She currently works part time for Sydney Physiotherapy.

Xanthe McLean
Xanthe McLean started practicing physiotherapy in 2004, after graduating from The University of Sydney. She spent two years working in Newcastle in the public hospital system, then did some travelling overseas before joining Sydney Physiotherapy. Xanthe is a strong believer in exercise-based rehabilitation combined with manual therapy techniques to achieve positive outcomes. She enjoys treating a variety of different sporting injuries as well as the more common neck and low back strains, and has a growing interest in the effective management of lumbar spine and pelvic dysfunction. Xanthe recently completed her Level 1 Sports Physiotherapy training. In her spare time Xanthe enjoys swimming, running, netball, dancing and watching rugby union.

Justine McCarthy
Justine has dual degrees in Physiotherapy and Radiography and has worked in several clinics catering to an elite sporting population. She has a special interest in lower limb injuries and orthopaedic rehabilitation. As a registered fitness leader, Justine is a strong advocate of exercise therapy and education to self-empower patients in their recovery. From her background in swimming, Justine is well experienced in segmental alignment and implements this with her patients to achieve an optimal function outcome. Justine has had extensive experience as touring physiotherapist both domestically and internationally in Rugby Union, Soccer and Basketball.