APA Sports Physiotherapist
B.Sc. BAppSci (Physio) M.Physio(Sports)
OPSMC

Gary Cairnduff is an APA titled sports physiotherapist. Gary has had 6 years of clinical experience in both acute and rehabilitation hospitals, and 13 years in private practice, the last 10 of which have been at Sandringham Sports Medicine.

Gary’s interests are in the management of tendon pathology, headache, thoracic, lumbo-sacral spine, foot, ankle and hip pain, and in the emerging field of pain science. Gary has worked with athletes at amateur and elite levels including VFL footballers, track and field athletes, soccer players, volleyball players, cyclists, basketball players, rugby players, and also those in the performing arts. He is also skilled in athlete screening and providing programs in order to maximise performance and prevent injury, including set- ups for cyclists. All of these skills are equally applied to the athlete, the injured worker, and to the treatment of the newly active person.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
• Master of Physiotherapy (Sports)

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

• Sandringham football club (VFL) 2000-2005 (premiers 2000, 2004)
• Victorian Rugby Union 2001, 2002
• Australian Rugby Union Officials Physiotherapist, Rugby World Cup Australia 2003.

Professional Memberships:

• Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
• Sports Physiotherapy Associateion (APA)

Greatest Sporting Moments:

• Sandringham football club VFL premiership 2004
• Rugby World Cup 2003

Personal Sporting Experience:

• Indoor Volleyball
• Triathlon Cycle racing ( Carnegie Caulfield C.C.)
• Running.