Steve Hawkins

APA Sports Physiotherapist
BAppSci (Physio)
OPSMC since May 2006

Steve Hawkins works with a diverse range of athletes but has a special interest in court sports (netball, tennis, basketball). Steve has extensive experience with knee injuries (involved in research through University of Melbourne), ankle injuries and a special interest in sporting hand and wrist injuries (including splinting).

Steve has been practising now since 1991 including thirteen years in a large, multi-disciplinary sports medicine centre (Croydon Sports Medicine Centre) in Melbourne's eastern suburbs prior to commencing at Olympic Park. He has been a titled sports physiotherapist since 2001.

Aside from netball, he has worked with many other sports including basketball, football, swimming, tennis and athletics but is a fan of just about any competitive pursuit!

Steve completed a stint as a team physiotherapist with the Welsh Commonwealth Games Team during 2006 so has a new found understanding of boxing, weightlifting and Rugby 7's as well.

• Read Steve's article: Finger injuries in sport...more serious than you think.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
• Title holder APA Sports Physiotherapist

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

• Melbourne Vixens Netball Team 2007 - present
• Australian 21/under Netball Team 2003 - present
• Melbourne Kestrels Netball Team 2002 - 2007
• Victorian Institute of Sport programme physiotherapist 2000 - present
• 2006 Commonwealth Games team physiotherapist - Wales team
• 2000 Sydney Olympics physiotherapist - Village Polyclinic
• Netball Victoria State team physiotherapist 1998 - 2005

Professional Memberships & Positions:

• Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) committee 1996 – 1999
• Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA) committee 1995 – 1999
• Title Holder Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)

Professional conferences & appearances:

• Lectured extensively on sports physiotherapy courses
• Conference presentations for Sports Medicine Australia
• Conference presentations for sports insurance industry groups

Greatest professional sporting moments...

• Olympics and Commonwealth Games involvement
• 2005 World Youth Netball Championships in Florida, USA.