Andrew Webster – FACP
Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
(Awarded by Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2015).
Andrew has been awarded the title of :
“Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist” by the Australian College of Physiotherapists.
This title is only awarded to physiotherapists who have attained the highest level of clinical expertise in their particular field of physiotherapy.
It is akin to a Clinical PhD.
Andrew’s credentials & appointments:
Credentials:
- Fellow Australian College of Physiotherapists (FACP)
- Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by Australian College of Physiotherapists 2015)
- Member Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia (MMPAA)
- Member Australian Physiotherapy Association (MAPA)
- Accredited WorkCover, CTP & Department of Veterans’ Affairs Provider
- Registered with all Private Health Funds
- Clinical Director/Partner, Body Balance Physiotherapy P/L since 1996.
Appointments:
- Chief Examiner Australian College of Physiotherapists – 2024 – Current
- Casual Academic Lecturer & Tutor-Macquarie University – 2015 – 2018
- Casual Academic Lecturer & Tutor-University of Sydney – 2018 – Current
- Australian College of Physiotherapists-College Councillor – (2015 – 2022)
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia (MPA) NSW Chair – 2022 – Current
- Medical Assessor, Personal Injury Commission (PIC) NSW – 2022 – Current.
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– EXPERIENCE –
Andrew has been a physiotherapist for over 35 years.
As a graduate intern physiotherapist he worked at Prince of Wales/Prince Henry Hospitals. After working in the UK, he returned to take up a Senior Physiotherapist position at Royal South Sydney Hospital.
After a number of years in private practice, he started Body Balance Physiotherapy in 1996.
Andrew has a wide array of clinical experience working with children, elderly patients and high performance athletes. He currently works as a Casual Academic (Tutor/Lecturer) presenting Advanced Musculoskeletal Courses at University of Sydney to Undergraduate and Post Graduate students. He has been a University of Sydney Casual Academic since 2018 and a Casual Academic at Macquarie University from 2015-2018.
Andrew completed his Clinical Fellowship through the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2015. He is now a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, considered the pinnacle of clinical performance and akin to a Clinical PhD.
Andrew has just completed a 6 year term as a College Councillor on the Australian College of Physiotherapists working to engineer and implement the Career Pathway for the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Andrew has just recently taken on two new roles:
- Chair of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia NSW Branch
- Medical Assessor for Personal Injury Commission NSW Government.
– SPECIAL INTERESTS –
“My areas of interest are broad and I enjoy a varied caseload ranging from more simple ankle sprains to complex spinal presentations… whatever walks (or limps) through the door!”
Andrew has a wide array of clinical experience ranging from:
- Elite and sub-elite sports injuries
- Shoulder and elbow injuries
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries and pain
- Foot and ankle injuries
- Hip, groin, shin and calf injuries
- Wrist, hand, finger and forearm injuries
- Complex musculoskeletal presentations involving the spine and the peripheral joints.
