Libby Austin
Practice Principal
Professional
Libby Austin is an experienced Musculo-skeletal and Olympic Sports Physiotherapist who founded Eastern Sports and Spinal Care. Libby is committed to maintaining the highest level of patient care with cutting edge treatment techniques and innovative exercise approaches to facilitate rapid recovery and optimum lifestyle.
Libby has a special interest in current neuroscience particularly as it relates to clients with long standing pain conditions. She conducts both individual and group education seminars as well as running specific exercise programs for the client group.
In 2011 she qualified in clinical hypnosis and uses this in conjunction with focussed relaxation sessions to assist clients with stress management, pain control, anxiety and sleep problems.
She has worked extensively with athletes from recreational and club level to Commonwealth Games and Olympic level, including the Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games Team on three occasions and volunteered work with overseas teams at the last Commonwealth games in Melbourne. In contrast, she also has experience working with clients from a diverse range of industries, cultures and lifestyles.
Personal
Libby enjoys cooking, camping, entertaining with friends, drawing and metal sculpture. When she has the chance she likes to go fishing on Kangaroo Island!
Qualifications
Ba App Sc Physiotherapy – 1980
Grad Dip Adv Manip Therapy
APA Sports Physiotherapist
Certified Pilates Practitioner
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