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A little bit about Dave

David graduated from the University of SA in 1999, and has completed a post graduate Masters In Sports Physiotherapy. He is also an ASCA accredited Level 1 Strength and Conditioning coach.

He has a special interest in lower limb rehabilitation (hip, knee, and ankle), tendon pathologies, and shoulder injuries. As Zone 34’s lead Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist David offers consultations for complex cases and second opinion.

Through our Telehealth service he provides video consultations to basketballers around Australia and Worldwide. This service has proven to be extremely valuable to Australian athletes based in US NCAA College programs.

As of January 2026 David is not consulting in the clinic due to his role with the Sydney Kings and Sydney Flames basketball teams.

Information on the management and rehabilitation of common basketball injuries is available on David’s website

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Dave is the Head of Medical Services with the Australian Boomers basketball team. Along with providing physiotherapy to the team during camps and tours, the role includes planning and implementation of the high performance program and support services throughout the year.

He is also the Head of Medical and Sports Science with Sydney Kings (NBL) and Sydney Flames (WNBL) team.

He has worked extensively across many sports, including being a physiotherapy provider for UTS sparks Netball team, Rowing Australia, Sydney University soccer and the Sydney Uni Flames WNBL team.

David presented research abstracts at the 2016 Sports Medicine Australia conference and the 2017 Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference.  He also has been a treating clinician in the FASHiON study, comparing surgical versus conservative management of symptomatic hip femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Since 2016 David has been clinical educator for Macquarie University and the University of Sydney, providing placements for under graduate and post graduate physiotherapy students.

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Dave’s Services

Sports Physiotherapy
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Sports Physiotherapy

Force Plate and Dynamometer Testing
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Force Plate and Dynamometer Testing

Post Op Rehabilitation
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Post Op Rehabilitation

Sport Specific Screenings
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Sport Specific Screenings

Return to sport
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Return to sport

GLA:D Osteoarthritis Exercise classes
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GLA:D Osteoarthritis Exercise classes