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Thilina Vitharana is a seasoned physiotherapist with extensive experience in sports injuries, rehabilitation, and pain management. With a strong educational background in high-performance sports and sports physiotherapy, she has worked with various sports teams and clinics in the Greater Sydney Area.

Credentials

  • ASCA Associate Level 2 S&C Coach
    Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA)

Experience

    • Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
      • Jun 2019 - Present

    • Sessional Academic Staff
      • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
      • Strathfield

      • Contributor and helped to develop content for EXSC639- Applied Anatomy for Clinical Exercise Physiologists• Subject for exercise physiologist Masters students in which we explored the anatomy and biomechanics of the body. This followed on into discussions regarding common injuries and pathologies to equip the students with the knowledge and skills to identify issues in their clients (via a subjective and objective examination) and when they might need to be referred on or their exercise program to be modified around their injury.

  • SportsTec Clinics
    • Canberra, Australia
    • APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
      • Jun 2018 - May 2019
      • Canberra, Australia

      Working in a sports clinic with a multi-disciplinary team

    • Consultant Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
      • Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

      • Appointed as consultant physiotherapist in 2016• To assist coaches and medical staff with decisions on complex cases• Develop return to sport protocols for players• Run injury clinics for National and local basketballers when in Sri Lanka

    • Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
      • Oct 2015 - Jun 2018

      • One of the senior physiotherapists looking after Opens and U20s teams• Developed and applied pre-season screening protocol for players• Provide courtside physiotherapy coverage to manage injuries and for pre-game strapping

    • APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
      • Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

      • Formerly known as Westmead Sports Physiotherapy • Working in a busy practice with a mix of sports and musculoskeletal injuries• Covering Blacktown district netball teams during winter: weekend coverage for clubs in Blacktown district and coverage of representative teams at State Age Championships• Physiotherapist at the 2015 Netball World Cup• Contractor sports physiotherapist for CricketNSW

    • Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist (on contract)
      • 2014 - 2018

      -contract physiotherapist assisting with home games for the rugby program-assist with coverage if needed for other programs such as athletics or rowing-duties involve pre-game strapping, on-field management of injuries and working with the School's medical staff to manage serious injuries

    • Head Physiotherapist
      • Feb 2014 - Oct 2015

      • Head physiotherapist looking after 3 mens grades, U19 and womens teams• Provided game day coverage including strapping pre-game and medical assistance during games• Attended training sessions for injury triage• Organised student physiotherapists during the season to assist with coverage

    • Physiotherapist and Hand Physiotherapist
      • Feb 2012 - Feb 2015

      • Working with post-surgical orthopaedic patients and general musculoskeletal/sports conditions• Worked alongside Certified Hand Therapist and independently treated hand therapy patients ranging from simple fractures to post-surgical rehabilitation (tendon repairs, nerve repairs, fracture fixation and joint replacements)• Head Physiotherapist for Penrith Rams Aussie Rules Club• Physiotherapist for the Nepalese U19 cricket team during ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2011• Physiotherapist assisting with coverage of St Ignatius & St Aloysius Rugby

    • Physiotherapist
      • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

      • Team physiotherapist during 2012 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup• Strapping players prior to games and training sessions• Responsible for injury management during games and managing acute and chronic injuries throughout the tournament

Education

  • 2017 - 2022
    Australian Catholic University
    Masters in High Performance Sport
  • 2016 - 2017
    The University of Queensland
    Masters of Sports Physiotherapy
  • University of Sydney
    Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
  • James Ruse Agricultural High school

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