Internship

Sports Knee Physiotherapy

Kickstart your career in physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation with Gold Coast Knee Group.

A six-month, curriculum-based internship designed to develop your practical skills, clinical knowledge and confidence as a sports physiotherapist.

What Is the Sports Knee Program Internship?

Looking for an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career in physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation? Look no further than Gold Coast Knee Group!

We're looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and reliable new graduate to join our team as a Physiotherapy and Sports Rehabilitation Intern.

Over six months, you'll work through our curriculum-based program, gaining hands-on experience and developing the skills needed for a lasting career in the industry.

You'll learn our exact systems and strategies, which you can implement in any setting, from the clinic to professional sports.

JOIN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Why Should You Complete a Physiotherapy Internship?

Discover the opportunities and experiences that will help you develop into a confident and capable sports physiotherapist.

Get the Mentorship You Need to Succeed

Get access to experienced practitioners and the mentorship that can be difficult to find early in your career.

Short Cut Your Learning to Stand Out From the Crowd

Follow a structured curriculum to accelerate your theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Develop the Skills and Knowledge You Thought You Would Learn at Uni

Gain the practical experience and knowledge that university alone may not provide.

Deliver the Rehabilitation You Thought Working in Sport Would Teach You

Learn to deliver consistent, structured rehabilitation that prepares athletes for their return to sport.

Rehab More ACLs Than Most Practitioners Do in Their Whole Career

Learn from a team that has returned over 300 athletes to sport following ACL and knee injuries.

Get Out of the Clinic and Into the Gym and the Field

Gain practical experience working with athletes throughout their rehabilitation journey.

Avoid Spending Thousands on Professional Development

Develop practical skills and knowledge through hands-on experience.

Learn a System That Can Be Applied to All Injuries

Develop a comprehensive rehabilitation system that can be adapted to different injuries.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

THE SPORTS KNEE CURRICULUM

The Sports Knee Rehab System And Principles

An introduction to the program and covers the fundamental principles of knee injury rehabilitation. It helps you understand the unique 7-phase approach in managing knee injuries and lays the foundation for the rest of internship.

Testing In Rehabilitation

Understand the different tests used in knee injury rehabilitation and how to interpret the results. You will learn how to perform a variety of tests to determine readiness and track progress throughout the rehabilitation process.

In-Clinic Assessment and Treatment

Develop hands-on training on assessing and treating knee injuries in a clinical setting. You will learn the latest techniques for managing knee injuries, including assessment, manual therapy and taping, to manage a variety of knee conditions.

Developing Strength And A Robust Athlete

Dive into our strength programming principles techniques to improve strength and create a resilient athlete. You will learn how to create customized exercise plans to help patients develop strength and stability for knee injuries.

Jump And Land Retraining and Plyometric Progression

Learn techniques to retrain jumping and landing movements and progress plyometric exercises safely. You will learn how to modify exercises to meet the needs of patients at different stages of rehabilitation and prevent reinjury.

Prepare To Run Framework

Learn a framework to prepare athletes for running after a knee injury. You will learn the latest techniques to seamlessly transition an athlete from injury to their first run.

Return to Run Framework

Learn the framework for safely returning athletes to running after a knee injury. Develop running plans that progress slowly and safely to minimise the risk of pain and movement compensations.

Return to Agility Framework

Learn the framework to safely return athletes to agility movements. You will learn the theory and the actual drills we use to progress from straight line running to return to sport

Return To Contact Framework

Learn how to safely return athletes to contact sports after a knee injury. Learn how to modify contact drills and exercises to meet the specific needs of each athlete and minimise the risk of reinjury

Return To Fitness Framework

Learn the strategies to help athletes to full fitness after a knee injury. Learn how to progress from off-legs conditioning to on-field sport energy system specific training

Developing A Return To Sport Plan

Develop a customized return to sport plan for each individual athlete. Learn how to consider individual goals, sport-specific demands, and the athlete's current rehabilitation status when developing a return to sport plan.

Case Studies

Review and analyse real-life case studies to reinforce understanding of knee injury rehabilitation. Learn from previous successes and failures to improve their decision-making skills and develop better treatment plans.

Intern-Led Development

Have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills on topics of interest. Work with real patients and receive feedback to develop into a sought-after physiotherapist.

Dr. Adam Walker, Ph.D

I have spent a lot of time in the clinic, on the sidelines, travelling with teams and working with the best in the business, and one thing was sure… We can do so much better for our patients!

It was hard to give athletes everything they needed to overcome injury's physical and mental effects.

There had to be a better way.

So, I started a PhD on knee injuries to study precisely that…

The Optimisation of ACL Rehabilitation.

Through countless hours of research, clinical experience and professional development, I developed the Sports Knee Rehab System.

Having seen hundreds of ACL patients and completed thousands of consultations with people experiencing knee pain, I now want to share that knowledge and help develop the next generation of physiotherapists.

The Sports Knee Rehab System puts the needs of the athlete first, helping them overcome injury so they can do what they love… play sport!

In your service,

Adam Walker