TIM KEELEY
B.Phty, Cred.MDT, APAM
Principal Physiotherapist
McKenzie Credentialed Physiotherapist
Founder and Director
McKenzie Credentialed Physiotherapist
Founder and Director
Tim Keeley is a Physiotherapist from New Zealand with over 25 years experience in Physiotherapy and the Fitness Industries. He is the Principal Physiotherapist and Director of Physio Fitness, a rehabilitation expert, clinical educator and convention presenter. He is also an internationally credentialed Mckenzie Spinal Physiotherapist and member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Tim specialises in sports, fitness and training injuries and corrective exercise rehabilitation programming. He has a particular interest in lumbar spine disc injuries, shoulder pain and surgery, biomechanical patello-femoral pain and ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery.
He has two young kids and is a keen skier and triathlete himself, competing in the Noosa and 70.3 Ironman Triathlons each year in Australia.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILEHe graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Otago, New Zealand in 1997. He then completed the 4-stage McKenzie Course and Credentialing examination to become an internationally credentialed McKenzie Therapist. Tim began his Physiotherapy career at the Christchurch Park Physiotherapy Clinic, located in the Christchurch Rugby Football Club grounds in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was the Senior Rugby Team Physiotherapist for 2 years from 1998 to 1999. Tim then moved to London in 2000 and became the Senior Physiotherapist for Sona Positive Health (now integrated into Nuffield Proactive), operating an on-site Physiotherapy clinic inside the corporate health club of Deutsche Bank AG in the City of London. During this time he has undertaken an extensive amount of continual post-graduate professional development.
Tim then settled in Sydney in Australia in 2004 to become the Senior Physiotherapist and Clinical Mentor/Educator at Get Active Physiotherapy in St Leonards. During this time Tim has been a highly acclaimed presenter at 6 international FILEX conventions, educating the fitness industry on corrective exercise programming and injury prevention. He has also lectured on the Certificate 3 Fitness and 4 Master Trainer courses at the Australian Institute of Fitness, has written for Fitness First magazine and has appeared on Sunrise on Channel 7. Tim started Physio Fitness by opening the Bondi Junction clinic in 2009.
Tim also runs physiorehab.com, which hosts the most effective Physio exercises, professional courses, educational videos + structured rehabilitation programs for injuries, surgery, strengthening + mobility. He also is a regular video creator and is uploading new content every week to his growing You Tube channel. SPECIALTIES AND INTERESTS Back, neck and shoulder pain Lumbar spine disc injuries Rotator cuff impingement injuries and tendinopathy ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery rehabilitation Shoulder surgery + frozen shoulder rehabilitation Knee injuries and knee surgery rehab Sports, fitness and training Injuries Kinesio taping Dry needling McKenzie spinal therapy Core stability and posture correction Biomechanical gait analysis Custom-made foot orthotics |
