About — Sydney
Amy Wu, Physiotherapist
BAppSc (Phty), APAM
Amy graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Physiotherapy) degree. Since then, she has been fine tuning her skills in private practices and hospitals for the past 12 years, treating a wide range of patients from acute sports injuries to musculoskeletal conditions and post-surgical rehabilitation.
Amy has a particular interest in the treatment of shoulder injuries and has undertaken further training in this area – completing courses with specialist shoulder physiotherapists in Melbourne and Sydney, gaining insight into complex shoulder surgeries in operating theatres, as well as learning from sports physicians in their management of shoulder injuries. She is a self-professed “shoulder geek” and enjoys reading the latest research papers on all things shoulder and applying the best evidence based approach to her practise.
Amy is passionate about exercise, health and fitness, and this enthusiasm has driven her to attain the pilates certification series with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI), becoming a fully certified pilates instructor in 2016. This has lead Amy to develop a strong foundation in biomechanical assessment and postural analysis, allowing her to prescribe optimal rehab programs for each of her patients.
Outside of work, Amy loves a good chat over a glass of wine, long distance running, mountain climbing adventures, travelling the world, and ticking things off her bucket list – her latest challenge: hiking to Mount Everest base camp.
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Physiotherapy)
University of Sydney
2008 - 2011
Jake Rowe, Physiotherapist
B.Physio, M.Physio (Sports), APAM
Jake Rowe is a musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapist with over 20 years experience. He has spent the last 15 years of his practice focusing on shoulder related injuries such as impingement symptoms, glenohumeral instability and rotator cuff injuries. His clinical experience in this area has extended to teaching other Physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches and Pilates instructors about best practice in the area of shoulder assessment and management.
At the University of Bath, Jake worked as both a physiotherapist with swimming and tennis teams as well as a Teaching Fellow, directing the shoulder component of the Sports Physiotherapy Masters program for the four years.
Jake has worked with a people with a wide range of shoulder injuries and requirements, from office workers to manual workers, social athletes to full-time elite athletes. He has a good understanding of the unique challenges that the shoulder can present, whether it be getting person with a deconditioned shoulder back to weekend tennis or a professional athlete back to optimal performance.
Jake will be relocating back to Adelaide with his family in July. He will still be available for shoulder assessments and advice through Telehealth consults and appointments at the clinic on two days each month.
Academic Qualifications
Master of Physiotherapy (Sports)
University of Melbourne
2006 – 2007
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
University of South Australia
1998 – 2001
Sports Experience
Jake has worked with the following sports teams:
Australian Paralympic Alpine team
Australian Open Tennis
Australian Mountain Bike team
British Bobsleigh team
Team Bath Tennis program (Bath, UK)
Team Bath Swim program (Bath, UK)
Shoulder Lectures / Workshops
Jake has conducted lots of lectures and workshops on the shoulder. This has included tutoring work with Lyn Watson's Level 1 Shoulder courses, La Trobe University Sports Masters program and the Australasian Sports and Exercise Medicine course. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and is always happy to visit work places, sporting clubs or gyms to talk about shoulder injury prevention and management.